This is our BOLDEST class yet! For any of you ladies, who’ve been teetering on the line of quitting your day job to pursue your dreams then this is THEclass for you!
I know what that fear and uncertainty can feel like. It was about four years ago when I was completely miserable at my “dream job” at a major record label working where I was paralyzed by the fear of rejection, failure and of the unknown. But my love for myself, my purpose, my dreams and my faith trumped my fears and after years of misery, I made the best decision of my life by choosing courage over comfort to pursue my purpose as not only an entrepreneur but now author, speaker and women empowerment advocate.
I didn’t start my journey with an elaborate plan, but more of elaborate faith. Embrace Her Legacy started as me having small, networking events for women and now I’ve grown to become an author of Take the Limits Off Your Legacy: A Woman’s Guide to Unlock Purpose and Vision, executive producer and creator of empowerment programs and personal development resources for women and girls all over the world! Embrace Her Legacy’s mission is to empower you to become legendary in vision, purpose, spirit and of course – legacy!
I know it can be intimidating to choose the path of the unknown but you have to create the life you desire, not one that you’ve settled for. This class is going to teach you how to do that. I’m going to be candid and clear with you on what to expect on your journey and I’m going to give you the tools and resources that you’ll need to succeed in your after “9 to 5” life!
If you’re still on the fence about making that leap of faith, take the time to ask yourself what does your ideal life look like? Better yet, ask yourself, what story do I want my life to tell – 30 or 40 years from now what do you want to be able to share with your children and grandchildren about your life. Do you want to have a story of courage or comfort? You can choose courage or comfort, but you can’t have both.
No one prepared me for the journey so I want you to be fully prepared of what to expect and learn from my mistakes. I want you to be clear on what it is that you want to accomplish, clarity is one of the pertinent keys to success and if you have no plan, then you plan to fail. Don’t worry because I’ll show you how to create your winning plan so that you succeed in your life of purpose.
It’s OK to admit that you want more than just a job, but you want to live in your purpose. It’s OK to desire flexibility in your schedule to spend more time with those that matter, it OK to want to be in control of your destiny instead of waiting every other Friday for your paycheck. It’s OK to desire a life that fulfills you and I’m going to show you how to make it happen.
What You’ll Learn:
How to get clear on your intentions before you take your leap of faith.
How to defeat your fear of failure, fear of rejection and the fear of the unknown
Gaining clarity on what to expect
Ways that you can start saving your cash
Developing your winning circle of influence and building meaningful relationships
Setting SMART goals for your business endeavors
How to make yourself more valuable to the marketplace in your business
How to deal with the judgment and criticism of others
How to succeed in seasons of difficulty and delay
How to create and implement your plan to quit effectively and efficiently
Getting your war clothes on
This is a 2-hour audio class which you can listen to at your leisure. It’s filled with information and inspiration to help you thrive in your after 9-to-5 life. Make sure you get your notebook and pen ready to take notes!
*Please note that this is a 2-part class, make sure to download both parts of the class. There are no-refunds for this class. Download the class below!
Lack of confidence and a misunderstanding of self-worth is something that has been plaguing us since the beginning of time. For one reason or another, we as women can often struggle with being fully comfortable in our own skin. And in this digital age of the selfie, discovering who you are and learning how to become satisfied with your own journey can be such a challenge. Well, this masterclass on confidence, worth, wholeness and discovering who you are is our answer to that.
I struggled for years with low self-worth; I just never felt good enough. I carried that into my adulthood until one day I took a strong look at myself in the mirror and realized that something had to change. My low self-worth was rooted in a fear of rejection and a need of approval of others. Once I started to do the work and I discovered who I really was then I started to see change, beauty and magic happen in my life which is what you’ll learn to do in this class.
I want you to know something – it’s OK to not have it all together all of the time! In order to truly change your circumstances, you’re going to have to be honest and vulnerable with yourself first. Being a strong woman does not mean that you have it all together, your character is rooted in how you CHOOSE to respond to what happens to you. Take back the power of other people’s opinion of you, the only opinion that matters is the one that you have for yourself. I know that can be a challenge but I will show you how to become the confident woman you have been called to be and take back your power in this class.
