130: The Transformational Work That Helped Hazel Ortega Build a Million-Dollar Life

About this episode

Wendy Amara interviews Hazel Ortega about her journey from poverty to becoming a millionaire and the mindset shifts that facilitated her transformation.

What if you could sit down with a Latina millionaire and ask her exactly how she transformed her life from poverty, survival mode, and bounced checks into abundance, purpose, private jets, and freedom? And what if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn’t your past… but the story you keep telling yourself about it? In this episode, I sit down with Hazel Ortega, author of From Bounce Checks to Private Jets, to talk about transformation, personal development, manifestat...

People in this episode

Host: Wendy Amara

Guest: Hazel Ortega

Topics covered

• transformation
• personal development
• manifestation
• abundance
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Latina millionaire
• transformation
• personal development
• abundance
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From Bounce Checks to Private Jets

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