November 12, 2025 • 37 mins
Are you ready to unlock the power within you? Merry and Cathy dive deep with Hilda Fainsod, a transformational leadership coach and author of Power Up, the Power is Within You. Hilda shares her wisdom on rewriting personal narratives and the neuroscience behind empowering thoughts. Discover how to tune into your emotional and mental energy each morning to set a powerful tone for your day. Hilda’s personal anecdotes on overcoming fear and the importance of a support system will inspire you to embrace self-leadership and express your ideas fearlessly. Tune in for practical tools to shift your internal dialogue and explore new possibilities. Plus, learn how to redefine your path at any stage of life! Don’t miss out on these transformative insights—check out Hilda’s work and start writing your next powerful chapter today.
About Hilda
Hilda Fainsod is a catalyst for personal and professional growth, striving to empower individuals and organizations to unlock performance and happiness.
Specializing in Coaching, Mastermind, and Mental Fitness, Hilda holds ten international certifications that validate her expertise in working with senior executives, their teams, and organizations for two decades.
Fainsod has been a trusted partner on leaders' transformative journeys. Her commitment lies in supporting those who invest in their growth and change, ensuring their choices and actions are amplified.
As a leadership podcaster and author of "Power Up, The Executive Roadmap to Transforming Life and Business,” Hilda challenges individuals to achieve long-lasting results.
When she's not immersed in her work, you can find her exploring new destinations, taking leisurely walks, engaging in meaningful conversations, cherishing time with her family, and enjoying life.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HildaFainsod-ru3uv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hf.yourbrain
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hildafainsod/1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilda-fainsod-44b1532/
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Merry Elkins (00:01):
This is the EWN Podcast Network.
Cathy Worthington (00:14):
Welcome to Late Boomers, our podcast guide
to creating your third act withstyle, power, and impact. Hi.
I'm Kathy Worthington.
Merry Elkins (00:24):
And I'm Merry Elkins. Join us as we bring you
conversations withentrepreneurs, entertainers, and
people with vision who aremaking a difference in the
world.
Cathy Worthington (00:34):
Everyone has a story, and we'll take you
along for the ride on eachinterview, recounting the
journey our guests have taken toget where they are, inspiring
you to create your own path tosuccess. Let's get started.
Welcome to Late Boomers, the podcast where
(00:54):
we explore inspiration,transformation, and the power of
new beginnings in the secondhalf of life. I'm Kathy
Worthington.
Merry Elkins (01:02):
And I'm Merry Elkins. On this show, we talk to
extraordinary people who areredefining what's possible no
matter what their age, theirbackground, or circumstances,
and those people who arestepping into their greatest
power now.
Cathy Worthington (01:18):
Today's episode is particularly exciting
because we're diving into atopic that affects every one of
us. The power we hold withinourselves to shape our lives,
not through force, but throughawareness, mindset, and personal
energy.
Merry Elkins (01:32):
And as we move into this phase of life, many
people are asking, What's nextfor me? But the truth is the
answer doesn't come from theoutside. It comes from tapping
into our inner purpose andrewriting the old stories that
have held us back.
Cathy Worthington (01:47):
The stories we tell ourselves can either
drain our energy or activate ourpotential. Neuroscience shows us
that every thought creates apathway in the brain. So, if we
choose thoughts that empower us,we literally begin to change our
future.
Merry Elkins (02:01):
And that's what today's conversation is about.
How to access our personalpower, how to elevate our
energy, and how to live withintention and authenticity.
Cathy Worthington (02:11):
Our guest today is someone who has
dedicated her life to helpingpeople do just that.
Merry Elkins (02:17):
Hilda Feinsaad is an international speaker,
transformational leadershipcoach, and the author of Power
Up, the Power is Within You. Shehosts a powerful podcast where
she explores personal mastery,emotional it's intelligence,
emotional intelligence, andconscious leadership.
Cathy Worthington (02:40):
Hilda has worked globally with executives,
entrepreneurs, and individuals,helping them reclaim their
narratives and activate theirpersonal energy. Her work
combines neuroscience, mindsettools, and emotional resilience
to guide people toward real andlasting transformation.