Jim Rohn has this quote, “When you work hard at your job, you will make a living. When you work hard on yourself, you’ll make a fortune.” It’s time to put the same amount of energy that you do towards your professional success to your personal success.
This is what you’ll learn from this class:
Secrets to discovering who you are & how to distinguish who you are from what you do
Strategies to overcome low self-worth
The power of your story and how it reveals the essence of who you are
Discover the root of your lack of self-confidence
The difference between self-worth and self-confidence and how your thoughts are tied to each
Methods to transform how you value yourself
How to become a woman who is whole
Steps to start loving all of you
Why and how fear, guilt, shame influence your worth
Taking back the power from any masks you’ve worn
Character assessment, core value and fear assessment exercises
The difference between internal fear and external fear and discovering where your “internal”mice are coming from
Please note that when you download this class, along with the audio MP3 there are also TWO worksheets included with the class. Make sure that you download those as well.
It’s time to become the woman that you have been called to be so that you can honor what you have been called to do!
“Having no goals is like getting dressed up with no where to go.”
I love researching and learning about the strategies, habits, resources and tools of people who have managed to achieve their dreams. In my research, I’ve witnessed several common denominators and one of those is that all successful people are goal-driven and goal-oriented. These goals will essentially shape the actions that you’ll take in order to achieve your success.
Success is not something that you chase after, it’s something that you’ll begin to attract by the person you become. The person you become is consistent of your routine, character, habits, words you speak, actions and will shape your destiny.
There was a study done at Virginia Tech University in which students were asked whether or not they had goals. Most of the students said that they didn’t have goals, another group said that they did have goals but never really revisited them and then a very small group said that they had goals, written-down which were they reviewed often. The last group all went on to become millionaires – do you think that’s a coincidence?
We all want to become successful and you are to measure your own success. The world shows us one version of success, but true success is achieving a worthy goal. Success for you may be starting that non-profit empowering teen goals, success for another may be launching a tech company, success for another may be getting completely out of debt and buying a house. Whatever it is, I want you to understand that it’s possible!
That vision that you desire to manifest is one that only you can achieve, that’s why it was placed in your heart in the first place. I cannot achieve your vision for you but I can use what I’ve learned to help you realize that dream. I’ve managed to accomplish authoring my book, Take the Limits Off Your Legacy and getting it published, executive producing web series & launching teen empowerment programs like our Made to Succeed Academy because I am extremely goal-oriented!
Your goals are not something that you set at the beginning of each year and go back to business as usual. There are methods that you have to apply in order to help you actually accomplish your goals. There are resources and strategies that are available for you to win but you have to be willing to the work.
You are going to walk away from this class learning the following:
Strategies to help you achieve your goals (One-by-One Method, Cause & Effect Strategy)
The Do’s of creating an effective vision board and the power of attaching images to your vision
Embracing the right mindset to help you achieve your goals
Clarity in your motivation for your goals
Sources of inspiration that your goals will bring
The benefits of being goal-driven
How to make your goal SMART definitive statements
How to develop action steps to help you achieve your goals on a weekly basis
A framework to guide you on how to work at your goals daily
The effectiveness of written goals
How to stay motivated in achieving your goals
Your season of victory is not years away, it’s NOW if you would be willing to apply the discipline that’s needed to help you manifest your vision. Next year at this time, your life can look totally different and the choice is yours. Our lives are a composition of the choices that we make, in order to experience a better life then it will require you to make better choices.
You may hate the job that you are currently at, you may be struggling with debt, you may be yearning to launch that women’s conference or start that business or write your book – whatever it is, I want you to know that the beginning of you manifesting your vision will start with a decision and with a goal. It’s time to take the potential that lives inside of you from an existing possibility to a reality!
Take a moment to meditate on you realizing your dream. What does it look like to you? What does it feel like?
Well, it’s time to make it happen!
I look forward to empowering you with the tools to help you master your goal-getting and manifest your vision! So what are you waiting for girl? Download the class below!
