Despite popular belief, you need very little motivation to get stuff done. If that sentence threw you for a loop, then you're going to want to check out this podcast episode. In this episode I break down what you actually need to achieve the goals you set, and why you can't always rely on motivation.

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The Journey (to your empowered brain)

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About the Podcast

This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

Listen, sweet friend, setting a work boundary will never feel easy! So if you're waiting for it to not be uncomfortable before you start, you're going to be waiting a very long time! But here's the thing, though, they're uncomfortable, setting work boundaries are important! It's how you protect your precious time and how you ensure you prioritize what matters most (your mental health and the people you love).

In this episode, we break down exactly why setting boundaries is uncomfortable (it's not what you think!), and the exact steps you can start taking now to start creating work boundaries, even when it feels awkward.

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The Journey (to your empowered brain)

This evidence-based coaching program has everything professionals need to be more productive, feel better and get more done, in only 12 weeks.

Learn more and join the Journey at: www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

The human body is made to do 2 things: REPRODUCE and SURVIVE.

Does this mean that the brain is either having sex or in survival mode?

I speak with sex expert and urologist, Dr. Kelly Casperson. This women is brilliant! She works with reproductive organs for a living and now teaches women how to get what they want out of sex.

We cover so much good stuff, including:

• How to not get stuck in the "stress and no-sex" cycle.
• How everyday life stressors (work, kids, relationships) are decreasing your libido
• How stress turns off the reproductive cycle (and makes it hard to get pregnant)
• How to take initiative to improve your sex life (which could means starting with something you have never done before)
• We talk about goals and how it is the journey that matters.
• Women's wandering minds during sex, why mindfulness is key, and how to get your head back in the game
• We treat sex like it is a scarcity. It is actually plentiful, abundant.
• Desire. Is it a thought? Is it a feeling? Is it an Action? WTH?

Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urologist with a special interest in the miseducation of female sexuality. Through science, truth and humor, she teaches sexual education with orgasmic equality and women's empowerment at the forefront of reminding women, and their partners, that they are not broken.

Follow Dr. Casperson on IG @kellycaspersonmd

Or, you can find her at www.kellycaspersonmd.com

Latina Leadership Accelerator

LLA is my one-on-one all-inclusive coaching program that teaches Latina's and all women of color the 4 most important things to be happy and confident at work and at home:

(1) How to Manage Your Mind

(2) Manage Your Emotions

(3) Thrive in Stress

(4) Leadership 2.0: Nuts and bolts of transformational leadership

Enrollment is open now. Get on my calendar to learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/VCMD-ScheduleConsult

Coaching for Latina Leaders

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all Latina's, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of Latina's and all women of color at all stages of their lives and careers.

You've likely heard of code switching. You know, the ability to speak/communicate a certain way with one group of people and a different way with another group?

Code switching can sometimes feel inauthentic, a hassle, like one more thing you *have* to do to be effective in the workplace.

But what if code switching was an asset? What if embracing the multifaceted wholeness of you are gave you a leg up at work? What if your biculturalism gave you power when negotiating your salary?

Listen in as I talk all about this with Latina Leader and best selling author, Wendy Amara.

In this episode we discuss:

• What code switching is.
• How code switching is an asset for leaders of color.
• How to embrace the multifaceted wholeness of who you are when leading.
• How to show up authentically as a leader of color and have a big impact in your workspace.
• How being bicultural can be an asset when negotiating a raise

Wendy Amara is a Transformational Strategy Life and Business Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Best Selling Author. She is proud of her Guatemalan roots and stands as a change agent for the Latinx Community. She helps ambitious Latinas reach their goals, by managing their brains. She specializes in helping overwhelmed clients, gain clarity, make a plan, and uplevel their life, through mindset and consistent action. She lives in California with her husband and 3 children, including boy/girl twins. You can find Wendy at: http://www.wendyamara.com/ or https://wendyamara.com/inspired-action-tribe/

Latina Leadership Accelerator

LLA is my one-on-one all-inclusive coaching program that teaches Latina's and all women of color the 4 most important things to be happy and confident at work and at home:

(1) How to Manage Your Mind

(2) Manage Your Emotions

(3) Thrive in Stress

(4) Leadership 2.0: Nuts and bolts of transformational leadership

Enrollment is open now. Get on my calendar to learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/VCMD-ScheduleConsult

Coaching for Latina Leaders

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all Latina's, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of Latina's and all women of color at all stages of their lives and careers.

