what your vision is and where you're going with
it. What waves have you made from the last time
me and you met? What are some of the lessons
that you learned and some struggles you faced
and you grew out of? We'd love to hear that story.
Yeah, definitely. Looking forward to share about
what's happening, what's been happening in the
last few months. So since we last spoke, I've
been asked to do more presentations and workshops,
a lot of speaking engagements. That's what I
really wanted to do because I thought it's a
really good way to share my message. with the
world is to go on these platforms. I've also
been on a lot of podcast appearances as well,
talking about different topics on health and
wellness. And what's gone well is all these opportunities.
I noticed that the more I speak, the more I'm
asked to speak. That's great. And also, when
you actually vocalize yourself, you actually...
helps you to internalize about, you know, your
thoughts and your processes. And, you know, I'm
constantly learning as well from other people
because health and wellness is a revolving field.
And so, you know, I'm going, I'm always going
over research papers and so on. And it's kind
of passive when you're just reading something,
but you actually, you know, if you can actually.
talk about it afterwards then it helps you to
process the information um and um so it's been
amazing and i feel you know i'm the confidence
is also definitely you know increasing And with
all the marketing I'm doing and just talking
about different people, you know, gaining the
views as well, you know, on different topics,
sharing. I mean, I actually was on a panel last
week with two ladies for a women's networking
group, and we were talking about building a health
mindset. And that's important, you know, when
it comes to wellness goals, you know, to have
that in mind. um and that it went very well and
then since then i've i've been contacted by some
ladies about um collaboration um on wellness
programs so that's really excellent um in terms
of what has you know what um the struggle challenges
of course they're real um you know because nothing
goes smoothly you know progress is not linear
you're going to get setbacks But what I find
is that now I'm more resilient because I've learned
from the past. Because initially, when you first
start your business and you're hopeful, everything
you think is going to go well right away. And
then when you get your first challenge, you're
disappointed, you're frustrated. And then you
start questioning yourself. Is this going to
happen? You start having self -doubt. And that's
not something we want. We want to have the confidence
that we will overcome this and this is just part
of the journey. We have to learn from it and
we will overcome it. We find ways of solving
the problems and move on. So it's really empowering
to feel that way. And it really is important
because as entrepreneurs, It's hard to sometimes,
at some days, you know, keep going. You get up
and you don't feel so confident that morning
and you have to keep pushing forward. And you
just have to, you know, I think it's very important,
just like health and wellness goals, you have
to focus on the journey. You have to focus on
the progress, not perfection. You know, that
doesn't happen overnight. One needs to be consistent
and building resilience really helps. Let me
go a little bit deeper in what you shared. Thank
you for being that authentic and sharing that
with us. What was the timeline from what you
started and now that you see things going well
and things are actually working out and there's
light at the end of the tunnel and you see having
these great experiences? What was the timeline
for you when you started until you see success?
How long did that take for you? I would say about
15 months. 15 months. And what got you through
those 15 months? What got you through that? Just
the belief that... what you want to achieve.
I want to help people with their health. And
this motivates me. Every day when I wake up,
I focus on that. And there are people out there
who need my help. And I know that I can give
them a lot of support. And I have a lot of things
I can do to help them. So having that belief
and knowing that. Persistence is important and
you just have to keep going. And, you know, at
the beginning, even for the first six months,
I would say, you know, you have no idea what
might work. You know, you're trying different
things. You're putting your feet in, you know,
all kinds of things and just say, maybe this
works, maybe that doesn't work. And then you
start getting the momentum. You know, you start
thinking, oh, maybe this, you know, would work
with my type of business and something else that
I thought would work. that maybe it doesn't suit
me. It doesn't suit my personality. It's not
what I really want to achieve. So it's really,
you have to test the water for quite a while.
And then, you know, you find what works and,
you know, and this way you can just pursue on,
you know, on those things. I want to take it
a step. step further from what you just mentioned.
I think there's something very powerful you shared
here. A lot of times we are focused on the what
and how before we know the who and the why. And
I say the who and the why, a lot of people are
familiar with the Simon Sinek's very famous quote,
I focus on the why and then the what and the
how. And I want to add to that. I think he almost
had that right from the knowledge I've gained
with the people. around me and the great leaders
I've met, I think the who comes before the why.
