It's the end of the year, we’re preparing for the next year, and I just want to say thank you for being here with us! This podcast turns three next year and that means three years of improving our lives, reaching for our goals, and being absolute chingonas! I am so proud of all of you, whether you’re new listeners or you’ve been here since the beginning. I hope to see you all next year too!

As you know, this podcast is devoted to helping you reach your goals and make your dreams a reality. Right now, that looks like writing down your New Year's resolutions and making them happen in 2025. But you can’t rely on motivation alone to keep you going. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about why most New Year’s resolutions fail and how to actually stick to yours. Motivation comes and goes, but habits stick with you when the motivation has run out. There’s a science to creating healthy habits, and we’re going over it together in today’s episode.

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If this year has taught me anything, it’s that ups and downs are a normal part of life. It’s frustrating, but it’s true. Some of my colleagues have had a very difficult year in business, while others have had their most abundant year ever. I didn’t meet my business goals this year, and while it’s not ideal, it’s not going to make me give up. And if you had a difficult year, it shouldn’t make you give up either.

No matter how this year went for you, it’s always a good idea to take a moment to organize your thoughts. I actually encourage everyone to reflect and revise every 90 days. It's just the right amount of time to reevaluate, adjust, and lean into new habits that will improve your life for the better.

In this week’s episode, I’m going to help you plan for the new year in a very simple way. I’ll be guiding you through a handful of journaling prompts and together we’ll be reflecting on the past year, resetting our expectations, and rising to the new habits we’ll be forming together. Let’s plan to make 2025 our best year yet!

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Chances are you failed to do something this year. Whether it’s starting your business or starting to date seriously after a divorce, we all have these projects we never actually get to. There is no shame in acknowledging what you failed to do. But I do want you to take charge of your life and actually succeed at your courage project. 

You can bounce back from failure and change your life in 90 days. Seriously! It’s completely possible. I know because I’ve had over +200 clients and I’ve seen them change their lives within 90 days. They’ve moved on to second and third courage projects and their lives have done a complete 180! It’s always been possible for them, they just needed to overcome their fear of failure and keep going.

In this week’s episode, we’re going over the  five reasons why you may have failed to achieve your goals in the past. Maybe you have attempted to reach a goal and it didn’t work out the first, second, or even the third time. That is completely normal, but it can stop people from trying again. I’m going to teach you how to face these failures head-on and keep going until you achieve your goals. 

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Now is the perfect time to start planning for the new year. We can start by thinking about how to make 2025 your most courageous year yet! The new year is the best time to take a leap of faith and reinvent yourself for the better, and the best part is, you don’t have to do it alone!

Reinventing yourself doesn't have to take forever or be hard. I know this because I've taken all the wrong routes and reinvented my life so many times. I’ve learned a lot of tough lessons throughout the years and that’s why I'm going to show you what's stopping you from being courageous and how to actually execute your Courage Plan. 

In this week’s episode, you are going to learn what’s holding you back and how it's possible to change your life in 90 days. We're also going to go over three main strategies that have helped me and over 250 clients. So if you’re a people pleaser, an overthinker, or an overachiever this very special webinar is for you. 

And stick around ‘til the end of the episode for a Courage Driven Latina bonus offer!

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We are officially in the last month of 2024, and naturally, we’re all doing a little more self-reflecting. My clients and I are thinking about our goals, our dreams, and what we accomplished this year. But there’s always that little voice in the back of our heads that tells us we could’ve done more if only we weren’t holding back. 

Limiting beliefs, like the fear of judgment, keeps us from reaching our most aspirational goals. Naturally, we care about what other people think. It’s human nature. But at some point, we have to break free from the fear of judgment and stop caring about other people’s opinions. 

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the fear of judgment and how to get over other people’s opinions. Whether you’re starting a new business, writing a book, or joining a coaching group, someone will have a negative opinion about it. It’s up to you to focus on your goals and see them through anyway. 

Resources Mentioned: EP. 132: Mother’s Day Special: From Poverty to Investor with Blanca Gonzalez

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This week’s guest spent years putting off her coaching business even though she was already giving away her coaching services for free. She pushed the business part of coaching to the back of her mind even though she had a line of potential customers asking her for her help. Patrons from her gym asked her for her advice because they knew they could trust her. Khay knew she needed to make a change, but she needed help taking courageous action. To start her personal growth journey, Khay needed to start trusting herself. 

Coach Khay is a mom of 2, a wife, and an experienced group fitness instructor. Coach Khay has been training and teaching kickboxing since 2001. She specializes in both small and large group sessions, as well as personal training. Her extensive experience includes instructing students of all ages, from young children to seniors.

In addition to her kickboxing expertise, Coach Khay became a certified group instructor for TurboKick, a Beachbody program, in 2009. After a brief hiatus, she returned to teaching kickboxing and boxing conditioning classes at UFC Gym in San Bruno during the 2021 pandemic. For the past two and a half years, she has been a dedicated instructor at iLoveKickboxing in Brentwood, where she continues to share her passion for martial arts and fitness.

