THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

It takes courage to really look inside yourself and ask the “spiritual you” what you want and what it is that’s stopping you from achieving your dreams. Is it the fear of failure, fear of success, lack of focus, childhood issues, not being good enough or is it something hidden deep within? On this journey of transformation, you must want to feel whole and complete. You have to prepare to add passion and believe in yourself deep in your soul.   So, you can continue to move forward to your place of fulfillment. –Ivette Mayo Short, fierce and very POWERful.   Ivette Mayo’s book – A 30-Day Guide to Your POWER: Powerful Outcomes through Powerful Words – challenges you to look deep – Deeper! – into yourself and to step into your POWER.     Yes, all in caps. Ivette leads readers into a journey of self-discovery, of self-analysis, of self-awareness.    She encourages you to change the “decades of negativity”; to shed the old and look fo...

The Latina Book Club is proud to be part of Ellen Castro’s Condor Book Tour.   We like that Ellen has come up with 52 Ways for people to build trust, stay positive and flourish.   Read all about this “ Chief Energizing Officer ” and her new book.    And, for a full listing of the tour stops, see end of interview below. ---mcf Q:   You seem to be a very spiritual person.   Please tell us a little about yourself and where your faith and positivity come from.   Why is trust so important to you that it is the basis of your book? A:    I am a spiritual person. If not for my belief in God, I probably would be depressed, an alcoholic or dead. My mom was bi-polar, totally unstable and mentally ill. She committed suicide when I was 17. With a sixth grade education and heavy thick Mexican barrio accent, my dad broke through the poverty cycle for his family. None of his many successes were ever enough because he could not comprehend he was a...