March 22, 2025 • 22 mins
This episode reflects the transformative power of saying no and establishing boundaries in both personal and professional spheres. We discuss entrepreneurship, the significance of collaboration, decision-making strategies, and highlight the nonprofit Do The Right Thing of Coconut Creek, emphasizing community engagement.
Lisa Meade Romero
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• Exploring the entrepreneurial journey and feelings of isolation
• The pivotal role of collaboration in fostering creativity
• Various categories of decision-making for efficiency
• Setting boundaries for personal empowerment
• Highlighting nonprofit contributions to community kindness
• Sharing book recommendations and their personal impacts
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Voiceover (00:03):
Tales from the wild, stories from the heart.
A journey into the mind andsoul of fired up business
professionals, where they sharetheir vision for the future and
hear from a different non-profitorganization every month as
they create awareness of theirgoals and their needs.
Dive into a world of untamedpassion as we join our host,
(00:27):
Shireen Botha, for this month'sepisode of Friends from Wild
Places.
Lisa Meade Romero (00:35):
Yeah, maybe it comes from like you know me,
being told a lot what I am rightand now being like nobody's
telling me anymore.
I'm just going to do what Iwant to do.
But the world ofentrepreneurship is unique
because in a traditionalworkplace you are kind of told
(00:57):
when you're starting workingright, when your workday starts,
when it ends, what your tasksare to do.
Along the way, there's somebodythat's innately built in right
as your manager, as your, asyour team leader, as whatever.
Who's supposed to be thatmentor, who's supposed to be
that coach along the way?
But as an entrepreneur, you'rebuilding that team yourself and
(01:19):
the entrepreneurs that are mostsuccessful are the ones that are
most successful, are the onesthat build a team, the ones that
try and do it all on their own,are the ones that probably have
the most frustration and theslowest going, because it's kind
of like you're in a room byyourself and it's really hard to
come up with unique ideas whenthey're all coming out of your
head right.
(01:39):
But it's easier to come up withbetter ideas when you're
constantly collaborating withsomebody, even if they're not in
the same industry or space thatyou are in.
Tanya Scotece (01:48):
Yeah, yeah, lisa.
What is the next?
Do you have any?
Is there like aspirations,visions, goals, whatever word
you want to use for, you know,the next 10, 15 years?
Where do we see?
What are we going to?
What can we expect?
Lisa Meade Romero (02:03):
I guess expect the unexpected always for
me, but my husband will beretiring this year too.
So we are planning and I amdoing now a lot more traveling
than I ever did before, which isgreat.
But I am on this journey reallyjust to spread the mission of
what I believe in the fact thatthe choice that you hold really
(02:27):
designs the life that you wantto lead and empowering people.
So I'm coming up with a fewworkshops or keynote speeches
that I want to, I guess, get outthere and I'm just trying to.
I'm really like designing thatthis year.
But the three topics I'm mostfocused on is the word no
(02:47):
learning how to wield itappropriately.
The art of decision making howto get through decisions faster,
because they fall into one offour categories Just do it now,
delay it for later, delegate itto somebody who can do the task
or just delete it from the list.
(03:08):
It doesn't need to be done.
And then time managementmastery how boundaries give you
freedom.
Yeah, but we all wear many hats.
As I say, like I navigate themany hats that we wear, and we
all wear many hats, especiallywomen.
We like to take them all on andwe forget to take them off at
times.
So empowering people to take ahat off and to set those
(03:32):
boundaries gives us the space.
I always say that like, peoplelike.
And then this came about becausea lot of the administrative
sports staff at the policedepartment would often say to me
like, how do you do that?
And I was kind of confused.
I'm like, what do you mean Like, how do I do what they're like?
You just say no.
I was like, yeah, I just say no, they're like.
(03:52):
But what excuse do you givethem?
I'm like, what do you meanthey're like?
When somebody asks you like hey, hey, tanya, do you want to go,
you know, to the movies onFriday, you just say oh, no,
thank you.
But like, why do you tell themyou can't go?
I'm like, why do we have toqualify?
our life to other people Likewhat?
What is that?
(04:13):
You know?
Like I've set certainboundaries.
Like people know, for me Fridaynight is date night.
Do not ask me to do somethingon Friday night.
If you give me like advance,I'm like oh, I'll ask my husband
if we can move date night toSaturday, but that is my
boundary, that I've made for myrelationship so that we will
always have time for each other.
So when you have thoseboundaries, things become easy.
(04:36):
Like it becomes easy to say no.
But when you're constantlymoving the boundaries, you don't
know where you are and nobodyelse knows where you are.
