The last Sunday of July is Father’s Day in my home country and August 10th is my dad’s birthday. I miss my DAD. He is my HERO in so many ways. He always finds a way to LIFT me up, CHEER me up, replace my tears with GIGGLES and SMILES, and help me see my …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
As a Caribbean island native, I love coconuts and I especially love coconut water. Not all “young Thai coconuts” come from Thailand. 🙂 In my home country, the Dominican Republic, you can just pick young coconuts wherever you may be, and when you buy them, they are so inexpensive because they’re everywhere! When I gave …
As moms, we give a special meaning to “the grass is greener on the other side.” It’s common for us moms to assume that someone else “has it all together” and that we are alone in our inadequacy, craziness, and chaos. We presume “no one could possibly understand” what we go through or what goes …
We’re all familiar with it, we’ve all made one, we’ve all striven to complete it, and we’ve all failed… miserably.The dreaded to-do list is every mom’s worst enemy. You’re probably thinking “I’m a list person… I like to check things off.” And I’ll give you that. The issue is that we become list slaves, placing …
Sometimes I tell someone I am a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Master Trainer, and I am surprised when they ask “What Is Guerrilla Marketing?” I really thought everyone knew the answer! I first learned about Guerrilla Marketing when I was attending college in the Dominican Republic since the book, Guerrilla Marketing, was a required read for …
I started my first business when I was 7 years old. From an early age, I learned to be a success seeker with the highest aspirations. One of my God-given gifts is to be able to step back and SEE the big picture. This kind of VISION is not only helpful in business…it’s saved my …
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of CRAZINESS. Comfortable craziness. Uncomfortable craziness. Pleasurable craziness. Painful craziness. Fun craziness. Frustrating craziness. Sweet craziness. Sour craziness. PURE CRAZINESS… all the way! All I can say is: good thing I’m CRAZY. LOL The whole concept of being a Positive Mom is knowing how to navigate life …
Have you ever been bit by the Mommy Guilt bug? Of course you have! We’ve all tried to be the perfect mother only to fail miserably at it. We tend to think that everyone else has it together and we are alone in our mess. So NOT so. I have a theory that if you …
Publishing is one of the modules I teach moms through my Mompreneur Mastery mentoring program because it is a fantastic way to monetize your story, your influence, and your expertise- plus it is rewarding, fulfilling, and a contribution to others! One of my favorite pieces in the publishing process is writing non-fiction book back cover …
Kurt Vonnegut, famous fiction writer, expressed: “of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘it might have been.’” Add “I should have” and “I wish I would have” to the list. REGRETS. While they are a known waste of energy, they are also helpful tools to discern what matters most and get …