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Unstoppable

Feb 07, 202236 minSeason 1Ep. 14
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Chiquis’s newest book, “Unstoppable: How I Found My Strength Through Love and Loss,” and “Invencible” (in Spanish), is available starting Tuesday, February 8! Chiquis talks about a few key takeaways, including her divorce, opinions about the media, body image and more. She also shares the reason behind writing the book.

 

Chiquis’s book tour details:


Tuesday, February 8, 2022 | 4:00 PM ET

Premiere Live Signing for Unstoppable/Invencible

*This is a virtual event with signed books available by Premiere Collectibles.

 

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 6:00 PM CT

Books-A-Million/Grapevine, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, #408, Grapevine, TX 76051

This is a ticketed in-person event with signed books available by Books-A-Million/Grapevine.

 

Thursday, February 10, 2022 | 7:00 PM CT

Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002

*Chiquis Rivera in conversation with Joey Guerra, music critic at the Houston Chronicle.

This is a ticketed in-person event with books available by Brazos Bookstore.

 

Saturday, February 12, 2022 | 2:00 PM PT

Barnes & Noble/The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036

This is a ticketed in-person event with signed books available by B&N/The Grove.

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Transcript

Speaker 1

Losing, my mom's sexual abuse, my divorce, so many things. I talked about the divorce. I talk about the separation, what happened, why it happened. This book is not just about talking about others and clarifying things. It's also about how I have grown. Writing helps me just I don't know, heal. You know, it's a form of therapy. I've said it so many times. What up, guys, and welcome to another

episode of cheek Ease and Chill. I am your host, check eas and today is a really exciting episode for me. It's going to be all about my new book. It's called Unstoppable Invincible in Spanish. It's how I found my strength through love and loss. We have tons to cover today, so without further ado, let's get into cheek Ease and Chill. Alrighty, guys, let's talk about Unstoppable. This is actually the second memoir

I've written. It follows my first book, Forgiveness, which is about my journey to forgiveness after suffering sexual abuse at the hands of my father. Also, it touches on things that happened after my mom's passing, people that I had to forgive. I had to forgive myself as well. I had to ask for forgiveness. So basically, Unstoppable starts where forgiveness ended. And now Unstoppable will be available for purchase

starting tomorrow, you guys, February eight. It's about how I found my strength through love and loss, how you find love and then you lose it, And not only that, but also my strength after my mom's passing and everything that's happened throughout these years since her passing, and not only loss of a relationship and loss of my mother,

but loss of a few Flammy members. So the book covers a little bit of everything, even certain things and She's miss that aren't necessarily true, and I wanted to clear up in this book all to help inspire and empower others to hopefully not make the same mistakes I've made, and to learn from my mistakes more than anything. So that's what Unstoppable is all about, you guys. But before I get into some of the book's takeaways, I want to take a moment to set the stage a little bit.

I started writing this book almost three years ago. I always knew I wanted to write a second book, and a third book and a fourth book. I've had this dream of being an author because writing helps me just I don't know, heal. You know, it's a form of therapy. I've said it so many times that in music are just a way of expressing, and it helps me deal

with everything that I'm going through, you know. So I think writing it on a sheet of paper and being able to just let it stay there and close the book and just move on has been a way of getting through everything I've been through. I think a lot of people think, Okay, this book is about her divorce, and that's what she decided to write a book that's

absolutely fault you guys. I started writing this book and was negotiating everything while him and I actually even before we got married, to be honest, we started negotiating, and then while him and I after we got we got married,

then I started writing the book. And the thing is I was supposed to be done with this book a long time ago, but so many things happened throughout these years that I would just be honestly too sad to write, and then I wanted to write, and I would write too much, and I'm like, okay, wait, I have to just really reread this and and stay with this and really talk about or think about msbian what I really want to express. Before it was called Unstoppable, it was gonna be hashtag how to be a Boss B so

it was so different. We had two other titles for the book as well, and then it became Unstoppable. So it's been a journey. This book has really helped me just cleanse my soul, bring peace to my life. And even though the title has changed, and maybe even the concept, the like full on concept of the book has changed a little bit, it all was always meant to inspire and empower because since Forgiveness, so much has happened. I have really stepped into my own I have matured, I

have become a different woman. And now Johnny's older and so much has happened even with him. So I explain a little bit about everything literally what has happened since my book Forgiveness till now. And I think there's gonna be more books because that's just how life works. I want to write and I want to help and this is my way of doing so. Also, why Unstoppable, I actually want to talk about the title because you know, you hear and stop when you're like and it's not that.

