The Confidence Project Podcast

Do you have boundaries with your phone? Or is it just permanently attached to your hand, and without even thinking about it you're always quick to respond to texts, social media pings, or mindlessly scrolling as you fill in every single gap of your day? What I'm really leaning into is the thought that my time is sacred. All of our time is. Am I honoring that by being available 24/7 to everyone and...

Huh? Yeah. Make sure your business coach had success in business before becoming a business coach. If you're wondering how this could not possibly be common sense- you'll want to be sure to tune in. There's something business coaches don't want you to know- and I'm totally spilling the beans. You deserve to be informed about where your biz coach has been and WHY they decided to become a biz coach...

Who are you when you meet adversity? Sure- we could say "everyone is resilient so long as they keep going!" but I see it differently- I don't think it's that simple. Resiliency speaks to who you are and how you respond to failure and difficulty. Complaining, victim mindset, quitting, etc. are not resilient mindsets. People who only stay within their comfort zone so as to never experience failure o...

"Movement is medicine" is something people throw around all the time, but really have no idea what this means or what it looks like. If you're sedentary, then yes- your body will benefit from starting to move more intentionally and regularly. If you're already active and wondering why your body hurts outside of normal soreness and thinking that hitting the gym more or just going for walks is going...

You can start feeling better about damn near everything in your life. It starts with a choice- but it's WAY more complicated than that. It's not enough to just say "I'm going to choose to feel better!" Sometimes that can work- but usually not. Hence why shit starts to feel awful. Things like: -The fact that your partner can never load the dishwasher -Your Tinder date won't text you back right away...

In business, EVERYTHING FEELS LIKE A FIRE that needs to be put out immediately. Before you know it, you've worked all day long and feel like you have nothing to show for it. I know this feeling because I've been there plenty of times- and sometimes still find myself there from time to time even these days. Every time I feel like my business is a series of massive fires that need tending to, it's b...

Today's episode is gonna BLOW. YOUR. MIND. What is people pleasing ACTUALLY coming from? What does it ACTUALLY mean? And what can you do about it?

I know the bathroom scale triggers you.  You avoid it at all costs, maybe it'll just... all go away. Maybe you'll forget how much you hate your body if you just never weigh yourself again. Guess what? This is a shitty strategy. It's not about the scale. It's about your associations with it. This episode turns your relationship with the bathroom scale upside down on its head. If you're triggered by...

"Say it isn't so, Christina! What about apples!? Celery!?" Nope, sorry- it's not that simple. If there aren't any inherently unhealthy foods then guess what? There aren't any inherently healthy foods either. No one food is healthy. It doesn't work that way. What DOES exist are healthy contexts and unhealthy contexts but it's really not that simple. Trust me, if this was simple, none of you would b...

Do you hop yourself up on pre-workout? I used to, too. It was part of my pre-lifting ritual for years and years. And then I thought about it- what am I trying to cover up? And what do I actually feel like if I'm not doping myself up on crazy-juice just to survive another day in the gym? And at what cost? I am all about pushing my physical limits- it feels fun and good for me. For a long time I alw...

What good is your physical health if you're a walking-talking ass hole to yourself? Ever leave the doctor's office feeling like you just need to get a grip on your health and then find yourself on another diet? Yeah... that's common. It's also not the whole picture. Sure, there are parts of our health that can be improved by how much we move and what we eat, but it's not the whole picture. Diet cu...

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My best friend was cheated on for 9 years, now what? I'm a fixer- when my friends come to me with an issue, my gut instinct is to fix everything. But with an international border separating us, it made it a lot more difficult. I couldn't just go over there and bring her coffee to cheer her up. And I could hardly offer any solutions to make it better.... so, what do you do when your friend's entire...

"I trust myself the most in the areas of my life in which I've taken the most action." -said by yours truly. Hi, I'm Christina Montalvo, and my life can be categorized by a series of shitting my pants- and taking big action anyway. Action produces results- no matter which way you spin it. Sure, we have to manage our expectations of the outcomes that are produced from said action, but the other opt...

You're in pain so you go to the doctor who sends you home, tells you to rest, take these pills and come back in 4-6 weeks if the pain hasn't gone away. You go back, still in pain once the pain medication wears off, and they walk back in the office with a huge ass needle and tell you that this will help. You feel great! The pain goes away in a few days and you're on your merry way. Several more wee...

A recap of my journey through hiring business coaches- the good, the bad, the hysterical, and the really, really ugly. If you're listening to this in real time, you can grab your Free Ideal Client Crash Course (delivered via email!) HERE!

This episode begins to scratch the surface of how crucial a sound understanding of exercise science is. Here's a secret:general/family doctors don't specialize in movement, pain science, exercise, muscles, etc. They just don't. Many people come to me and say "wouldn't my knees feel better if I lost weight?" or "My doctor said my knees wouldn't hurt so much if I lost weight, so I'm going to start s...

Everything sucked inside my business for a long time- I kept making decisions from where I currently was in my business which kept me STUCK for years. What I learned was to make decisions based on the business that I WANTED to have- which required focusing on something that didn't quite exist yet. Hello, self-trust and scared shitless and doing it anyway! It didn't exist yet because I hadn't creat...

If you've been using social media as your personal outlet for any length of time and then decide to start a personal brand, it can be scary to start shifting how you show up online. What will your friends and family think? What if they don't take you seriously? This all circles back to knowing who you're speaking to- unfortunately, your friends and family are probably not your ideal client- and th...

I know, I know- it sounds silly- what does your IG bio, of all things, really matter? These days, your social media accounts are like your virtual business card- a living, breathing portfolio if you will. It's like the initial handshake between you and your potential clients. When people land on your social media, they have a few seconds to decide if you're for them or not. People don't have long...