Merry Elkins (03:02):
And we are so thrilled to have her here with
us today. Please welcome to lateboomers Hilda Fein Saad.
Hilda Fainsod (03:10):
Thank you very much. So glad to be in the
conversation. Expected a lot.
Merry Elkins (03:16):
It's great to have you. Thank you for being here.
Cathy Worthington (03:18):
Yeah. Hilda, welcome to Late Boomers Your
Power. Your book is titled PowerUp, The Power is Within You.
What does it truly mean to powerup from the inside out?
Hilda Fainsod (03:31):
Yeah. Just is to focus inside and to find out
meaning and who do you want tobecome. And, of course, when you
decide a goal, a challenge, abig a big target, something you
want to achieve, there are a lotof steps and tiny activities you
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need to do, but the way is notstraight. It's full of rocks,
and you go up and down a lot.
Merry Elkins (04:07):
So true.
Hilda Fainsod (04:09):
So that that's because I talk about change,
what interfere, and how toremove blockers to achieve
results. Mhmm. And, of course,how to sustain in the long run
what you already want.
Merry Elkins (04:25):
That is very true. But people are different, and
some people can change quicklyand others take forever. And you
talk about the narratives wecarry, many formed long before
we were conscious of them. Howdo we begin to recognize when a
story is running our life, andwhat's the first step to rewrite
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it?
Hilda Fainsod (04:48):
Oh gosh. This is so a big question, and I can say
a lot about it. The the bestanswer is to listen to yourself.
And how do you begin something?This is impossible.
Oh gosh. This is so difficult.No. I I'm not able to do that.
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Difficult.
Impossible. I'm not built thatway. I never have been so good
in it, so I cannot do that.
Merry Elkins (05:26):
All those stories.
Hilda Fainsod (05:27):
All those stories, if you begin your story
saying no, this is a an alarm.The bell rings, and you need to
challenge those stories. Becauseif not, stories can open the
door and can close them too.Mhmm. So
Cathy Worthington (05:49):
what's the way to combat that?
Hilda Fainsod (05:51):
Yeah. The first one is to listen. The other one
is to rewrite them. How okay.That was not possible for me in
the past, but I did this andthat.
I have those strengths. Ideveloped this and that. I
achieved some goals. So now I'mbetter and stronger. So what can
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be a good story to achieve that?
How do I make it possible? Whatdo I need to do? So to question
yourself, to write again whatwasn't possible to allow them to
be possible.
Cathy Worthington (06:36):
So you tell people to write down these
things?
Hilda Fainsod (06:39):
Yeah. Or to think and to say it say it out loud. I
work with top executives andleaders, entrepreneurs, and I
allow them to say it out loud.
Merry Elkins (06:53):
Almost like affirmations?
Hilda Fainsod (06:56):
Yeah. And to listen themselves. Okay. You
said that it's not possible. Ifthat could be possible, what
needs to have?
Merry Elkins (07:06):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (07:07):
What changes in your mind? What possibilities
can you create? So I beganquestion to reflect, and when
you reflect, you can say you areready for that. Mhmm.
Cathy Worthington (07:24):
Well, in your work Well,
Hilda Fainsod (07:26):
you can support others, of course, to achieve
results.
Cathy Worthington (07:30):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (07:30):
And with an aid, you can do that.
Cathy Worthington (07:34):
Well, in your work, also speak about energy,
not just as physical stamina,but as emotional and mental
alignment. Oh, yeah. So can youexplain how our energy reveals
where we are giving away ourpower?
Hilda Fainsod (07:49):
Yeah. Every morning, we have this emotional
state, and we find ourself whenwe leave the bed, like, happy
and energized and motivated ornot. Maybe you have a concern.
You didn't sleep well. You don'tfeel well.
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You you fear something. So everymorning, we have a mental state,
and we need to recognize thatstate. And if I energize,
perfect. But if not, I can sayto myself, okay. This is not the
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best state, and I need toapproach life or a goal or a
conversation or a project, atask, an activity, whatever.
So which is my mental state? Thethe best one that I need to
have. And to think in terms ofmindset, what do I need to put
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to to my mind in order toachieve results today? And for
example, I I'm from Mexico. Iwrote a book in English, and it
was a huge challenge.
