In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, let's explore the captivating realm of conscious business and its intriguing intersection with marketing. I also share my insights and experiences, guiding us through the fourth step of new earth entrepreneurship. Get ready to move away from hustle culture and embrace intuition and heart-based decision making. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:03:09] Marketing as a magical and grounded practice [00:14:12] Energetic alignment for success [00:24:56] Authent...
Aug 05, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 98
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, we dive into the fascinating world of financial alchemy and how it holds the key to transforming debt into wealth. Discover the Trifecta Method, a practical approach that invites you to materialize into a new timeline. Get ready to shift your perspective and step into a world of unlimited possibilities. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:05:36] The power of belief over fear [00:11:20] Achieving "rich bitch energy" [00:23:08] Aligning thoughts, emotions, an...
Jul 22, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 97
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, we dive deep into the world of spiritual entrepreneurs and the importance of self-care for sustained success. As spiritual entrepreneurs, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to balance our desire to help humanity with building successful businesses. We often find ourselves facing pressure, hindering the maturation of our creations. But fear not, for you are not alone in this journey! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:02:07] The pressure and challenges face...
Jul 08, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 96
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, we dive into the world of content creation and increasing visibility with long form content. We break down the top 5 social media apps and how to use them in your soul business. Join me in this exciting episode as I discuss the top 5 ways I grew this podcast and a fresh perspective on how to maximize long form content. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:06:27] Understanding the purpose and usage of different platforms [00:11:48] The importance of increasin...
Jul 01, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 95
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I'm going to discuss the 'Sisterhood wound' and 'Competition Energy' in the community of spiritual entrepreneurs. We live in a culture that often encourages tearing others down in order to be the best in our respective industries. But when did this culture begin and how can we start healing it? Listen now to gain valuable insights about bringing a positive shift in your community and yourself! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:03:21] Importance of collabo...
Jun 24, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 94
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I'm going to break down how to build your product suite in your soul business. This is going to be for somebody who's ready to tune into some strategy. As you know, we talk about the divine feminine and the healed masculine energy around here but have found the biggest results come from balancing these two energies inside of our business. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:03:09] Creating a signature offer [00:09:26] Maintenance offers for customers [00:10...
Jun 17, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 93
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, we're gonna talk about understanding if we are being fed by source or if we're being fed by our ego. I broke this down into the five things that you should be looking out for. So this is going to be a juicy episode, especially for somebody who wants to strengthen their intuition. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:01:00] Differentiating between being fed by source or ego [00:05:52] Strengthening intuition and making decisions based on alignment [00:11:49] ...
Jun 14, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 92
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, we're diving into the topic of why it's so difficult to change our lives. Despite our awareness of the benefits that changing our behavior, thoughts, and perspective brings into our life, the truth is, it's challenging right? Take a journey with us as we explore the art of letting go of who we've learned to be out of survival. So, let's dive in! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [03:39] How society has taught us to be a pro at fixing everything [13:36] Embrac...
May 27, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 91
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I talk about my one-year sabbatical and 10 things that transformed my life. I also share about how I went sober and became a full-time devotee of yoga, meditation, and plant-based wellness, which transformed my mind and spirit. Tune in to this episode and explore the power of self-awareness and personal transformation. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [04:01] Prioritizing healing over everything else, using parts work [12:20] Self-compassion that leads to se...
May 20, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 90
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about the importance of discipline and three ways to activate it in your life. Discipline is the virtue that stabilizes and brings safety to your nervous system. It’s the virtue that inspires you with confidence, both in your soul business and in life! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:40] Fear as the edge of expansion [05:50] Why you have to activate your discipline [11:26] The three ways to activate your discipline [18:50] What misalignment ...
May 13, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 89
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, we're gonna talk about how to attract abundance without working hard. So if you're the type of person who has heard of abundant and lack mindsets but struggles to grasp how to cultivate an abundant mindset, you're in luck. This episode is going to give you full permission to unleash your inner abundance. Let's get right into it. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [02:11] Discovering poverty consciousness [06:43] Upgrading your system through self-reflecti...
May 06, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 88
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa, I sit down with a very special guest, Samantha Chung, a mindset and manifestation expert on a mission to help people wake up and live fully as their authentic self. Being your true self is the sweetest experience as a human, regardless of external markers of success. Discover how shedding layers of self-worth, judgment, and right versus wrong thinking is a continual unlayering process towards our authentic selves. Join us as we delve into the process of...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 87
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about how to lead a more conscious business by breaking down the 3 New Earth Codes and when I say New Earth i simply mean a new way of doing things. It’s an elevated, expanded energy that takes the “I” out of what we do and brings it back to “we” the collective. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE New Earth Abundance: is reminding us that abundance is not just physical money it’s a frequency that’s free New Earth Entrepreneurship: is inviting us to ...
Apr 25, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 86
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about how I learned to ask highly skilled questions, or what I like to call “thought-provoking questions”, throughout my career as a TV producer In four steps, you’ll learn all about the connective tissue—the vulnerability and the authenticity—that it takes to forge lasting relationships and create the life of your dreams! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [05:07] Tap into your emotions as an invitation to go deeper [08:44] Ask yourself “why” inst...
Apr 15, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 85
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I explain why building a community is not the same as building an audience, and how to unlock your business’s fullest potential by doing both! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [03:06] The secret to building community [06:15] Building your audience [16:22] Ensuring your business thrives in the long-term [20:33] The power of collaboration [27:06] Mentorship as relationship-building Words to live by: “Building a community is important for your long-term su...
