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In the perfect world, we would all be happy and successful people all the time.

We would all get things on our to-do lists done and our days would be seamless.

Truth is, the perfect world doesn’t exist, and sometimes, we may just not feel up for anything.

Sometimes we have our rough days where all we want to do is lay in bed under the covers.

Sometimes, life throws us some pretty hard curve balls and we have to roll with the punches.

Sometimes, we may feel useless or we may even question our ability to cope with the world around us.

Sometimes.

But let me tell you something.

It’s okay to wallow in your sorrow. It’s okay to cry and yell at the top of your lungs.

But….

DON’T STAY THERE!

After you have gone through your funk, gather yourself, take a deep breath and continue being that chingona you know you are.

Realistically, none of us are perfect so we can’t be ashamed of feeling blue once in a while.

The key is to not dwell on our negativity.

No nos hagamos las víctimas de nuestra propia historia.

There is nothing wrong with falling down, but there is something wrong with staying on the floor and refusing to get your ass up.

Have your moment, then move on!

Vamos chingona, nadie te va a levantar del piso. Tu tienes que sacudirte y levantarte tu misma.

Isn’t it crazy how we are the creators of our own destiny?

Did you know that every struggle, every accomplishment, every battle and every success story in your life has to do with your mindset?

Would you believe me if I told you that you were capable of turning your dreams into reality, or would you you be skeptical and doubtful due to your given circumstances?

Mujer, todo está en ti!

It only takes a change of mindset to get where you’ve always wanted to get.

Every day when we wake up, we have the ability to make our day a good day, but we must BELIEVE we are going to have a good day.

Have you noticed that successful people only get more successful, while people in negative situations only tend to dig their holes deeeper?

That’s because the mindset of a successful person is stuck on success, therefore, the blessings keep coming for them. Their minds attract the good because they have trained their mindset to win.

As opposed to someone who is struggling. The only reason why they’re struggling is because they believe that’s what they deserve or simply believe that it is their fate or destiny to be a failure.

We must stop wasting our days away only wanting and wishing.

We must rewrite our brain to believe that we can obtain so much more, that we ARE so much more. Only then will we unlock our true potential.

Today I challenge you to say out loud to yourself three things about yourself that you truly believe that you are capable of or that you already have inside you. Start the day with a positive attitude and watch what a difference it makes when you begin to see the positive.

These are the three self affirmation phrases that I have been telling myself daily:

• I am strong.
• I am fearless.
• I am successful.

All you have to do is chose to change your mindset and you will change your life. It really is that simple.

Amiga, tu lo puedes todo, sólo se trata de creer en ti misma.

Last night was an incredibly informative and empowering night with the girls from The Connect Network.

If you have not heard of The Connect, chances are you may have missed my post on the Connect Conference a couple of weeks ago.

That was my first ever event and when I left there, I knew I had a greater purpose in life and that somehow, this group of ladies was going to help me get there.

Last night, however, was my first actual meeting and it hit a little different.

I was able to actually interact with and meet other members. I was able to listen to stories, testimonies and a few jokes from some hilarious ladies!

I was even able to voice my plans for my page to everyone at the meeting and got some very useful feedback.

I got connections to a very powerful contact all the way in San Antonio that can possibly help expand my page regionally.

We talked in groups about how to set goals and how to actually get them done.

Little by little, a bond is being created between all these special women with their own unique talents and interests, and I couldn’t be happier with the direction my life is headed.

Eternally grateful to the Man upstairs for helping me come out of my shell so I can keep growing and learning. I truly believe destiny already had my seat saved at that meeting last night.

Last night’s word was IGNITE, and I am on FIRE!

Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds and work that nourish you.

Sark

Are you ready to let go of all of the things that are weighing you down?

To reach your very best potential you must detach yourself from the ‘ifs’ ‘ands’ or ‘buts’.

You must convince yourself that you are ready, even if you are not.

Because in reality, we are never really ready.

There is never a perfect time to start something new. We just do.

There will be fear, confusion and you will question your purpose over and over again.

Let all of that go.

You will feel out of place and unsure of what you’re doing.

Do it anyway.