So how do you expect them torespect your decisions when you
constantly change them?
Tanya Scotece (04:48):
Yeah, that's a great point.
Great point, Lisa.
Shireen Botha (04:53):
Yeah, I think I could learn that.
To be honest, that's definitely.
I need to learn a little bitmore of how to say no.
I can be a little bit of apeople pleaser.
I'm working on it.
Lisa Meade Romero (05:05):
Well, when you say no to the things you
should say no to, you can sayyes to the things you should say
yes to.
Shireen Botha (05:10):
Yes, absolutely.
Yeah, it's in progress Foreverybody, for everybody,
absolutely so, lisa, we've cometo the part of the podcast where
we talk about our nonprofit,which is the most exciting part
for me.
So the nonprofit listeners forthis month is Do the Right Thing
(05:32):
of Coconut Creek.
We're going to put the link inthe show notes for you.
But, lisa, please could youtell us a little bit about them
and how we can support them?
Very important, but most of all, what do they do for the
community?
That's you know.
Lisa Meade Romero (05:47):
That's so important, so let us know
awesome, so do the right thingof coconut creek is a charity
focused on recognizing studentsdoing the right thing, whether
it be anti-bullying, helpingfind a lost kid, alerting staff
to potential problems, even,maybe, when they hear about the
(06:12):
fires or different naturaldisasters, just starting up
nonprofits themselves andgathering things amongst their
students.
So it's really aboutcelebrating kids doing the right
thing.
They also have every month ateacher of the month who also
gives an exemplary view to thestudents on how to do the right
(06:32):
thing of what they've done.
So it is local here, hyperlocal to our Coconut Creek
community and, in addition tostudents getting recognized,
they get certificates from theirstate representatives, which is
awesome.
When they apply to school.
I, for my business, we donateproducts for little goodie bags
for them and the teachers.
(06:52):
A lot of other local businessesdonate not only monetarily,
because there will bescholarships given out every
year to some of these recipients.
So even if you want to do theright thing award when you were
in second grade, when you becomea senior, you're eligible to
apply for the scholarship forthat year, which is awesome, and
(07:14):
it is just been.
We always say it's like thebest 30 minutes of your month
because you get to hearuplifting stories.
So I believe not only is itgreat to recognize students, but
it's great to remind thecommunity that these things
happen out there and to be onthe watch for them.
So you can nominate a studentor teacher themselves to get
that recognition, because wedon't focus enough on the good
(07:37):
deeds that are done out there.
So I believe it brings a littlebit of joy to the community and
everybody who gets a chance towatch it.
So you can definitely go to thewebsite.
There is a donate button there.
If you'd like to donatefinancially, it will help not
only with the scholarship fundso they're able to give more
scholarships to more students,but it also helps the operating
costs and it will help for theirceremonies that they do.
(08:01):
And if you're a local businessand you want to be able to
donate goods as well, there's acontact form there that you'll
be able to help with.
Tanya Scotece (08:10):
What's the qualifying?
Does everyone have to live inCoconut Creek?
Lisa Meade Romero (08:17):
You don't have to live in Coconut Creek.
It's for the students inCoconut Creek, so your school
will be in Coconut Creek.
So we do have students from thesurrounding neighborhoods, but
it is through the school systemof Coconut Creek.
Shireen Botha (08:28):
Very cool, All right we'll check that out,
definitely.
So, listeners, you can beanywhere in the world and
contribute.
You know, donate to this lovelyorganization.
You know, do the right thingfor Coconut Creek.
We're going to have the link inthe show notes.
Please take the time to go tothe website and make a
(08:52):
difference.
It takes a few minutes to clickthat button, but it will do
wonders in a child's life.
So, wherever we can make adifference, listeners, let's do
it.
All right, ladies, that has beenamazing so far.
We've had such a great episodeand we've come to a more light
(09:12):
hearted point of the podcast, soI'd like to just ask a question
to you, ladies what is the bookthat you're reading right now?
To you, ladies, what is thebook that you're reading right
now and what is it about?
(09:33):
What is the book that you'recurrently reading right now and
share with us and the listeners?
What is it about?
Um, I am needing someinspiration on some other books
that I want to move on to afterI've finished this book that I'm
on right now, so that's why I'mI thought this will be a great
topic to chat about.
So, lisa, why don't you startus off and let us know?
Lisa Meade Romero (09:55):
okay, so I'm not going to tell you just some
of the trashy novels that I read, just because no, please.
I want to know so I will tellyou, okay, a total side note
I'll share with the actual bookthat I just finished reading.
