This week on A Voice and Beyond our very special guest is Cristina Ramirez, a serial entrepreneur who brings her empowerment curricula to audiences everywhere across the United States. Her programs have been implemented across 41 states to over 10,000 individuals, ranging from children to executives. A veteran of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Cristina is an award-winning coach, the best-selling author of the book Empowered by Discomfort, an Ironman triathlete, and a US Snowboard National Silver Medalist.Cristina begins by talking about her own personal battles and the journey that ultimately led her to create her brilliant coaching program, which focuses on discomfort as a pathway to confidence. Cristina believes that our words serve as the expression of our inner dialogue, and the stories we consistently tell ourselves become our beliefs, acting as gatekeepers to our actions. She tells us that by recognizing and acknowledging our fears, we can ultimately control our thoughts and responses to life's challenges, leading us to an empowered life. Cristina explains to us that in life, progress often demands incremental steps forward, emphasizing that we should honor and acknowledge each stage of our journeys, rather than fixate on future achievements for happiness.Christina shares many of the coaching strategies she uses with her clients to help them overcome the various obstacles that are standing in their way of success and how they can be applied to performing artists whose limiting beliefs are holding them back in their careers. This is truly a beautiful and uplifting interview with Cristina Ramirez, one that I learned so much from, and I’m sure you will too.In this Episode00:00 - Introduction and Overview02:35 - Cristina Ramirez: From Wall Street to Empowerment Coach07:07 - Battling Inner Demons and The Path to Recovery17:20 - Empowerment Strategies and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs46:03 - Redefining Success and Navigating Life's Challenges57:42 - Embracing Discomfort for EmpowermentFind Cristina OnlineWebsiteInstagramLinkedInFor more, go to drmarisaleenaismith.com/155.Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!Follow me on Instagram.Performance Mastery Coaching - Take Centre Stage In Your Life!!Visit www.drmarisaleenaismith.com/coaching to learn more.