I know I am not the only one who has struggled with fear or who has had to face (and continue to face) giants that can seem overwhelming, difficult, discouraging and out right scary at times! I had to quit my high-profile job in the music business a few years back in order to pursue my dreams of Embrace Her Legacy and that was met with dozens of fears; I feared rejection, the future and failure. I have had faced dozens of giants since then and I still have fears and giants that I am dealing with, you are far from alone.
In this age of social media, we can be fooled to believe that we are the only ones who are struggling while everyone else is on vacation, succeeding, prospering and living their lives like it’s golden but I have learned that’s so far from true. We have to understand that everyone is putting on an “aspirational front” to a certain extent and you never really know what someone is going through behind the scenes. There have been so many times where I just wanted to post “If you ONLY knew what I was dealing with right now and how many giants I have to slay in order to move forward! I just want to cry myself to sleep! – which I have no shame in saying that I have because sometimes you feel like all you can do is cry.
There are times where I wished that successful people would be more transparent about their struggles – especially the struggles, fears and giants that they experienced at the beginning of their journey of success. You ever just wanted to get Oprah on the phone and ask her how she did it? Yep, me too.
The truth of the matter is that all of us who are on this journey of success will have to defeat giants. Giants are those trials and tribulations that are challenging, uncomfortable, testing and sometimes hurtful. The giant can be a job loss, business failure, financial lack, being hurt my someone you love, losing a loved one, becoming ill, marital issues and so much more. We all will have to face seasons in our lives that are harder than others and those seasons will stretch our faith and capacity. We all have fears that we deal with on a daily basis and if we do not recognize them or deal with them from the root then we will find ourselves meditating on thoughts of fear, speaking words of fear and acting upon our fear.
There is no way that you are going to be able to realize your dreams and live a limitless legacy if you are a servant to your fears. Remember this: Anything that you cannot say “no” to, you are a slave to. The tricky thing about fear is that it comes disguised as so many other things, one of them is practicality. Trust me when I say that your dreams do not have to be practical in order for them to be valid.
Well, after recognizing my own fears, dealing with my own giants and realizing that many other women were dealing with their own fears and giants, I have decided to do something about it and I want to help you boldly face your fears, graciously defeat your giants and embrace your victory in my FREE class!
I wanted to make this free for all of you ladies because I want everyone to kick their fear to curb and live in the purpose that you were called to live! I am tired of fear ruling our lives, whether it’s fear of the future, fear of success, fear of financial lack or fear of being alone – I am committed to helping you triumph over your challenges! Here is a brief synopsis of what I will be covering on the call –
How to identify your fears and deal with them from the root
The difference between external fears and internal fears
How to fight your fears with a plan
How to exercise your faith and the authority God had given you
How to defeat your giants by using your Five Senses of Faith
Daily action steps you can take to fight your fear and defeat your giants
I’m a believer in God and His Almighty power. I am a child of God and He has given each of us the power to not only walk through our fires but to not get burned in the midst. You have authority living on the inside of you and I believe it is my duty to show you how to tap into that power, so let’s get it going and make sure that you come to class ready with a pen and notebook to take notes!
I look forward to empowering you to live fearlessly and to conquering your giants with glamour, grace and style! Enjoy the class!
ABOUT EMBRACE HER LEGACY Embrace Her Legacy empowers, educates and inspires millennial women and girls to births dreams, be whole and achieve a legacy of purpose and success. We offer co-curricular and education programs, personal development classes & resources, keynote motivational speeches, tailored events, and community designed to inspire millennial women and girls intentionally build a purpose-driven legacy.
WHAT IS EMBRACE HER LEGACY ACADEMY Offered under the Embrace Her Legacy framework, our Embrace Her Legacy Academy (formerly the Made to Succeed Academy) is a co-curricular program offered to success-oriented, high-school girls in the New York City area. The curriculum is a learning series whose focal point is the overall well-being, self-empowerment, personal & leadership development and professional success of young women and is offered as a two week immersive and intensive course with targeted self-empowerment and personal development classes.
BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM & EMBRACE HER LEGACY HIGH-SCHOOL AMBASSADORS Embrace Her Legacy is offering this program to a distinguished group of young women in our area. Only a select number of students throughout the entire NYC area will be accepted into the program. Accepted students will also gain the opportunity to serve as Embrace Her Legacy High-School Ambassadors.