Solo así lograrás tus metas.

Pierde tus miedos y haz aquello que te hace feliz.

Do you know why?

Because if you don’t, one day you will wake up and realize that it’s too late.

Stop second guessing your potential.

You can and you will.

Plan your goal and dive in with all of your heart.

If you really want it, it’s already yours.

Xo, Claudia

Y’all! This girl is making some moves this 2020!

I was honored to be invited to one of Midland’s most prestigious events.

The Connect Conference is a conference run by the Connect Network. An amazingly talented group of women right here in the Permian Basin!

The event took place at The Petroleum Club and they had some awesome guest speakers.

The whole event was a great opportunity for me to get to know a few more women from our community and look for ways to network with anyone that crossed my path. I brought up my blog to anyone who lended me an ear.

It was such an incredible and inspiring night of captivating speeches, networking opportunities and even spiritual growth.

It was so inspiring to watch women from our local community making such impacting moves.

Also, can I just say, the food was delicious!

The only thing I did notice was the lack of Latina presence. Not a single Latina was on the panel of speakers.

It was disappointing, but at the same time it was a way to show how intimidated our Latinas are to boss up.

The talent and the drive are there, we just need to lose the fear and doubts.

Este año vamos con todo y enseñémosle a nuestra comunidad que también las Latinas podemos!

All in all, it was a great experience with great company!

What better way to start the year off than with an exclusive interview with Gabby Perez.

Gabby es un ejemplo a seguir. Con tan solo dos años en Estados Unidos a logrado lo que muchas que tienen una vida entera aquí sueñan tener.

Un negocio propio.

Gabby es instructora de ejercicio en bicicleta. Tiene su propio estudio y ofrece clases a diferentes horarios del día.

También es nutriologa. Se especializa en planes de dieta personalizados.

Fue un placer poder platicar con ella sobre temas de ejercicio y dieta.

Click the media below to listen to the interview!

Do you ever just meet someone and automatically connect?

It was an honor to interview such a boss babe and we had so much fun exchanging thoughts and ideas with each other. I’m telling you…THIS 👏🏽 IS 👏🏽 WHAT 👏🏽 IT’S 👏🏽 ALL 👏🏽 ABOUT 👏🏽

Alexandra ‘Ale’ Lozoya is an entrepreneur Latina with multiple businesses under her belt.

Click below to listen to the interview.

“There’s food for everyone out there to eat, it’s just a matter of how hungry you are.”

Alexandra Lozoya

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Desde niña I’ve always struggled with my weight.

I remember in 5th and 6th grade already wearing junior size clothing.

In my teen years I thinned out a bit, but my Latina hips and curves still made their presence known.

After I got married in 2007, I gradually started packing on pounds. Before I knew it, a couple of years after marriage, I had gained about 20 pounds.

Shortly after, I became pregnant with my first born son in 2009 gaining, yet again, a whopping 40 pounds during the entire course of my pregnancy by January 2010, bringing my weight to 245 pounds.

The first two to three years after having my son are now just a blur, yet I managed to gain more weight during that time and by 2013 I was at my highest weight of 265 pounds.

By this time in my life I was 23 years old.

I was depressed.

I knew I needed to lose weight, I knew I needed to work out. I knew I had to change my eating habits, but I was lost.

I didn’t know how to start.

I remember holding back from going to gym to get a membership because I was so embarrassed of how out of shape I was.

I didn’t want the world to see me struggle.

I began gradually changing up my eating habits, started counting my calories and would go on walks around the neighborhood as a form of cardio.

I pretty much just winged it. Going in, I had no clue what I was doing so most of my time was spent on the internet googling healthy recipes or different types of exercises for different areas of the body.

I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but after a few months of sticking to a regiment, I began to see changes.

Within two years, I was at my lowest weight of 179.

I felt incredible. Unstoppable.

My self esteem was through the roof.

I began to enjoy shopping for clothes.

I had loads of energy and radiated in self love.

I remember documenting my journey on an old Instagram page. So many people followed along and I gained so many friendships during that time. Some reaching out for help or advice, others applauding my success.

Then I became comfortable again.

Within a year, I gained 20 pounds.

