Ch*ngona Revolution

My year so far has been filled with a ton of lessons and a lot of growth. My business and my life have been filled with so many ups and downs that I wanted to take a moment this week to reflect. I know that this is a part of life, ups and downs happen. But what you do when these ups and downs happen is what's important.

So what do you do when you don't know what to do?

In this week's episode, I'm going to share the habit I practice when I don't know what to do. Meditation has provided me with many solutions, and I just have to share my experience with you. Hopefully, sharing my story can inspire you to meditate when you don't know what to do, too.

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It's time to say goodbye to hustle culture and start focusing on what actually works - discipline. I used to be the type of person who wanted to hustle, climb the corporate ladder, and achieve the highest level of corporate success. But the more I tried, the more I knew that hustle culture is not at all sustainable.

Hustle culture is based on a lack mindset. The anxiety around hustling makes you believe that there's not enough to go around. It forces you to believe that if you're not working yourself to the bone every day, you won't get anything done. But that's just not true. What you're craving is not hustle, it's discipline.

This week's episode is a repost of our most popular episode. In it, I will explain the difference between hustle culture and maintaining discipline. Discipline is a much more sustainable way of thinking and keeps you focused even when you're not motivated. Discipline is crucial to achieving your long-term goals, and in this episode, I'm going to teach you how I became disciplined so that you can too.

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Are you choosing to be underpaid and overworked? Maybe not consciously, but you are staying put at a job that doesn't value you. Times have changed, being loyal to the same company that's exploiting you isn't going to give you the career growth you deserve.

I know you want bigger and better things for your career, you just don't know what to do about it. Which is exactly why I'm going to share the secret to career growth - pivoting.

In this week's episode, we're talking about why a career pivot is not a nice-to-have, it's a must-have priority. Pivoting in my career is why I went from earning six figures working at a doomed company to running my own multi-million dollar coaching business. Four years ago, I took a leap of faith and embraced a new change in my life. And now I'm going to teach you everything I learned so that you can too.

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Do you want to reinvent yourself but you always find yourself feeling stuck? Before I met my Courage Driven Latina clients, they were feeling the same way. They tried to make a change on their own but their motivation always ran out after two weeks.

That's because motivation on its own always runs out. What these women needed, more than motivation, was community - and the Courage Driven Latina program gave them exactly what they were looking for.

This week's episode is a replay of our most recent webinar, "4 Proven Steps to Reinvent Yourself in Just 90 Days." In this episode, you are going to learn why you resist change, how you can stop resisting it, and how to reinvent yourself. It doesn't have to take a long time and it doesn't have to be difficult. You can change your entire life in just 90 days. And I'm going to show you the four strategies that have helped me, and over 200 clients, reinvent ourselves.

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Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.

Many of us were not taught how to set healthy boundaries. In fact, we were told that setting boundaries made you a mean and coldhearted person. But that can't be further from the truth! Believe it or not, setting boundaries is an act of love, and this week's guest will teach us how to set boundaries without losing our relationships.

Liz Torres is a Boundary Coach and Breathwork Facilitator focusing on helping first-generation empath Latinas set healthy boundaries. Growing up, Liz was the "family manager" and a chronic people pleaser. AKA she had a really hard time saying "NO". After leaving an abusive relationship, she embarked on her healing journey diving into therapy and spirituality. Recognizing her empath nature, she understood the significance of boundaries and how they could have supported her growing up. Since then, Liz's goal has been to help others protect their energy by helping them set healthy boundaries- particularly focusing on the eldest daughters of immigrant parents. During her free time, Liz loves spending time with her hubby and their fur-baby Mamba. She recently rediscovered her love for reading so for all book lovers- feel free to send Liz your book recommendations! If you would like to work with Liz, you can find her on IG @wellnessbyliz or email her at [email protected].

In this week's episode, Liz teaches us how to set and maintain healthy boundaries with our loved ones. She was not taught how to have healthy boundaries, and because of this, she ended up in an abusive relationship that she didn't know how to leave. But by setting boundaries and keeping them, she was able to leave that relationship and improve every relationship around her. Tune in to hear more about boundary setting and how it can improve your relationships!

Connect with Liz: Website: https://www.wellnessbyliz.com/

Instagram @wellnessbyliz

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What are you waiting for? This week, I invited three amazing clients to the podcast to share their amazing journeys of self-discovery. They all knew that they needed to make a change, but they didn't know how to do it or where to start. That was until they decided to get out of their own way and just start.

Sunkin Duarte is a Mexican American, daughter of two immigrants from Michoacán, Mexico, who was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She is a multi-passionate woman who considers herself a spiritual empath and yogi, a trailblazing scholar and professional, and finally, a humanitarian who cares deeply about the BIPOC communities. Growing up, Sunkin was very academically focused, earning two full-ride scholarships to obtain her three degrees, and then in more recent years, breaking into the international development and humanitarian affairs field. Now, Sunkin spends her time giving back to her community through the Latinas in Progress Program of Hispanic Women's Network of Texas and her newly created business, Sunkin Yoga, a lifestyle and wellness coaching business. Her goal is to uplift BIPOC communities to live their most authentic, aligned, and empowered lives by practicing mindfulness, doing self-introspection work, and integrating healthy practices into their daily routines.