It's actually all the things that were meant to stop me, that were meant to drop me to my knees to the point where I was never supposed to get back up actually help me become stronger and keep going. And you're gonna be able to learn what my quote unquote secret is, which isn't really a secret because I shared kind of every single day on social media, which is my belief in God and the faith that I have

and my spirituality, how important it is to me. So in a lot of interviews they asked me, what's your secret checks and I'm like, well, this has been my secret, like really just learning to embrace the pain and knowing that through these things that I have had to face, through this pain, I'm going to come out on the other side stronger, and that's what his Honestly, it's made me feel unstoppable to the point where it's like I've been through some crazy shit, you guys, some crazy ash

it losing my mom's sexual abuse, my divorce, so many things and public scrutiny, and I'm still here and I still manage to come out with a smile and not be bitter because I feel like when you've gone through so much. If you're not intentional in keeping your eye and your faith in God or whatever it is that you believe in, you become bitter little by little, like your essence, that true essence of you, starts fading away. And I have always been so intentional of like, Okay,

I'm not gonna be bitter. I'm not gonna be Yes, has happened to me, but it's not gonna be like why does this always happen to me? Oh my goodness, why? Why? Why? No? I that I need to just shake it off and say, Okay, what in am I going to learn from this situation? This thing is not going to defeat me. I challenge myself to be even better than I was before I

went through this. And it's been a game changer, you guys, which is why I'm like, I want to name it unstoppable and in Spanish in ben sile because I have felt in a way like protected by this crazy force that I like to call God, because I put him first. And you're going to learn about this in my book. Faith and spirituality is a huge thing in the book. That's one of the takeaways. It's key. It's number one in my life. I don't like to try to see how I can fit in my spirituality or God in

my schedule. No, everything else works around my spirituality. Everything else works around God. It's God is in the center, and then everything else comes secondary everything everything. Once you learn that, guys, it changes your life when you put God before your significant other, before your children, before yourself, and then yourself comes and then your children and then your your significant other or however. But for me, it's God,

then myself. Then everything comes after. Because if I'm not okay and I'm not okay with God, then I'm not gonna be able to be okay to do what I do and write my books and be inspirational Instagram and all these things that I do and get on stage. All of that is super important. So that's one of the takeaways, okay from this book, you guys, Faith and spirituality key. Another takeaway is my struggles, the struggles with media and paparazzi and how that can really affect you

as a human being. You also learned in this book that that has a lot to do with why I moved and I felt that I needed to be somewhere a little safer, where I could feel safe driving into my driveway and not having to worry about someone following me.

And it was a big decision because I really thought that the first home I had bought and I was going to be there for the rest of my life, and I had invested so much in it, and you guys are gonna be able to learn as to what happened and why and what really drove me to say,

this is it. I have to move. I felt that talking about the struggles that I've had to face with the media and paparazzi were necessary because sometimes, well a lot of times, they say things that are cruel, things that are not true, and you have a huge responsibility when you have access to a microphone, when you have

access to being on television, that's a huge responsibility. And I feel like you have to be really careful with the things that you say about people's lives because you can really hurt them, and that only that exposed them to other people hurting them. And I just felt like, this is something that I've had to deal with for

a very long time, and it's not necessarily fair. I mean, so many people are like, Okay, well, you know, this is the life you decided to to have you know, you wanted to be famous, And I'm like, no, that that doesn't make it right though. That doesn't make it okay for you to say what you want and try to cause me harm, not only emotionally but potentially physically,