Because I would not have known about Simon Sinek's
book had I not known about Simon Sinek at all.
So focusing on the who that you're trying to
help achieve and then the why, why you're trying
to do it. And then the what and how will eventually
come and be easier. And all those months, Tess,
when the 15 months were... you you did not know
where the light is and what side is the light
is like i think your your your why got you through
that and if you if you put the who on that why
like hey that person who who's trying to um fight
cancer maybe or trying to lose 15 pounds or maybe
trying to um fight fight diabetes i don't know
what what it is for you like that's my goal like
that that is and Having them better health, that's
my why. And the how and the what will come as
I focus on the who and the why. So I think that's
very powerful what you shared. Thank you for
doing that. Oh, my pleasure. Yes, absolutely.
You know, I feel, you know, there are days when
I just want to say, oh, you know, maybe I just
go and get the job being a coach for another
company. And then you feel, no, but there are
all these individuals out there who need my help.
They need customized approach. um and the only
way i can do it is by offering them one -on -one
coaching um and so that you know helped me to
um overcome the doubts and you know and just
to put my work in um it's hard you know it's
hard it's not easy i understand you know that
all these challenges and you feel um you know
and you know we we want you know we have bills
to pay you know and so you know we feel that
you know Maybe that's another way to help me
to deal with it. But then you ask yourself that
question. If I change something I do, if I go
into a different direction, am I helping these
people I really want to help? Yes, and that is
so powerful, right? Isn't it? How focusing on
that and not having to worry about... second
guessing yourself of what you're doing is is
it the right way am i even is it even going to
be worth it at the end so that's that's i think
clarity gives a lot of a lot of direction most
people don't even have that and and you can see
it in the data and stats too um i don't know
if you have if you're familiar with michael gerber's
book the e -myth it's a very famous book right
um and he talks about a very staggering stat
It says 96 % of businesses in the United States
fail within the first 10 years. That's a pretty
big number. Most people are not making past the
first 10 years. How many are making past the
first five? How many are making past the first
two? That's a very staggering number, which explains
because people are so lost in the entrepreneurial
world and they lose hope. So thank you for sharing
that with us today, Tess. I want to shift gears
a little bit. We can talk about... or we can
talk about your coaching and entrepreneurship
at the same time. I don't know which way you
want to take it. But what tips would you have
for leaders? You can focus on either or direction.
I don't know what you're more passionate about,
but I'll hear either or. So I can talk about
wellness. you know because leaders need to yeah
need to uh to stay on track you know with the
health and wellness it's important because it's
easy as when you're running a business when when
your schedule is overwhelming it's easy to do
um to get burned out and Very often, you don't
get the symptoms. You have no idea it's coming.
And then before you know it, it hits you. And
it's very difficult then to reverse it. So the
way to look at it is that you have to make time
to set time out to recover. And this way, it's
a bit like maintaining your car. You have to
do that. Otherwise, you just... it would just
break down so this is a body you need to maintain
it so that you will be able to do the things
that are important to you you know such as running
your business because without health it's you
know we cannot get up in the morning we won't
have the energy we feel tired we're stressed
and when you run the you know when When you are
leaders, it's easy to get stressed out because
there's so much going on. You have to manage
it. So you have to manage your health by making
sure that you get enough sleep, you have nutrition
-balanced meals, you exercise, manage your stress.
uh and of course social connection is important
too you can't just work 24 hours a day and you
know and not interact with other people and you
need to also put time aside for your social you
know relationships and those things are all very
important um and um like you know your meetings
you have to schedule you know this um wellness
um practice this in you know so once you schedule
them they are in your diary and you would do
it otherwise things just you know get forgotten
you just think i have this meeting i have to
get on the plane and then yeah uh and then you
think oh i'm not getting enough sleep that can
wait but you can't because your body doesn't
wait your organs are still there they need to
they need tlc all the time um you know to be
looked after and you know and when When you are
busy, you're running a business, you know, there's
a lot to deal with, you know, especially your
brain. There's a lot to deal with from the moment
you wake up to the moment you go to sleep. So
you need to have those short little breaks throughout
the day to give yourself a rest, give your brain.
