Hey everyone, it’s Raquel. 👋🏼
Welcome back to *A Day in the Life*—where I share what it *really* looks like to build a business and career that’s rooted in values, vulnerability, and self-trust… while also managing the laundry, the healing, the life stuff that doesn’t stop just because you have a dream.
Part 1: Thinking…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how easy it is to believe that success in work or business only comes from constant output—updating the resumé, building the website, launching the next offer.
But I want to offer something different: maybe the *real* work is invisible.
Maybe the work is healing your relationship with your mom.
Maybe it’s choosing softness after years of survival.
Maybe it’s feeling safe enough to be honest with your partner about what you *actually* need.
This past week, I had one of the most healing Mother’s Days I’ve ever had. And not because everything was picture-perfect—but because we danced.
We sang karaoke. We shared music across generations and languages. My husband, my mom, me—all of us present in a way we haven’t been before.
It reminded me that the work I do—helping people find meaningful work or navigate burnout—doesn’t start with strategy.
It starts with belief.
With trust.
With knowing you deserve to feel good, to feel seen, *before* you send a single job application.
And when I think about all the clients I’ve worked with—people who lead with heart, who are navigating identity and culture and capitalism—I see a pattern. The reason they’ve been stuck isn’t just logistical. It’s emotional. It’s ancestral.
It’s unseen.
And that’s why I talk about this stuff. Because business and career clarity *can’t be separate* from the emotional, cultural, and spiritual reality we’re living in.
So if all you did this week was take a deep breath, have a vulnerable conversation, or notice a pattern that’s ready to be released—that *counts*. That’s the work.
That’s the foundation of everything else.
Part 2: Feeling…
So here’s your gentle nudge from me to you:
Check in with yourself this week—not just about your to-do list, but about what’s weighing on your heart.
What conversations are you avoiding?
What joy are you craving?
Where do you need to be met halfway?
With who?
What joy are you craving?
What joy do you need?
If you want to hear more reflections like this, I have the $9 Wayfinder self-trust kit.
It is so named because it helps you find your way beyond the to-do list.
It is centered around your nervous system,
around your whole body,
mentally,
physically,
emotionally,
spiritually,
and helps you check in with yourself in ways that make sense,
that are easy, accessible weekly, and monthly.
And as always, if you know someone navigating career change or trying to find their footing in their work or worth, share this episode with them.
Until next time, take care.
I’m Raquel — and this is A Day in the Life.
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P.S.
Right now is not the time to blindly follow outdated advice like “just keep applying on LinkedIn” or “grind harder.”
We are in a moment of deep structural change—industries are collapsing, systems are unstable, and the old promises of security no longer hold. That means we get to be just as bold.
Just like governments and corporations are “cutting the fat,” we can prune, pivot, and plant ourselves in new soil.
This isn’t about going big or being hungry—it’s about tending to your roots, about building emotional resilience, learning new skills, protecting your nervous system, and making the most grounded decisions you can with the information you have.
If the world is being rebuilt, your approach to career and life has to be rebuilt too.
The work now is not just about résumés—it’s about repositioning your whole self with clarity and care.
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