In this week’s episode, Khay shares how she kicked through her mindset barriers by completing her courage project. Before she joined Courage Driven Latina, she was working through a ton of limiting beliefs all on her own. She thought she needed more certifications and qualifications before she started her own coaching business. Meanwhile, she was already coaching her patrons as a kickboxing instructor. She didn’t need any more certifications, she just needed to have courage. Listen to Khay’s episode to hear all about her personal growth journey and what’s next for her coaching business. 

Connect with Khay Mandap: 

Instagram: @ladykhay415fitness

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There’s one mindset block that I don’t see anyone else talking about but it keeps coming up in the Courage Driven Latina program. It’s called passive action and it’s keeping ambitious women from fulfilling their wildest dreams. These are not crazy, unattainable dreams. These dreams are well within my clients’ reach. But because they find themselves taking passive action, researching for hours instead of taking actionable steps toward their goals, they're letting fear creep into their minds. 

We have to get over passive action and start fulfilling our dreams on our own. This week’s guest worked through her passive action issues and has fulfilled her dream of launching a podcast.

Anahi Bravo is a First-Gen Mexican American and was born and raised in Houston, TX. As someone who comes from an immigrant background, she’s found a passion in helping the community. She is a social worker who supports unaccompanied minors, which has been a fulfilling and learning experience. During her free time, she enjoys working out and trying new hobbies. She’s also in her running and soccer era! She takes pride in being a dog mom and she enjoys spending time with family.

In this week’s episode, Anahi shares her experiences in the Courage Driven Latina program and how it led her to pursue her dream of starting a podcast. Before she joined the program, Anahi was stuck in passive action.  She knew what she wanted to do but never pulled the trigger and just went for it. She spent weeks researching everything she could about podcasting but couldn’t actually launch the podcast she was dreaming of. But with the help of an amazing like-minded community, she was able to get the courage she needed to finally launch the Querida Latina podcast, which is available now on all streaming platforms. 

Connect with Anahi: 

Instagram: @queridalatinapodcast

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So many of us are going through a very difficult time right now. Whether you’re a woman, an immigrant, a member of the LGBT+ community, or even an ally watching all your loved ones go through this, I want you to know that I’m here for you. We’re all going through this together. To make sure that we, myself included, don’t fall into despair I wanted to dedicate this episode to what we can do in times like these. 

Now is not the time to take steps back or doubt ourselves. Now is the time to lean in. Even though everything feels like it’s all going wrong, it has never been more important to go after your dreams. There is so much that we can’t control. Let’s focus our attention on what we can control. 

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing why it is more important now than ever for women to start their dream projects and go after their dreams. This is our act of self-care in these unprecedented times. We need to advocate for ourselves - financially and socially. We cannot fall into despair because we have to protect ourselves and the generation after us. It’s time to give yourself the life you’ve always wanted. 

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We are two months away from the end of the year, and my mind is already on 2025. I want to get so much done in 2025, but I also want to take the time to look at what I did and didn’t do in 2024. Let’s go on this journey of reflection together and see what we can bring into the new year.

There are so many reasons we don’t start our dream projects. It could be external reasons, like our jobs being really hectic or just going through a breakup and taking time to heal. But what if none of those things were standing in our way? What if it’s internal, and the only thing standing in your way is you?

In this week’s episode, we’re going over 10 reasons why you haven’t started your dream project. Your dream project could be anything from starting a podcast, negotiating your salary at work, or even starting your own business. You know what you want—now is the time to make it happen! Tune in to hear all 10 reasons why you haven’t started on your dream project and what you can do to combat them.

Resources Mentioned: EP. 132: Mother’s Day Special: From Poverty to Investor with Blanca Gonzalez

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Is this what you want to do with your life? That’s the question this week’s guest asked herself right before she decided it was time to make a change. She did a full 180, quit her job, and broke up with her longtime boyfriend so that she could start completely over. At that moment, Jess decided it was time to take control of her life and start manifesting brand new opportunities for the life she actually wanted to live. 

Jess Jasso is a Self-Love Coach who began her personal self-love journey seven years ago when she chose to leave her career in healthcare management and her boyfriend. Jess was raised by a single mom of three, and she struggled to process her childhood trauma, as a result, she didn’t feel worthy of love. As she stepped into her new role as a self-love coach, she started building a community for women in Austin, TX, and led workshops & events centered around self-love and personal development. Her journey of self-love, self-discovery, and learning how to manage her anxiety led her to experience the self-empowerment she deserved. Jess is passionate about helping women on their journeys to self-love because she hopes they will experience the magic of it all! Her mission is to help thousands of women transform their lives by learning how to love themselves because she dreams of everyone living a life that brings true fulfillment and peace.

In this week’s episode, Jess shared her experiences in the Courage Driven Latina program and the Magnetic Mastermind Program. In our programs, Jess found the guidance and the community she needed to manifest the life she wanted to live. During our time together Jess excelled at manifesting brand new opportunities for herself and her business, made lifelong friendships, and accepted her first paid client as a self-love coach. 

Tune in to hear everything Jess manifested and how you can join the Magnetic Mastermind program!

Connect with Jess: Instagram @‌jesskindloveTikTok @‌jesskindloveYoutube @jesskindlove

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