"How many are you allowing subpar treatment?" What is the method by which Jessica Wilson teaches her audience to stand up for themselves |

Find out how self-advocacy coach Jessica Wilson uses to sell coaching, talk about her experience and encourage others to confidently advocate for themselves.

On 17 July 2020, Jessica Wilson was diagnosed with stage 3 inflammation breast cancer. She was 32 years old, with no relatives or a history of breast cancer gene.

"I go into the office of my oncologist for my first visit, and realize that he's not a person with the same passion for keeping me healthy as I do," Jessica remembers. "He showed up to my appointment 40 minutes late -- no explanation, no apology."

"Immediately my brain switches to self-preservation mode. If you don't seem to be concerned about whether I live or die, and my care is entirely in your control ... that's when I must make changes. I began speaking out immediately, speaking out to anyone who would listen -- to my referring doctor, to the breast surgeon as well as to all people -- 'Hey, this isn't helping me.'"

Her doctor kept pushing the standard treatment. "Maybe what I have isn't standard," Jessica thought. "Maybe I should think beyond this particular space."

Then, Jessica switched doctors and hospital networks to find a medical team that listened to her. "I strongly believe that, had I not been there and not been there, I wouldn't have been alive now. It's not a regret at all," she says.

The experience sparked a question for Jessica her: What other people are suffering from this?

"Having gone through that experience and observing it, I got an epiphany What percentage of people who are out there accepting this poor treatment due to the fact that they don't know other way or because they're afraid or don't know what to do?"

Jessica knew there had to have been other people with similar issues, some of whom may not possess the confidence or know-how to advocate on their own in the manner she was able to do.

She wanted to share the lessons she's learned from her personal experience:

There is no reason to be hesitant in refusing a test or treatment you're not interested in, even the doctor you consult with says there are no other options.

Inform your physician if you require extra time to discuss or think about something.

Be prepared to ask plenty of questions -- however many you'll need to comprehend what your doctor is explaining to you.

"I sat back and thought that I've definitely had to advocate for myself," Jessica explains. "When you consider the world in general, it's pretty obvious that you must represent yourself wherever you go."

The idea was narrowed down to three areas where self-advocacy has the greatest impact: Medical, employment, and personal relationships.

In the spirit of these goals, Jessica launched her coaching business, Advocacy Alley.

In the present, Jessica helps members of those who are marginalized to develop confidence and stand up for themselves in every part of their lives. Jessica is also known by the name Jess the IE is an "industrial engineer by trade , and the guru of intuition by love".

"I am a finance professional for an important home improvement store but I also do this as a side job. because one is something I enjoy as well as the other one has more love. I'm passionate about helping people, processes and technology more effective. And I'm also passionate in helping folks get the help that they need."

Continue reading to discover about how Jessica utilized her love of improving processes -- as well as her website -- to start her coaching business, write her experience, and encourage other people to stand up on behalf of themselves.

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Jessica is a successful industrial engineer. She is a naturally logical thinking person and a complex problem-solver. She has a passion for improvements in processes, and is aware of the value of putting together an efficient strategy.

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"I am a mess of all the above lying around. How do I tie this up into a neat bow, which I could then package? The effect that I'd like to achieve. What steps will I need to take in the direction of achieving this?"

"How do you navigate this delicate space of "I don't want to appear rude, but I must be assertive"?" Jessica describes.

"This is my body. That's what I'm prepared to accept. This is what I want a second opinion on. This started at that point after which I've put together this item -- how can I make it available for the public to see?"

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To begin reaching out to that target audience, Jessica needed a place to host the digital version of her download.

"This is something that could meet my requirements. I think this is something I could grow into."

"I loved the difference in price ... I didn't have to go all the way to the highest level to ensure it meet my requirements. I liked the flexibility of all the options, andit was very friendly to use. I did the 14-day trial, and I thought, 'Ooh This is like a blank page. There are no limits to what you can do with it.'"

Initially, Jessica used to host her free downloads and details on her coaching services. In the process of developing Advocacy Alley, she built her own website.