break a break for example just go for a quick
walk away from the screen as well you know so
you know because it's not good for your eyes
to be staring at the screen all day and you need
to stay hydrated so the easy way would be to
set an alarm on your phone just to remind you
you know go for a quick walk you know when you
have lunch or or in between your meetings this
way you also then stay focused and you are recharged
thank you for sharing i think that's a very powerful
tips um i'm going to take it another step further
i like i like adding value to it um i think sharing
practical advice is very very important but i
want to hear your schedule i think if you can
share your schedule like how you manage all that
in one day and get done and do the coaching and
do the business and come on the podcast with
me. I think that'd be amazing to hear. Like,
how do you go through your day? Like, what does
your typical day look like, Tess? Yes, well,
I'm an early riser because I like the morning.
I live in Miami, so the weather's good. And I
also believe in sunlight exposure first thing
in the morning. So I would get up at about six.
and then i would go on the balcony to do my deep
breathing exercise which i find very calming
and at the same time i get some daylight exposure
to set my circadian rhythm and then after that
you know i would get ready and but i practice
i'm kind of intermittent fasting so i try not
to have breakfast too early but i'm the type
also that doesn't feel like eating right away
after i get up um i need about two hours so i
will prepare my breakfast and but i won't have
that first i very often three or four times a
week i go to the gym in the morning um before
i actually get on with my day to you know have
a workout then i feel energized after that and
after the workout i have breakfast um and and
then i will sit in front of the computer and
do my calls um you know whether it's coaching
or if I schedule a podcast appearance, you know,
I do those. And then when it comes to lunchtime,
I will prepare myself a lunch. I do eat quite
regularly. But, you know, the beauty of running
your business from home is that I have access
to my kitchen. So it's easy. And, you know, so
I have my meals at lunchtime and then I will
have an early dinner. And in between the lunch
and dinner, then I've got, you know, work to
do as well. But then I always remind myself to
go out for a walk. so that I'm not sitting down
all the time, or even just walk around my apartment.
That's quite important. And stay hydrated. And
when you stay hydrated, you have to make your
bathroom stops. That's just natural. And people
can do that in the office as well. So you have
to get out of your chair and give yourself a
break. And so I do those things. And on the mornings
when I don't work out, Then I might start my
work earlier. I might have a meeting with one
of the people who helped me with social media
and so on. Maybe have some Zoom calls. So that's
how my days are. But then after dinner, I try
to have dinner very early. So if I can, if I'm
home, I would probably... have dinner by six
o 'clock. But that's because I believe that there
should be a three -hour window between dinner
and bedtime. And, you know, I might go do some
research on some health topics and read some
books, again, on the relevant topic that I've
been studying. and maybe make some phone calls
with some friends just to catch up with some
family members they live abroad so with the time
difference it's usually in the evening And then
I will start winding down for sleep, which is
important. We have to prepare ourselves for sleep.
It doesn't just happen, just like, you know,
in the morning. So I start winding down, you
know, and have a hot shower, listen to some music,
try to do things that won't stimulate, you know,
my brain too much. And then I like reading before
I go to bed as well. So I do that quite a bit.
I will do that for about half an hour before
I go to sleep. And yeah, that's how I conduct
my days. One last question, right? How long did
it take you to get to the schedule? How long?
You mean how? How long did it take you? How many
tries? um like how many months or how many years
worth of um trial and undertake you to get to
the schedule i would say on and off because i
don't you know i think suddenly often i do all
these things in one day so you build on them
just like habits so maybe initially i do the
morning thing and then maybe i add the deep breathing
exercise to it as well and then do the gym and
then see how it goes And then the lunch thing
and then the evening routine as well. So these
things, they all come together now, but it's
really over time. It's like putting them in different
segments. And that's what I tell people as well.
You know, don't do all these things in one go.
You just be so overwhelmed and then you would
give up and you just say, I'm no good. You know,
I can't do all these things. And no, try one
thing at a time. and build on it thank you for
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