High school ambassadors are high-school girls who complete the program and possess strong leadership skills to represent Embrace Her Legacy at their respective schools.
Students who successfully complete the Embrace Her Legacy Academy and become Embrace Her Legacy High School Ambassadors gain access to:
Recommendation letters for college applications, internships & career opportunities from Embrace Her Legacy founder, Maria I. Melendez
Qualify for an internship with Embrace Her Legacy
Qualify for a mentorship by Embrace Her Legacy founder and other esteemed, professional women in Embrace Her Legacy network.
Develop professional relationships with empowered, professional women who are invited as guest speakers to the program
Complimentary access to all Embrace Her Legacy events (virtual & live events, including our online learning center – Embrace Her Legacy University)
Access to free and discounted Embrace Her Legacy swag items
Students you’ll get to:
Learn how to design and build your best life
Meet women who’ve been through what you’re going thru, we can help you get where you want to go
How to gain clarity to achieve your education and career goals
Create your own personal success plan
Learn financial success techniques
Enjoy a free space to talk – You’ll get to write down questions and we’ll answer them in a group setting
Learn how to make your dreams come true
Meet with girls who are motivated and driven just like you
Manage your time better
Learn personal beauty and style tips to embrace professional and individual ized style
Learn how to be comfortable in your own skin
How to deal with your personal relationships (yes even boys!)
Learn how to discover who you are
Kick fear to the curb
PROGRAM GOALS & OBJECTIVES Our goal is to empower our young women to become whole young women with a positive self-worth and self-image while also creating a framework for young women to lead purpose-driven lives, birth their dreams and achieve personal and professional goals.
The overall style of the course is empowering, impactful and engaging with open dialogue. Our founder, Maria I. Melendez, eloquently uses her unique style of transparency, wit, expertise and warm-spirit while providing a framework and takeaway which students can effectively apply to their overall personal development, self-esteem and professional success to successfully lead purpose-driven lives.
PROGRAM LAYOUT Each session will conclude with empowering, purpose-driven action-steps for students to actively engage in their overall personal development throughout the course. The curriculum has been tailored to focus on the challenges that a teenage girl faces today.
Our program is a unique learning series with targeted discussions, empowerment workshops and tailored development exercises in subject matters that vary from beauty and confidence to key principles of success to effective relationship building to goal-setting strategies to overcoming fear to achieve dreams. Led by our founder and Chief Executive Officer, Maria I. Melendez, our program has already been proven to be a success as you can read the testimonials below.
TESTIMONIALS FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS
“The program has helped me re-focus on my power and potential as a woman. I am now determined more than ever because I know that if I follow the strategies you taught us, I will make a difference.”
“My favorite part of the program was gaining a mentor. Maria is someone I can emulate and learn from. I’m less fearful and discouraging towards my dreams and aspirations. I understand the immense power that I hold and how it can influence the many outcomes in my life.”
“I learned so much about the importance of forgiving my past and even though it is my story, its purpose is to find power in it and not to be put into a mindset of guilt and frustration. I have everything in my life to look forward to and you reminded me of that.”
“I have become much more aware of the things I need to work on, whether it is how to love myself more or how to love others.”
“I actually become more open. Since the program, I could say that I met new friends and made connections because this program made me less afraid to be who I am and want to be, and to do more!”
“The program was actually better than what I expected because throughout the three/four weeks of the program, I followed many of the advices that Maria gave and was able to build better relationship with my friends and also myself.”
“I hope that more young girls attend your program because I am positive this program will change them for the better, just as it did for me. I mean, my life is for the most part pretty much the same but I see slight changes in my behavior and I am sure I’ll remember your words and my life will take a turn down the road.”
CONNECT WITH ESTEEMED, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN & SUCCESS-ORIENTED GIRLS Along with the curriculum-based program focused on the empowerment, wellness, personal and professional development of our girls, we are now creating an environment where our girls will also cultivate powerful relationships with influential women. Embrace Her Legacy will invite several esteemed professional women to participate in a special panel discussion event and who will also serve as guest speskers to not only extend their valuable knowledge and experience but to also develop potential mentorship relationships with the young women in the program.
