You Have A Book In You – Get Your Story Out Through Self-Publishing With Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid

Everyone has a story to tell. But how do you get that story out there while retaining full control over it? The solution is self-publishing. This was the path that Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid followed. Gabriela has had a passion for writing since she was a little girl. She writes songs together with her sister. Then, when she started looking for a source of income, she came across content on YouTube about earning from writing and tried it herself. Her self-published book entitled Ten Jungle Friends, became a bestseller back in 2020. In this episode, she emphasizes that it is really important to write based on experience. She also shares some thoughts on overcoming the imposter syndrome, dealing with writer’s block, and other topics that would be an interest to any aspiring author. Tune in!

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You Have A Book In You – Get Your Story Out Through Self-Publishing With Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid

I am beyond excited for this episode because Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid is here. She's amazing. How are you doing, Gabriela?

I'm doing fine. You're the best. I'm excited to be on this show.

Thank you so much. I've been following Gabriela for a while. I love everything she puts out there on social media. She has her own YouTube channel. She is a self-publishing author coach and also a bestselling coach. She has a couple of books already on Amazon. We are going to talk all about it because I need to confess something. I'm being super selfish with this episode, Gabriela. I want all your knowledge for me, but I know our readers will be so excited to learn about you too.

I have my books here ready for you. Let's bring it on.

I always ask all my guests to give a little bit of background about themselves. Where were you born? What's your heritage? What do you do? How do you help your clients? It's like a quick overview.

I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. My parents are from Columbia. I still have a lot of family in Columbia. We go there 2 to 3 times a year. This was pre-COVID. Ever since COVID, it has changed. I love Columbia. I work as a speech therapist with children part-time. The other part-time is I own a business where I help aspiring authors, specifically coaches, speakers, and bloggers who want to write books to build their credibility because they've come to me for that. I love writing. I've been writing for a long time. That's when I decided, "Let me write a book." It went well. It's the best decision I have ever made.

I'll be your future client because writing a book is somewhere in my journey. That's why I'm so excited.

They always say that everyone should write a book.

Why not? A book is such a great vehicle to share a unique story that will help you uplift the world in any form that you decide to. That's beautiful that you dedicate yourself to this. How do you gain clarity? How do you know this was your purpose? How do you know this is the thing that fulfills you?

At first, this started as selfish. It was years ago. You go down the rabbit hole on YouTube university. I wanted to find ways to make another stream of income. I thought, "Let me do a YouTube." I had this other channel. I wasn't passionate about that. As I was doing YouTube, I started seeing more things about blogging, writing books, and content about writing. Ever since I was thirteen, a very young girl, my thing was writing songs, a diary, and a blog.

I came across a couple of videos about writing a book and how it's easy. You can self-publish it and all that stuff. I figure, "Why not? Let me try." The beginning was more selfish because it was just getting another stream of income. What gained clarity for me was seeing what happened after I had published the results.

This was the first book that I self-published. It's for children. When I self-published it, I saw that it did well. It became bestselling in its category. On top of that, I loved it. That's what I'm passionate about writing. Talking to my family and journaling about it gave me clarity. It's the validation all in one. That's when I was like, "This is what I want to do."

Do not write before you research.

 

You wrote your first book. What's the name of the book, so everyone knows about it?

The name of the first book is called Ten Jungle Friends. It's available on Amazon. It's a children's book. The second book is the Spanish version of it, Diez Amigos de la Jungla.

You are journaling, and since you were a child, you loved getting into writing songs. I always say in my coaching clients and my students that so many times, we find what we are passionate about in our childhood. You naturally were inclined to write and that's it.

I don't know how you grew up or if you ever did this with your family, but I would be with my sister, and we would write songs and practice our performance. When it was ready, my parents sat in the living room, my grandma and my grandfather and we sang and danced. I loved it. It's funny, too, because most of my lyrics are for rapping. What you say is true. Your passion comes from what you liked back in childhood. I feel like when you force things and your purpose becomes to make money, it doesn't come from the heart. I agree with you on that.