And every time, every day that Isat down, I said to me, what are
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my three resources? And it wasfocus, flow, and joy because So
I decided to do Yeah. It doesn'thelp to begin, like, okay. You
are not finding the ideas. Youare not finding the words.
Maybe you are going to soundlike a Mexican speaking English.
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That is awful. It is not goingto help me. So flow also joy.
Cathy Worthington (09:49):
I love the focus on joy. I love the focus
on joy too. Yeah. Yeah. Becausewhy not find joy because you
chose to do it like you said.
Hilda Fainsod (09:58):
Yeah. So Yeah. If I'm going to suffer, it's not
the purpose. Yeah.
Cathy Worthington (10:04):
Yeah. Yeah.
Hilda Fainsod (10:06):
And sometimes it's difficult and we suffer.
Cathy Worthington (10:10):
I know. I think it's hard for writers
particularly to find joy becausethey wanna write a novel, but
and it seems like torture. ButYeah. Really, it's not torture.
It's what they chose to do.
Hilda Fainsod (10:22):
And this is a state of mind, so you can
choose. It's not automatic. Youneed to work on it. You need to
question yourself. You need toput you in the state of joy.
Okay. Maybe I need to smile.
Merry Elkins (10:38):
So how
Hilda Fainsod (10:38):
how would you Okay.
Merry Elkins (10:40):
Would you recommend one step to finding
that joy?
Hilda Fainsod (10:47):
Gosh. It says that when you smile
Cathy Worthington (10:50):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (10:51):
You say to your mind and your body that
everything is okay. Mhmm. Onlysmiling.
Merry Elkins (11:00):
And that's crazy. That is
Hilda Fainsod (11:03):
it sounds pretty easy, but that is information to
our mind and body. And that
Cathy Worthington (11:12):
So true. Yeah. Also, it's information.
Cohost here, Mary Elkins, oncegave me a stack of cute little
cups that I use for my tea everymorning, and I choose usually
between the joy and the love,but they say joy, love, hope,
peace. And when I take the joy,I say I'm gonna look for joy
somewhere today.
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Then I
think of Mary, but I
also think, you know, I have a nice cup of
tea. And I and I think of likethe joy, it says joy on the cup.
So it's like it reminds me.Yeah. So I think any little
reminder like that can help us.
Hilda Fainsod (11:48):
Yeah. Sure. Sure.
Merry Elkins (11:49):
Yeah. That's wonderful, I've never told need
you
Hilda Fainsod (11:52):
to be open. Yeah.
Cathy Worthington (11:55):
I do it every day.
Merry Elkins (11:56):
I love that. I should have bought some for
myself.
Cathy Worthington (11:59):
Well, maybe we can find them again.
Merry Elkins (12:01):
Oh, I maybe. Or they
Cathy Worthington (12:03):
maybe I had to buy a new set one time just
to get the missing one. So
Merry Elkins (12:08):
So he'll
Hilda Fainsod (12:09):
I have
Cathy Worthington (12:09):
a couple of them I could give you.
Merry Elkins (12:11):
Broken ones.
Cathy Worthington (12:13):
No. No. I didn't say the broken ones.
Merry Elkins (12:15):
Oh, okay. Thank you.
Cathy Worthington (12:16):
Extra ones.
Merry Elkins (12:17):
Hilda, many of our listeners are in a stage of
reinvention. Would you say tosomeone who feels the desire to
change but is still held back bythat fear or uncertainty?
Hilda Fainsod (12:29):
Okay. Everyone, everyone, no exceptions in life.
Mhmm. When you want something,it's different, bigger,
stronger, higher than you didbefore. At least different.
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So it implies a lot. Yeah. Sothere is a part in our brain
that looks for survival.
Merry Elkins (12:59):
Right.
Hilda Fainsod (12:59):
And this is the one that has a judge inside that
says, don't do it. What's theneed? Mhmm. You don't need to do
that. It's okay the way you are.
Don't change. It takes a lot. Sothere's something that prevent
us from changing, And we don'tneed to listen that voice
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because if we listen at thosethose voices and messages that
don't say the truth, they areonly preventing from change. We
are not going to do anything. Sowe need to listen to the voice
that we have another one in ourhead that is our thriving brain.