because what you're saying is not true. And what if someone thinks it like the whole thing with with my mom, you know, the whole situation that was horrible back in where it's like they say things and I'm like, wait a second, get the full story and get both sides of the story if you're going to tell a story, first of all, because that was scary. It was a

scary time for me. And for instance, one of the things that they said recently and that I talked about in the book is is me being unfaithful trying to you know? And I said absolutely not. I'm not going to allow anyone, especially if it's not true, to say that I was being unfaithful and that that's why I

decided to get separated. I was like, oh, hell no. So I talked about that in the book because there's a situation that happened in October after my separation with my ex that happened and someone came into my life, and I don't want to name him because anyways, that's a whole other story. But I talked about it in the book because I'm like, wait a second, now, I'm

not I was not unfaithful. If anything, I was very faithful, and if there was any signs or any doubts or concerns of infidelity, it for sure was not from my side. So I talked about all of that in the book. So I thought it was necessary to talk about all

these things with the media because it sucks, dude. I mean, they have a great exposure, and yes, it's their job and this and that, but it's like, really, you can give your story with leaving certain comments out that aren't going to affect the person and their image that they've worked so hard for. So it's just something that has been a huge part of my life since I can remember.

The media, and like, I'm grateful for them because of course they have covered a lot of my things, a lot of what I do, and I'm grateful for them,

but also they hurt my feelings. You know. I feel like I have been there and I've given you guys interviews and I've done this, and I've done that, and I've been available and then you just get a slap in the face one day and you're like, what, but I've been so cool, Like it's just they're so quick to turn on you, and it's just it's so freaking sad and it's not okay that, oh, just because you decided to be famous gives you the right to talk

about this or put my address on national television. That's freaking absurd, Like, it's it's crazy, you guys. So I talked about that. Sorry, I just get really passionate about this subject. But you guys will be able to understand a little bit more about that and what we've had to face and not only me, but a lot of my friends in the industry, a lot of other artists that I speak to, and how hard it is for us. So hopefully you guys can read it and understand a

little bit more about that for sure. Yeah. Another takeaway is my divorce. Yes, guys, again, I was writing this book before the divorce happened. Okay, that is something I've been wanting to clear up from like forever um And well, while I was writing the book, this happened. We got separated, and to be honest, we're not even divorced yet. I talked about it in the book as well. But the reason I'm not divorced, you guys, just I wanted to

clear that up here. I've heard so many different things, but it's not because I'm asking for anything that isn't the process. Isn't part of the process of a divorce. Some people have taken out of context, like I'm trying to get into his finances and all this of it. It's not like that, you guys. Anyone that has gotten divorce knows that it is part of the process. You have to show your finances while you were married. I did. He has not been compliant, so I'm waiting. I had

to set a court date. They gave me the court date actually for January nineteenth. They canceled that and moved it all the way till April of this year, you guys. I cried that day. I was like, dude, one is this going to be over? I want to be completely free, and I want him to be free, and I want him to live his life and I just want to really close that chapter in my life and just be done with it. Divorce is hard. Whether you're famous or not.

It's just a very difficult, long, sad process, like you have to go through a divorce, especially in California at least six months, no less. So during that time, it's just so much back and forth. It's so emotionally draining. And in my position, I am a public figure and so is he. And again, our relationship was so public that it was a first relationship I had really had really been public about. My relationship with Angel was very private.

He was a very private and reserved person. He's a little bit more out there now, but in his relationship he's just likes to keep it that way. And when I was with my ex husband, I don't know, we were both public figures, and it just I don't know. I think we were one of the first to be honest, if not the first to really come out and be on social media and share our relationship, and it were so many people were drawn to us, and I felt like it wasn't like I was just in a relationship

with him. It became I'm in a relationship with him, with his family and with all of our fans put together, So it was there was a lot of pressure. So when we got separated. Of course it was scary, but a lot of people didn't know in reality, what was really happening behind closed doors, behind the cameras, behind social media, as it should be. You know, that's our private life.