So there's this, this kind oflike sci-fi series called girl
in the box, and there's like 40something books in this, in this
(10:15):
series I think it's the girl inthe box and it's it is about,
you know, uh, some humans havesuperhuman abilities and this.
You know the whole thing um howthey're fighting, you know the
crime and all.
All it's just it's they're easyreads and it's nonsense and it
(10:37):
just keeps you entertained, youknow.
But I like when there's boxseries or series that go on that
long, because I'm like andanother one and another one.
I'm like a voracious reader likeI'll read a box set in like go
on that long because I'm like,and another one, and another one
.
I'm like a voracious reader,like I'll read a box set in like
two days, um, but the, the bookthat I'm going to share with
you that I think you guys wouldreally love is um from Joelle
Malm, and it's called Keep itLight.
(10:57):
So Joelle Malm, m-a-l-m, andthe book is called Keep it light
, and I read this book and Ifelt like validated.
I was like, yes, I feel likeI'm on this path already.
So you know, like somethingjust aligns with you.
He leads these adventures withdifferent groups of people as a
(11:23):
like personal growth, and one ofthe things he talks about is
when he goes on theseexpeditions.
He gives people a packing listand inevitably everybody
overpacks Right, and so on thefirst day he's like taking stuff
out of people's backpack andand and.
People are like stressed outabout it, crying, you know, like
(11:47):
a hairdryer, like, oh, you'recamping, like you're not going
to need a hairdryer.
But you know, I mean all thesethings that people put such
emotional attachment to and hegoes inevitably three days in.
They're thanking me becauseI've kept their load light.
I've kept their load light.
Tanya Scotece (12:14):
So it's about like taking on what you really
should take on, and learning todisperse your load to others or
things that you shouldn't becarrying.
Yeah, keep it light from Joelnow.
Love it.
Okay, tanya, what aboutyourself?
So I'm actually I have twobooks for school.
So, for the listeners out there, I do oversee the mortuary
program at Miami Dade College.
So two books that I've beenhoning in, I'm going to show
them to you.
One is the Ethics,communication and Leadership,
and it's for funeral serviceleaders of tomorrow.
(12:37):
So basically it's ethics, goodpractices.
It's by Ralph Clicker, dr RalphClicker, and it's just a great
book about, you know, applyingthose fundamental skills whether
we have them or we need toacquire them and to be an
effective leader within thefuneral profession, which is one
of the, you know, I would say,a very noble, reverent position,
(13:00):
especially here in the States,because we are dealing with very
sensitive topics, the waypeople pass away the financial
picture.
So this is a great book.
This is right on my bedside andthe other book that I'm also
reading currently, anotherfuneral book is the Fundamentals
of Funeral Directing and it'sbuilding a professional
(13:21):
cornerstone and it's by Fritchand Altieri, and I really liked
this one again because it'sagain it's a fundamental book
for our new directors and it'sone of our newer books that
we've added just last semester,so it's just a great.
I would just say kind of.
It's a book I mean anybodycould read it and you can apply
(13:43):
the fundamentals to whateverprofession you're looking to do.
And, as many of the listenersknow, if you've listened to me
for any amount of time, myall-time favorite book that I
usually always travel with isthe Body Keeps the Score, and
that is a great book for anyonethat has gone through, endured,
sustained any type of traumaemotional abuse, physical,
(14:06):
physical abuse or sexual abuse.
Great, great book.
They use it in a lot ofretreats, um, as far as
reclaiming our power and alsoidentifying physical ailments or
symptoms that may be lodged inthe body, so through techniques
of release, um, so, for example,if people are familiar with the
chakras and you havecorrelating symptoms for example
(14:27):
, lower back aches, stomachaches, headaches, anything of
those natures that correspondwith the chakras talks about
tips and techniques to releasethe emotional trauma.
So great, it's like my go-tobook.
But these two are the newerbooks that we are just kind of
getting a heads up on for fornext semester.
Shireen Botha (14:47):
Oh my gosh, ladies, I don't even want to
share my book anymore.
You've put me to shame.
Oh, go ahead, go ahead.
What are you reading?
First of all, excuse me, as I'mbusy fiddling with my lights,
my camera started blurring out,so you saw me doing all sorts of
funny things.
If you're watching on youtube,that's probably what you see.
(15:08):
You saw a pen go flying whiletanya was talking about her book
, because I get so obviously tooexcited, but anyway, so now I
feel done.
No, oh, okay, here we go, I'mdoing it.
So right now I'm reading thebook.
It's called on Onyx Storm andthe author is Rebecca Yeros.
(15:32):
It's Onyx Storm.
