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This September I will be speaking to 15,000 women 👀 You want to know how I got that event? Through a DM I sent pitching my message. I literally went and grabbed it (➡️ SWIPE TO READ THE ACTUAL DM)
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That is also how I started my speaking business. The 1️⃣st thing I did was to create a list of the people I knew, along with the places they worked for, and the people THEY knew. Then, it was a matter of asking them to help me speak at their companies/events or connect me with the right person 👋🏼⁣
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That is how I was able to speak at Google, Netflix and Facebook from the get-go ✌🏼⁣
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ANYTHING you want to accomplish may be one email or DM away. It’s about going and grabbing it 💥 Asking for it 💥 Pitching yourself 💥 The key is NOT the contacts you have, is the confidence you have in yourself to make good use of them.⁣
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I trusted people could benefit tremendously from my message — and ANYONE could perceive that confidence. When you TRUST in your value, others will believe in you AND support you on your journey to success.⁣
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So, start by building that self confidence now, and then, GO. AND. GRAB. IT. Ask for the things you want #unapologetically — Rejection may happen... but success may also happen. So 👏🏼 much 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 win 👏🏼 And you are worth it.⁣
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This is something I learned from @garyvee 🧠🙌🏼⁣ So... what was that thing you wanted SO much?
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#hellofears #goandgrabit #entrepreneurslife #garyvee #whatsthebestthatcanhappen #courageis #bravery #lifechanging #nonstop #makeithappen #doer #success #fear #goals

They say “you can’t pour from an empty cup”, but what does that mean? 🍶⁣
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After speaking intensely for many days in a row, I arrived home, and realized it was time for me to refill my cup before going back on tour again.⁣
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I usually relax by going to the city and having some ME time. But this time I tried something new — and I had an experience like NO OTHER ⤵️⁣
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I heard about a Williamsburg salon — @ablhairstudios — that offered a “hair healing” treatment, so I decided to give it a try ⤵️🙌🏼 #whatsthebestthatcanhappen⁣
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〰️ When I got there, the first thing I noticed is that the salon looks like your best friend’s Brooklyn apartment 🌱 (swipe ➡️). Cozy, full of plants and lots of personality.⁣
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〰️ The “washing station” 🚿 was a DREAM. The owner’s goal was to turn the typical chair into a BED, where you lay flat as she massages your head 💆🏼‍♀️ for 30 min straight 😵 + PLUS the “bed” was heated 🔥⁣
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〰️ There is a special focus on awakening and relaxing ALL of your 5 senses. The smells 👃 from the oils and products were beyond anything I’ve ever smelled, the lights 💡 were dimmed and colorful, making patterns on the ceiling. I had a cozy blanket on top of me. The mint tea 🍵 was refreshing, and the sound bath 🔊 was just what I needed!⁣
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What I liked the most was the conversation I had with the owner. She said: “Michelle, while you discovered that your purpose was to encourage people to step outside of their comfort zone, MY purpose is to help people pause ⏸, take a break, recharge, and go out there again 🙏🏼” This is SO important guys. More than you think 👀⁣
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My hair not only looks beautiful today, it feels healthy and strong 💪🏼♥️ and I’m as happy as I could be. ⚠️ This post is a reminder to take care of yourself, to INVEST in your well-being and take the time to recharge. We all need it 🙏🏼 How do you refill your cup?
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🌈 @stacieswift thank you for the beautiful art

One thing is to receive praise after a presentation — which is nice. Another one — MUCH NICER — is to receive messages from empowered women who decided to take action right after hearing my message 😭♥️💥
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➡️➡️ Swipe to read a few of the emails I received after speaking at the Most Powerful Women Event in Vegas two weeks ago ➡️➡️
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My job is a blessing and I cannot thank the UNIVERSE enough for this opportunity 💫 This is my #TBT
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#hellofears #motivationalspeakers #keynotespeaker #networkmarketing #mpw2019 @ericworre @marinaworre #courageis #vegas #conference #womenpower #lovemyjob

In a recent conversation with Adam, I told him that I truly believed there is a right partner for everyone, people just have to be willing to find it. And I added “I’m glad we found each other young enough, at 17” To which he answered with a question ⬇️⁣
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🤔 Did we simply find each other, or... did we build our relationship? 🤷🏻‍♂️⁣
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Such an interesting question! So we created a full podcast episode based on that premise. And our conclusion was ⤵️⁣
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There may NOT be such thing as the *perfect partner*, but the RIGHT person to build a relationship with does exist, it’s a matter of finding it and then working together as a team.⁣
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Some questions you can ask yourself to know if you are building a future with the right person for you are:⁣
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♥️ Does this person bring out the best, or the worst of me?⁣
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♥️ Does this person bring me down, or pushes me to reach my full potential?⁣
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♥️ Are our values aligned?⁣ — more important than having similar tastes, is to have similar core values
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♥️ Do we want to be in the same place 5, 10 or 20 years from today?⁣
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♥️ Are you both equally committed to making this relationship work?⁣
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♥️ Are you proud of your partner?⁣
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♥️ Are you together because of love, or because of fear (fear to be alone, or fear to hurt each other)⁣
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The most important question:⁣
♥️ How much do you value yourself?⁣
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Self worth is the first step towards finding the right partner and then having the courage to work together every day to making it work 🙏🏼⁣
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🎙 Desde El Avión: If you speak Spanish, DO listen to our podcast episode called: We Are NOT The Perfect Couple (No Somos La Pareja Perfecta) on iTunes or Spotify 💕 #podcast #hellofears #perfectpartner #love #relationships #desdelavion #michelleyadam
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Lovely illustration by @natalia_ramas for @estherperelofficial 👏🏼