I used to write a lot of poems, but it wasn't the same thing as writing and reading. That's why I feel passionate about what you do, how I see so much value in you doing what you do, and how people can get value from that. You decided to write your first book. What was the process between that idea and writing it? How was that process for you?

I knew that I wanted to write a book. I didn't know what kind of book. My first book was honestly inspired because I worked with children. I knew that I could get into their headspace because you have to think like a child to write a children's book. That's what I tell my clients who want to write children's books. The idea of it took a good six months to write it. I had an idea for it for a long time, and it took me six months to execute it. I was nervous. I wasn't sure and was having doubts.

Writing it, the execution, and all that didn't take that long, maybe a month. Everything else took longer, like the illustrations. You have to hire someone to do the illustrations, wait for your editor to bring them back, and work with a graphic designer. It all becomes a ripple effect. The writing it down portion didn't take long. What took longer was executing it, waiting for the people I hired to help me do everything and put it together for me.

You consistently talk on your Instagram about self-publishing versus using a publisher. I don't know what I'm talking about.

You can say traditional publisher or publisher agency. There are so many words and misconceptions about it. There are a lot of aspiring authors who want to publish for an X number of reasons traditionally. From my experience, having conversations, the top reason would be because they get an advanced check. What many aspiring authors don't realize and this isn't to bring anyone down and say that it's impossible, but it is harder for your book to get recognized and for it to get traditionally published. You get a lot of rejections and people get discouraged.

I know people who wait for months or years to get their book published. My philosophy is I always tell my clients, "Take control of the book that you created. You want full control of it, so self-publish first." When they see how well it's doing, if it's doing well, let's think positive here, a traditional publisher will look at that book on, let's say, Amazon and be like, "Let me pick this book up or contact this person." I always say that, at least for your first book, you should self-publish your book first.

I was thinking of Yung Pueblo. Do you know Yung Pueblo?

No, I don't.

I'm going to share his information. He's a super famous author and writes in prose, poems, or short snippets. You've probably seen him on Instagram. Everyone shares his thought. In the beginning, he started writing and posting on Instagram. His Instagram did so well that traditional publishers started reaching out to him. I was like, "That's amazing."

It probably makes sense that I'm not aware of him because I don't read poems. They are not the only ones. A lot of famous authors go through that. They self-publish and it gets picked up like that. People don't know it because there are so many misconceptions out there.

I didn't know. I was like, "I need to talk to Gabriela because I need to be informed." Before, did you know anything about these? Where did you learn about all of this information that you have?

No, I did not. I had no idea about self-publishing. I knew that I wanted to get my book out there, and I didn't know how. That's when I did research. How I learned is because I, myself, hired an author coach. They taught me how to do everything. For me, time is money. I understand that there's free content on YouTube, Google and all that stuff. At the end of the day, it's free content for a reason. Paid content is a lot better.

I believe coaches need coaches. If you want to continue growing, you have to hire a coach or someone who will help you get there. You hired a coach who then gave their roadmap. Later on, you refine yourself and your services. If someone wants to write a book and decide to self-publish, what is the first thing they need to start thinking about or executing? How does that work?

First, I would ask them, "Do you know what you want to write about?" Some people don't. Some people have so many ideas that they feel overwhelmed and are not sure which topic they should write about. I do believe that your first topic should be niched down. It's like anything else. It's like your show, for example. Once they figure that out, we go to researching. A lot of people don't know that.

For your book to be successful as an Amazon bestseller, if we're talking about KDP, for example, KDP is Amazon, you need to do the research like categories, keywords, target audience and all that stuff to get there. That's what people don't understand or they leave it to the very end and don't do it well. First, what do you want to write about, the research and the outline. From then on forth, we go forward. If anyone is reading this, pro tip, do not write before you research.

The research is about the keywords, maybe the competition, and all those factors.

It's your book competitors, genre, keywords, categories, target audience and all of that fun stuff. We were talking about digital products. I have a course for it, and I make sure that I'm very detailed because a lot of people get confused. There's a whole Excel spreadsheet on it, like what exactly to write and where you do this. Later on, when you publish onto KDP, that's where you're going to implement everything that you researched.