It's book number three, andshe's just said recently she's
like to escape um, and so thisis a little bit of dragons and
dragon riders and um griffinsand and action and fighting and
(15:58):
war going on between um, theseevil magical creatures, and so a
lot of magic as well, um, and aromance and a little bit of,
you know, good stuff there.
Lisa Meade Romero (16:16):
There's some steamy parts.
Shireen Botha (16:18):
There's some good , hot, steamy parts as well.
Absolutely love it.
Super exciting.
And I read the first two lastyear and the third one hadn't
come out yet, so it's just beenreleased.
So she's only released thethird one, so there's another
two coming, so I'm so excited.
So, if you want to, if you'retalking about just relaxing and
(16:42):
escaping and fantasy, well,please read it.
It's fantastic, she's great,she's really good.
Can you repeat it, shireen?
What's the book?
Yes, it's.
Onyx Storm is the name of thethird book and the author is
Rebecca Yaros.
Rebecca Yaros and the firstbook, I think, was Iron Flame,
(17:07):
and I can't remember.
The second book was somethingsimilar about a flame, but it's
if you, if you look up the thirdone, onyx Storm, you'll see the
other two is there as well.
Do they stand alone or do youhave to read them sequentially?
You have to read the wholething.
It's a story from beginning toend, beginning to end.
Okay, you have to start withbook one to understand the whole
(17:29):
backstory.
Lisa Meade Romero (17:30):
Starts in the middle of a series with a book.
Tanya Scotece (17:34):
You know what.
So this is actually for afriend of mine.
Shereen knows you know what.
So this is actually for afriend of mine.
Shereen knows.
Shereen and I have likecompletely opposite tastes.
So this book is not for me, butit's going to be for my friend
Colleen.
I'm going to inspire her withthis series.
So I just had to knowsequentially, just for your
(17:55):
knowledge, lisa, I have not seenany of the Harry Potters and my
friend Colleen and Shereenenthese people are like Harry
Potter fanatics, including myown daughter.
But the Hobbit, the fantasyDungeons and Dragons not my vibe
at all.
But I'm willing to share theknowledge, so I'm gonna pass it
on.
Shireen Botha (18:10):
I love it.
That's why we we work so wellas friends, because we're so
opposite, and I love ourconversations.
Yeah, I love it.
So please go in and start theseries from the beginning.
It's book number three you got.
It's very exciting.
But, on a more serious note,since you ladies did talk about
(18:31):
some really nice, heartfelt ones, I and this is another gift
from Tanya, she gave this bookto me and it's a book that I
have almost read four times andit's had sticky notes in, and
because every time I read itover again there's something
else that stands out that'samazing, and it's this one, and
(18:51):
I'm showing it to you on video,but for the listeners, it's
create a Life you Love fromStephanie Mae Wilson.
Create a Life you Love fromStephanie Mae Wilson.
It's an absolutely amazing bookfor women of all ages, whatever
stage in life you're in.
She nails it on the head.
(19:12):
She really does In every aspect.
She really gets it and I reallyencourage you to take some time
out and get this book.
And it's a keeper, you know.
It can go on to your bookshelfin the library.
So, oh my gosh, ladies, thatcould have another whole podcast
we could have done.
(19:32):
Yeah, let's do it again.
Lisa Meade Romero (19:34):
Let's start over.
Let's just start over.
Shireen Botha (19:38):
So yeah, listeners, that brings us to the
end of this amazing series.
We really appreciate yoursupport and listening to us, but
if any of the listeners arelistening and they really found
a connection with either of usand they really want to reach
out, Lisa, where can they findyou?
Lisa Meade Romero (19:57):
They can find me at lisamedromerocom, you can
find me on linkedin and you canalso find me on instagram with
the handle lifewlisa, and I havesome makeup tips in there and
just some thoughts to make youfeel good.
Shireen Botha (20:16):
That's awesome and Tanya.
Tanya Scotece (20:19):
So I live on LinkedIn, as most of our
listeners know.
I don't have a TV and I've onlyseen I think I counted 10
movies in my entire life,including childhood, so I spent
a lot of time on LinkedIn.
It's my own station, as I liketo refer to it.
I also am the director of themortuary program at Miami Dade
College.
I serve also as an expertwitness for funeral home and
(20:42):
cemetery wrongdoings.
And my third blessed work issenior placement, where I match
people with communities, forexample, with dementia, memory
care, alzheimer's, things ofthat nature.
We are a free placement agency.
We get paid by the, directly bythe community, if we make a
match, and my areas that I coverare the east and west coasts of
(21:04):
Florida, so LinkedIn is wherepeople can find me.
Tanya Scotisi, reach out, wouldbe happy to connect for a
one-to-one, anything I can do tosupport your journey or even
career change.
