YaKima Davis

Bliss Within Coaching

By Terry L. Watson

Photos Provided by Yakima Davis

Yakima Davis of Dallas, TX, has dedicated her career to helping others. She is the owner of Bliss Within Coaching, a Life Transitions Coaching firm that helps men and women navigate life transitions with purpose and encouragement. Yakima says life transitions are a part of discovering your purpose.

Yakima was born in Beaumont, TX, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism: Broadcast News and Sociology from Southern Methodist University. Additionally, she completed two programs to become a Certified Professional Coach and Certified Life Coach from the Life Purpose Institute. Over the years, she has performed as an actor on stage and served as a guest speaker at numerous events. “I love working with clients in an intentional way. Serving as a coach is one of my sincerest passions. I love people, smiles, quotes, scriptures, music, flowers, and nature,” she shares.

As a Certified Professional Coach, Yakima specializes in Life Transitions, Life Purpose, Relationship Coaching, and Spiritual Coaching. She also offers complimentary introductory sessions, individual coaching services, life coaching group classes, encouragement, and life purpose talks for men and women.

The journey to becoming a life coach began early in Yakima’s childhood. “I have been wholeheartedly coaching for a little over six years. I have always loved helping people, interviewing people, and learning about different behaviors and societal norms. I’ve always enjoyed teaching also,” she says.

“I’ve discovered that there are cascading levels of life. As I seek to help others discover their purpose, my purpose is continuously revealed. Sharing love, showing compassion, being encouraging, providing support to others matters the most to me. Living in obedience to God and in service to others makes each day colorful for me. It is my sincerest honor to love my neighbor as I learn to love myself more and more,” she says.

What Yakima loves most about being a life and personal coach is the opportunity it provides to help people move forward in life and encourage and empower them. “I am honored to be an integral part of supporting clients in achieving their goals and embracing who they are as a whole person. I enjoy learning, listening, communicating, and working with people from all cultural and religious backgrounds. I love for clients to feel seen, heard, and valued. There is something magical about witnessing clients unearth their answers through guidance, techniques, and facilitating questions.”

She shares that Jesus, her mother and father, her younger but very fierce sister, dearest friends, and countless others. She also credits her faith for being a source of strength for her. “My God-given ability to love people has greatly impacted my life,” she says.

While she specializes in coaching and building up others, she still finds the time to advise others. “Pray for an amazing support circle of people in your life and appreciate them. Check in with yourself to confirm what you really want to fulfill from season to season, and pray for revelation and clarity of your dreams and purposes. Develop a healthy perspective of rejection, and work hard with purpose and strategy. Also, encourage and be kind to yourself, and be grateful for the small things, and keep pressing on amid every rainbow and storm,” she says.

Yakima shares her plans for the future are to create online courses, become an author, speak at life-changing engagements, and evolve as a coach, both personally and professionally. She also hopes to collaborate with other coaches and charities.