Our support from these women in the past have hailed from industries in media, banking, entrepreneurship, event planning, fashion merchandising, finance, education, non-profit sector, authors and more.
If you are a student who has a huge dream that you want to manifest or you want to develop relationships with sophisticated, success-driven, like-minded girls like yourself then this is THE program for you. We pride ourselves in authenticity and assuring that you achieve your best life. You will leave this program with not only a vision for your future, but also a framework of how to make you dreams a reality.
And we like to keep things real around here!
We want you to learn how to become who you have been called to be in order to honor what you have been called to do. You have a purpose to fulfill and these are a series of courses to empower you to grow in confidence and success. We will teach you how to set, define and achieve your goals to achieve your dreams, how to combat fear, how to embrace true confidence in this social media world, how to embrace the power of your story, how to develop a strong self-worth, how to develop meaningful professional and personal relationships, how to embrace your confidence and much more!
Furthermore, students in the program will gain the knowledge, tools, resources and information to effectively become young women who are whole leaders, manifesting their dreams, living purpose-driven lives and defeating the inevitable challenges along their journey!
PREVIOUS STUDENT’S SCHOOLS:
Brooklyn Technical High School
The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem
Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community and Development
Academy of Mount St Ursula
Monsignor Scanlan High School
High School for Health Professions and Human Services
Manhattan Center For Science And Mathematics
Uniondale High School
Fort Hamilton High School
Columbia Secondary School
Harlem Villages Academies High School
NYC iSchool
Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women
The Renaissance Charter School
WATCH THE PROGRAM IN ACTION If you want to take a peak of the program in action, check out a clip here. MVI_0816 – Another clip of the program here and below
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Mon. July 10th – Embracing the Power of Your Story – A confidence workshop focused on overcoming insecurities where we’ll discuss and have interactive activities on confidence, the power in your individual story and removing masks of perfection and insecurities
Tues. July 11th- How to Face Your Fears to Win the Battlefield in Your Mind – Overcoming obstacles on the journey of success & identifying fear while learning to cultivate a positive mindset
Wed. July 1 2th – Becoming a Goal-Getter to Achieve Your Dreams – A workshop focused on the tools of how to effectively define, set and achieve success-driven goals, specific strategies to achieve your goals, identifying resources and resources. to achieve goals, SMART goals and getting clarity on your life’s vision by creating and activating a vision board
Thurs. July 13th – Developing Your Winning Circle of Influence – Fellows will learn keys to developing powerful personal and professional relationships, professional relationship building/networking skills and how to implement boundaries in personal relationships
Fri. July 14th – Women Who Are Made to Succeed Panel– A panel discussion/networking event with several esteemed professional women on success, career, confidence and the opportunity for fellows to network/build relationships with our women.
Mon. July 17th- The Age of the Selfie: Real Talk About Beauty & Confidence & Your Personal Brand – An empowerment workshop focused on learning how to embrace true confidence and high self-esteem while navigating through the pressures of social media while learning personal branding
Tues. July 18th – Get Your Money Right: Financial Literacy 101: Financial literacy class focused on financial success principles
Wed. July 19th – The 7 Deadly Limits of Becoming Legendary- Common mistakes that can hinder one’s success like negative/limited thinking, failing to have a plan, allowing others to measure success and strategies to identify and overcome these obstacles
Thurs. July 20th – Embrace Your Style and Dress for the Life You Want: An inner beauty and style coaching class for students to embrace individual style while navigating a professional career
Fri. July 21 – Girl Chat Empowerment Forum – A roundtable discussion focused on sisterhood and confidence and key takeaways for the program
LOCATION National Opera Center 330 7th Seventh Ave New York, NY 10001
TUITION Total tuition cost for the program: $347
EARLY BIRD TUITION Students who apply and are accepted into the program by March 5th qualify for reduced tuition of $249
HOW TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM Embrace Her Legacy is looking for New York City high-school girls who possess the following criteria to apply for the program:
Strong academic GPA
Possesses leadership qualities and potential
Demonstrated communication skills
Success and career-driven
Goal-oriented
Passionate about women/girl empowerment
Involved in academic or social organizations
Previous leadership and teamwork experience a plus
Ability to work well with others
Self-motivated
Positive attitude
In order to be considered for the program, all interested applicants must complete the application form below. Once the applicant submits their application, an Embrace Her Legacy staff member will reach out via email to qualified applicants to set-up a phone interview or request any additional information.