So feel free to reach out.
And how about you, shireen?
Shireen Botha (21:18):
Thank you, tanya.
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Tales from the wild, stories from the heart.
A journey into the mind andsoul of fired up business
professionals, where they sharetheir vision for the future and
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they create awareness of theirgoals and their needs.
Dive into a world of untamedpassion as we join our host,
(00:27):
Shireen Botha, for this month'sepisode of Friends from Wild
Places.
Lisa Meade Romero (00:35):
Yeah, maybe it comes from like you know me,
being told a lot what I am rightand now being like nobody's
telling me anymore.
I'm just going to do what Iwant to do.
But the world ofentrepreneurship is unique
because in a traditionalworkplace you are kind of told
(00:57):
when you're starting workingright, when your workday starts,
when it ends, what your tasksare to do.
Along the way, there's somebodythat's innately built in right
as your manager, as your, asyour team leader, as whatever.
Who's supposed to be thatmentor, who's supposed to be
that coach along the way?
But as an entrepreneur, you'rebuilding that team yourself and
(01:19):
the entrepreneurs that are mostsuccessful are the ones that are
most successful, are the onesthat build a team, the ones that
try and do it all on their own,are the ones that probably have
the most frustration and theslowest going, because it's kind
of like you're in a room byyourself and it's really hard to
come up with unique ideas whenthey're all coming out of your
head right.
(01:39):
But it's easier to come up withbetter ideas when you're
constantly collaborating withsomebody, even if they're not in
the same industry or space thatyou are in.
Tanya Scotece (01:48):
Yeah, yeah, lisa.
What is the next?
Do you have any?
Is there like aspirations,visions, goals, whatever word
you want to use for, you know,the next 10, 15 years?
Where do we see?
What are we going to?
What can we expect?
Lisa Meade Romero (02:03):
I guess expect the unexpected always for
me, but my husband will beretiring this year too.
So we are planning and I amdoing now a lot more traveling
than I ever did before, which isgreat.
But I am on this journey reallyjust to spread the mission of
what I believe in the fact thatthe choice that you hold really
(02:27):
designs the life that you wantto lead and empowering people.
So I'm coming up with a fewworkshops or keynote speeches
that I want to, I guess, get outthere and I'm just trying to.
I'm really like designing thatthis year.
But the three topics I'm mostfocused on is the word no
(02:47):
learning how to wield itappropriately.
The art of decision making howto get through decisions faster,
because they fall into one offour categories Just do it now,
delay it for later, delegate itto somebody who can do the task
or just delete it from the list.
(03:08):
It doesn't need to be done.
And then time managementmastery how boundaries give you
freedom.
Yeah, but we all wear many hats.
As I say, like I navigate themany hats that we wear, and we
all wear many hats, especiallywomen.
We like to take them all on andwe forget to take them off at
times.
So empowering people to take ahat off and to set those
(03:32):
boundaries gives us the space.
I always say that like, peoplelike.
And then this came about becausea lot of the administrative
sports staff at the policedepartment would often say to me
like, how do you do that?
And I was kind of confused.
I'm like, what do you mean Like, how do I do what they're like?
You just say no.
I was like, yeah, I just say no, they're like.
(03:52):
But what excuse do you givethem?
I'm like, what do you meanthey're like?
When somebody asks you like hey, hey, tanya, do you want to go,
you know, to the movies onFriday, you just say oh, no,
thank you.
But like, why do you tell themyou can't go?
I'm like, why do we have toqualify?
our life to other people Likewhat?
What is that?
(04:13):
You know?
Like I've set certainboundaries.
Like people know, for me Fridaynight is date night.
Do not ask me to do somethingon Friday night.
If you give me like advance,I'm like oh, I'll ask my husband
if we can move date night toSaturday, but that is my
boundary, that I've made for myrelationship so that we will
always have time for each other.
So when you have thoseboundaries, things become easy.
(04:36):
Like it becomes easy to say no.
But when you're constantlymoving the boundaries, you don't
know where you are and nobodyelse knows where you are.
So how do you expect them torespect your decisions when you
constantly change them?
Tanya Scotece (04:48):
Yeah, that's a great point.
Great point, Lisa.
Shireen Botha (04:53):
Yeah, I think I could learn that.
To be honest, that's definitely.
I need to learn a little bitmore of how to say no.
I can be a little bit of apeople pleaser.
I'm working on it.
Lisa Meade Romero (05:05):
Well, when you say no to the things you
should say no to, you can sayyes to the things you should say
yes to.
Shireen Botha (05:10):
Yes, absolutely.