You have the outline. How do they execute the writing? Do you recommend dedicating 30 minutes or 1 hour a day? How does that work?

It depends on the person. I've had clients who have multiple jobs or are a mom or full-time dads. They're able to work on the book full-time. It depends on everyone. I would say that, at least, write 3 times a week for at least 3 to 5 hours. That's a lot but it depends on their launch date. If someone wants to be realistic and say they want to launch their book in 3 to 4 months, I will say, "You’ve got to hustle and need to write it for real." If someone said, "I want to launch my book in 6 to 10 months," you can take your time a little bit."

It's hard to answer that question because how long is the book? What kind of book are you writing? Are you writing a children's book or a bigger book? It all depends. I always say that when you're writing your 1st draft or 2nd draft, whatever draft that you're doing, make sure that you have a planner with you because you want to hold yourself accountable. You write down, "These are the days that I'm writing. Did I do this?" Let's say I had a family function, so I couldn't do it. Let me see if I can do two hours tomorrow. It's good to be organized about it and hold yourself accountable.

Everyone has a story to tell and people can benefit from it.

 

You have given so much amazing information. You have the outline and find your approach to executing. Is there any limit to pages that people need to be thinking about or start writing and refining later on?

That's where the research comes in. That's why it's good to research your competitors because you want your book to be unique. I'm not saying you have to copy your book competitors at all. I'm saying gain inspiration. For example, if you're going to write a children's book for a toddler that's 3 to 7 years old, an illustration children's book, you're not going to write a 100-page book. Some of them are pretty obvious. It depends on the book that you're writing. I am a fan of the series. I challenge my clients and people I know to write short series because the more books you have out there, the more income you'll make. This is a lot of tips I'm giving everyone.

I tend to be granular at the time. I'm sorry for being very specific.

It's fine. For example, this is my latest book that I self-published. This is a generalized book, but I did it on purpose because of the chapters that are in it. The name of the book is Guidebook into Your 20s: How to Survive Being a Young Adult When Feeling Lost. Let's say these chapters, for example, I plan to write a series for them, but the series would have been focusing on one book per chapter. That's my plan. We'll see how it goes. I have so many ideas in my head. That's the problem.

Let's talk about the team members because you mentioned the editing and the digital creator person of the images. I don't even know the name. Who are the key people in this team to make your dream of having a book a reality?

If you're self-publishing, number one, an editor because you want to make sure that your book is bound, no grammatical errors or anything like that, and a graphic designer. An editor and a graphic designer would be the key team members that you'd want to hire. You don't need to hire an illustrator unless you want to. If you're writing a children's illustrations book, then hire an illustrator. I do have some clients who choose not to write their books. We also hire ghostwriters for them. I'm not sure if you're familiar with ghostwriters.

No. Tell me more about that.

A ghostwriter is someone you hire who writes the book for you, but there are a lot of misconceptions about that. People sometimes feel ashamed that they hire a ghostwriter because they think, "A ghostwriter wrote this for me, so I'm not the author." That's not true because you're working with the ghostwriter. Essentially, the idea is that you're writing an outline. Give me an idea of a book.

I always talk about the immigrants being the perfect example of entrepreneurship.

Let's talk about the immigrants entering into entrepreneurship, all that world and stuff. You would write the outline. Let's say you're doing bullet points. This is what I would like to talk about here. It's a simple outline for yourself. All you would do is send it to the ghostwriter and they will write the book for you. Essentially, you would work with them. Let's say you're my ghostwriter and I'm hiring you. I would be like, "Can you please send me a chapter each week so that I can look into it? Maybe I want to make changes and give it to you so we can revise it."

You're working with the ghostwriter. It depends. Some people choose to be like, "I want to write about dog training. I don't even care what it's about." They hire a ghostwriter and do it. That's it, which is fine. That's essentially what a ghostwriter does. There are a lot of people who do it. Think about celebrities, influencers, and people who don't have the time but have the means financially to do so.

When I think of a ghostwriter, in my mind, it's like, "How are they going to know my stories and my tone of the conversation?"