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And that one will allow us tomove no matter if we fear. We we
fear. We don't know if we canaccomplish something different,
But we allow ourself to learnand practice and go step by step
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with tiny movements that willtake us to the place we want to.
Merry Elkins (14:14):
Did you go through that process yourself?
Hilda Fainsod (14:17):
Yeah. Every day. Every day because I'm ambitious,
and I and I high performer, andI love challenges, and I want to
change something, and I want tocreate a book, a product,
something. And Mhmm. Gosh.
It's so difficult because thisis voice in our head, and I fear
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not not to know how, and I don'thave the capabilities that I
need. And, for example, I'mcreating now digital product.
And it's so difficult because Idon't understand anything. I
just want and follow some rulesand a and a guide, and I'm not
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making it for the moment. Notyet.
And it's so difficult because Idon't know a lot. And I feel
fear, and sometimes I feelshame, and I feel frustration.
And I love to move fast, andthis is step by step. And
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sometimes you go behind and youbegin again. So every day, I
yeah.
Hear It's a challenge, andthere's a fear there. So it is,
of course.
Cathy Worthington (15:44):
Well, tell us about the leaders on the
executives that you've coachedfrom around the world. What are
the biggest mindset differencesyou see between people who step
into their power and the onesthat stay stuck?
Hilda Fainsod (15:59):
Yeah. Gosh. I I love the ones. I love the
ambitious high performers, and Ilove the ones that step into
their talents and possibilities.I love them because they go and
go and go.
I feel like I need to push. It'slike like a sensation. I need to
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push people when they don'tmove. And I do a lot to create
awareness, to createpossibilities, to allow them
with examples of otherexecutive, to share my own
experience, to challenge them,to support them, to say, I have
you. I have your back.
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And let's take a small, tiny,tiny, tiny step, but a small one
Mhmm. And take it. And you needto move from here to here. It's
not to there, to here, and I'mhere with you. So they begin
very small, and when they feelmore secure and safe and
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confident, they can walk better.
They
Cathy Worthington (17:16):
trust basically, the difference, the
mindset difference between thosewho step into their power and
stay and the ones that staystuck are are is the coaching.
It's like you helping them. It'slike somebody needs to help
them.
Right?
And Is that the biggest difference?
Hilda Fainsod (17:32):
Something that we know. Believe also that my best
my personal best times ofaccomplishment is because I do
have also a coach or I have amentor or I have an
accountability partner or I havethe three of them, and it's the
best way to support you. Mhmm.Because sometimes it's
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disappointed, and sometimes lifegets in the way, and you're
gonna accomplish, and you aretired and sick of it. So you
want to stop.
And there is someone that seesthat
Cathy Worthington (18:08):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (18:09):
At and and help you to overcome those those
fears.
Cathy Worthington (18:15):
Right.
Hilda Fainsod (18:16):
And we have changed fatigue. We try a lot.
Mhmm. And we not accomplisheverything.
Merry Elkins (18:24):
I would guess that that means that everybody needs
somebody to back them no matterwhat.
Hilda Fainsod (18:30):
Oh, yeah.
Merry Elkins (18:31):
Because people have so many challenges in life,
and a lot of people ask thingsof people, especially those in
leadership positions. And how dothey do they keep from being
depleted? Is it having a coachthat has their back?
Hilda Fainsod (18:49):
Yeah. And a accountability partner too.
Maybe I want to begin to be fitand to eat better. So it's
better to have somebody to shareto share with you, to create
with you, to be co responsible,to support you, and you will
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support that person. When Ibegan to do to work out, I
didn't exercise in my life forfour years.
So I began with that, and I hateit. I only knew it was good for
my health, but I hate it. And Ihad an accountability partner.
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So every morning, I opened myeyes, and I said, I don't want
to go. Mhmm.
And it was my accountabilitypartner at the gym waiting for
me. So I went. Yeah. Didn'twalk, but went. Yeah.
And that happens with everythingin life.
Merry Elkins (19:52):
That's that's a really good point. You you you
don't wanna step into that fear,but you push. Right?