Yeah, it's in progress Foreverybody, for everybody,
absolutely so, lisa, we've cometo the part of the podcast where
we talk about our nonprofit,which is the most exciting part
for me.
So the nonprofit listeners forthis month is Do the Right Thing
(05:32):
of Coconut Creek.
We're going to put the link inthe show notes for you.
But, lisa, please could youtell us a little bit about them
and how we can support them?
Very important, but most of all, what do they do for the
community?
That's you know.
Lisa Meade Romero (05:47):
That's so important, so let us know
awesome, so do the right thingof coconut creek is a charity
focused on recognizing studentsdoing the right thing, whether
it be anti-bullying, helpingfind a lost kid, alerting staff
to potential problems, even,maybe, when they hear about the
(06:12):
fires or different naturaldisasters, just starting up
nonprofits themselves andgathering things amongst their
students.
So it's really aboutcelebrating kids doing the right
thing.
They also have every month ateacher of the month who also
gives an exemplary view to thestudents on how to do the right
(06:32):
thing of what they've done.
So it is local here, hyperlocal to our Coconut Creek
community and, in addition tostudents getting recognized,
they get certificates from theirstate representatives, which is
awesome.
When they apply to school.
I, for my business, we donateproducts for little goodie bags
for them and the teachers.
(06:52):
A lot of other local businessesdonate not only monetarily,
because there will bescholarships given out every
year to some of these recipients.
So even if you want to do theright thing award when you were
in second grade, when you becomea senior, you're eligible to
apply for the scholarship forthat year, which is awesome, and
(07:14):
it is just been.
We always say it's like thebest 30 minutes of your month
because you get to hearuplifting stories.
So I believe not only is itgreat to recognize students, but
it's great to remind thecommunity that these things
happen out there and to be onthe watch for them.
So you can nominate a studentor teacher themselves to get
that recognition, because wedon't focus enough on the good
(07:37):
deeds that are done out there.
So I believe it brings a littlebit of joy to the community and
everybody who gets a chance towatch it.
So you can definitely go to thewebsite.
There is a donate button there.
If you'd like to donatefinancially, it will help not
only with the scholarship fundso they're able to give more
scholarships to more students,but it also helps the operating
costs and it will help for theirceremonies that they do.
(08:01):
And if you're a local businessand you want to be able to
donate goods as well, there's acontact form there that you'll
be able to help with.
Tanya Scotece (08:10):
What's the qualifying?
Does everyone have to live inCoconut Creek?
Lisa Meade Romero (08:17):
You don't have to live in Coconut Creek.
It's for the students inCoconut Creek, so your school
will be in Coconut Creek.
So we do have students from thesurrounding neighborhoods, but
it is through the school systemof Coconut Creek.
Shireen Botha (08:28):
Very cool, All right we'll check that out,
definitely.
So, listeners, you can beanywhere in the world and
contribute.
You know, donate to this lovelyorganization.
You know, do the right thingfor Coconut Creek.
We're going to have the link inthe show notes.
Please take the time to go tothe website and make a
(08:52):
difference.
It takes a few minutes to clickthat button, but it will do
wonders in a child's life.
So, wherever we can make adifference, listeners, let's do
it.
All right, ladies, that has beenamazing so far.
We've had such a great episodeand we've come to a more light
(09:12):
hearted point of the podcast, soI'd like to just ask a question
to you, ladies what is the bookthat you're reading right now?
To you, ladies, what is thebook that you're reading right
now and what is it about?
(09:33):
What is the book that you'recurrently reading right now and
share with us and the listeners?
What is it about?
Um, I am needing someinspiration on some other books
that I want to move on to afterI've finished this book that I'm
on right now, so that's why I'mI thought this will be a great
topic to chat about.
So, lisa, why don't you startus off and let us know?
Lisa Meade Romero (09:55):
okay, so I'm not going to tell you just some
of the trashy novels that I read, just because no, please.
I want to know so I will tellyou, okay, a total side note
I'll share with the actual bookthat I just finished reading.
So there's this, this kind oflike sci-fi series called girl
in the box, and there's like 40something books in this, in this
(10:15):
series I think it's the girl inthe box and it's it is about,
you know, uh, some humans havesuperhuman abilities and this.
You know the whole thing um howthey're fighting, you know the
crime and all.
All it's just it's they're easyreads and it's nonsense and it
(10:37):
just keeps you entertained, youknow.
But I like when there's boxseries or series that go on that
long, because I'm like andanother one and another one.
I'm like a voracious reader likeI'll read a box set in like go
on that long because I'm like,and another one, and another one
.
