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Hi everyone. So recently I was inspired to do a new financial challenge. I follow

all these amazing people from the debt free community on Instagram.And I

noticed there's a really popular trend at the moment and that is a zero spend

challenge. So at the moment I'm actually saving for something really special. And

I'm a little bit behind on round three of the thousand dollar project. So I

thought this was the perfect opportunity to do this challenge for myself. But

whilst this is very similar to my annual frugal February challenge. It's a little

bit different. I set the challenge for 10 days only and

also I approached the challenge with a totally different mindset. Normally with

frugal February. I look at it in a place from scarcity and depriving myself. But

this time I limited it from a place of financial peace and harmony. And having a

bit of a holiday away from spending all the time. So I was actually really

excited about doing this challenge. And I actually made you guys a vlog whilst

doing this challenge. So you can watch me go through the ups and downs and

discover and learn new things with me. But before I publish this vlog which I

will be doing so next week. I wanted to share with you the key things that I learnt

and experienced from doing this challenge. And also give you some advice if you

want to do this for yourself. Alright what did I learn well I learned that my

desires really deepened, and they went to a place of self-love and nurturing.

Instead of like a desire to maybe buy a new item of clothing or some makeup. I

actually found the desire to buy fresh flowers and vitamins and high-quality

food. And that felt so much wiser and more respectful of my spending, and who

an my values as to what I stand for. I also experienced the awareness and

the need to actually invest in higher quality food. The desire to buy a sweet

muffin shifted to. The desire to buy a really healthy fresh salad. That would

give me the right amount of energy to get through my day.

I also learned the hard way that is really important to plan and prepare

this challenge. Things like packing lunch the night

before. Communicating to people that you were doing the zero spend challenge, and

also being prepared for their questions and their possible judgement as to why

you are doing this challenge. Also I don't recommend doing this challenge

ad hoc. You need to look at your diary and work out what is the best time for

you to do this. You do not want to try and do a zero spend challenge when

you've got a lot of things happening at work. Or you've got a lot of social

events, it's going to set you up for failure. So look in your diary as to when

there's a week, or a 10 day period where you don't have much on. And you can

really make the most of this challenge and embrace it. Now one of the beautiful

things that I realized experience from doing this challenge is. The awareness

and appreciation for the environment. Whilst this was a zero spend challenge.

The theme or the, I guess awareness of the environment really kicked in. And

this ended up being a really nice element of zero waste. And I'm really now

proud of this awareness and new habits that I have that really incorporate the

environment. Along with zero spend. Another great thing that came out from

doing this challenge was. It broke my financial block. I hit a bit of a plateau

with a thousand dollar project. I had all this money that was outstanding to me.

That was sick of waiting for it to come in, and I was kind of in a bit of a lull

or a bit of a flat of place. Of where I'd get new ideas and inspiration for

hustling and earning some extra income, or some extra cash, or finding new

savings. And this completely broke that block. I'm now refreshed and rejuvenated

to smash through my next couple of thousand dollar parcels, for the thousand

dollar project and get back on track. And then the final thing that I experienced

and learnt from doing this zero spend challenge was. I experienced guilt. I felt

really bad and embarrassed for not supporting my local cafes and dry

cleaners. Places where I would normally go in and to spend money. I felt that I

was having a negative impact on their own flow of money and abundance. And I

didn't like that and I actually ended up breaking it. So would I recommend this

challenge for you? Absolutely! I would say the people who would really

from this are people who have a high spending habit. They like to constantly

buy things, and they don't shop mindfully. It is a fantastic challenge to do where

you realize, that desire to spend unnecessarily comes up all the time. And

if you can just take that moment to step back. Let that feeling pass, whilst also

acknowledging it. There is so much personal growth that comes from doing

this challenge. Also you've got to be open to a form of financial meditation

that comes from this. The stillness, the calmness, the tranquility from not

spending is incredibly powerful. And incredibly enlightening. So I really hope

this video inspires you to do this zero spend challenge for yourself. If you

haven't subscribed to my channel make sure you do. And also make sure you

switch on that notification button. So you can see exactly when next week when

I published my zero spend challenge vlog.

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The blood, the sweat, the tears,

I can fill that burn in my lungs.

I feel like that's the greatest feeling in the world

Running means a lot to me. I've been running since I was five.

A lot of the kids were like "we're gonna go to Olympics" and then I started saying it.

My coaches were always the ones to enforce

that idea and say "you can do it". It's been a gift for me it's brought many

opportunities. One of them was me graduating from UC Riverside.

Growing up my parents always said you need to go to college and I knew having the ability to

run can pay for that as well. UR was one of the first schools to

contact me, they were offering a full scholarship and that was just gonna be a

burden that my parents they didn't have to worry about.

My professional running career started at UC Riverside.

It was those moments where I got to

travel with the team you felt like you belong and you just felt like when you

stepped on the line you were gonna fight for each other. I learned a lot about

myself, those experiences and those hardships prepared me once I graduated.

So that was just one thing that I wanted to accomplish because I would be the

first generation to go to college and graduate.

Brenda Martinez

that's one of my proudest moments and I'm never gonna forget that.

I think this is a school that can create many opportunities for everyone.

And with those opportunities I was able to use that as a stepping stone. And I've made it all the way to the

Olympics. And the Olympics are exciting to participate in.

when I'm actually on the line, I think about the little girl that was actually that had those goals

in mind, like making a team and to actually be there physically with a full

stadium, it's the greatest feeling in the world.

Now I can call myself in an Olympian. When I represent a country, I do have

UCR with me. I feel like I can accomplish anything if I just put my mind to it.

and made six World Championship teams for Team USA and on the side I do like

to give back.

I think I got that motivation to start camp because

I had a hard time going to camp. My parents couldn't afford it so, it was like an

ugly feeling like not being able to be with your teammates and they'd you know

they'd come back from camp say it was so much fun. So I don't want a kid to ever

feel like that. I was like that's the perfect idea.

Being able to be at Brenda's camp, kind of be around her for those two or three days, it was an

experience that I'll never forget. She is this world-class athlete, but she's also

somebody who has been in our shoes.

It shows where her heart is and to see

that she's just like any of us. She had a dream and she went after it and to be

that example for young girls, as well as just any athlete any runners, it's

something that I'll never forget and I'll definitely hold close to my heart

for forever.

The older I get, I'm starting to realize my purpose and whether that's

mentoring an athlete or them just maybe even just asking for advice. I felt like

I was put on this earth to do that and it took me a bit of time to realize that

I still don't know what I want to do ten years from now, but I know I want to help.

It feels good and it's the right thing to do.

If I can tell my five-year-old self what life is gonna be like,

I would definitely have to say it is tough, but it's so worth it and that you are tough enough to accomplish

anything in life...

and that you're gonna make the Olympic team one day! So I definitely have to say that.