But when we decided to get separated and I tried to be very respectful about it and did a post and it was very nice and said, you know that this is what's happening, it became this fiasco and this whole thing. And then when he came out and started giving interviews and saying things that weren't true, that's when I was like, oh, wait a second, hold on, you are not about to try to turn this on me and make it seem like all of this is my fault because I'm not perfect and I could have done

things a little different. But ninety eight per cent of the reason that we're not together is because of your actions and you're out there trying to do interviews. Uh, which is probably why now I've decided to go more private with my relationships again, because it's too much. Guys. It's like, of course I would love to share this and share that, but I'm like, wait a second, this relationship, my relationships from here and now I want them to

be a little bit more sacred. A relationship is already difficult. It could be difficult. It doesn't have to be difficult, but it has its things, you know what I mean. And I just don't need other people to make it difficult and their opinions and their judgments, you know. So I don't share that much anymore. Because of that situation, I kind of left a sour taste in my mouth because it was way too public. It was crazy. It was like literally La Novella cheek. It was just too much.

I was just like it was. It was devastating because at that time I was still in love with him and I was going through my healing process, and it was hurting me that we had to come to this decision or I had to come to this decision of separating also having to deal with my pain and deal with all these things that were being set on social media that he was enticing by doing interviews and saying things that weren't necessarily true or giving half truths, or

going around the bush and not answering the answer correctly or with the truth. Really just kept like left things in the air, and doubts started coming out, and that's where I was like, oh, wait a second, this is too much. But I decided to stay quiet, and I decided to just put my heart first and heal that and really deal with my heart and right. And that's but it was hard, guys, having to stay quiet for so long. It was really hard because I never wanted

to affect him. I never wanted to say certain things to make him look bad. I wanted him to have the opportunity to go after his dreams, to do what he wanted to do. And I didn't want to be a reason for someone to say, oh, he didn't make it or he wasn't able to do this or accomplish this because you affected him his image. So I, even through my pain, thought about him. But now it's gotten to a point where this is part of my story. This book is part of my story, and what I

write in it is part of what has happened. And I am here to inspire and empower and help others and the only way I can do that is by being truthful. But going back to the book, I talked about the divorce. I talked about the separation, what happened, why it happened, how our relationship started, everything that happened throughout the time. Why why do I talk about it?

Because my relationship was so public. I shared it. It was on my reality show, him and I on our social media as we taught we were just a very public relationship, a very public couple, and a lot of things were said. Here's the thing. If you stay quiet and not talk about things that you don't really need to talk about in public, then I don't have the need to come out and express and also no necessary or defend my name. But I have the right to come out and speak my truth because I've worked really

hard to get to this point. I have worked really hard to get that stigma of all these labels and things that people have tried to put on me since the issue with my mom happened. That I'm like, wait a second, No, it has been fucking hard, you guys, to get to this point, and I'm not gonna let anybody just come And there's certain things again, and I can't go after everyone that talks trap about me, but there are certain things that I'm just like, wait, Aristos, and I decided to do it in a book, to

write it because there aren't any interruptions. There isn't that worry about then editing something in their own way. This is my way of healing, of again, writing it down, expressing it and letting it go, closing that book, that chapter of my life, and letting it go. And that's why I decided to talk about it here. And I wanted to be in detail. I wanted to explain even where I went wrong. There's two sides, guys. So I also did certain things that I'm not very proud of.

I will go into this a little more in detail in the book. But this book is not just about

talking about others and clarifying things. It's also about how I have grown, how I have matured, what I have learned, especially in my relationship you know um or my relationship now, but in my relationship then, what I learned and what I could have done differently maybe you know, for instance, I mean when things got a little heated, I was one to defend myself, even if that meant physically I and I'll talk about that in the book, and you guys will understand that a little more once you read

it and what happened. And I've told myself I don't want to be in that type of relationship. I should not have to get to that point. Anybody that brings that side out of me probably shouldn't be in my life. So I'm not very proud of that, you know, having to get physical in a relationship, or even not only physical, but also say things that are not nice, and so I talk about that. I also talk about other things that I feel I did I could have done differently.