You don't have to. If I were writing a book like that, a story about me that was more personal to me, I probably wouldn't hire a ghostwriter. They wouldn't understand my experiences. There are so many ways to do it and people who've done it. It's a matter of, "Do you want to or not?" I have 50/50, 50% of the clients will hire a ghostwriter and 50% of them don't. I want to lay it out there and say that there's no shame in hiring a ghostwriter because there are so many limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome because of it.

You're delegating the writing piece, but you're co-creating with the ghostwriter. That gives me so much more clarity about the ghostwriter, the editor and the digital person that I always forget the name.

It's the graphic designer.

That's for the book cover?

If you're doing a paperback or a hardcover, they do the front and the back. If you're doing an eBook, the front is fine because people read it off on a tablet, computer or phone.

Are there advantages to writing an eBook versus publishing a hard copy? What is your opinion on those?

My forte is Amazon KDP. I can give you the benefits of Amazon KDP, but there are so many platforms. There's IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, and so many places out there. I feel like this question can be answered in so many different ways. The advantages to self-publishing an eBook versus a paperback, for example, would be that in KDP, there's essentially a check box. You can either check it or not. It's called Kindle Select.

It is a 90-day program where Amazon gives you all these benefits. They help put your book out there. You get more views from your book, downloads, Amazon reviews and all that stuff. There's so much more that goes into it. It would be a benefit for an eBook versus a paperback. I feel like there are so many benefits to paperback because there are people who love to read from here. My book is a workbook, so you can write things down if you want to.

I was researching and your book has great reviews. You need to check Gabriela’s book because I always research stuff with every guest that comes in the show and I'm like, "She is legit." She's giving all this information for free. Imagine what she can do whenever you pay for her services.

Thank you so much. It's a lot of hard work. For example, if we go back to traditional versus self-publishing, a lot of aspiring authors say that they want to go the traditional route because the publishers and those agencies are going to market the book for them. That's not true. You still have to market your book. With self-publishing, you have to market your book. It goes both ways. It's like in anything else. Your podcast or YouTube, you have to market it. It's the same thing with the book. It's a lot, but it's worth it.

I love that you brought the marketing piece. In the digital course I created and my one-on-one coaching, marketing is such a huge component of every single thing you're providing as a service or a product, in this case. You became in number one bestseller on Amazon. What is the right approach to marketing? What do you recommend if you want to be a number one bestseller?

You can't be shy on social media. I want to emphasize that because I used to be shy. I have a personal account and purposely have the new account you found me on because I was too shy to market my first book to the people I went to high school with, friends or family. I get so many clients who say that. You can't be shy. You have to put yourself out there, things like this show or do guest blog posts. There is a way but contact me if you want to know more.

Whenever you feel like you're feeling stuck, don't take more than a one week break.

 

I love that advice because it applies to every single thing. Many people have this limiting belief, "I'm not enough. Who do you think I am to self-publish a book and promote my book?" It's important.

With content, have you felt that way through marketing your content?

Yeah, when I pre-sold my digital course, which is a strategy that I've heard of, like books related. When I pre-sold my digital course, I was freaking out because I feel you have to overcome this limiting belief over and over whenever you're doing something new that you have never done before. You are stretching the boundaries of your identity and growing. It's normal. The important part is not letting that stop you. Move forward and push until you get there.

I love you that you said that because it's so true. I've had people contact me thinking that my job was to market their books for them because they were too shy to market it themselves and show their faces. I was like, "I don't do that. You should try."

What is the difference between Amazon bestsellers versus New York Times, all these bestsellers categories that I see all over the place?

When people say Amazon bestsellers list, there are so many categories that go into a book. Let's say this one is a children's book and this is for young adults. Each of the books has its category. Think of hashtags. It's similar to that. That's the only thing that I can think of. It's where my head put a similarity to it. There could be a lot of books, number one in their category and still be a bestseller.

As long as a book hits a certain number, it's considered a bestseller. I don't want to give away that number. I have my opinions when it comes to New York bestsellers and other bestseller names. I feel like it's not a popular opinion, but I do know people who've made the New York bestseller list. I'm not taking away from being a New York bestseller. I would love to be a New York bestseller.

