Do you use work as a way to escape your life? This is the experience that Vanessa had to go through in order to realize that she needed to put her self-care and health first. Since making that one decision, she’s been up-levelling her habits, her relationships and her income at every stage of the process. She also shares why she decided to quit a high paying design job to go all in as a life coach and how her background as a Chinese Canadian shaped her money mindset in great ways - and not so good ways. For more information and show notes, visit: https://soniaortiz.com/20

Do you wonder if you have what it takes to run a business? In this episode I share 3 big lessons I've learned about business, money and the drive to create something new in this world. I also share 4 questions to help you reveal the state of your money mindset, how to find your unique business motivation, and why women, immigrants and people with other marginalized identities need to double down on mindset work and self-belief when it comes to business building. For show notes and more information, visit: https://soniaortiz.com/19.

Do you have people in your life that you consider difficult? Maybe the reason why you want to change jobs has to do less with the tasks you do, but more with the types of people that are in your team. Even if you change your environment, people are always gonna be there, and the need to manage our minds around them never stops. This episode will give you a fresh perspective on why we perceive people as being difficult, and how to develop your own boundaries and preferences with regards to others in a way that serves you. For more information, visit: https://soniaortiz.com/18

Have you been thinking of getting a coach? This episode will help you consider different factors when it comes to hiring a coach. From the different types of coaching (action based, accountability based or mindset based) to the different types of coaching format that exist today (1 on 1, group or courses), this episode will help you make the best decision for yourself. For more information, visit: https://soniaortiz.com/17

Do you think you need to have a crystal clear plan before you start making changes in your career? In this episode, Diogène Ntirandekura tells the story of how he ended up becoming a successful SAP consultant almost by accident, just from knowing that he wanted to have a career that involved travel and sales. We also talk about his immigrant experience as being the product of three countries, and why he chose to change some limiting beliefs he had around assertiveness and negotiation skills. For more information and relevant links, visit: https://soniaortiz.com/16

Do you take forever to take action because you keep preparing and planning for every possible scenario? You may struggle with perfectionism paralysis. Good news: this isn’t a disease, it’s just a habit of thinking that can be changed, if you want to. Listen to this episode to learn the 3 most common things that hide behind perfectionism and the one thought that I’ve been using recently to take consistent action (such as booking my driving test even when I didn’t feel one bit like it). For more information, visit: soniaortiz.com/15

Do you wonder if it’s possible to earn money doing something you love? In this episode I share the story of hitting the first 10K + month in a vinyl record shop I run with my husband and the 3 lessons I learned about money from this experience. If you’re a creative or an artsy person who believes you need to become someone else, or change yourself to be successful, or if you cringe at the idea of people sharing how much money they make, this episode is for you. For more information, visit soniaortiz.com/14

Should you change career paths? Should you start a business? What business should you start? Figuring out what you want can feel exhausting and draining. This episode offers 4 methods to start answering that question for yourself, so you can move towards your goals instead of waiting for clarity to magically emerge. For more information and show notes, visit: soniaortiz.com/13

Do you worry that your life and career choices don’t fit a certain box? This episode is designed to give you ideas on 7 different life and career models. These may be different from what you currently have. You may fit in more than one of these models – or in none. That’s okay. This episode is meant to show you different possibilities, to remind yourself that only you get to choose however you want your life and work to be and feel like. For more information and show notes, visit: soniaortiz.com/12

Ever wonder why we love things like astrology, personality types, attachment styles, and human design so much? This episode is all about the power of labels: how to use them wisely and why the act of naming something can be so transformative. For show notes, visit: soniaortiz.com/11.