You’ve probably heard the phrase many times before:

“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”

What does that really mean?

It means that every single decision that you make today will affect your future. Invest in yourself today and make conscious decisions to learn and improve yourself so that down the road, when you look back on life, you will thank yourself for the decisions that you’ve made today.

When I hear this phrase, it reminds me of my high school job because I absolutely loved my job then and after all these years I’m still happy that I made that choice. This one choice that I am forever grateful for is that instead of working at a clothing store like most kids did that time, I worked part-time at the local bookstore.

Obvious pros of working in a bookstore:

• Cashier experience.
• Sales experience.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Substantial employee discounts on all books & magazines at B&N.
• Free uncorrected versions of upcoming books.
• Free old books & magazines (Not often but there are chances).
• Constant restocking and alphabetizing of books, but I learned a little bit of EVERYTHING scanning through books, and opened up my worldly views.
• I am super thankful because this experience made reading a lifetime hobby for me. 
• Working in an enjoyable environment (the smell of fresh books & patient co-workers who are also passionate about books).
• The fact that everyone who comes in is a super friendly reader (ok maybe 99%).
• For those who aspire to become a writer, there are chances to meet authors and know the industry.
• For those who already published a book, you can recommend your own book to readers.
• Always know what’s best to read because tons of people will come on the same day asking for the book Oprah just recommended.

We all know that our future depends on what we do to our present. So, if you don’t shape your present now, you cannot witness the desired result in your future. What kinds of results do you want in your future life? What seeds are you planting? 

• Invest in yourself! 

• Be who you are.

• Decide what kind of life you want and design it accordingly.

• Keep learning! 

• Get rid of what doesn’t align with your life right now

• Choose who to take with you on your journey in life.

Now that I have this podcast, I am so thankful for my younger elementary school self to have signed up to be a storyteller at the local radio station.

Now that I am an unshakable optimist, I am so thankful for each and every negative circumstance that came into my life to teach me a lesson and practice my resilience. 

Now that I coach amazing women on growing their business, I am so thankful for the naive young me for the failed businesses that I started in the past so I know what doesn’t work and what not to do. 

Now that I have a coaching business, I am so thankful to younger myself for investing in a coach. 

Now to end this episode, I challenge you to make a list of important events that happened in your life and next to them journal out what you have learned and why you are thankful for these experiences. Happy journaling and continue to make decisions and take actions that you will thank yourself for tomorrow. 

Guest featured in this episode:

Heater Desantis is the CEO of Publicity For Good, a PR agency that helps purpose-driven brands get in the media.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Why is press so important? 

• What is the secret to getting into the media?

• Can a complete newbie get featured in the media?

• What are the criteria for a good story? 

• What type of media outlets do you recommend a beginner to start?

• What are some different ways you can get into the media? 

• What are some things to keep in mind when writing a pitch?

• What do you need to know about pitching to your local TV station?

• And much more!

Guest featured in this episode:

Gabe Cox is the author of Mind Over Marathon, accountability and mental training coach, and host of the Red Hot Mindset podcast.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Low point in her life

• What negative things she was saying to her self

• What resources helped her along the way

• What’s her favorite word

• What words to keep out of your dictionary

• And much more!

Guest featured in this episode:

Jo Placencio is a blogger and influencer who puts a positive spin on her work. She is the co-founder of Glam Soriee and has been featured in People Magazine three times. She is here to talk about how she grew her followers and influence on Instagram authentically and found her life purpose along the way. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Why she started her blog?

• How she grew from 7k on IG to 140k loyal followers in 3 years?

• How she got featured in People Magazine?

• What she thinks contributed the most to her success on the blog?

• How she stays positive? 

• and much more…

I was listening to a podcast episode where this amazing woman, a successful woman entrepreneur out of NY was talking about growing up in the city of Rosemead, where I also once lived. Now to give you some context Rosemead is a city about 20 minutes east of Downtown Los Angeles, a city many consider not to be ideal to live in and have their future kids grow up. So this lady talked about how she wanted so badly to get away from this city. 

This particular episode really resonated with me and actually made me laugh because I was in a very similar situation. My parents didn’t buy our first house until I was in middle school, before then, we moved from city to city of course with the aim to be in a better area with better schools for me. Finally, in the middle of 8th grade, we bought our first condo in our dream city. I was doing great, had straight A’s, but felt it wasn’t enough. I was chasing all the shiny objects in life I was never truly happy. 

So after my sophomore year in high school, I decided to drop myself, even though I had straight A’s. I was disciplined to transfer to UCLA and voila, one of my roommates was from Rosemead, coincidence? Or fate? Maybe life was trying to teach me a lesson. 

Where you are now just might be the best place to be. What you are doing in life might just be the best thing for you to be doing. When your business will explode might not match your expectations but everything is falling into place as it unfolds so all you need to do is to enjoy what you have and not focus on the lack. 

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today and make a new ending. 

It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters where you finish and how you enjoyed the journey along the way! 

Or better yet, it doesn’t matter where you start, as Long as You Start.