I do believe that people would gravitate more to reading a book that's a New York bestseller, but it doesn't do that much of a difference than an Amazon bestseller, for example. It's giving you credibility regardless. It doesn't matter. I feel like the only way it truly matters is what you do with that book? It's on Amazon, the New York bestseller list, or wherever. What are you going to do with it? Are you going to do speaking engagements, go into shows like this and show your face more?

It's about the recognition.

That's what matters most. Especially for books, essentially, the reason why people are writing books, to begin with, is they want to either share their knowledge and experience or tell a unique story, whatever it is, whether it's fiction or nonfiction. It's important as long as you're passionate about it. What are you going to do with that book? How are you going to show your face? Are you going to do storytime at the public library or in your house and hope that it's an Amazon bestseller list or on your bestseller list? I'm not going to do anything. There's no point.

It's like whenever you complete a degree and don't use it.

It's funny you brought that up because my book talks about that. We're not talking about my book, but I don't believe that a degree is everything. I feel there are different ways that you can gain knowledge.

When you look at your story and my story, I studied Chemical Engineering and ended up being a mindset and clarity coach. You have the opportunity to rewrite your story based on the learnings and the lessons you get with life. That's okay. What are the top 1 and 2 reasons for people that want to write their book? Why do you think everyone should write a book?

I always get two answers for that. This is based on the market research that I do with my audience. Number one is they have a story to tell. They want to tell something that happened in their lives, whether it's traumatic or not, but they feel that they want to help someone with their unique story, which I love. That's what they want to do. They have a story to tell and want to tell it.

The second reason is knowledge. Let's say an entrepreneur or anyone who has the knowledge for anything wants to express that and teach people what they know, whether it's a self-help book or garden and plants, anything. Those would be the top two reasons for it. They're passionate about something, express their experiences and hopefully, help other people and also for knowledge.

Why do you think everyone should write a book? Why does everyone have a book in them? That's another way to put it.

Everyone has a story. It's fascinating. I'm a corny person because I'll be walking my dog, looking at people, and being like, "I wonder what their story is." Whatever it is, it's so fascinating to me. I do believe that whether it's big or small, wherever you came from and whatever happened, everyone has a story to tell and people can benefit from it. I do believe that someone can learn from your experiences and knowledge. Why keep that in? Why not express it?

In this world, there are so many forms that people learn. Through the podcast, for example, they learn visually or through auditory. We have Instagram Reels, YouTube long videos, blogs and books. Books are another way to get your content out there. One of the best things about books is that it's a long-time shelf life, especially if it's online.

My books are always going to be online and that's the crazy thing. Unless Amazon decides to die, that's not true because my books are on other websites and platforms like IngramSpark and Barnes & Noble too. My point is, let's say the internet world died and it wouldn't be a long shelf life. There are so many forms to put in local bookstores, libraries and all that stuff. It's another form of content. I do believe that people should tell their stories.

Books are emails. It's super ancient but so functional and meaningful that they'll always be there. It doesn't matter what.

People retain information in so many different ways. Some people genuinely love laying in bed and reading a good book. Some people don’t have the time. They’re in their cars and listening to the audio. That's more like me. There are people like my boyfriend, for example, who do not like to read. He has a short attention span and wants to read articles. There are so many different ways that people can retain information. They're all great. They all have their usage.

Maybe you have done this, putting your books in Audible. What is your thought about that?

I'm going through that.

I'm so excited. Whenever you do it, let me know. I'll post that on my social media.

Thank you so much. I am talking to someone who's doing it for me. I'm not narrating it because I mess up way too much. I tried it the first time. I did hire a lovely lady who's helping me. She's going to narrate my book. We're going through that. I've been editing the revisions and all that stuff. We'll see.

The reason why people are writing books to begin with is because they want to either share their knowledge or experience or tell a unique story.

 

I love you, honestly, because you go all in, follow through and experiment, which is so important for your coaching clients.

