Aug 25, 2021
Monica M. Bijoux is the Founder and CEO of Decide to Move. She is also a licensed Psychotherapist and Business Strategist. She uses her decades of experience to help high achievers, aspiring entrepreneurs, and veterans have the financial freedom to live a life of purpose. She created a personalized strategy using a twelve-step model that focuses on transformation, transition, growth, and development. Find out more about Monica and her work in this week’s episode!
Key takeaways:
- Monica shares some of her achievements and life experiences.
- While working with veterans, Monica found out that a lot of them didn’t know what they wanted to do after they retired. So she decided to build her own coaching business to help them.
- Monica helps people by taking their ideas and turning them into successful businesses.
- You have to set clear boundaries and intentional time if you hope to get your to-dos done for the day.
- Monica went through a lot of abuse during her childhood. Physical, sexual, emotional, was homeless at fifteen, and ended up pregnant at sixteen. These experiences motivated her not to let her child go through what she has been through.
- She always tells her daughter that she can accomplish anything she puts her mind to. The only person that limits her is herself and that she is wonderful for who she is.
- Because of how parents handle their children nowadays, Monica believes children can’t handle stress and don’t know how to make decisions when a crisis comes.
- How do you identify high achievers?
- High achievers are easy to work with because they are motivated and driven. However, the downside to that is they can be a bit full of themselves.
- You have to lay down a good foundation in order to grow.
- Military veterans are so humble that they don’t think of their accomplishments as being that noteworthy. However, they are some of the most high-achieving individuals that Monica knows!
- Despite how much effort they put into whatever they do, a lot of tough moms don’t think that they are high achievers.
- How can you help people realize that they are high achievers?
- Monica helps her clients in a smooth way and doesn’t like to push them for things that they are uncomfortable with.
- Decide to Move is Monica’s company where she helps people achieve their goals and find their passion inside of them.
- We have coping mechanisms that are no longer serving us as adults. Monica offers some strategies to help you have healthy relationships and learn how to love yourself again.
Resources:
Quotes:
“No one actually wakes up and says I’m gonna be an abuser. No one wakes up and says I’m going to hurt someone. It’s usually hurt people who hurt people.”
“No matter how you start, it doesn’t mean it’s how you’re gonna end.”
“Be the light that they’re meant to be.”