It’s early in the morning and my daughters wake up motivated to “get to work.” This is not a rare occurrence since I have very self-motivated daughters who have high aspirations to transform the world they live in. I admire that. I respect that. I love that. But not this time. I felt upset. I …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
When I “decided” to become a public speaker, there were so many topics I wanted to speak about. I guess I am very opinionated! Maybe precisely because I am so intensely passionate about many issues, selecting my speech topics was an overwhelming experience, and it took some time to get them right. If you’ve been …
I’ve been studying the science of success for over a decade now, and in my research and my experience as a Success Mentor For Moms that the most common mistake people make when setting goals, New Year’s resolutions, or daily to-do lists, is this: not yet knowing what success means to you. And I’ve been …
I grew up in the Dominican Republic and, though we were really poor, my dad bought us a 15″ screen TV, and I was the most excited 4 year old! I used to “blog” about my day by adding the latest news and happenings of my home below my homework for my teacher to see, …
Many recent events have caused me to think a bit more deeply about empathy, and more specifically, on how, though the decline in empathy is increasingly concerning, we possess the ability to cultivate empathy and evolve as human beings. Empathy is the ability to understand someone else’s feelings, which is not a simple immediate choice, but a consistent set of …
Gift-giving is a big part of Christmas in every culture, however, unlike in most homes in the United States, our family does not place presents under the tree or exchange gifts on Christmas Day. As a Dominican immigrant with a multicultural family, I have kept some of the traditions that are dearest to my heart, and one …
I am a firm believer that you can transform your life by transforming your vocabulary. I have put this in practice and it has worked wonders for myself, for my family, and for the moms I mentor. There are some words and phrases that disempower us more than we can imagine. I call them “debilitating …
Usually after all the Christmas celebrations are over, our thoughts turn to New Year’s Resolutions, and we start setting goals we want to achieve. This is a great thing because experts in the science of success have proven that our subconscious mind seeks to make happen when we answer three questions: what? how much? by when? …
I was born on a Thursday. The calendar read December 16th, and the clock 7:20 a.m. I’ve been told my mother had very minimal birth pains and about a 20-minute labor. I was born on the hospital hallway, because, apparently, I was too eager to come to Earth. I’ve always loved my birthday. Being born …
The past few weeks have been intense in helping some of my clients finalize their book proposals, and providing some book publishing advice. I’m also planning my next book and getting a new certification, so I’m super excited about it. Helping moms create a business and life they love that allows them to spend meaningful …