Is is my way of expressing my insecurities. That's a huge one, guys. Some sometimes we feel insecure about something and then we lash out at the person because we're insecure about it. So I know this sounds very vague, but I just don't want to say too much because

I want you guys to read the book. But I do talk about things that I could have done different that I'm doing different now in my present relationship, and it's made a huge difference, you guys, When you make small changes and when you both are on the same page and you're very vocal and you communicate from the very beginning what you expect from your partner and also listen to them as to what they expect and what they like and don't like, it makes a huge difference,

So I feel like I've definitely learned my lesson. Another takeaway is the loss of my mom. I speak about that heavily in my book Forgiveness, but now it's different. Now I speak about it in a different way, like I have matured emotionally, mentally and in every way that it's helped me seeing my mom's passing in a different light, and how I can also help others because loss is huge, and loss can really definitely and it does change your

life forever. But how you can flip that to make it something sounds weird, but bring something positive out of it. And of course I talked about my siblings and Johnny, who's about to be twenty one years old. I've had to raise him and what it's been like to raise him and everything that I've had to deal with. I've been a mom, you guys, like a real mother I have. I can say I have a twenty one year old man because he's a young man, you know. So I

talked about that. I talked about the situation with Jennico and she decided to move out and everything that that taught me. Because obviously things have changed since my mom's passing, so I've had to step in and really be that parent for them, and it hasn't been easy. I've had to face a lot of things with Johnny, even with his sexuality and stuff. Like he was one time reading. I had it on the table and he was I'm like, you know, I was writing and editing and stuff, and

he said, can I read this? And I said yeah, So I let him read it and I had forgot everything that I had written. Of course, that just right, and I'm just like, boom boo boom, you know, and um it was one of the first chapters. And he's like wow, and his eyes got watery and I'm like what happened? And he's it, I just can't believe that I put you through all of this. And I'm like, I'm sorry, and I'm like I and I'm like, doesn't make you feel bad? Like do you want me to

remove anything? He's like no, because it's the truth. I did. I did struggle with this. I did do that. And he was eleven years old doing some crazy ship. You guys that you guys will learn in this book that I'm like, what am I gonna do? And you guys will learn who was there to help me and why Johnny is so close to my ex It has to do with everything that we had to deal with with Johnny.

You know, it was tough. Eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, all those years were freaking hard with him, and I'm like, what am I going to do? And you guys will learn everything that I did to try and raise this kid, and I can say that I am so proud of the job that I've done. I never said I did it I did it alone, because I always say my mom and I did it. But dude, there were times when I thought Johnny might not make it to his twenty first birthday because he had a lot of suicidal though.

You guys, there were times when I had to like have him sleep right next to me, and it was just it was really tough times and I felt the need to share that with you guys as well. Anyways, it's just it's getting crazy. But another takeaway before I

forget is my family. As you guys know, there has been a huge falling out and I'll be able to explain in my book as well certain things that have been said by certain people in my in my life, in my family and my extended family that have caused this separation, like the beginning of the end is said and spoken about in this book written about should I

say so? I think it's important as well because we are a public family, and again, a lot has been said and a lot has been misinterpreted and miscommunicated, and there's been a lot of misunderstanding around our family. And I wanted to take this opportunity to also talk about it because it did play a huge part in me when I was we were all going through the pandemic and when I suffered through depression and anxiety, another topic

that I talked about in the book. Not only was I going through all of that, we were all going through that as a whole worldwide, but I was going through my separation. And then that's when she got really sour with my family was in actually it started in and then it just was really bad. So anyways, I explained all of that in the book. But another takeaway of the book is dealing with my body image and learning to embrace my curves and my body. And it's

