Today we’d like to introduce you to Janice Cruz.
Hi Janice, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, you could tell our readers some of your backstory.
In my journey, I’ve been labeled in many ways: entrepreneur, coach, solutions-focused leader, mother, graduate, and cancer survivor. While my battle with cancer is a significant part of my story, it is just a moment in the actual depth of my identity. I’ve learned that my mission in this life is to uncover the profound impact of self-love and spread its power. If there’s any truth to the spiritual belief that we choose our lives before we “get here,” then I know I decided to develop resilience under challenging circumstances and teach people how to thrive on the path toward self-discovery and empowerment. Through resilience, determination, and a commitment to the power of self-love, I have learned to live life with grace and purpose. I intend to radiate love, spread joy, possibility, and belief, and help women embrace their brilliance. My journey reflects how people can genuinely transform by internalizing their happiness. I often say that my commitment is that if I am in a room with someone who has never known love or joy, they will experience it the moment they meet me.
Please talk to us about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned. Looking back, has it been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It is more of an all-terrain roller coaster with no seatbelt. You know, the ride at a waterpark where you stand in a tube and the floor drops out. That would be the appetizer to the story of the struggles. People who can experience joy at extreme levels are those who have known their counterparts. The life I lived one day before a critical illness diagnosis is one that was so deeply embedded in pain that the moment I was able to choose my healing was a relief. Illness starts with surviving, but it engages this beautiful part of your brain, the survival mechanism that guarantees humanity will continue. It involves the power of hope in the sense that your brain kicks into gear and starts searching for all possible ways of survival. The beautiful part is how many people work so hard to share how important joy is to survival. This fact meant that as I searched the earth’s edges for wellness, I landed on many success stories that included nurturing and pouring into yourself as you would others. I appreciate the work I had to put in, such as transforming the way I eat, my physical health, and my emotional agility, because all of those contributed to this immense sense of joy I have every day.
Thanks for sharing that. Please tell us more about your business.
I started my coaching business in 2020 while working towards a promotion at work and getting my graduate degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus on Professional and Executive Leadership Coaching. My driving force behind coaching is to teach people about self-love and help them navigate through their mindset and circumstances so that they can build their foundation of applying their worth in business, their careers, their relationships, their parenting, and their creative endeavors. I host small group workshops and discuss creating a systematic approach to loving themselves. It’s like a checklist for busy people that ensures their values run the show and that their thoughts are constantly circling back to joy and possibility. The distinction in my approach is that I apply test engineering principles to how people do the work. The focus should be on root cause analysis for issues people experience. I love speaking with people who immediately find themselves in a safe space with me.
I like to guide audiences through a pattern that will help them open their minds to possibilities and increase receptivity to change before I go into practice. I then share the simplicity of making the change and how to decrease the challenge of raising their emotional agility. Once they’re open to change and see that it’s not a monumental task, I will provide pillars they can use to check in and see whether they are successful by their standards and what to do whether they feel they are or are not moving forward in their self-love journey. It’s meant to be simple and peaceful amidst the regular everyday chaos of life.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
One of my favorite authors, Anita Moorjani, quotes someone who says something along the lines of ”if every person learned to love themselves, there would be love in every room on earth.” At the beginning of my massive growth period, I kept looking around the room to see who I could bring along on the journey. I wanted everyone to share their insights with me when I did. I wanted my whole world to grow up with me. It wasn’t until I let that go and poured all the extra energy, such as the energy it took to believe other people were not exactly where they were meant to be, back into myself that I flourished. The weight of expectations of ourselves and others is more like a slingshot. Whenever you’re ready to fly, just let go.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://janicecruz.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachjanicecruz/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-cruz/
Image Credits
RTW Photography
