The show notes: 

What would you do if you were living your dream only to have a significant illness or injury rip it all away? Sonya LaRae experienced it and she didn’t let it keep her down. Sonya kept her spirits high and knew that she was meant to do and be more. Listen in to be inspired to keep going after your dreams. 

When Sonya was 18 years old, going to college, preparing to become a doctor, she was discovered for her amazing voice. Just before her very first stadium show she started feeling horrible. After she performed, she walked off stage and collapsed and her life was never the same again. 

She was rushed to the hospital and after a failed spinal tap, was left paralyzed from her neck down. Instead of letting this derail her life, she kept up her spirits and kept working to make the most of her new life. 

Several months later she started regaining her ability to feel and move. 

Before all of this, she started LaPaz Image Consultants. She hadn’t been working the business, but it was there and ready for her to pick up. As her body healed she used LaPaz to heal her soul. 

Now LaPaz has multiple locations and is helping people the world over to better understand what their wardrobe says about them. 

She’s sharing her story, her advice, and so many words of wisdom. This was an amazing conversation with a fascinating person who has so much to teach even the most experienced entrepreneur. Listen in to learn from her experience. 

In this Episode: 

[00:49] Welcome Sonya LaRae to the show to share her life and entrepreneurship journey. 

[03:58] What is a fashion psychologist and what does she do to help her clients? 

[06:17] Sonya shares what my favorite color says about me. 

[07:28] Learn more about Sonya’s business and background. 

[12:52] Then her entire life changed. 

[16:20] A year later she started regaining mobility and now she’s able to walk again. 

[18:29] How LaPaz factored into her recovery.

[21:07] “Our journey is part of the fabric of who we are, but it does not define us.”

[23:05] Now she has multiple locations and she’s helping people all over the world. 

[25:33] What made Sonya want to be an entrepreneur? 

[28:10] Her biggest challenge and how she’s overcome it. 

[32:03] The three qualities of a successful entrepreneur. 

[33:12] Her three tips for up and coming entrepreneurs. 

[37:26] It’s time to have some fun. What is the nicest thing that a stranger has done for her? 

[40:32] The one thing she begged her parents for as a kid, that they finally gave to her. 

[42:22] What gives her butterflies in her stomach? 

[43:03] Connect with Sonya.