Prickly and Blooming

Just stand up | Cindy Villanueva

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Cindy Villanueva knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life when she was 15 years old. She had it all mapped out, but those plans were derailed when she found herself pregnant during her freshman year of college.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Cindy talks to host Jessie Browning about how she went from a Type-A perfectionist with her life all planned out to becoming one of four women who owns an Ernie Reyes World Martial Arts school. Listen as she describes her journey in martial arts and why it's important to find people who will cheer you on through life.

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [02:07] Meet Cindy Villanueva
  • [05:15] From the golden girl to a statistic
  • [08:40] Best mom, but miserable wife
  • [12:03] Getting her black belt
  • [21:54] Don't forget those successes
  • [24:46] Working with young women
  • [26:45] Finding people who cheer for you
  • [32:36] A have to life vs a want to life
  • [38:04] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [41:34] Contacting Cindy Villanueva
  • [42:05] Finding Our Wings
  • [44:03] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Finding Our Wings: Seven Entrepreneurs on Reclaiming Hope and Power by Laura Wall, Lindsey Daniels, Cindy Villanueva, Laura Bautista, Patricia Cashion, Hiral Patel, Amber Tarcha
  • Becoming by Michelle Obama
  • Shawn Achor's TED talk on happiness
    • Standout Quotes:
    • "The lessons I learned from that experience that you know what, sometimes all you gotta do is you just gotta stand up. It doesn't matter what you've been through, you just gotta stand up." -Cindy Villanueva [20:12]
  • "So I always tell everybody, you know what, believe in your coach until you can believe in yourself." -Cindy Villanueva [30:57]
  • "We have to find ways of setting appropriate boundaries and having conversations without getting wrapped up emotionally about it." -Cindy Villanueva [34:51]
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