In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I talk about my one-year sabbatical and 10 things that transformed my life. I also share about how I went sober and became a full-time devotee of yoga, meditation, and plant-based wellness, which transformed my mind and spirit. Tune in to this episode and explore the power of self-awareness and personal transformation.

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[04:01] Prioritizing healing over everything else, using parts work

[12:20] Self-compassion that leads to self-acceptance

[05:32] Sound healing and affirmations

[08:40] Becoming a true student of life

[17:21] Getting to know ourselves deeply

Words to live by:

“We forget that nature is God. Nature is in perfect harmony and a true reflection of who we are.”

“Remind yourself that going inward and being in our seclusion is a vital part of the growth process. The same way the seed needs to plant itself in the dark soil to lay its roots, is the same way we’re being asked to travel deep within our being. The deeper the roots, the taller we grow.”

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about the importance of discipline and three ways to activate it in your life. Discipline is the virtue that stabilizes and brings safety to your nervous system. It’s the virtue that inspires you with confidence, both in your soul business and in life!

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[00:40] Fear as the edge of expansion

[05:50] Why you have to activate your discipline

[11:26] The three ways to activate your discipline

[18:50] What misalignment looks like

[21:29] Intention as the seed of manifestation

Words to live by:

"You have full permission to change your mind whenever, but you need to communicate that. It cannot be your baseline."

"We need both light and dark energies. Discipline helps us stay anchored because, in the end, no good thing happens without work."

“You cannot have a manifestation without the seed, without the intention. Otherwise, you have desire with no energy.”

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, we're gonna talk about how to attract abundance without working hard. So if you're the type of person who has heard of abundant and lack mindsets but struggles to grasp how to cultivate an abundant mindset, you're in luck. This episode is going to give you full permission to unleash your inner abundance. Let's get right into it.

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[02:11] Discovering poverty consciousness

[06:43] Upgrading your system through self-reflection

[11:33] Overcoming ingrained beliefs and following inner knowing to achieve success

[19:14] Letting go of the scarcity mindset and trusting the universe

[23:59] Training your mind to see the silver lining for faster results

Words to live by:

“Poverty consciousness is teaching us what's active within our vibration, not punishing us. This is an opportunity to take a deeper look into our system and get curious about how we alchemize a frequency that no longer is serving us.

“We are our own healers. We are the master creators of our life. And the sooner we come to realize that, the sooner we can release trapped energy in our body. Remember the practice takes time and it’s through ritual and discipline that you will notice the true effects of a calm mind.”

“If you're living through that abundant mindset, if you're living through the overflow and the overpour, then you simply understand that there's always more and that you don't have to work hard to get it.”

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In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I sit down with a very special guest, Samantha Chung, a mindset and manifestation expert on a mission to help people wake up and live fully as their authentic self. Being your true self is the sweetest experience as a human, regardless of external markers of success. Discover how shedding layers of self-worth, judgment, and right versus wrong thinking is a continual unlayering process towards our authentic selves. Join us as we delve into the process of shifting our perspectives and embracing our true identities.

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[07:39] Focusing on possibilities rather than limitations

[14:40] Embracing your true self

[20:19] Taking responsibility instead of blaming others

[40:19] Creating something reflective of the true self

[45:05] Embracing change and authenticity

➳ Words to live by:

“Decide to take responsibility for your life, shift your perspective and become a conscious creator of positive outcomes."

“Remember, we are both the human and the being. The human is the dense part of us that’s connected to this physical reality while the being is the quantum part of us that’s connected to the totality of the Universe

“Forge your own path, don't be afraid to let go of societal conditioning, and step into who you really are. “

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about how to lead a more conscious business by breaking down the 3 New Earth Codes and when I say New Earth i simply mean a new way of doing things. It’s an elevated, expanded energy that takes the “I” out of what we do and brings it back to “we” the collective.

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New Earth Abundance: is reminding us that abundance is not just physical money it’s a frequency that’s free

New Earth Entrepreneurship: is inviting us to look at the bigger picture and ask how is this beneficial for the Earth?

New Earth Leadership: is activating our truth, our story and the ability to be a walking testimony of our work

Words to live by:

New Earth abundance is requiring us to feel #soulrich first and work with the energy of it before we see the manifestation of it

you don’t need to wait your turn

you don’t need to earn your way in

you don’t need patience either

instead show up to your desires

like God sent you....