"Over time, it's increased to the point where the entirety of my website is] landing pages and sales pages," Jessica describes.

"The blog is mostly to follow my battle with breast cancer since I'm not certain whether there is a place for people like me who are diagnosed around the age of 30 -or just having just started your own family." Jessica shares. "What is going through our heads?"

Jessica uses 's course builder to build her own blog and share new posts. "The course feature is robust enough to provide me with what I need. I'd like to put postings up and then have opportunities for users to make comments," she says.

Each blog post is designed as a lesson in . Visitors can read Jessica's posts right on her site by previewing each lesson and are able to sign up to make comments and receive regular updates.

The flexibility of 's all-in-one platform ensures that Jessica can create all of the website features she requires.

"There could be nothing that on paper literally says what I'm looking for however, I've managed modify the system in order in order to get it to fulfill my demands for everything," Jessica shares.

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"I was looking to put classes available because I wanted to reach the greatest number of people that is possible."

This class is designed to help those who've recently been diagnosed and must identify the next stepsbut without taking a Google web of the most likely scenarios.

"I decided that I needed to have a course for folks to anchor themselves in order to not start wandering, regardless of what diagnosis they may have," Jessica explains. "Sometimes there's nothing to keep your feet on, something which can help you navigate your way to ensure that you don't slide."

Although she intends to keep giving one-on-one sessions to clients, an online program allows Jessica increase her reach to help to reach more clients.

"I decided to get courses out there as I wanted to help the most people feasible. It is only possible to work with the majority of people in one session and can only handle multiple things.

With the course, it's an activity that a vast number of individuals can participate in at any time -- whether I'm immediately in a position to collaborate one-on-one with you or not -- and in reality, get the same type of impact."

Hospitals can sponsor course enrollment for a certain number of patients or hire Jessica to be a consultant, and interact closely with her. "That means I will be the most effective."

Establishing an audience "If you're uncomfortable, you're not growing."

"While you're still trying to grow your email list it's not enough to just send emails to folks," she says. "I must also be very present and very visible through the social networks."

The initial process of putting herself out there on social media didn't come naturally.

"Being an artist has required me to stand on camera, and to stand at the center of attention. It's not easy, and at first this can be unsettling and uncomfortable. If you're not comfortable and uncomfortable, then you're not developing.

So I forced myself to perform the live stream with no one watching, with one person watching -- it didn't matter. This was more an exercise for me. If I could accomplish it one time, I can do it a million times. It was basically pushing myself to become comfortable in my own skin."

She says the process of coming up with ideas to write about is simple -However, generating regularly and posting them on a packed schedule can be hard.

"There are so many items I'd like to share. I'm not sure I've encountered any roadblocks with coming up with the information that I want to share with people," she shares.

"If you're looking to establish an audience, they need to see you very often. In order to avoid this, I began trying to come up with ways to batch the content ... In lieu of getting a long, rambling post Let's break [a blog post] up into three posts. So I'll have three of five posts to post for this week."

"You can make your own images, you could use Instagram to do Reels and also be humorous and be serious. You could also make Reels as well as be seriously ... just anything to try to diversify how people can discover you," she recommends.

Jessica's advice for new creators: "Follow your passion, and you'll earn money."

"Mindset is key. If you feel like you'll never be success, you'll never be. There will be wonderful days when you're all the way enthused, and there will be days where you're just feeling like, "I really don't have the desire to.' And they're both good."

"Take one day to take a break from your business and see if you feel refreshed later," she recommends.

If you're a creative just getting started with , Jessica encourages you to take things one step at a time.

"Don't worry about having the most beautiful and stunning site set up in the beginning. Just worry about those specific pages that are for each product. Focus on having [those pagesconstructed first. As the product line expands, when you expand, and as your company grows and expands, you are able to build additional pages."

Today, Jessica offers one-on-one coaching, free resources, an online training course designed for both individuals and healthcare providers, and three active social media channels -- and she's only getting started.

Keep in mind that the journey of creation is a race, not a sprint.

"You do not have to be millionaire in a matter of hours. Follow your passion, and the money will come."