Happy Friendship Friday!

Hello Friends!


Happy Friendship Friday Everyone! We're enjoying the many new connections we've made and are thrilled to learn more about all of you through our previous Friendship Friday posts. We know you're enjoying them as much as we have and we look forward to the many more connections to come!

In honor of today's Friendship Friday celebrations, we dedicate this week's post to our dearest friends Craig and Giovanna Garcia.

Mere words can not describe the profound difference these friends have made in our lives with our personal growth and in business. We've only known this lovely couple for a short time, but they will always hold a special place in our hearts and our lives. They are the reason our Believe Achieve blog came to fruition. It was Craig and Giovanna who inspired us to begin a blog. And with their support and guidance, we've seen success not just in our blog but in many other areas of our lives.

Most of you may already know Craig and Giovanna. Craig Garcia is an Industry Leader in Internet Marketing and Giovanna Garcia is a Professional Blogger. Both are Professional Inspirational Speakers, Authors, Business Coaches/Owners/Trainers and the BEST Mentors anyone can have! They are not only Experts in their line of business, but also the two most kind, generous and genuine people you will ever meet. The kind of people that make you feel you've known them all your life. You all deserve to have them in your lives, too. We are truly grateful everyday to have them part of ours.

To get to know more about our dear friend, Craig Garcia, be sure to visit him at www.CraigGarcia.tv And to get to know our beautiful friend, Giovanna Garcia, you can visit her site at www.ImperfectAction.com

"True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends,

but in their worth and value."

Many Blessings....

Hugo and Roxanne
Believe Achieve

Today's Friendship Question:
Has a Special Friend made a Postive impact in your life? We look forward to hearing from you!


Further Reading:
Interview With Giovanna Garcia

BELIEVE ACHIEVE - 5 Reasons Why Public Speaking Helps Your Personal Growth

Public speaking is probably one of the biggest secret fears known to man. There's something about speaking in public that makes us tense up, breathe irregularly (or breathe at all, lol), and makes us perspire like mad.
Why is public speaking so feared? And how can learning to speak in public create huge leaps in our personal growth?

Hugo and I just returned from the most incredible marketing seminar hosted by Craig and Giovanna Garcia of the Executive Development Center. We not only came home with countless "Million Dollar" tips to soar our business, but we also learned the importance of public speaking and how learning to do so can bring more into our lives. Here are our 5 reasons why you should add public speaking into your journey of self-discovery.

1. Get out of your comfort zone! Standing in front of an audience will surely get you out of your comfort zone, let alone speaking in front of one. But in order to expand ourselves, it's imperative to step out and try something new.

2. Relax and breathe. It's difficult to speak in general if we aren't breathing and relaxed. Speaking in public teaches us to breathe deeply and "go with the flow." This allows us to relax. Being relaxed allows us to not over think so much, because it's the over thinking which makes us nervous.

3. Overcome your fears. Because many people are simply terrified of speaking in public, more reason for us to just get up and do it! The first step to overcoming any fear is to expose ourselves to it. With practice and exposure, it gets much easier.

4. Speaking from the heart. When you have passion for what you speak and you speak from the heart, there is no need to fear how the audience will react. The heart only speaks one language and everyone understands it. You'll never fail when you speak from the heart.

5. It's Liberating! It truly is liberating! It gives you a great sense of accomplishment because you didn't let fear or your nervousness take control. You'll feel like you've taken over the world. You're unstoppable! :-)

We definitely encourage everyone to try it. Start off by doing introductions and sharing a little about yourself. And soon you'll be sharing your life adventures with ease. The first steps are always the most difficult, but none the less, baby steps are still steps in the right direction. It will surely help you in gaining more self-confidence, higher self-esteem and you'll be so proud of yourself. We'll be proud of you, too!

Many Blessings....
Hugo and Roxanne
~ Believe Achieve ~