Feb 18 2025 43 mins 1
Once you realize that the failed business, the flopped test, or the heartbreak that split you in half did nothing but push you in the right direction, everything shifts. As cliche as it might sound, life is about perspective—rejection is re-direction.
In this episode, we meet the inspiring Monique Loza. Art and design have always been in Monique's blood—she even designed her own dresses for prom and junior high dances. But life's twists cut short her dream of studying fashion and design at FIDM. Almost "forced" to study business, she embraced the opportunity, knowing it would one day help her run the business she always envisioned.
Tune in to Episode 220 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, and learn more about Monique's passion for art and design, her strength to overcome challenging circumstances, and her infinite wisdom to resignify closed doors into new paths. Monique also shares her thoughts on cultural and family expectations for first-generation Americans, talks about how self-love saved her, and much more.
Episode Takeaways:
- A bit about Monique's background and upbringing (4:20)
- "You should marry a white rich man" (Cásate con un gringo m'hija) (9:40)
- An opportunity in disguise. Monique and Business School (14:20)
- Rejection is re-redirection. Even when it stings like hell (18:20)
- Monique talks about how self-love saved her life (23:00)
- Keep it moving. You're heading right where you are supposed to go (31:10)
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