I feel like I do it for two reasons. I do it for myself, but I do it for my clients more. I want them to get the most out of me. I want to give the best value and the most value I can out there, especially with my digital course and one-on-one. If I have a client asking me a question, I'm going to be honest. If I don't know, I'm going to be like, "I'm so sorry. I don't know it but give me some time, let me research. I'll let you know." Why not learn how to do Audible? Why not learn how to self-publish in other places other than KDP? If someone has a question, I know how to do it. I can help you. I do it for my clients. I don't have a course on how to do Audible. Maybe in the future, because I make sure I'm confident in what I'm doing and teach it. I'm sure you do that as well for your benefit but also your clients.

I feel our focus is always serving and that's what drives us. That's the vision that pulls us in those days that we don't feel like it. We keep moving forward and pushing through. I'm a mindset and clarity coach. I truly believe that 80% of everything is mindset. I bet whenever you're writing a book is an emotional process that you go through too.

I agree with you and love that you said that because my first module is on mindset. There's so much imposter syndrome and many limiting beliefs. We have to double down on that, debunk it and all that stuff. I need a break or I only did this for a year. Who am I to sit tight? I get more Imposter Syndrome as an author than I do as a coach.

I don't know if that sounds weird, but props to me, I'm proud of myself because I don't get a lot of imposter syndrome as a coach. I feel very confident when I teach and what I teach. I'm good with that. As an author, this is the first book I wrote for young adults, so my imposter syndrome went off the roof. I'm not in my 20s and this book is about the 20s.

My imposter syndrome started with, "Why am I writing a book about my twenties? I lived it yesterday." The chapters go within it and it’s like, "Who's to say I'm not a relationship coach or I didn't get this degree?" It gets to me. I feel like that's only natural. I'll let it sink in and have my moments. I'll watch TV or play Xbox. I'll wind down, do whatever I have to do and then I'll get back to it.

I do one-on-one coaching. I feel like we are more in the zone, but when you put a product out there for the whole world to see at the same time, I do believe it's such a vulnerable process. I went to a fashion show and this is not related to a fashion show, but as those people were going through that hall, I was thinking in my mind, "This is such a moment of vulnerability for whoever created these pieces." There you have hundreds of people looking at the same piece as they are going through and noticing every detail. I feel with a book or even a digital course, it's the same thing in a way.

It's nerve-wracking. It's like, "I can't believe people are going to read my words." Something else that I struggle with is judgment a lot. I was always nervous like, "What if this person reads this?" I have so many what-ifs. At the end of the day, I had to talk to my parents or someone because that's my therapeutic. I'm all for therapy, but now I'm not seeing a therapist. My therapists are my close friends and family. It doesn't matter. People are going to judge at the end of the day. Some people who you don't know will judge. That's the truth. I need to get my head out of that when I'm writing.

I heard of writer's block. Is that a thing? I've heard both sides of the stories. Some people are like, "That's not a thing. That's a thing." What are your thoughts on the writer's blog?

I don't believe in it.

I don't know what that means, but it's a thing that happens.

This is what I say about it and it's funny because, on my YouTube channel, my video for that is going to launch soon, so I'm excited about that. It is a popular topic with authors. It's like either you do or don't. Here's my response to that. I don't care and it doesn't matter. I don't care if people believe in it and if people do. What matters is what you do with it. Essentially, if writer's block was a thing, what is it? You're stuck. Who cares what it is? What are you going to do when you feel stuck? That's what I care most about and teach my clients. Whenever you feel like you're feeling stuck, don't take more than a one-week break.

I know people who go through writer's block and don't write for years. Their manuscripts are sitting on their computers or notepads. That doesn't help anything. I always say, "Don't go more than a week for a break. When you're stuck and need a break, do something that you love to do, whether it's going out with your friends, reading or writing, but something different, playing Xbox, going to the gym or traveling. Do something that you like to do. When you're ready, come back to it."

People have so many different strategies. I know that's what's helped me. That's my response to your question because it’s what you believe in. I won't lie. When I hear people say, "I have writer's block," I can't help but cringe. I need to keep myself composed. If they believe in it, I have to respect that. It's all good.

I feel I've learned so much. I hope with this interview that people will get inspired to write more about their stories. I agree with you. Everyone has a story to tell. A lot of times, the Imposter Syndrome is the one avoiding us to take action to do that.