Following the phone interview a final decision of the applicant’s status will be made and she will be notified via email whether she has been accepted to the program. Once accepted into the program, the applicant has (7) days from the date of receiving their acceptance letter to provide the entire tuition payment and the signed parent/guardian consent form in order to secure their spot in the program. The tuition invoice via email and can be paid via debit/credit card or check written out to Embrace Her Legacy.
All accepted applicants, MUSTsubmit our signed Parent/Guardian consent form upon acceptance into the program. The form will be attached to the acceptance email.
Due to the amount of applicants we receive, if the accepted applicant does not submit the payment within the 7-day grace period then the applicant is forfeiting her position in the program.
REFUND POLICY
Please note that once your tuition is received, your tuition is non-refundable.We allow the grace period of 7-days to assure that this investment into your future is something that you want to pursue. We understand that unforeseeable circumstances may occur, nevertheless, we have to remain diligent with our business relationships that are supporting this program.
DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS May 12th, 2017
Please note that we highly encourage students to apply as soon as possible as acceptances are on a first come, first serve basis
SCHOLARSHIPS Please note that this is a small program, therefore, a very limitedamount full-ride scholarships are available which are first-come, first-serve and are merit-based scholarships for high-excelling students with a 90 GPA (3.7) or higher only. Students will have to will have to submit an additional essay and copy of latest report card in order to qualify for a scholarship.
HOW TO CONTACT US Still have a question? Then no worries feel free to email info@embraceherlegacy.com and someone will get back to you within 1-2 business days.
Below, learn how you can implement the program at your school or organization.
For schools and organizations interested in implementing the program, please continue reading below:
PROGRAM LAYOUT Each session will conclude with empowering, purpose-driven action-steps for students to actively engage in their overall personal development throughout the course. The curriculum can be offered in a 3-session to an 8-session course and can be tailored to your organization’s needs. We can provide a-la-carte sessions or a targeted theme curriculum contingent on your overall goals.
Each session will include an hour long targeted discussion and/or workshop with additional time for an interactive Q&A.
After each participant has completed the curriculum course, they will receive a unique “Made to Succeed Academy” Completion Certificate, become Embrace Her Legacy Ambassadors and will also gain access to various professional and personal development opportunities through Embrace Her Legacy.
CURRICULUM TOPICS*
*Please note topics are subject to change.
The Age of the Selfie: Real Talk About Beauty & Confidence
Becoming a Goal-Getter to Realize Your Dreams
Developing a Winning Circle of Influence
How to Face Your Fear & Defeat Your Giants
How to Win the Battlefield in Your Mind
Embracing the Power of Your Story
7 Deadly Limits of Embracing Your Success
Am I Worth It? A Masterclass on Confidence, Worth & Discovering Who You Are
Turning Your Mess Into a Message
The Power of Positive Thinking
Vision Board Workshops
Living a Purpose-Driven Life
UnMasking Your Truth
Understanding Personal Mission
Visionaries Sessions (Founder’s Book Discussion)
Women Who Are Made to Succeed: Women Empowerment Panel Discussions
TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR COURSES*
*More available per your tailored request
Audio-Visual Presentations
Tailored personal developemtn exercises
Tailored action steps
Made to Succeed Journals & Tote bags (Embrace Her Legacy merchandise)
Motivational videos
Media Presentations Take the Limits Off Your Legacy: A Woman’s Guide to Unlock Purpose and Vision (Author’s published book)
PROGRAM COSTS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Total cost is based on your organization’s particular needs. If you are interested in a quote or more information about the program at your school or organization, please email info@embraceherlegacy.com with your request and we will reply with a proposal and quote.