I started working full time and life happened.

I started making excuses and gradually fell back into my old habits.

For the next year I struggled so much internally.

I beat myself up for not trying hard enough. I felt guilty for letting myself go.

I was so on and off with my journey that I became exhausted and gave up altogether.

A year later, in 2016 I became pregnant, already up about 30 pounds.

At that point, although I was happy with my pregnancy, I became discouraged with my appearance and let myself go even more with the excuse that I was expecting. I kept telling myself that I would just get through the pregnancy and start over again once I had the baby.

Once the baby was out, I was determined again to lose all the weight. The fire within me was lit once again.

That fire quickly died down when I realized that this second time around was no walk in the park.

I became discouraged after eating well for weeks and working out and the results were stalling.

My body had changed.

I was older.

It was harder.

I was going through post part in depression.

So I let myself go completely.

I stopped minding what I was eating.

I stopped working out.

Cold turkey.

From one day to the next.

I was tired of fighting.

Not only was I tired, but I was angry.

I was bitter.

I hated the fact that I had to work so hard to lose the weight.

I hated my genes.

I hated other girls that I saw who were effortlessly thin.

By this point I was right back to where I started when I began my journey in 2013.

I had been defeated.

It’s now been about 7 years altogether since I took that first leap of change.

Many things have happened since then.

I’ve been on a rollercoaster ride finding myself, losing myself, flying high, and stooping very low.

Some days I love myself just as I am. Other days I break down.

It’s my lifelong struggle.

I’m aware I need to make a change. I need to set more realistic goals. I need a different approach.

I’m determined to let go of all my excuses.

I’m ready to find me again.

I’m tired of hiding.

I’m finishing out this decade a little weak, but with a strong mentality.

2020 voy por ti!

Es inevitable, the new year is upon us.

A new year, a new decade, a new chance to start over and make wiser decisions.

Time to put aside old habits.

Time to reflect.

Time to take a chance.

Time to be thankful for the obstacles that were thrown our way this year.

More importantly, it’s time to own up to our mistakes.

It’s time we learn from our downfalls and rise up.

It’s okay to feel lost. It’s okay to not know entirely what direction to take.

What matters is that each and every day, we work to be better than we were yesterday.

That’s it.

Every little bit of progress counts.

Every little bit of effort adds up.

Let’s not become overwhelmed with the ultimate goal, but rather break it down into smaller goals every day.

It’s important to remember, no tenemos que ser perfectas para comenzar.

Let’s focus on finding ourselves again.

Let’s focus on loving ourselves a little more.

Let’s live that dream.

Let’s fuel that burning desire to succeed.

Let’s BE the fire!

Let’s focus on becoming optimistic and looking at the glass half full.

Let’s leave all the negativity and drama in this decade.

Sometimes we may feel like we are who we are and we can’t change.

Let’s get out of that mindset.

We ARE allowed to change.

We ARE allowed to grow.

We ARE allowed to reinvent ourselves.

Todo comienza dentro de nosotros.

Every single minute of every single day is a new chance to evolve!

Think about that.

The beauty about human is that we are not trees.

Our roots are not tied to the ground.

We are meant to move.

We are meant to change.

Everything we have done up until this day has molded us into the person we are now.

So why not mold into a better version of ourselves?

We can.

What’s stopping us?

Mija, if a tortilla can rise up, so can you!

Imagine a world where we don’t have to compete to get to the top.

Imagine climbing a mountain where instead of fighting and clawing your way up, there’s an army of other women climbing the same mountain giving you a hand and helping you up when you need it.

Imagine being able to turn to your local community and being able to connect with other women who are happy to give you advice on your endeavors and missions.

Women who have been, or are in your same shoes giving you expert advice and pro tips on how to create a successful business.

Imagine being able to exchange ideas.

Imagine being able to network and support other businesses just like yours.

My dream is that we no longer have to imagine such a place.

My dream is to make it a reality.

I want to create a home inside of Jefa Latina where all women come together to become one.

I want us to create an empire so big for ourselves and help other women win too.

I want women empowering women.

I want women uplifting women.

I want women supporting women.

Que dices?

You in?