Are you thinking about writing your book?

I have many ideas like you.

Prioritize one.

I have a good life story full of learnings. I was born in Cuba. We moved to Mexico. My mom and I ran away. We hid for six months. It's a crazy story. I say it normal like it's nothing. You have said it so many times that for you, it’s nothing big or anything, but I have such an inspiring story, mainly my mom as a role model.

I want to incorporate all my life lessons and stories in whatever I write. One may be about rewriting your story. I will give you permission to rewrite your story about the puzzles and then find your future. It's something profound because I love all these stories. I'm all-purpose, intention, fulfillment and something related to that.

I want to talk more with my mom and extract information that maybe I don't remember. It would be a nice thing. She loves talking like me. I'm sure she will love it. I'm like, "Mom, we get to spend hours together and talk." She lives with my fiancé and me. Sometimes she's like, "You guys are so busy." You know how moms are. I need to prioritize writing this book.

It's going to be so great with your community. The Latina, Caucasian, and all that stuff would be good.

Honestly, I told my fiancé, "Maybe in 2023, I'm going to make this happen." I get many ideas and start to execute them. I want to make sure I'm intentional because it's so easy to fall into the trap of branching out and doing many things.

I'm on the go and be like, "Wait, no." I need to stop and focus on what I am doing. Little by little, I get excited.

There are two ladies that I met with and I told them, "I need to put in a slide in PowerPoint all of the pillars of my business." I'm public speaking, doing one-on-one coaching and digital course. I got to be intentional because I love serving. I have a show. We are also running a business. You got to have a fine balance between these things if you want to be here in the long-term. I truly believe writing a book is calling me and something that I've learned over the years is to trust that voice. If it keeps repeating in your head and keeps coming up, I truly believe there is a purpose for it.

Trust your instinct. Keep in touch when you're ready and I'll help you out.

I've told you since I met you that I love your content. I want our readers to follow you. Where can they find you? Give us some information.

It's simple. It's Instagram, @GabrielaMCadavid. That's where I have everything, like the link in my bio and my YouTube.

Gabriela, I am so grateful and excited that we got to share this beautiful time. I learned so much. I'm going to be reaching out.

Thank you so much for having me on your show. I was looking forward to this. We've spoken for a while, and I was anticipating it. I'm looking forward to continuing our friendship.

I hope all of you enjoyed this episode. Follow Gabriela. I love what you post on social media and YouTube. She has many things. We'll see you next time.

Important Links

• Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid - Instagram
• YouTube Channel - Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid
• Amazon - Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid
• Ten Jungle Friends
• Diez Amigos de la Jungla
• Instagram - Yung Pueblo
• Guidebook into your 20s: How to Survive Being a Young Adult When Feeling Lost
• KDP
• Kindle Select
• Barnes & Noble - Ten Jungle Friends
• IngramSpark
• https://www.YBCoaching.com/clarity
• https://www.YBCoaching.com/wellness5minsroutine
• https://www.Facebook.com/yanetbcoachinghttps://www.instagram.com/yanetbcoaching/
• https://www.Instagram.com/yanetbcoaching/
• https://www.LinkedIn.com/company/yanet-borrego-coaching/?viewAsMember=true
• https://www.YouTube.com/channel/UCqxL829o0Vk-QdY12F-GgMw

About Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid

Gabriela Mendoza Cadavid is a bilingual Colombian American soul who is family oriented, and loves trying new things. Her love for writing started when she was a little girl, which then turned into her fist self-published book called, ‘Ten Jungle Friends’, that became a Best-Seller back in 2020. A couple months later, the Spanish version of the book was published as well. In 2021 Gabriela self-published her third book called, Guidebook into Your 20s: How to Survive Being a Young Adult When Feeling Lost, which also became a Best-Seller in 3 categories, and ranked #1 New Release on Amazon.

Gabriela graduated from University of Central Florida with a degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders in 2013. Later she also majored in Psychology at Florida International University in 2015. Since then, she’s been practicing in Speech Language Pathology & as an Infant Toddler Specialist.