The Dear Men Project W/ Garth Voisin

Garth Voisin is an entrepreneur, motivational coach, founder and
Author. He is the Founder of the Dear Men Project, and is also the Co-Owner and Marketing Director at 2 Percent Inc, a natural skin and hair care line.  

In this conversation, Garth shares about life in Trinidad & Tobago and his transition to the US. He spoke about why he made the move and the journey; that is looking for work, moving across various states, doing perhaps unconventional jobs by exploring different environments, and really his mindset and intentional pursuit to survive and thrive.  

Garth talks about the importance of being consistent, positioning yourself and seizing opportunities when they arise. This of course applies to whatever endeavor you are pursing. He spoke about his desire for wanting More for his life and not knowing what it was per se, but being led by faith he continued his pursuit. 

We spoke about his transition into writing and becoming an Author. Which started with him journaling his thoughts, and writing on Social media. The positive response to his writing online, inspired the idea and action to self publish his first book and subsequent books. 

How did he become a Coach? Garth shares that it was sort of a natural progression from being a fitness coach and with the release of his books. The desire grew from his heart to help people, as such his main goal was and is to be of service. He reflects that his journey into this space was divinely orchestrated as he listened and leaned into the opportunities as they came along the way. 

He talks about the 2 Percent Inc, skin and haircare line.  Garth shares the origin story and how he got involved in this venture. In it, he saw the need for men to take more care of themselves, and thought that being a role model can help further the cause and perhaps shift the men's mentality about self-care. 

Garth shares about the Dear Men Project, which aims to build a bridge between Caribbean men and themselves, and those who love them. He said that his personal journey, practice of selfcare, self realization and process for his dealing with issues; is what organically created the space and then later platform of the Dear Men Project. 

It has now evolved into building a Community, collaboration, connections and alignment with partners who are championing similar initiatives. We touch on men and women relationships, and the sender and receiver dynamics between both, when communicating. 

Garth's message to men at this time is that "they should understand the areas they need to become better in and work on those areas. They need to hold themselves accountable and acknowledge that they need to change and adjust in certain areas". 

He says that, men should also be more open minded and evolve, because the people in their lives and the environment are changing. As such they cannot be stuck and stay the same. Garth also shares some ways in which this can be achieved, and says that it requires a lot of work. 

Garth's story is one of the pursuit of passion and purpose. He has lived life thus far being led by his desire for more. His life shows the power of being driven, seizing the moment and opportunities, evolving and intentionally jumping into the unknown with faith, to survive and thrive.