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Get ready to be inspired. We have a very special guest on our show today. Emmy award recipient Jewel Diamond Taylor, aka “The Self-esteem Dr.” Jewel is a thought leader, conference speaker, life coach, resiliency educator, counselor, author, media personality, and Founder of Women on the Grow. Jewel has been an inspirational speaker in 35 of 50 United States, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cancun, the Virgin Islands, Brazil, South Africa, the U. K. and many more. 

I met Jewel about seven years ago at a woman’s conference in Corona. I was touched, moved, and inspired by her presentation. 

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In the last episode, I covered Courage. In this episode, I will focus on Confidence. Confidence, is created, built, generated from Courage. You can’t have true Confidence without Courage. 

I believe that having confidence takes heart, courage, and mental mastery. If you put in the work, train your mind, do the practices, and develop certainty of your capabilities and skills, you will gain confidence. Knowing that you are the best at something is proof of confidence.  With confidence, you will act in your own best interests, and fear of criticism will not stop you. Confident people are unstoppable.  

Just like Courage, Confidence takes having a high self-esteem, being assertive, and taking a stand for what they believe in. People who lack confidence spend a lot of time being confused, unprepared, and usually don’t get the results they’re after. Lack of confidence can prevent people from taking risks and seizing opportunities.

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 February show was on Love. We covered self-love, love of family and intimate love celebrating February 14, Valentine’s Day. March is Women's History Month. 

Since the first Women's History Month in 1987, a yearly theme is chosen by the National Women's History Project. The themes are "Generations of Courage, Compassion, Empowerment, and Conviction"

In this episode, I will focus on Courage.  

Webster defines courage as a mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty

Another definition, Courage is the ability to do something difficult even when there's risk. Courageous people do and say what they think is right despite opposition.

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Today we’re connecting with THE energy source for love, the Heart Chakra. Everything you learned in the last three episodes come from the Heart Chakra. The Sanskrit name for the Heart Chakra is Anahata. 

The Heart Chakra elements are: 

• Love 
• kindness 
• compassion 
• self-acceptance 
• inner peace
• gentleness 
• tenderness 
• patience
• sensitivity 

This Chakra has the power to heal. It even has the ability to fight infections. When it heals, you began to feel unselfish, unconditional love and we began to realize that our mind and body deserve love…. our LIFE deserves love.  When you love your partner, parents, children, relatives, it is your heart chakra manifesting. When there is a breakup in a relationship, you feel it in the heart chakra.

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Seems that Valentine's Day has its roots in an ancient Pagan festival. According to History.com, Valentine's Day was named after its patron saint, St. Valentine. Some historians believe that Valentine's Day commemorates the death of St. Valentine on February 14, others believe that the holiday has its origins in a Pagan fertility festival celebrated on February 15 in ancient Rome. 

 Valentine's Day becomes a major commercial event in the U.S. after 1950. According to the National Retail Foundation, Americans spend over $20 billion on Valentine's Day gifts. Most of it is spent by men. Nearly 6 million couples get engaged on Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day is the Holiday of Romance. Valentine's Day is an opportunity to ignite our existing relationship with romance. What does one do to bring back the fire, the passion? First, you have to choose love. You have to choose that person, the one you’re with. It takes a commitment; it takes work. But the bond you build can last a lifetime, and it’s real. You put in the practice to bring the sizzle. 

Make this month the love month. I promise it will be fun, and you’ll gain a whole new relationship. Try it. You’ll thank me.

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Love of Family is a very special kind of love. It’s much more than just saying “I love my family.” Family love is the first type of love we experience. Mostly it’s the family we’re born into, our parents, siblings. Later as adults, we form your own family. 

There are many different types of families. Your family does not need to look like the stereotypical nuclear family we often think of when we hear the word "family". Regardless of who your family is comprised of, having your loved ones in your world, and cultivating a strong bond with family members can improve the quality of your life.  

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Self-love isn’t about showing off how great you are. People who love themselves in a healthy way know that they are flawed and make mistakes and they accept and care about themselves despite their imperfections. Self-love simply means you can give yourself the same kindness that you give to others.

1.  Self-love is having a high regard for your well-being and happiness. 
2.   Self-love means taking care of your needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others. 
3.  Self-love means not settling for less than you deserve.
4.  Self-love means accepting yourself just as you are. 
5.  Self-love is accepting your emotions for what they are and putting your physical, emotional, and mental well-being first. 
6.  Self-love is making healthy choices that serve and nurture you.
7. Self-love is having healthy relationships. 
8.  A gift to yourself. 
9.  Treating yourself with compassion, understanding and kindness. 
10. Having positive thoughts and feelings about yourself. 

Self- love is not: entitlement, selfishness, narcissism 

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I'm declaring January the month of Health and Fitness. The fitness principle is all about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before. It’s about getting out of your comfort zone and setting a goal that commands your thoughts, releases your energy, and inspires you.   
In this episode I am recapping the last three episodes: The ABC's on fitness by our guest Dave Elias, the fitness expert; Healthy Fit Vibrant Body; The three D's Desire Dedication Discipline. Those three episodes focus on fitness. This episode will also include healthy eating. 

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In this episode, we’re looking  at the emotions needed to stay true to the success of your fitness  practices. Desire, dedication, and discipline for fitness are the key factors to unlocking your potential.

The difference between achieving your goal and not achieving your goal is determined by the strength of your Desire, Dedication and Discipline. If these emotions are strong, you will achieve success. But it takes all three. If one is left out, chances are, you will not succeed. Give it all you’ve got. Don’t cheat yourself.

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Welcome to my show, Masterfesto, Mastering Your Mind. My intention in this episode is that you find the practices you need to bring your fitness to the next level and take the ACTION.. 

I’m calling January 2022 the month of health and fitness, with fitness being the focus. All my episodes for this month will be in that category so get ready for some cool practices. 

If you listened to last week’s episode with Dave Elias on fitness, you got it from the expert. His presentation on the basic startup, the ABC’s on fitness, was epic.