A Latina born into an immigrant family, Michelle Vilchez was raised with an attitude of gratitude. She grew up serving her community, and as executive director of the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC), she positively impacts countless lives. PCRC facilitates communication between diverse communities in order to solve complex issues like community policing and the
We all have lots of tasks to tackle in a day, and we only have a certain number of hours to accomplish them. Sometimes the thought of getting everything done might hinder us from being productive. Our minds become cluttered, and we don’t know which task to get to first. Oprah Winfrey is a big
Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools you can use to change your results, but only if you use them correctly. When used properly, affirmations retrain your subconscious mind to believe you are more like your affirmations than your old beliefs. The subconscious mind is responsible for 95% of your conscious behavior. What! That
Failure comes in many forms, and no matter how you fumble, it sucks. You do your best to prepare yourself mentally, emotionally, and physically, but at the end of the day, the harshest reality is, your best wasn’t enough. For me, this realization came in 2016 at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Federation No-Gi World
I recently joined a new mastermind group. They’ve been stretching me to seriously evaluate what next steps I must take to up my game in both my professional and personal life. I’ve always believed that it is critical to define success for myself. What has taken me longer to realize is that deciding what I’m
Your comfort zone – that place in your life well-worn by routine. It’s a place where you are less likely to encounter stress and risk, but it’s also devoid of excitement or challenge. It’s a place safely rooted in the ordinary. What could you add to your life if you were willing to step beyond
