Maribel Ortega describes how she overcame low confidence by developing a healthy self-awareness. She advances women as a coach, podcaster, keynote speaker, and mentor. She inspires, empowers, and motivates professional women to uncover their worth and be confident to use their voice, speak up, take new opportunities and ultimately lead fulfilled lives. She has a special interest in emotional and cultural intelligence and is committed to helping create a new type of leadership based on collaboration. You can learn more about Maribel at https://www.maribelortega.com.

Candace Mae Gruber further develops a portion of her life story by describing life boundaries. This is a matter of discerning safe people through trusting relationships. God designed and created us to function best with connected relationships. After being deeply violated, we might tend to develop a wall with people, which can cause us to become what we are trying to avoid. Establishing personal boundaries in the context of refining our values and purpose can be healthy. You can learn more about Candace's life experiences through the book she co-authored, "Powerhouse Women: Survivor to Thriver" and through her website at https://candacemae.com.

In this episode, Eric Coon, Financial Planner, discusses efficiency factors to develop the financial discipline to overcome procrastination. Financial discipline with consistency requires intentional action to determine your risk tolerance while considering the array of options to meet your long-term financial needs. The array of choices is overwhelming and bewildering for some, causing some people to delay or procrastinate. The disciplined person prioritizes their life to provide for options throughout life involving finances. Seek financial assistance and advice to overcome being overwhelmed.

Maureen Ross Gemme chronicles her life lessons to make good, informed decisions. She lived the consequences of poor choices during ten defining years, and she has taken the best of those consequences and developed a process where others can make good decisions. She captures her life experiences through her course of imagination, intuition, memory/senses, reason/logic, perception, and willpower. You can also read of her experiences in her book, "Emerge: 7 Steps to Transformation (No matter what life throws at you!), through her website https://emergeleadershipacademy.com, and her podcast "Emerge, evolve, lead" at https://emergeleadershipacademy.com/podcast.

Paul Henderson chronicles several adversities in his life for which he overcame through mentoring and positive relationships. The most significant relationship is with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Through others who patterned their lives after Jesus, he established relationships that manifested themselves as genuinely caring. He passes life's lessons to help others live their full, God-designed potential. His book, "Slave No More: Conquering the Master Within," accounts for positive mentoring relationships.

Candace Mae Gruber describes some of the hurt and pain she carried in her life from some of the traumas she experienced during her earlier life and how she gained relief through forgiveness. Achieving forgiveness does not pardon those who do others wrong. Forgiveness frees the person who was done wrong from the stress and anxiety of bearing the burden of the thoughts that sometimes dominate a person's life. Through forgiveness, the offended person is freed of the stress and anxiety of their past hurts to live their God-given potential. You can learn more about Candace's life experiences through the book she co-authored, "Powerhouse Women: Survivor to Thriver" and through her website at https://candacemae.com.

Rollins Walker chronicles a portion of his life in the "hood" and the positive he gained from that. He articulates the need for being a role model. Being a role model (or mentor) sometimes requires overcoming the past and looking for the positive for our future. Having a relationship with those socioeconomically where we want to be in life can inspire us to achieve the best for ourselves and others. Everyone needs and deserves a mentor and role model.

Laurie Weiss has experienced being "pigeonholed" through stereotypes. There was a period of her life where she functioned below her potential because of the limits others placed on her. Through her determination and relationship with others of similar gravitas, she discovered her strengths and advanced with others who believed in her. She earned her doctorate degree when she was 54 years old. You can learn more of her passion, her practice, and the 13 books she authored at https://laurieweiss.com.

Erin Coon emphasizes the efficiency of money as it relates to wealth accumulation and personal financial needs. Long-term gains are realized through disciplined spending and saving/investing. This podcast focuses on investing and the benefits of interest compounding. Every financial plan should be developed around your needs and risk tolerance. Consult Eric Coon at (443) 975-7522 or [email protected] or visit his website at https://lefinancialservices.net.