Ever since we got married in 2011 we thought we would have a baby in the next two years...
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And then New York came. So we said: next year, when my masters in branding is over!...
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And then the 100 Days Without Fear project came, and we said: next year when this thing is over and we go back to our normal routine...
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And then the speaking came, and then the book came, and then we BECAME different people. People who is not looking to check society’s boxes, but their own.
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Which is the HARDEST thing to do.
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If I made it look easy, I’m sorry. It’s actually pretty forking hard. To look around and make the decision— one more time — to follow our hearts, and not the crowds’. To say YES to ourselves, and NO to the rest of the world. To wait, to build, to trust, instead of rushing... Rushing for what? Rushing to meet whose expectations? To make who happy? To live on whose timeline?
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Maybe next year! If it feels right for US 🙏🏼✨♥️ @stramhacks
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If you are also holding off on motherhood because you want to give your best self to your kids and be ready for such important stage in life, you are not alone ☺️ Let’s keep going, you’re already a great mom just because of that 👊🏼! #mothersday #motherhood #hellofears #courageis #chooseyourownpath #defyexpectations

“Perfect is the enemy of the good” That’s why when @stramhacks and I had the idea to start our own podcast, we literally started it 😅
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Some people would’ve waited to buy the perfect mic, write at least 20 ideas for possible episodes and design the most beautiful cover. We used the @apple earphones’ mic, designed a cover in 12 minutes and started recording!
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10 episodes and 20,000+ downloads later, we decided to finally invest in our product, now that it is PROVEN to add value. In fact, our podcast “Desde El Avión “ is our most demanded product so far 🥳
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My advice: don’t wait to have it all figured out, and START! Figuring things out is just part of the process, and the faster you test drive your idea, the faster you’ll be getting results and building on top of it 👊🏼
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What are you waiting for??? 😬
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➡️ By the way, if you own an airline (or work at one), we are looking for SPONSORS! 👏🏼🔥👏🏼
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THANK YOU @caravisionnyc for the awesome photos, and @nawisworld for the fun illustration. Working with you both has been nothing but pure JOY!!!
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#newlook #desdelavion #podcast #cover #photoshoot #couple #hellofears #perfect #goodenough #startnow

I’ve never bought a lottery ticket in my life, not for myself. I was always afraid that if I won a big chunk of 💰 I was not going to make it on my own.⁣
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And even though my goal was never to become a millionaire, because money is not my MAIN driver, I knew that the lack of it could motivate any human being to work harder and faster🏃🏽‍♀️💨
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So, instead of comparing myself to people around me whose parents bought them houses or gave them the money to start their businesses, I constantly reminded myself of the feeling of accomplishment that making it — on my own — would bring me🔥
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And tbh, it feels fuc*ing amazing to be where I am today, and to know that WE made it — 100% on our OWN 👊🏼⁣
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Disclaimer: It may take longer, it may be way harder, but the reward tastes WAY BETTER. And I wouldn’t change a thing — #SELFMADE 🙏🏼♥️ If I did it, you can too ☺️ #courageis #motivation #girlboss #onourown #courage #entrepreneurship

I attended two concerts while in Vegas 😎👇🏼
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Image 1️⃣ // At the @maluma concert (swipe ➡️) — SHOCKED by the amount of people who “lived” the ENTIRE experience through the screen of their phones 😨. So much, that I needed to take a video out of just THAT.⁣
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Image 2️⃣ // At the @brunomars concert (swipe ➡️ one more) — SHOCKED that they locked 🔒 away our phones on those pouches for the ENTIRE time 😑
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Guess where we had the most fun?⁣
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I’m not going to lie. I was pissed off at first. I thought that the reason why they did that at Bruno Mars was just to prohibit us from recording the concert ❌🎦⁣
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Wrong. So wrong. at the beginning of the concert, Bruno addressed the 🐘 in the room, and admitted that the ONLY reason HE asked to take away our phones was because he wanted us to be PRESENT, and actually have fun for once 😅⁣
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I laughed at myself, thought about the Maluma experience, and hi-fived 👋🏼 Bruno from afar. ⏩ Immediately, we stood up and started dancing 💃🏼! We sang out loud and immersed ourselves into a one of a kind experience 🙌🏼⁣
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Thank you, #brunomars 👊🏼 for the #JOMO time — #hellofears #nophone #concert #vegas #mgmpark

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