Embracing What Makes You Different with Niiamah Ashong

Niiamah Ashong describes himself as a life coach and Sherpa for the socially conscious and impact-driven leaders. He built a community of trailblazers to help them understand themselves regardless of their similarities or differences with those around them. He cites being alone as his greatest fear, and caused him to always want to fit in no matter what, not wanting to be an outlier. Niiamah’s mindset changed when he realized there was a whole world of people who also felt the same way. He has since fully embraced what makes him unique, no longer fearing being alone because he knows a person is never truly alone.

Niiamah joins me to describe how he felt about being black in America and the different ways he tried to fit in. He shares how he coped with the idea of being the “token black guy” and the defense mechanism he used to cover his self-doubt. He discusses the moment he realized he wasn’t alone and when he accepted that it was okay to be different. Niiamah also shares how current events made him more vocal with regards to his opinion and his counterintuitive idea on how to unite everyone in the world.

"The sure-fire way to be different is to be yourself; to be you." - Niiamah Ashong

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