Meet Shatoria
Attorney & Professional Certified Coach
Shatoria K. Means is a South Florida native and mother of two. She is an accomplished trial attorney who began working in child welfare because of her desire to live a life of purpose and service to those in need. As a natural problem solver, she quickly identified that the lack of representation in the legal field negatively impacted those in the communities that she served. This led her to leave her career as a case manager and enroll in law school as a single mother of a toddler. While there, she received mentorship from a few faculty members that were WOC. These relationships helped her navigate through uncomfortable situations as she worked to become an attorney. During this time, she became aware of the importance of mentorship, coaching, and support.
Attorneys often work in fast-paced environments that require long hours, never-ending to-do lists, and the constant need for multi-tasking. Due to her past work experience as a social worker and the area of law that she practiced, she took on the mindset that stress and being overwhelmed were part of the job. In early 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of stress she experienced became unbearable. Her professional burnout began manifesting physically, causing her to question her career as an attorney.
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Shatoria K. Means is a South Florida native and mother of two. She is an accomplished trial attorney who began working in child welfare because of her desire to live a life of purpose and in service to those in need. As a natural problem solver, she quickly identified that the lack of representation in the legal field negatively impacted those in the communities that she served. This led her to leave her career as a case manager and enroll in law school as a single mother of a toddler. While there, she received mentorship from a few faculty members that were WOC. These relationships helped her navigate through uncomfortable situations as she worked to become an attorney. During this time she became aware of the importance of mentorship, coaching, and support.
Attorneys often work in fast-paced environments that require long hours, never-ending to-do lists, and the constant need for multi-tasking. Due to her past work experience as a social worker and the area of law that she practiced, she took on the mindset that stress and being overwhelmed was a part of the job. In early 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of stress she experienced became unbearable. Her professional burnout began manifesting physically, causing her to question her career as an attorney.
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Shatoria then jumped into problem solver mode and began researching ways to address her stress. In an effort to beat the burnout she discovered the field of coaching. Shatoria hired a coach and experienced first hand the power of a coaching relationship. After improving her personal experiences as a mother and attorney, she became a certified life coach and launched "The Renovated You".
As a "Life Strategist" she has supported ambitious, goal- driven women as they overcame obstacles and achieved success in various areas of their lives. During her time as a life coach, it become apparent that a lack of representation in the coaching industry resulted in a community of individuals without the necessary, relatable support to obtain successes that are absolutely attainable.
As a coaching attorney, she desires to help ambitious attorneys and helping professionals create a fulfilling, balanced life that is thriving so they can enjoy the fruits of their success and not live with the burnout that often comes with your career. Working together to help you learn the strategies that create a sustainable framework for a balanced life – giving you the success blueprint to build the good life you thought you would be enjoying by now.
How it Started vs. How it's Going
Shatoria K. Means is a South Florida native and mother of two. She is an accomplished trial attorney who began working in child welfare because of her desire to live a life of purpose and in service to those in need. As a natural problem solver, she quickly identified that the lack of representation in the legal field negatively impacted those in the communities that she served. This led her to leave her career as a case manager and enroll in law school as a single mother of a toddler. While there, she received mentorship from a few faculty members that were WOC. These relationships helped her navigate through uncomfortable situations as she worked to become an attorney. During this time, she became aware of the importance of mentorship, coaching, and support.
Attorneys often work in fast-paced environments that require long hours, never-ending to-do lists, and the constant need for multi-tasking. Due to her past work experience as a social worker and the area of law that she practiced, she took on the mindset that stress and being overwhelmed was a part of the job. In early 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of stress she experienced became unbearable. Her professional burnout began manifesting physically, causing her to question her career as an attorney.
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How it Started...
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In May 2015, I experienced one of the happiest days of my life. I crossed the stage and ceremonially accepted my law degree. At that time I had no idea where the practice of law would take me. I had a vision of what I wanted my career to look like, but I had no clue of what the first step was. To be honest, I didn't know what steps two, three, or four looked like either. Why was it that after three whole years in law school didn't I have an idea of how to start my career? Well, hindsight is 20/20. I now know that the advice I received wasn't great advice because it didn't resonate with my core values. I had the advice of mentors and successful attorneys, but their success didn't align with my desired success.
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Despite the feeling of accomplishment as I accepted my degree, it was quickly overshadowed by the next hurdle to pass before I crossed the finish line and become an attorney; the daunting task of passing the bar exam. Enter fear and lack of clarity. I thought to myself...did I really need to pass the bar? I mean, being a lawyer was good enough right? Not truly buying in to the path that I was given during law school, led to me sit out from taking the bar exam with my peers and found a job that only required a JD. In a very short period of time, I found that my earning potential was significantly limited with only a JD and I was not truly operating in my purpose. I eventually overcame fear, and despite not having a clear idea of what my career would look like, I sat for the bar exam.