This is the last episode of the Relationships podcast and what better way to end the series than by getting personal about my own marriage.

I talk with Dr. Kate Mangona, the host of Medicine, Marriage and Money. She get's me to open up about my own relationships and the limiting beliefs I had about marriage. We go deep and talk about:

• How to choose to make your marriage successful everyday
• How to not let limiting beliefs get in the way of creating a marriage you can be proud of, and
• One way to manage marital conflicts

Dr. Kate Mangona is pediatric radiologist in Houston, Texas. She's a mom of three, and is married to another physician. She and her husband actively invest in real estate. Dr. Mangona now combines her passions in relationships and investments and hosts the podcast Medicine, Marriage and Money. You can find her at: https://www.medicinemarriageandmoney.com/

Follow her on IG @katemangonamd and @medicinemarriageandmoney

Latina Leadership Accelerator

LLA is my one-on-one all-inclusive coaching program that teaches Latina's and all women of color the 4 most important things to be happy and confident at work and at home:

(1) How to Manage Your Mind

(2) Manage Your Emotions

(3) Thrive in Stress

(4) Leadership 2.0: Nuts and bolts of transformational leadership

Enrollment is open now. Get on my calendar to learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/VCMD-ScheduleConsult

Coaching for Latina Leaders

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all Latina's, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of Latina's and all women of color at all stages of their lives and careers.

This week I bring you the last episode in our "What's Possible Series," where you get to learn from my students, as I celebrate them, and let them serve as an example of what's possible for you.

Hearing these examples is important because without knowing what's possible for us, we usually let past failures, and other people's fears dictate our future and our potential.

But your past does not dictate who you will become. You and the choices you make today dictate your future.

Listen in and learn how you can overcome your habits of procrastination using something that may surprise you.

Links:

• Connect with me on: IG and FB.

• Watch my free class and learn how to get more done in a day without stress and burnout.

• Get your free copy of the Podcast Study Guide.

• Subscribe for weekly tips and strategies to empower your brain.

Learn more about The Journey, the only comprehensive coaching program for high-achieving women, that will teach you, in just 12 weeks, how to get more done, feel better, and overcome imposter syndrome.

In this episode, I take you on a journey to rediscover your intuition. We dive deep into what disconnects us from our inner knowing and how we can rebuild that connection. From personal stories to practical advice, I share insights on trusting yourself, overcoming fear, and creating space for intuition to thrive. This episode is all about empowering you to listen to your own inner voice, guiding you toward a more intentional and self-aligned life.

Key Takeaways:

• Your intuition is always present, waiting for you to tune in and listen.

• Trusting your intuition leads to lower stress levels and a deeper sense of inner peace.

• The difference between real and perceived threats and how to discern between them.

• Simple, everyday ways to practice trusting your intuition and celebrate small wins.

If you're ready to reconnect with your intuition and experience the peace and clarity that comes with trusting yourself, don't miss this episode! Tune in now and take the first steps toward reclaiming your inner knowing.

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Learn more and join my all inclusive coaching program, The Journey, where we take everything you've been learning and apply it to your life, so you start getting sustained results in your career, business and your life. The Journey is the only comprehensive coaching program for smart women that teaches you - in just 12 weeks - how to get more done, feel better, and live a life aligned with your purpose.

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The most important decision you will make in your life is who you choose to marry... which is a why a marriage can make or break your career.

In this first of 5 parts series of the interrelatedness of marriage and career success you'll learn:

(1) How your spouse contributes to your job satisfaction, salary and likelihood to get promoted

(2) The most important spousal characteristic of successful leaders

(3) How to give and receive the type of support needed for long term career success