Creating Connections with Magdalena

How a kid from the south side of Chicago made it to Wall Street and everything in between! Orlando's first exposure to Wall Street was through a program called Youth about Business at his high school. He shares how he struggled when it came to good grades, his first job experience as an assistant store manager at Walmart, and how he eventually made it to Wall Street. 

How to squeeze your new habit into your routine.

In this episode I share with you what my 45 minute indoor workout plan is as well as share my opinion on consistency and how it can really work.

From a young age Bryan knew he liked graphic design. Self taught through YouTube, Bryan shares how he chose to go with a job offer over completing his college degree and how he is in pursuit of opening a creative consulting agency. 

Have you ever written a paper really late for a class assignment? Like started writing it on the morning that it's due? Didn't you feel like writing any papers in the future, on the night before would become way easier now that you have experienced the worst? Yeah, same. Here's how to tap into that.

Have you ever noticed how some environments pose more challenges than others when it comes to your goals? It's totally normal, but here's what to do

A toxic mentality 

What if you only had today? Not 75 days, but you only had to tough it out for today. You'd give it your all because you deserve nothing less.

Challenges are meant to spurt moments of growth. If the long term effects of starting a challenge yield positive results, what's stopping you from interrupting a blimp in the time span of your life?

Do you say "yes" to things often? When was the last time you gave something your UNDIVIDED attention? A lot of us neglect establishing our boundaries and this could be why we neglect progress in some of our goals.

Do you ever catch yourself scrolling on your phone when you should be working on a project? I used to do this all the time in school - it came in the form of procrastination. But then it continued after school. I saw myself distracting myself from accomplishing some of my own goals because I'd get to a hard point. Why did this happen? You can't break a bad habit if you're not puttin...

Why I'm doing it, why i'm off social media, what 75 hard is, and why you should join me :) 

From an equine studies degree, to recently graduating with her M.A. in Counseling and Career Development, Christina's unique story involves being the daughter of two Ukrainian immigrants, and growing up in a household where mental health was rarely talked about. Today, Christina is a mental health advocate and has ambitions of doing research for mental health in the future. If you are in need...

In this episode I talk to Enrique who shares his journey in getting to know himself. His story is truly a rollercoaster, and includes him spontaneously moving to LA, living out of his car, and skipping school. His journey involves his relationship with his parents, both who are from Mexico and came to the US for more. Today he is more in tune with himself, and shares an exciting endeavor he is pur...

We talk about the physical pains growing up like sore backs, weak knees, etc., but what about the mental maturing that happens?

From Medical Interpreter, to now working her dream job at CashDrop, Betsy Brewer shares her journey to what she wanted to be be when she grew up. She shares a life changing experience that reminded her to not take life for granted, and encourages others to not play into the comparison game that exists in our social media world today. 

Mo Santiago, a spoken word artist, and I discuss her journey as a Teaching Artist. Before this conversation, I had never known about this profession and I think it's something a lot of people would be interested in learning more about! We also discuss the relationship she has with her parents, who mother who is of Irish decent, and her father who is of Puerto Rican decent and the role they ha...

Should you pursue your passion or purpose? Initially inspired by passion, Adrian shares how his journey changed as he began to self reflect.

Sometimes the world feels way to big and our contribution feels unimportant. I'm here to remind you how you play a part in the bigger picture and your voice/actions do matter!

Let's start off on the right track! A reflection on 2020 and a reminder that you create your timeline.

Like with many things in life, fear is disguised and a big reason why we aren't able to just "do it". In this episode I address some of the fear I believe lies behind not being able to trust the process. 

And the journey continues in learning how to ENJOY the journey, and not just live for the end result. This episode covers the second tool in the box that I think is required to make enjoying the journey a life long habit. Enjoy and I'll catch you on Monday with the next ep!