Confidence Counsel

On this solo episode of Confidence Counsel, Monica talks about limiting beliefs and why your limiting beliefs may be holding, not only YOU back from living your dreams, but if you're a mom, might also impact your children's ability to realize their dreams as well.

In this episode, Monica goes over a step by step process that will help you uncover your limiting beliefs and provides you with the tools that you need to start rewriting them in a way that serves you and gets you moving forward toward achieving your goals and desires.

• 02:15 What are limiting beliefs and why uncovering them is the first step in any self development journey
• 06:20 Examples of limiting beliefs from Monica's life this past week
• 11:45 Overview of the 6 steps
• 12:45 Step #1- Identify the goal
• 12:55 Step #2-Why haven't I acted on it yet?
• 14:15 Step #3- Trace it back
• 15:50 Step #4- How has this served me in the past?
• 16:40 Step #5- Is this true?
• 17:35 Step #6- Affirm a new mantra

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Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

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On this episode, Monica interviews journal creator, resistance coach, fellow podcaster and journal enthusiast, Bex Beltran. Bex shares the benefits of journaling, including how a daily writing practice can help you release resistance, and support your personal growth and self-development journey.   If you are a beginner, this episode is a great place to start. We go over: how you can get started, your writing environment, how long you should write for, and most importantly- what to write about.   If you have an existing journaling practice, Bex shares some tips and prompts to take it to the next level so that you are getting even more out of it.

• 02:10 Monica's introduction
• 05:00 Bex’s background and how journaling helped her realize she wasn’t living her truth
• 09:20 How to start journaling if you are a beginner
• 18:25 How to elevate your experience if you are already a journaler
• 26:10 The benefits of rereading your past entries
• 28:15 Some fun rituals to incorporate into your weekly journaling practice (e.g. Manifestation Monday, Evaluation of the Week, etc.)
• 32:45 Other ways to incorporate this reflective practice without handwriting

Guest Bio

Bex Beltran is a journal creator, resistance coach and podcast host. She believes the only thing that holds us back in our lives is our own resistance, so her work is to help people recognize resistance that is holding them back and release it so they can have what they want. Bex lives in Gilbert AZ with her husband. Her passions include journaling, podcasts, personal development and dogs!

Connect with Bex:

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IG: bex_beltran

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IG: @confidence.counsel

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Are you looking for ways to boost your energy without more caffeine or naps?

Do you find yourself procrastinating or not reaching your goals due to a a lack of energy?

If you want to go from feeling funky/fatigued to feeling like the energizer bunny, then this episode is for you!

On this episode, we are joined by Sabrina Carter, licensed physician assistant and healthy lifestyle mentor, who will walk us through her ENDLESS energy framework, which was created as a guide for you to naturally boost your energy and increase vitality. Sabrina's framework is a holistic, mind, body, and soul approach that covers concepts like: nourishment, embodiment, spirituality, emotional leaks and deep breaths. During this episode, Sabrina takes us through the different ways that you can overcome fatigue, exhaustion and lack of motivation to get you out of a funk and on your way to accomplishing, not just your weight-loss goals,  but all of the things you have been putting off due to a lack of energy.

• 02:00 Introduction and Overview
• 04:45 Sabrina's background and qualifications
• 11:20 Why boosting energy should be your fitness goal
• 13:30 E.N.D.L.E.S.S. Energy Framework
• 13:45 Embodying your most energized self
• 17:15 Nourishment (mental, physical, spiritual)
• 22:00 Deep Breaths increase energy
• 28:45 Leaks and recognizing what may be draining your energy
• 33:35 Exercise and movement that you love
• 37:30 Sunlight and getting sunshine first thing in the morning
• 39:25 Smile and seek out things that bring you joy

Guest Bio:

Sabrina Carter is a licensed physician assistant, healthy lifestyle mentor and the Founder of My Prevention Rx Podcast. Holistic health, spiritual wellbeing and disease prevention are some of her greatest passions. It's not just what she teaches, it's how she lives her life. Sabrina loves to encourage and empower high achieving women, through her mentorship and podcast. She shares her expertise to help them have vibrant health, endless energy & permanent weight loss so they can feel their best and make a bigger impact in the world.

Connect with Sabrina:

IG: @mrssabrinacarter

Podcast: My Prevention RX

FB: Energy and Health Hacks for Ambitious Women

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

Website: www.monicaburkoth.com

Email: [email protected]

Do you feel held back from doing something because you don’t feel like you’re ready or good enough?