I'm like a voracious reader,like I'll read a box set in like
two days, um, but the, the bookthat I'm going to share with
you that I think you guys wouldreally love is um from Joelle
Malm, and it's called Keep itLight.
(10:57):
So Joelle Malm, m-a-l-m, andthe book is called Keep it light
, and I read this book and Ifelt like validated.
I was like, yes, I feel likeI'm on this path already.
So you know, like somethingjust aligns with you.
He leads these adventures withdifferent groups of people as a
(11:23):
like personal growth, and one ofthe things he talks about is
when he goes on theseexpeditions.
He gives people a packing listand inevitably everybody
overpacks Right, and so on thefirst day he's like taking stuff
out of people's backpack andand and.
People are like stressed outabout it, crying, you know, like
(11:47):
a hairdryer, like, oh, you'recamping, like you're not going
to need a hairdryer.
But you know, I mean all thesethings that people put such
emotional attachment to and hegoes inevitably three days in.
They're thanking me becauseI've kept their load light.
I've kept their load light.
Tanya Scotece (12:14):
So it's about like taking on what you really
should take on, and learning todisperse your load to others or
things that you shouldn't becarrying.
Yeah, keep it light from Joelnow.
Love it.
Okay, tanya, what aboutyourself?
So I'm actually I have twobooks for school.
So, for the listeners out there, I do oversee the mortuary
program at Miami Dade College.
So two books that I've beenhoning in, I'm going to show
them to you.
One is the Ethics,communication and Leadership,
and it's for funeral serviceleaders of tomorrow.
(12:37):
So basically it's ethics, goodpractices.
It's by Ralph Clicker, dr RalphClicker, and it's just a great
book about, you know, applyingthose fundamental skills whether
we have them or we need toacquire them and to be an
effective leader within thefuneral profession, which is one
of the, you know, I would say,a very noble, reverent position,
(13:00):
especially here in the States,because we are dealing with very
sensitive topics, the waypeople pass away the financial
picture.
So this is a great book.
This is right on my bedside andthe other book that I'm also
reading currently, anotherfuneral book is the Fundamentals
of Funeral Directing and it'sbuilding a professional
(13:21):
cornerstone and it's by Fritchand Altieri, and I really liked
this one again because it'sagain it's a fundamental book
for our new directors and it'sone of our newer books that
we've added just last semester,so it's just a great.
I would just say kind of.
It's a book I mean anybodycould read it and you can apply
(13:43):
the fundamentals to whateverprofession you're looking to do.
And, as many of the listenersknow, if you've listened to me
for any amount of time, myall-time favorite book that I
usually always travel with isthe Body Keeps the Score, and
that is a great book for anyonethat has gone through, endured,
sustained any type of traumaemotional abuse, physical,
(14:06):
physical abuse or sexual abuse.
Great, great book.
They use it in a lot ofretreats, um, as far as
reclaiming our power and alsoidentifying physical ailments or
symptoms that may be lodged inthe body, so through techniques
of release, um, so, for example,if people are familiar with the
chakras and you havecorrelating symptoms for example
(14:27):
, lower back aches, stomachaches, headaches, anything of
those natures that correspondwith the chakras talks about
tips and techniques to releasethe emotional trauma.
So great, it's like my go-tobook.
But these two are the newerbooks that we are just kind of
getting a heads up on for fornext semester.
Shireen Botha (14:47):
Oh my gosh, ladies, I don't even want to
share my book anymore.
You've put me to shame.
Oh, go ahead, go ahead.
What are you reading?
First of all, excuse me, as I'mbusy fiddling with my lights,
my camera started blurring out,so you saw me doing all sorts of
funny things.
If you're watching on youtube,that's probably what you see.
(15:08):
You saw a pen go flying whiletanya was talking about her book
, because I get so obviously tooexcited, but anyway, so now I
feel done.
No, oh, okay, here we go, I'mdoing it.
So right now I'm reading thebook.
It's called on Onyx Storm andthe author is Rebecca Yeros.
(15:32):
It's Onyx Storm.
It's book number three, andshe's just said recently she's
like to escape um, and so thisis a little bit of dragons and
dragon riders and um griffinsand and action and fighting and
(15:58):
war going on between um, theseevil magical creatures, and so a
lot of magic as well, um, and aromance and a little bit of,
you know, good stuff there.
Lisa Meade Romero (16:16):
There's some steamy parts.
Shireen Botha (16:18):
There's some good , hot, steamy parts as well.
Absolutely love it.
Super exciting.
And I read the first two lastyear and the third one hadn't
come out yet, so it's just beenreleased.
So she's only released thethird one, so there's another
two coming, so I'm so excited.
