Episode 111: Alexandra Dotcheva & Her Book, It Really Is Simple: A Holistic Approach to Self-Confidence — A Practical Guide

ABOUT ALEXANDRA

Born into a musicians’ family in Bulgaria, Alexandra came to the United States as a graduate student in 2000 and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from Louisiana State University in 2007. In 2008, prompted by the financial crisis, she decided to pursue a career in Nursing and has been practicing as an RN since 2011, with a strong passion for educating patients on acquiring optimal health. Her experience includes ICU, orthopedic Trauma, and home care. In 2014, she began her Investing career with a focus on rental Real Estate and, later on, options trading. She is the owner of three real Estate businesses and a holistic Coaching business. Alexandra’s passion for health, martial arts, fitness, and Financial Independence, as well as her experience with the challenges of cultural integration prompted her to write the book, It Really Is Simple: A Holistic Approach to Self- Confidence, in which she shares her path to success in an effort to motivate readers to embrace change and pursue their dreams, in spite of fear and insecurity.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• “20 years of very poor self-confidence and self-esteem with never believing you would ever be able to accomplish even a fraction of what it is today.”
• Becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable.
• Whether talking about health, career, or finances, moving forward is all about mindset.
• Fixating on one area of focus as “the problem,” when it’s really something completely different.
• Doing the one major thing that seems impossible, and the possibilities it can open up going forward.
• “…be very careful who you listen to because the influences in your life, they’re very well-intentioned, but oftentimes they’re wrong.”
• What Black Belt Mentality means.
• Awakening the child in yourself in order to succeed.
• What it means to face yourself.
• Writing in your authentic, true voice.
• Burning certain bridges in order to prosper.
• Accomplishing dreams by breaking them down into smaller goals.
• How fear and Anxiety work for you as friends and allies.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Alexandra is, Are you taking proactive steps to freedom by overcoming your insecurities and lack of confidence?

FIND ALEXANDRA

• Website: https://www.holisticselfconfidence.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-dotcheva/

LinkedIn – Full Podcast Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/episode-111-alexandra-dotcheva-her-book-really-simple-john-m–hwcqf/?trackingId=%2F0R7cc5JSN%2B4grDc79iEOA%3D%3D

CHAPTERS

00:00 – The Book Leads Podcast – Alexandra Dotcheva

00:57 – Introduction & Bio

02:26 – Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?

13:17 – How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?

23:38 – Alexandra’s journey in Martial Arts.

26:36 – Alexandra’s journey into confidence.

28:48 – How does the work you’re doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?

36:17 – What does leadership mean to you?

38:14 – Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?

47:19 – Can you provide a general overview of the book

51:41 – Alexandra on spirituality.

55:58 – What lessons have you taken away from the book?

58:26 – What’s next for your writing?

01:09:02 – What book has inspired you?

01:11:28 – What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity.
I’d love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.

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