Are you feeling called, but unqualified?

What is keeping you from taking that first step toward your dream? 

On this episode of Confidence Counsel, Monica dives into feelings of inadequacy and why this concept of not "feeling ready" is something that we need to consciously rid ourselves of when it comes to the pursuit of our dreams. During this episode, Monica offers a number of mental reframes and action steps that you can start doing and thinking about today to help you work through those feelings of inadequacy, so that you can get on your way to making your goals, visions, and ambitions come to life.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:45 Come to terms with your excuse
• 05:05 You will never feel ready
• 06:15 Tame your inner critic
• 07:10 The power of positive affirmations
• 09:25 Stop comparing yourself to others
• 11:30 You are your harshest critic
• 13:00 God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called

App mentioned during the episode: I am

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IG: @confidence.counsel

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This week on Confidence Counsel, we are joined by executive coach and Founder and CEO of On-Brand Group, an agency specializing in personal, consumer, and corporate brand development, Mallory Dittmer. Mallory and I talk about her philosophy around personal branding and why she believes defining your own personal brand is the first step in any self-development journey.  

During this episode, we talk about identifying your values, being intentional about the little things that you do on a daily basis, creating space to allow yourself time to explore passions, and why defining your personal brand can help you get "unstuck" and lead a more fulfilling and balanced life.

• 01:25 Monica's Introduction
• 02:05 Mallory's branding expertise and background explained
• 03:40 How becoming a mom forced Mallory to redefine her own personal brand
• 08:10 How we can all benefit from figuring out our personal brand
• 10:30 Step 1: Discovery/Definition Phase
• 17:55 Step 2: Strategy & Planning Phase
• 23:15 Why you don't have to have a "traditional" career to benefit from this concept of personal branding
• 24:50 How you can remind yourself of your personal brand as you go through your day
• 26:40 Step 3: Marketing/Creative Phase
• 28:05 Mallory's Freedom Formula to help you get clear on who you want to be
• 33:35 Step 4: Evolution Phase
• 38:10 Auditing and decluttering your influences to create more space in your life to explore hobbies and passions
• 41:10 Working with Mallory

Guest Bio

Mallory Dittmer is the Founder and CEO of On-Brand Group, an agency specializing in personal, consumer, and corporate brand development, management, and partnerships. 

After a decade managing multimillion-dollar luxury and fashion brand portfolios, Mallory left the corporate world to prioritize her mental, physical, and spiritual health as a new mother. The move to entrepreneurship afforded her space to explore new opportunities in personal and professional development and political campaign management. 

Mallory is a lifelong learner and marathoner-in-training. She loves adventure walks on the local trails with her son Jay and daughter Joey, and traveling the globe with her history-buff husband, Drew. She lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Connect with Mallory

IG: @mallory_dittmer

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

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This week on Confidence Counsel, Monica sits down with fellow attorney and real life "Elle Woods", Kelsey Zubkoff, to talk about Kelsey's journey in law and how staying true to herself has led to her success. During this casual chat, Monica and Kelsey talk about things like: "lucky girl syndrome", being an overachiever, wellness, practicing gratitude, taking the leap to start her own business, the importance of celebrating wins, setting goals, manifestation and so much more. Toward the end of the episode, Kelsey shares a manifestation hack that she swears by and that I am also trying out!

• 01:35 Monica's introduction
• 03:25 Meet Kelsey/First impressions
• 05:10 Why Kelsey's sees her individuality as a form of self-love
• 07:30 Kelsey's journey to starting her own firm
• 13:00 Almost quitting law and what Kelsey did to find her niche
• 15:55 Taking risks and believing in yourself/remembering your "why"
• 21:25 The plight of the overachiever and the importance of celebrating your wins
• 28:45 How Kelsey manifested all of her goals in one year
• 36:15 Kelsey's #1 tip for a confidence boost

Kelsey's Bio:

Kelsey is the proud Founder and Managing Attorney at Zubkoff Law. Kelsey was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona and she received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Arizona State University (Go Devils!). She graduated from law school early with honors and received her Doctorate of Law, Cum Laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. 

Prior to shifting her main focus to immigration law, Kelsey has extensive experience as a trial attorney. She has taken and defended over 180 depositions, has completed a four panel jury mock trial for a multi-million dollar trucking accident, and has trial experience in both federal and state court trials spanning from mass toxic torts to patent infringement. Kelsey Zubkoff has helped over 2,900 clients and has helped hundreds of clients attain legal status in the United States.

