Here we are, almost 50 episodes later, and I think of all the amazing women who shared their stories on how they’ve navigate career and life, and how inspiring they are.

This is me very late at night recording an intro video for a TEDx talk submission. I had put off this recording for one reason: I was delaying feeling like it wasn’t going to be good enough. That’s the straight up truth.

An intention for the year is how you want to show up in the different parts of your life, how you can view challenges that arise, and how you can recenter yourself when there’s a lot going on and a lot to get done.

You aren’t inadequate because you can’t do the hundred things no human could ever do. No human does it all. It can be exhausting to feel like you’re always behind and not living up to your own expectations.

Not-so-gentle reminder: You did 2021! Celebrate all you did, how you’ve grown and how much you’ve learned. It can feel like you have a long way to go, but you’ve also come so far.

As we inch closer to the end of 2021, let’s take the time to reflect on this past year. Acknowledge everything you did, learned, and moved through that deserves recognition, especially the everyday things that add up to so much.

Sometimes it’s hard to see how far you’ve come in just one year. We focus so much on our day-to-day, our to-do lists and everyone who needs us, that we forget all we’ve learned and how much we’ve grown and evolved.

When you're stressed and overwhelmed, keep it as simple as possible: Set your priorities and focus on what's immediately in front of you.

“I don’t know what I want next in my career”…“I don’t know what’s next for me.”… There are so many different reasons you might say these things. Maybe you’ve been in your role for a while and you’re looking for a new challenge or a complete pivot.

If you asked me what has been crucial to how I’ve pivoted in my career more than a few times, it’s the power of relationships nurtured and sustained over time. Many of those relationships go as far back as college and law school.

If you’ve been wanting to take the leap and go for that next opportunity but you find yourself not being able to make that move, you aren’t alone.

I was blown away when I first heard Odalys Jasmine Garcia Arce share her story on her podcast, Hella Latin@. She's a first-gen Hondureña, and the youngest of 8 siblings, whose family struggled with homelessness when she was younger.

Marathons are hard. Yes, that’s an understatement. The amount of training and wear and tear on your body is not for the faint of heart.

Growing up with two Dominican parents but me being born in the U.S.— I was often too different for the American kids at my elementary and middle school.

If we want to feel different, we have to do something different. We can’t expect change to happen without making an effort in that direction…

So many of us subconsciously attach our value as a person to what we do and external markers of success…