Apr 08, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 84
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with Leslie Priscilla, Founder of Latinx Parenting. The brand believes passionately in shifting the paradigm of raising children towards creating a trauma-informed, healing centered, nonviolent and cultural sustaining approach where Latinx familias can nurture connection in their homes and culture in ways that support individual, family and intergenerational collective healing. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [12:04] How Latinx Parenting con...
Mar 31, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 83
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I’m speaking directly to my fellow soulpreneurs—to anybody who has a dream and has dared to put themselves out there to share their story, claiming that they’re the first in their lineage to heal generational trauma or build massive amounts of wealth, or both! But in the process of rebirth, in which we choose a brand new spiritual path for ourselves, we must be ready to embrace the phase which precedes new life: death. The whole world is experienci...
Mar 25, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 82
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with the amazing Haley Hoffman Smith. She’s passionate about helping women make subconscious breakthroughs by unraveling and discovering core memories, limiting beliefs, and "stories" that might be keeping them stuck. These are identified and released via EFT tapping, visualizations, and a few other powerful mind techniques through 1:1 coaching and Slingshot Sessions. Haley was recently named by Forbes as one of today's most influential ...
Mar 11, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 81
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with a beautiful guest, a friend, a conscious healer, an intuitive being by the name of Danielle Paige. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [04:10] How our soul plan helps us to become who we really are. [10:54] Tapping into the other realms by asking your body, spirit and guides. [21:53] Knowing what your soul is capable of. [29:22] What is a channel? [37:30] How astrology plays a role in business and humanities [42:11] The thing about jealousy...
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 80
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with my good friend Amy Lee, a transformational life coach who helps the Next Generation take charge and become the architects of their own lives. Raised by Korean immigrants, she knows exactly what it’s like to feel shackled by cultural and societal expectations. As a recovered PTSD survivor with generalized anxiety disorder, Amy coaches young people through comprehensive trauma-informed education, practical strategy, and spiritual ener...
Feb 25, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 79
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I dive into the often confusing topic of scaling your business sustainably. It can be an incredibly intimidating process to find the right strategy for your soul business in today’s market, especially when there are so many successful (and not-so-successful) voices out there giving their tips and tricks. But remember: Once you commit to scaling your soul business sustainably, all that’s between you and success is the time and effort needed to get t...
Feb 19, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 78
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with world-renowned emotional health educator and performance coach Dr. Neeta Bhushan. She helps clients build their mental fitness through expanding their emotional grit skills with a blend of psychology, neuroscience, and ancient philosophies. She is the host of the top-rated podcast, The Brave Table, and the author of the award-winning book That Sucked. Now What?. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [03:55] Getting through your magical brave ...
Feb 11, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 77
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I share why live events are one of the most powerful tools at your disposal if you want to create an iconic brand and a loyal community. If you’re somebody who wants to dominate and be known as the go-to authority for your specific niche, you do not want to miss this episode! A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [04:54] Positioning yourself in the market [09:48] Using your live event for lead generation [12:28] Creating multiple streams of revenue with a li...
Feb 04, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 76
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, we will talk about the evolution of entrepreneurship. This episode is perfect for you if you are somebody who has already started a business. I will give suggestions on things we need to look out for, upgrade, let go and change so we can ride this wave. Nothing is predictable, so it’s about meeting yourself where you’re at, constantly inviting the newness of what is present, and moving from there. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [04:52] The thing that ...
Jan 28, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 75
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I’m going to talk about making healthy investments in your soul business. I’m going to bring forth this concept of hiring a team, when you should do it, what are the things that we need to look out for, and ultimately how to activate our leadership, how we become a good boss, and how to identify if we need help. Let’s get right into the episode and let’s find out. What to watch for: -[00:28] What is a healthy investment and when you should make it ...
Jan 14, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 74
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, we are going to dive into this concept that I am calling, The Spirit of our Business. It is truly the balance of our human desires, our livelihood, and the balance of holding our dharma, our mission, our highest vision and what we came to this planet to do. Let's dive right in because this is going to be a juicy one! What to watch for: -00:50 The importance of realizing that everything is alive -02:40 The DNA in your dharma -07:06 The medicine of o...
Jan 07, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 73
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa Ruiz, I talk to Daniel Colon from @thisiscolormecrazy and have an expansive conversation on growing up Latinx, being from the NYC area and how to step into radical responsibility . What to watch for: •how the laws of the Universe can help us manifest •how compassion and forgiveness unlocks our true Self •how to live beyond the labels and boxes of spirituality •how to let go and have fun as you heal Celebrate our last episode of 2022 and let us know which...
Dec 24, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 72
In this episode of Waking Up with Melissa Ruiz, I talk about predictions for 2023. Listen in as I break down some of the important things we should be thinking about as we head into 2023, including having stronger boundaries, not hesitating on decisions, posting authentic content, distinguishing between intuition and fear, and integrating real life with our soul businesses. What to watch for: -[00:30] Honoring 2022. -[03:23] Stronger boundaries. -[05:03] Making faster decisions. -[06:20] Less po...
Dec 20, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 71
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about what it takes to start a spiritual business. Soul entrepreneurship, to me, is the value that we bring to the world upon the merging of our passion and our calling. It’s something we can only discover while walking our spiritual path, actively seeking inward experiences. Listen in as I break down the four steps to starting your very own spiritual business! What to watch for: -[00:36] Defining “spiritual entrepreneurship” -[05:12] How a ...
Dec 10, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 70
In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I talk about all things abundance—from releasing feelings of shame when it comes to money and how to attract your greatest desires into your life. In short, get ready to learn how to cash-in on your vibrational currency! What to watch for: -[00:22] The secret to attracting money effortlessly -[03:39] Working on your money story -[07:39] Practicing “not complaining” -[11:32] How we can get addicted to toxic emotions -[21:40] Feel your feelings, but ...
Dec 03, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 69