Kelsey founded Zubkoff Law to help immigrants gain legal status at an affordable cost. As a virtual firm, she is able to help clients all over the country and outside the United States. Her mission is to help unite families easily and effectively. Kelsey is passionate about helping people and she loves to help immigrants achieve their own American dream. Kelsey is a daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. Her mother is from the Philippines and came here over 35+ years ago on a visitor visa. Her grandmother was a Holocaust survivor from Germany, who came here as a child seeking refuge in America. 

Kelsey's favorite part of her job is connecting and forming relationships with her clients, and she treats her clients as her own family.

Connect with Kelsey

IG (personal): @kelseyzubkoff

IG (business): @zubkoff-law

FB: https://www.facebook.com/zubkofflaw

Email: [email protected]

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IG: @confidence.counsel

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In this solo minisode, Monica outlines 5 things to incorporate into your day to take your life from average and monotonous to fulfilling and inspiring.

• 01:40 Presence
• 07:10 Gratitude
• 09:05 Movement
• 09:47 Goal or Mission
• 11:35 Morning Routine

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

Book mentioned during this episode: 5AM Club by Robin Sharma

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Dr. Katherine Zagone, ND, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Clockwize, has been supporting women and couples easily conceive their healthiest babies for almost a decade. Simultaneously, she practices at 10x Health in Beverly Hills, CA where she bridges cutting edge science with tried and true methods for exceptional results. After having her own success rewinding her biological clock, she is now on a mission to support women everywhere in having healthy babies on their timeline. She’s excited to bring effective science, a warm heart, and an industry-changing approach to the world through Clockwize, Inc.

This is such a great and informative episode not only for women hoping to conceive in the next few years, but for anyone serious about improving their health and increasing vitality.   We talk about how Dr. Z reversed her own clock and the various lifestyle changes that you can start making today to start aging in reverse.   We discuss nutrition, sleep, stress management, supplements, hot/cold contrast showers, and so much more.

• 01:39 Monica's introduction
• 03:30 Dr. Zagone's journey to becoming an ND
• 06:10 What is Clockwize, Inc. and how it came about
• 08:25 Dr. Zagone runs the test on herself
• 12:45 What Dr. Z changed about her lifestyle to reverse her biological clock by 4 years
• 15:18 Some examples of staggering differences between biological age and chronological age
• 16:33 F.A.S.T framework to rewind your biological age
• 19:45 Sleep habits and ways to improve sleep quality
• 22:35 How stress impacts biological age
• 27:50 Spiritual component of fertility
• 33:40 What you get when you purchase a Clockwize at home test
• 35:05 What Dr. Z does to feel confident and sexy
• 39:00 Dr. Z's book recommendation
• 37:20 Benefits of hot/cold contrast showers

Dr. Zagone Bio:

Dr. Katherine Zagone, ND, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Clockwize, has been supporting women and couples easily conceive their healthiest babies for almost a decade. Simultaneously, she practices at 10x Health in Beverly Hills, CA where she bridges cutting edge science with tried and true methods for exceptional results. After having her own success rewinding her biological clock, she is now on a mission to support women everywhere in having healthy babies on their timeline. She’s excited to bring effective science, a warm heart, and an industry-changing approach to the world through Clockwize, Inc.

Connect with Dr. Zagone

IG (personal): @drzagone

IG (Clockwize): @clockwizefertility

Book Mentioned during episode: The Joy of Later Motherhood by Bettina Gordon-Wayne

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

Website: www.monicaburkoth.com

Email: [email protected]

Tired of letting fear hold you back from living your dream life? This podcast episode is all about stepping outside of your comfort zone!

In this interview, Monica sits down with YouTuber and LA based stand-up comedian, Kristy Quinn. During this honest and raw conversation, Kristy explains how she abused alcohol as a means of coping with her anxiety, depression and OCD for many years while living in Chicago. She tells us about that moment when she woke up in the hospital after a night of drinking and what she did to take control of her life. Kristy describes leaving her corporate 9-5 job and what she did to help her quit her addiction and rewire her mind and body. During this episode, we talk about Kristy's move across the country and how she overcame the fear of failure and judgment to pursue a lifelong dream in comedy. Now, she uses her platform as a comedian to bring awareness to alcoholism and mental health issues through her stand up sets. Kristy is now 5 years sober and living her best life in Los Angeles with her puppy and boyfriend. 

