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06. Je’Niece McCullough on Being the Daughter of Bernie Mac + Building Her Legacy

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In this episode, Je’Niece McCullough discussed the challenges and rewards she’s experienced in life so far and what she’s doing to build her legacy. She shares part of her life’s journey to include being the daughter of Bernie Mac, overcoming the grief of her father’s death, being a mom, finding her voice and rediscovering her passion for writing.

Je’Niece also provides speech preparation tips and shares with us how she transitioned from writer, coach to a speaker.

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Je’Niece McCullough: Daughter of Bernie Mac, mother, writer and speaker
We discussed growing up as Bernie Mac’s daughter and being known as “his daughter”
She dives into the frustrations of getting diminished by other people and not having a name; she states everyone just wants to be seen
After her father passed away she learned to embrace being “Bernie’s Mac’s daughter”
We talk about going from being known as Bernie Mac’s daughter to being known as Jasmine’s mom
Earlier in life, she didn’t know who she was, but once she made peace with who she was it helped her
She dealt with a divorce while dealing with the death of her dad; it was as if her house was torn down and she now had to build a new one
1st thing she decided to tackled was grief and she did counseling for about 8 months
Worked with Bernie Mac Foundation for a year as VP
While trying to carry on dad’s legacy she realized she needed to create her legacy
Je’Niece always wanted to write so she started a blog about her life
The blog has morphed into coaching and speaking; her skills as a social worker has assisted her in being a good coach
She got started with speaking by doing sarcoidosis rallies and school events
If you’re looking into getting into speaking she recommends starting small with a meetup group
To prepare her for a speaking engagement she:
- Prays and meditates to prevent her from overthinking it
- Thinks about what she is meant to say and what needs to be heard
- Writes her speeches out by hand
- Reads it over
- At the event, she lets everything naturally flow and does a combination of reading and saying what comes to mind
She has been speaking for 5 years
Her advice: it starts with you; you need to believe in you and love you