something that I've said this before. I said it in my Keto book as well, and in Forgiveness. I never really thought that I was big or fat. It's when I stepped into being on a reality show and then singing. Because of the comments of other people, it was like this issue like I always knew because a little bit thicker than the girls my age that you know at school and stuff. But really when I felt like, oh, shoot,

am I really that fat? Was when I started following my dream and the singing and the reality shows and stuff. Because when you're on TV, especially when I started, you're supposed to be a certain size, supposedly, so I really think, and I take pride in I think I was one of the first ones to say, hey, I love my body. I embraced it. I am cute, I'm gonna be sexy whether it makes you uncomfortable or not. But it has

not been that easy, you guys. It can come off as easy, But there are days when I have been sad and I'm like, why are people so mean? I would never say that about someone, So I talk about that in the book because I know there are a lot of women like me that maybe are not in my position and don't expose themselves the way I expose myself,

like through everything that I do. But I know that you guys, may feel the way I have felt at times, and when you look in the mirror and you're not as happy as you like to be, and how to embrace that and learn to love yourself and really just focus on yourself and how you can better yourself without comparing yourself to others. When I first started writing the book,

I wrote everything and anything that came to mind. I was like, boom boom boom, wamma talk about all of it, um, the good of the bad, of the ugly, the harry, all of it. I didn't really care if anyone's feelings got hurt, if anyone got bothered or upset. I was just writing because I was trying to heal and just

you know, let it out. And then when I revisited everything like a year and a half later, and we started a little bit of the editing process, then that's when I said, Okay, wait a second, because again, you always have to check in with your heart because things change.

You know, you can be in a moment of anger and you're just writing and expressing yourself, which is why is another reason I like to write, because you just go you have that opportunity to let it out and then reread it and say Okay, well that's not very nice. So that's kind of what I did. I didn't want to change a lot or remove a lot of things, but there are certain little things that I decided to just leave out for the sake of the person that

it would it might affect them. I'm a huge believer and firm believer in treat people the way you want to be treated and act in a way throughout your entire life, whether people can see you or not. That's where the word integrity comes in. I'm a huge word for me, integrity, whether people can see how you act with them or not, or what you say behind their back. Always speak about people the way you would want to

be spoken about. So if there's something that you've done and you're not proud of, then maybe you shouldn't do it. That's why for me, it's like, wait a second, is someone ever gonna be able to say that I treated them bad, that I did this. Maybe maybe I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I try to live my life in the way of not ever letting people have that on me, to have something negative to say about me. So I said that in my first book Forgiveness, like

I'm sorry. I'm not trying to hurt anybody, but this is what happened, and this is what you did, and maybe you should think twice about doing it again so that someone doesn't write a book about it. So anyways, that's kind of what I did with this book. I

didn't necessarily leave a big chunk of things out. It was just little minor things that I said, Okay, well, maybe I shouldn't say that because it can get that person into trouble, like, for instance, something having to do with my aunt Rosie when I won the Latin Grammy, I decided to leave out exactly what she had said word for word, because it was said in a group

message and we have it. But I decided to leave it out because it wasn't necessarily something that was going to be good for her, because it wasn't nice, you know, And I decided to just leave out what she said and left it just pretty vague. So it's little things like that that I decided throughout the editing process to say, Okay, maybe we shouldn't leave this in. But other than that, guys,

it's pretty straight to the point. It's pretty raw, very raw. Actually, I think that again, I always say this, the only way to change people's lives is to be brutally honest. And this book where I'm brutally honest, even about things that I'm not necessarily too proud of that I've done. So. As I look at my book because I have it in my hand right now, it's a hard copy on stop. It was a hard copy in Vincy. It is a paperback.