Jacqueline Torres is a wife, mother of four, RN turned real estate developer. After a hard year of financial uncertainty and having a new baby, she knew that she had to find a way to supplement their income. From Airbnbs to attending events, reading books, networking dinners, and listening to endless podcasts, she decided to take action, trust and believe in herself, and take a chance on new developments. Jacqueline partnered up with the right people, raised private money, and broke ground on her first new build!

Erika Padilla is a Mexican immigrant, a single mom of two, and the oldest of five children. She immigrated to the US when she was only nine years old and her world as she knew it turned upside down. She came to a new country without knowing any English and carried a whole lot of fear. She quickly became the kid who got picked on because she didn't understand anything. That just made me stronger and ever since I have seen everything as a challenge instead of a problem. She became a young mom at 23 who only found out she was pregnant three months before the baby arrived. Erika knew she had to give her child a better life, one away from addiction and money issues, so she moved in with the father's family. She made it work with her children's father for sixteen years before she decided it was time to leave him and start fresh. She is now working on a new chapter in her life, one filled with resilience and self-confidence.

In this week's episode, these three amazing women share how they got out of their own way and started creating the dream lives they knew they deserved. With the support of the Courage Driven Latina Program, each and every one of them are leaving toxicity behind. Whether that be toxic jobs or toxic situations, they are moving on to something better. Tune in to hear all of these amazing women's stories!

Connect with Sunkin: Instagram @‌sunkinyogaLinkedIn

Connect with Jacqueline: Instagram @‌ jacquelinetorres_buildsLinkedIn

Connect with Erika P: Instagram @eliteproperty_boss

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How to work with Erika: Join the waitlist for Courage Driven Latina here.

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Taking control of my finances was one of the best decisions I've ever made, But, it was also one of the hardest things I've ever had to do because I had to do it on my own. I had to seek out resources and teach myself how to be financially literate. And because I did so much research on financial literacy, I know that this week's guest is not only a good friend, but she's also the real deal.

Jannese Torres is an award-winning Latina Money Expert. She became an accidental entrepreneur after a job loss led her to create a successful Latin food blog, Delish D'Lites. Now, she helps her clients and listeners build successful online businesses that allow them to pursue financial independence and freedom. Jannese is on a mission to educate marginalized communities on topics like entrepreneurship, investing, and financial independence through her personal finance podcast, "Yo Quiero Dinero." Her new book, Financially Lit!, was published by Grand Central Publishing on April 30, 2024. Order your copy at financiallylitbook.com

In this week's episode, Jannese and I talked about the importance of building your wealth, being financially independent, and protecting yourself financially. As women in a marginalized community, we don't always have people teaching us how to take control of our finances. This is exactly why Jannese wrote her book, so that you can learn all this and more from someone who knows where you're coming from. Tune in to access all the info you'll need to start becoming financially lit!

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Happiness is literally at your fingertips, you just have to let yourself have it. And, ideally, everyone wants to be happy. But not everyone is putting in the work to actually achieve happiness.

There is work that needs to be done to be happy. You can't just let life happen to you, you have to decide what will make you happy and go for it. But in order to go for it, you have to be accepting of change.

In this week's episode, we talk about why you are the only person that can make you happy. Whether that's in relationships or at work or in your day-to-day life, the common denominator is you. You are the only person who can give yourself the happiness you're craving, and this week I'm going to teach you exactly how to give it to yourself.

Website: www.theerikacruz.com

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Do you ever feel like you are what you do for work? I know so many people who have tied their entire identity to their jobs. It's more common than you think! This week's guest went through the same thing, and now, she's going to tell us how she untangled her career from her identity.

Medina works at Google as a Business Operations Program Manager, making the tech world run a little smoother. Pero, her heart truly beats for two things: cuddling her furry sidekicks, Snuffles & Luna, and empowering Latinas to crush their goals and rewrite the rules for success. She has 8 years of experience working in tech - from hiring superstar intern talent to supporting performance management, she's explored various corners of the tech world. Throughout it all, Viry's been a champion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, building spaces where everyone feels valued and unstoppable. She is a lifelong learner who loves expanding her network. So, don't be a stranger! Come say hola, share your story, or just chat about anything (because, let's be honest, the internet is for more than just work!). Find her at her blog, hey-viry.com.

In this week's episode, we're working on unbinding our career from our identity. We already hold so much value just by being ourselves that we don't need our job to give us value. As a Latina, that's a mindset we often have to learn on our own. We don't need to look to others to give us validation. We already have it.

Connect with Viry: Instagram: @hey.viryLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/virymedinaWebsite: https://hey-viry.com/

Website: www.theerikacruz.com

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Are you being held back by fear? Many of my clients in Courage Driven Latina are held back by all kinds of fear - the fear of failure, the fear of being seen, and the fear of taking a leap of faith. They're afraid of what the future could hold because they don't know what that looks like.

But that's ok! No one knows what the future looks like! The confidence and certainty come later - when you're doing it. And even then, you're never 100% certain. That's why you should do it anyway.

This week, we're talking about how to work through your fears so that your goals are more feasible. You really can do whatever you set your mind to. You just have to let go of your fears so you can actually do it.

Website: www.theerikacruz.com

Follow Erika on: Instagram @‌theerikacruzTikTok @‌theerikacruzLinkedIn

How to work with Erika: Join the waitlist for Courage Driven Latina here.

Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST.