Finding Your Radiance: Summer Series Kickoff

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Ever wondered how books bring about a monumental change in your life? As a teacher, a podcast host, and an individual, I have experienced the transformative power of books.

From my students who discovered and supported my podcast to the personal growth I've embarked upon, I have witnessed the magic of the written word.

This episode also marks the beginning of a new series, the Summer Radiance Series, an enlightening journey that aims at nurturing our body, mind, soul, and heart to create a vibrant life we're proud of.

Join me on this summer adventure as we explore rest, recharging, renewal, reflection, relationships, and rituals. I'll be sharing thought-provoking questions and recommending books for each topic, providing you with a reading list for your transformative journey.

As a lover of personal growth or someone desiring to bring about impactful changes in your life, this episode is a tool for your transformation.

Let's together cultivate a mindset that embraces life's challenges and unlock our true potential. Remember, we have the power to shape our lives through the pages we turn. So, let's create the extraordinary lives we deserve - one book at a time.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Book Advantage Podcast.
I'm Tuneal Martinez, your host,and I'm here to help you unlock
the potential books to pursueyour dreams.
I'm excited to be your guide onthis journey to transform your
life with the written word.
Whether you're looking to divedeep into personal growth, find
your life's purpose, take on anew venture, or set and achieve

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ambitious goals, this podcast isfor you.
In each episode, you'll hearinspiring stories from our
guests and amazing insights onthe transformative power of
books.
So come along with me as wediscover the magic of the
written word, one book at a time.
Are you ready to create a lifeyou love?
Let's get started.
Welcome to another episode ofthe Book Advantage, the podcast

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dedicated to the power andtransformation of books.
I'm thrilled to have you joinme today As we embark on this
episode.
I want to take a moment toreflect on a new podcast series
for the month of July called theSummer Radiance Series.
As a teacher, i've justcompleted another rewarding, yet

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emotional year with my students.
Saying goodbye to a group ofstudents who have touched my
heart is always a challengingexperience.
This year, i was fortunate tohave an exceptional set of
students who made the schoolyear truly wonderful.
Of course, just like how it isin every school or every

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classroom.
There are a few that make thework challenging, but overall
this was a great year.
What touched me even more wastheir unwavering support when
they discovered my podcast.
Balancing my responsibilitiesas a teacher, nurturing my
personal life and launching thispodcast seven months ago has

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been quite the adventure.
It was overwhelming at times tobalance all of it and still
remain present in every aspectof my life Present in the
classroom, present on thepodcast and present with my
personal life.

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It was just overwhelming thisyear to say goodbye to a group
of students who have become likefamily.
We spend time together daily.
I have seen their growth fromthe beginning of the school year
to the end and it was prettyamazing.

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Just like family, where youhave disputes and discussions
and conflict and moments ofhappiness, it's the same thing I
have with my students in theclassroom.
It was hard to say goodbye tothem.
It was.
I'm sure they were verysurprised at how composed I was

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during the school day, but whenI got home, i was not.
I was not.
I mourned our time together,relished in the memories and the
happiness of accomplishing yetanother school year, but knowing
that I will not see their facesand feel their support come the

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next day or the next week.
So it was extremely specialknowing that they were there for
me and embraced my dream and mypodcast with open arms.
If you listen to episode for mystudents part one, that episode
you'll see how mortified I wasbecause they found out about my

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podcast.
They discovered it andcongratulated me and they
thought it was pretty cool.
Again, i was shocked, surprisedand nervous all together
because they found out my secret.
I try to keep my podcast lifeseparate from my teaching life.
I do not intersect the two andsomehow my students found it and

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intersected them.
They reminded me every week ofhow proud of they were of me.
It's like the roles werereversed and now they were
supporting my dreams.
They were pushing me forth andencouraging me, just like I've
encouraged them all school yearlong.

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One thing my students accounton is that I will always
encourage and support theirdream.
I will nurture their uniquetalents and help develop a
growth mindset, even when, attimes, my own mindset challenges
me.
One thing is clear that givingup is simply not an option.

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Not with them, not with thispodcast, not with anything that
I truly treasure in life.
It is during these moments ofjuggling multiple roles that
I've come to realize theimportance of mindset and self
care.
And, as an avid reader andseeker of personal growth, i

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immerse myself in books, allkinds of books, from fiction,
personal development, selfimprovement and, especially,
business books.
They offer wisdom, inspirationand guidance.
These books form the foundationof our discussions on this
podcast, where we explore thetransformative power of

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literature and its impact on ourlives.
Throughout my life, there wasalways a book attached to an
experience, to growth.
Books were a reflection of whatI was going through in that
time period, what I was seekingAnd what I found just simply

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turning the page of a book.
It is the same type ofconversations that I have in the
classroom, when we discuss whya particular character makes a
decision to embark on a journey,or when the author writes a
compelling speech on a topic orthought.
And this just touches upon apicture that I took towards the

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end of the school year.
Because I take pictures of myclassroom, because the students
love to leave messages on theboards, i finally let them write
on the board, so they start towrite all these different types
of messages, and there was onestudent in particular who wrote
a message about thanking me forhelping her love books and that

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she loves me, and that was sotouching.
And that picture just reflectsall of the hard work that I've
done this entire school year,showing that there's so much
more than just picking up a bookand reading it, but being
immersed in it, taking in thatcharacter's walker journey,

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taking in that author who wroteagainst the atrocities within a
group of people, taking in justlife.
So my podcast is not just aboutreading books, it's about
leveraging their knowledge tocreate a meaningful life.
That's why there is a newseries on this podcast and it's

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called the Summer RadianceSeries.
During the Summer RadianceSeries, i'll be sharing my focus
for each episode.
The Summer Radiance Series isabout living our best life in
terms of giving our body, ourmind, our soul, our hearts

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everything we need to be radiantto live a life that we are
truly proud of.
The first episode we'll talkabout rest, and that is
something I struggled with,which I'm going to go into
detail about it, but rest is thefirst one I'm going to discuss.
The following episodes willdiscuss other topics like

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recharging and renewing thepower of reflection,
relationships, rituals,different things that we are
going to discuss to have oursummer glow up.
Since this series is happeningin the summer, i'm going to keep

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them short yet impactful, sothat way we can have multiple
episodes a week.
Throughout the series, i'll besharing reflection questions
that I personally journal on.
If you've been listening ortuning in, you know that I'm an
avid journaler and love toprocess information through

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writing.
These questions serve as aguide to explore your thoughts,
feelings and aspirations andencourage deep introspection and
growth.
Additionally, i'll provide bookrecommendations aligned with
the topics we discuss, creatinga curated reading list to

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support your own journey oftransformation.
There will be a link for you tojoin the email list so you can
get this in your inbox and nothave to worry about writing this
down when you're listening tothe episode.
Each email will give you a setof questions that you can
reflect on on your own time andgive you a list of books that

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you should explore, if that is agoal that you're trying to
achieve.
So join me on thistransformative summer adventure
as we explore the intersectionof capturing our own radiance
through reflection andapplication, using thoughtful
questions and books.
Together, we'll cultivate amindset that embraces challenges
, finds balance and unlocks ourtrue potential.

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This series will offerpractical strategies, inspiring
stories and transformationsthrough the power of books.
So, as we embark again on thisjourney, i invite you to
subscribe to the podcast andjoin our email list to receive
exclusive content, including thereflection questions and the
recommended book lists for eachepisode.

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By signing up, you'll stayupdated on future episodes and
exciting opportunities to engagewith our growing community.
Thank you for joining me againtoday.
I'm excited to have you as partof the Summer Radiance series.
Remember we have the power toshape our lives through the

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pages we turn.
Let's dive in, unlock ourpotential and create the
extraordinary lives we deserve.
Until then, keep reading, keepreflecting and keep growing.
Thanks for listening to today'sepisode of the Book Advantage
Podcast.
We hope you were able to takeaway some valuable insights and

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knowledge from the show.
My wish is that you've beeninspired to start your journey
towards taking a step in livingout your dream, pursuing a life
of purpose and prosperity andchecking out the books shared on
the podcast.
Don't forget to subscribe, rateand review the show on your
favorite listening platform andfollow us on Instagram at the

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Book Advantage.
Check the show notes to connectwith our guests, book shares
and for awesome resourceswaiting for you Until next time.
Embrace the power of books tocreate a life you love by
turning one page at a time.