So, if you want to, if you'retalking about just relaxing and
(16:42):
escaping and fantasy, well,please read it.
It's fantastic, she's great,she's really good.
Can you repeat it, shireen?
What's the book?
Yes, it's.
Onyx Storm is the name of thethird book and the author is
Rebecca Yaros.
Rebecca Yaros and the firstbook, I think, was Iron Flame,
(17:07):
and I can't remember.
The second book was somethingsimilar about a flame, but it's
if you, if you look up the thirdone, onyx Storm, you'll see the
other two is there as well.
Do they stand alone or do youhave to read them sequentially?
You have to read the wholething.
It's a story from beginning toend, beginning to end.
Okay, you have to start withbook one to understand the whole
(17:29):
backstory.
Lisa Meade Romero (17:30):
Starts in the middle of a series with a book.
Tanya Scotece (17:34):
You know what.
So this is actually for afriend of mine.
Shereen knows you know what.
So this is actually for afriend of mine.
Shereen knows.
Shereen and I have likecompletely opposite tastes.
So this book is not for me, butit's going to be for my friend
Colleen.
I'm going to inspire her withthis series.
So I just had to knowsequentially, just for your
(17:55):
knowledge, lisa, I have not seenany of the Harry Potters and my
friend Colleen and Shereenenthese people are like Harry
Potter fanatics, including myown daughter.
But the Hobbit, the fantasyDungeons and Dragons not my vibe
at all.
But I'm willing to share theknowledge, so I'm gonna pass it
on.
Shireen Botha (18:10):
I love it.
That's why we we work so wellas friends, because we're so
opposite, and I love ourconversations.
Yeah, I love it.
So please go in and start theseries from the beginning.
It's book number three you got.
It's very exciting.
But, on a more serious note,since you ladies did talk about
(18:31):
some really nice, heartfelt ones, I and this is another gift
from Tanya, she gave this bookto me and it's a book that I
have almost read four times andit's had sticky notes in, and
because every time I read itover again there's something
else that stands out that'samazing, and it's this one, and
(18:51):
I'm showing it to you on video,but for the listeners, it's
create a Life you Love fromStephanie Mae Wilson.
Create a Life you Love fromStephanie Mae Wilson.
It's an absolutely amazing bookfor women of all ages, whatever
stage in life you're in.
She nails it on the head.
(19:12):
She really does In every aspect.
She really gets it and I reallyencourage you to take some time
out and get this book.
And it's a keeper, you know.
It can go on to your bookshelfin the library.
So, oh my gosh, ladies, thatcould have another whole podcast
we could have done.
(19:32):
Yeah, let's do it again.
Lisa Meade Romero (19:34):
Let's start over.
Let's just start over.
Shireen Botha (19:38):
So yeah, listeners, that brings us to the
end of this amazing series.
We really appreciate yoursupport and listening to us, but
if any of the listeners arelistening and they really found
a connection with either of usand they really want to reach
out, Lisa, where can they findyou?
Lisa Meade Romero (19:57):
They can find me at lisamedromerocom, you can
find me on linkedin and you canalso find me on instagram with
the handle lifewlisa, and I havesome makeup tips in there and
just some thoughts to make youfeel good.
Shireen Botha (20:16):
That's awesome and Tanya.
Tanya Scotece (20:19):
So I live on LinkedIn, as most of our
listeners know.
I don't have a TV and I've onlyseen I think I counted 10
movies in my entire life,including childhood, so I spent
a lot of time on LinkedIn.
It's my own station, as I liketo refer to it.
I also am the director of themortuary program at Miami Dade
College.
I serve also as an expertwitness for funeral home and
(20:42):
cemetery wrongdoings.
And my third blessed work issenior placement, where I match
people with communities, forexample, with dementia, memory
care, alzheimer's, things ofthat nature.
We are a free placement agency.
We get paid by the, directly bythe community, if we make a
match, and my areas that I coverare the east and west coasts of
(21:04):
Florida, so LinkedIn is wherepeople can find me.
Tanya Scotisi, reach out, wouldbe happy to connect for a
one-to-one, anything I can do tosupport your journey or even
career change.
So feel free to reach out.
And how about you, shireen?
Shireen Botha (21:18):
Thank you, tanya.
So yes, Shireen Buerta, you canfind me on all the socials.
If you want to follow myjourney in my little house on
wheels in Africa, it's Be Wild1985.
But more importantly, you knowFriends from Wild Places.
We just had an amazing serieswith a man named Charles who
(21:38):
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book.
He's a very interesting man.
If you want to go and take alisten to those to that series,
please do.
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