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:00 Kristy describes her dream life in California
• 04:50 Why the 9-5 corporate job in Chicago didn't work for her
• 06:30 The rock bottom moment where Kristy decided things needed to change
• 07:20 The Big 5 things Kristy implemented to change her life
• 09:20 Kristy's journey to stand-up comedy
• 14:00 Kristy's pre-show rituals to get in a positive headspace
• 19:08 Recognize your own power to live your dream
• 21:25 The moment she pulled the trigger to do standup
• 23:30 Dealing with comparison and the pressure to live up to other peoples' standards
• 29:30 The 5 life pillars that Kristy focuses on to stay accountable and to stay sober
• 31:00 How Kristy uses her past history to bring awareness to alcoholism and mental health
• 34:00 Kristy's book recommendations

Kristy's Bio:

Kristy Quinn is originally from Chicago, IL. She is now based in Los Angeles, California where she works as a YouTuber and stand up comedian. She lives a simple sober life with her puppy and boyfriend taking on many little projects to help the well being of others. Kristy’s main goal in life is to spread mental health awareness and to lead others in the right direction as she battles many mental health issues herself.

Connect with Kristy

IG: @kristyquinncomedy

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KristyQuinn1

Books mentioned during the interview:

1) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (amazon link here --> https://a.co/d/5tbW9Pp)

2) All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols (Amazon link here-->https://a.co/d/jdwMWOX)

3) Devotions by Mary Oliver (Amazon link here --> https://a.co/d/6Fn75BT)

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

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On this episode, Monica interviews Manifestation & Business Mentor and host of the Dream Your Life podcast, Julia Martin. Julia combines mindset, manifestation and business strategy to help her clients create lives and careers that they love. 

During the interview, Julia shares actionable tips and tricks on how you can start manifesting the life of your dreams today. We talk about acting "as if", overcoming the fear of judgment, limiting beliefs, surrendering, daydreaming and so much more. Julie shares the secret on how you can manifest your dream life (even if you don't know what it looks like yet) by feeling your way into it. Monica and Julia also share some stories about things that they have manifested throughout the years like careers, homes and airline upgrades.

• 04:00 What is manifestation
• 05:30 Conscious vs. unconscious manifestation
• 09:30 How Monica and Julia manifested their dream homes by acting "as if"
• 13:30 Manifest your dreams by getting clear on how you want to feel
• 17:30 Why Julia ended up leaving her corporate career and how she manifested her podcast and coaching business
• 25:00 Let go of how things will unfold for you and allow the magic to unfold
• 26:40 Overcoming the fear of judgment of others
• 30:00 How to identify and overcome a block that may be keeping you from manifesting something you really want
• 33:10 How to visualize your dream career without knowing exactly what it is yet and Julia's real life example
• 43:20 Let go of that thing you're desperately trying to call in and focus more on how you can tap into the associated feeling

Julia's Bio:

Julia Martin is a Manifestation & Business Coach whose mission is to help women ignite the fire & passion in their lives & careers.

After a successful 12 year career in Business Development at Google and Twitter, Julia realized it was time to start sharing what she knew about manifestation with the world. She combines her deep understanding of the power of mindset with proven business strategy to help her clients transform their lives & catapult their careers.

Julia practices what she preaches: as a mother of 3 young kids, she embodies everything she's learned about the Law of Attraction to create a life of balance, love & happiness. She believes that we all CAN achieve balance with the right tools, practices & mindset!

Connect with Julia:

Dream Your Life (Spotify)

Dream Your Life (iTunes)

Download Julia’s list of the Top 25 Ways to Raise Your Vibe PDF, Workbook & Habit Tracker! (⁠HERE⁠)

Email: [email protected]

IG:⁠ @dreamyourlifenow⁠

Website:⁠ www.dreamyourlifenow.com⁠

Looking to start manifesting some BIG things into your life? Ready to grow your own business or scale your existing biz? Need accountability while incorporating proven business strategy with manifestation techniques & practices that WORK?

Work with Julia 1:1 (fill out the intake form & schedule your free clarity call today!) -->⁠ HERE

Book mentioned: Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley (Amazon link--> https://a.co/d/aYzwlCU )

Connect with Monica

IG: @confidence.counsel

Website: www.monicaburkoth.com

Email: [email protected]

Do you feel like you're destined for something bigger, but need help getting clear on the details of what the next phase of your life looks and feels like? CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST for early bird pricing and announcements of openings for my VIP 1:1 Coaching Program starting November 2023.