But anyways, it just makes me feel so proud. I remember every single step of writing this book, the moment that I spoke to my agent and said I want to write a book and this is what it's going to be named again completely different from Unstoppable, but anyways, just to have it done here after all the edits, all the moments of crying, because as you write and you're remembering all these things, you're living it again. So

it was it was tough. There were certain things that I'm like, I don't even want to talk about that, but I'm like, no, I have to. It helped me healed. After I would write and I would cry for four or five hours, I then felt lighter. I felt like, wow, I feel better, Everything's gonna be okay. Gave me hope and to have it here now in my hands, and it's going to be available for all of you to read as of tomorrow. I am just I'm just grateful. I'm grateful and I'm happy that I was able to

do this. And it's crazy because um Emilia was already in my life when the book was done, and he's actually the person that shot the cover of Unstoppable. A lot of people don't know that, but that is the truth. Um. I told him what I wanted and what I envisioned. I'm very particular about the things that I want, and dude, he got it right on and we did it so fast. So he took that picture, the cover picture, and also my new author pictures, so you guys will be able

to see that. The funny thing is Emilio took the cover picture, but he has not read the book. I asked him if he wanted to read it. He's like, no, I'll just wait. He actually bought a few, he said, so he should be getting them delivered tomorrow. So I asked him. He's like, yeah, I'll read it when I'm on tour. Because he goes on to Rebecca Gee and a few artists, so like when he's on tours like

I'm gonna read it. He started reading Forgiveness and he said he couldn't finish it because it was just too much. He's like, I can't believe you went through all of that. So he said that he's really interested in reading Unstoppable. So I'm gonna I'll keep you guys updated on that to see if he really did read it. I'm just excited.

I'm excited. I feel accomplished. I feel like a huge part of my heart and pain that I went through and a little bit of a lot anyways, I feel like it's it's it's healed a huge chunk of it thanks to this book. And mainly, what I want you guys to learn while you read this book is how you can also find your strength. If I did it, if I have been able to do it with everything that I've gone through with my mom, with my dad, with the family, within my love life, and I've been

able to come out on the other side stronger. I'm not saying I don't have weak moments, because I do. There are times when I just want to lay in bed and just cry, and I allow myself to do that, but I haven't let those moments define who I'm going to be in my future. I have not let those moments define my destiny. I am a huge believer in we control. We create our destiny with the decisions that we make on a daily basis. So every day you

find yourself making choices. Today, I'm either going to go down this road or that road, and whatever road I

choose is definitely playing a part in my destiny. So it's it's being very intentional every single day about the decisions that we make, how we're going to deal with things, and how we have to understand that loss, whether it be love or a loved one where they leave, where they graduate to heaven, a loss of a job, any type of loss, any type of heartbreak, any type of anxiety, abuse, any of it, no matter what we've gone through, are we going to choose to stay there and feel sorry

for ourselves and dig deeper into a black, dark hole, or are we going to dig ourselves out, focus on the light at the end of the tunnel and really figure out how we're going to be better. It may sound like my brother Mike, you would say, dude, you are so like I'm always just so optimistic, But I am. I feel like if I'm not, how in the heck

am I going to get through this life? Like I have to be annoyingly optimistic, annoyingly like you know, positive quotes and also when I'm having a bad day, efforts say it too, you know. But that's my choice. I want to be happy. I want to inspire others, and

this book is just that. I want you guys to also feel unstoppable, to also feel invincible in Mensiblay, and this is that book that's going to basically give you all the things that I've done and that I do want a daily basis my routine, because it's important to have a routine. That's that's another thing we talked about in the book, having routines, being consistent, being determined, disciplined, all of those things play a part and being successful in anything that you do. So that's what I want

you guys to get from this book. And I really hope and pray because even if it's one person that reads the book and feels this way and feels inspired and empower or to become the person you are meant to be, that to me is just it's like it's I am taking a step, a big step, actually towards my godly purpose, my mission in life. So yeah, guys, that's unstoppable. I hope you all pick it up. I'm also going on a book tour. Will have details of all of that in my show notes, so don't forget

to look. And today's motivational Monday quote is straight from my book, Okay, straight from Unstoppable. It is get up, get out and do something because if you don't, someone else will. That's what makes you unstoppable. Guys, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for listening to all my episodes here on Cheek Ease and Chill, and yes, pick up my book. Have a great week, guys. This is a production of My Heart Radio and Michel

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