As our capacity to hold deeper conversations expand so does our leadership

don’t measure “success” on someone else’s measuring stick create your own

don’t focus on promises, blueprints, guarantees

or manipulating marketing instead lead by the example of your actions

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about how I learned to ask highly skilled questions, or what I like to call “thought-provoking questions”, throughout my career as a TV producer In four steps, you’ll learn all about the connective tissue—the vulnerability and the authenticity—that it takes to forge lasting relationships and create the life of your dreams!

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[05:07] Tap into your emotions as an invitation to go deeper

[08:44] Ask yourself “why” instead of “how”

[10:57] Get straight to the heart of the question

[21:34] What it really means to be in community

Words to live by:

“Oftentimes if you sit with yourself first you won't have to ask other people the questions your own being can answer when we give ourself time

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I explain why building a community is not the same as building an audience, and how to unlock your business’s fullest potential by doing both!

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[03:06] The secret to building community

[06:15] Building your audience

[16:22] Ensuring your business thrives in the long-term

[20:33] The power of collaboration

[27:06] Mentorship as relationship-building

Words to live by:

“Building a community is important for your long-term success. Building an audience is the first step to doing that.”

“Community care doesn’t mean you have the perfect feed. But when you speak, people listen.”

“Just as collaboration can multiply your efforts exponentially, complementing what you know with what a mentor can teach can supercharge your growth to heights unimaginable!”

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with Leslie Priscilla, Founder of Latinx Parenting. The brand believes passionately in shifting the paradigm of raising children towards creating a trauma-informed, healing centered, nonviolent and cultural sustaining approach where Latinx familias can nurture connection in their homes and culture in ways that support individual, family and intergenerational collective healing.

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[12:04] How Latinx Parenting contributes to the reclamation of your authentic self

[16:01] The path to forgiveness

[22:07] Why parents and Latinx adults should operate with their heart, not their mind

[26:13] Restoring ancestral systems by looking outside the Western system

[29:48] Embracing your sacredness

Words to live by:

“I learned that embracing anger is part of the healing process. Sometimes, you have to balance the anger—the honoring of the inner child—with how you see your parents.”

“You’re sacred, and you deserve everything that comes with that sacredness.”

“Wherever I show up, my invitation is to operate with your heart. I don’t want to change your mind. I want us to come into this relationship with open hearts. “

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I’m speaking directly to my fellow soulpreneurs—to anybody who has a dream and has dared to put themselves out there to share their story, claiming that they’re the first in their lineage to heal generational trauma or build massive amounts of wealth, or both! But in the process of rebirth, in which we choose a brand new spiritual path for ourselves, we must be ready to embrace the phase which precedes new life: death. The whole world is experiencing transition collectively, globally. We’re even in a new astrological new year! To prepare yourself for the road ahead, listen in as I run through five steps you need to take in order to navigate times of transition!

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[07:45] Know what’s working and not working in your life

[09:15] Disrupting unhealthy and unproductive patterns

[14:49] Allowing the old parts of you to disrupt

[20:17] Flowing into your future self

[24:20] Training your ears to listen to the whispers of the Universe

Words to live by:

“It’s not about scaling or money, really. It’s about being with and giving to people, to our community. It’s about helping others activate their quantum selves.”

“Taking actions is great. But sometimes, the best thing we can do is embrace solitude.”

“If we desire something, but what we ultimately acquire or experience doesn’t live up to our intention, then it’s time to home in on what’s not working when it comes to your mental game.”

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In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with the amazing Haley Hoffman Smith. She’s passionate about helping women make subconscious breakthroughs by unraveling and discovering core memories, limiting beliefs, and "stories" that might be keeping them stuck. These are identified and released via EFT tapping, visualizations, and a few other powerful mind techniques through 1:1 coaching and Slingshot Sessions. Haley was recently named by Forbes as one of today's most influential female speakers. She is the author of Her Big Idea, a book on creativity, ideation, and women's empowerment which debuted as a Top 3 Bestseller in Women & Business. She is also the founder of the Her Big Idea Fund in partnership with Brown University's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, which awards grants to women who apply with BIG ideas.

[07:54] Going all-in on the “no-plan” plan

[12:12] How EFT tapping can help us uncover what’s blocking us

[20:10] Rewiring our negative beliefs and learning to choose a new story

[24:04] Creating content consistently by relying on your intuition

[38:30 ]Creating a soul business while being a multidimensional being

➳ Words to live by:

“The more that you can meditate, and spend time in the flow, the more you will open that connection up so that it's easier for things to flow through you.”

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