Hilda Fainsod (19:59):
Yep. And in that discomfort, and that way, that
moment in life, it wasdiscomfort because I hate it. So
for me, it was sacrifice andwaking up and go to the gym when
I didn't want and feel and dosome exercise and routine, and I
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didn't have physical condition.So I even cannot breathe
properly. Mhmm.
And it was a tough time. Verydiscomfort.
Merry Elkins (20:34):
Mhmm. Well, let's talk about emotions as
information. How can we usethose emotions you've been
talking about strategicallyrather than being ruled by them?
Hilda Fainsod (20:46):
Yeah. I like the example of an oven, and there's
a flame, and you put your hand,and you feel the flame. There's
heat. So you don't put your handand begin to reflect the, oh
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gosh. It's going to burn my handor it's not.
No. You feel the heat and youmove your hand, but the heat
will tell you what's going onwith you. So we can tap our
emotions and understand if I'mconcerned, sad, really mad about
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something, disappointed, orhappy, blessed, fulfilled. So we
touch a little bit. We allowourselves to understand my my
state and to work with my statefor a moment and to move I move
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my hand Mhmm.
From that flame. Because if youare, like, in a moment of a
victim that life is so hard, Icannot do that. Again, it
happened to me as always, blahblah blah. So if you stay with
your hand, you are going toburn. And this is not the best
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state to be there.
So, okay, what makes me feellike this? Mhmm. Okay. I see.
What can I do this for her
Merry Elkins (22:28):
to do? It's great.
Cathy Worthington (22:30):
I like that. So if if you And you mentioned
that leadership begins with selfleadership. Oh, yeah. Of give us
a practical example of howsomeone can begin leading
themselves in their daily lifestarting today?
Hilda Fainsod (22:44):
Oh, yeah. I love it. To raise the voice in a
meeting. Oh. You are in ameeting and you have a great
idea or you have a comment oryou have a point of view and you
don't say anything, what isthat?
Cathy Worthington (23:00):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (23:00):
You need to have a presence and you need to have
a voice. And that voice is thebest to And
Cathy Worthington (23:10):
that must happen a lot
Hilda Fainsod (23:11):
with women.
Merry Elkins (23:12):
Allow I was about to say that.
Hilda Fainsod (23:13):
Yeah. Yeah. Allow to be a leader also in the room.
Mhmm. Yeah.
Merry Elkins (23:20):
Women do have a problem with that at times
because when they're sittingthere, especially when you're
surrounded by men, they may notspeak as loud, and then a man
will pick up the idea and sayit, and they become the one
who's praised. It has been anissue, not so much anymore.
Women are taking their power.
Cathy Worthington (23:41):
But
Hilda Fainsod (23:42):
Yeah. And also, you need to understand that we
are so wired in a different way.Men and women, but all human
being, we we are so differentlywired that we need something to
say. We really need. Mhmm.
Merry Elkins (24:04):
Yeah. That's true. Can you give us an example of
something that occurred inbusiness where you taught
someone to take their power?
Hilda Fainsod (24:17):
Oh, yeah. I do I do have mastermind groups, and
sometimes I have the directorand the manager. And the style
of a leader allows the others tobe open and to share and to
reflect and to place a a pointof view or the style can block
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them. So I talk a lot withmanagers that they don't feel
comfortable because they thinkthe boss is not allowing them to
speak.
Cathy Worthington (24:58):
Oh,
Hilda Fainsod (24:59):
yeah. And your talent and your point of view
and your possibilities, whypeople needs to miss what you
want to say. Maybe it's a verysmart idea, so you you need to
say that out loud.
Merry Elkins (25:20):
Mhmm. Mhmm. You hear a lot about being resilient
and bouncing back. How is yourapproach to bouncing back
different, and how do you definetrue resilience? How can we
build it in a way that'ssustainable rather than bouncing
around?
Hilda Fainsod (25:40):
Yeah. I I read once that resilience is
something that happens whenyou're a child. That environment
teach you to be resilient, toovercome what's happened with
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the resources that you have inthat particular moment. And I do
believe in that. So every timeyou prepare your kids with
possibilities and answers andperspective, you allow them to
come back from a setback and tobe resilient.
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And I do that a lot. I I cry alot. A lot is one of my
expressions. So I cry when I'mhappy, and I'm excited, and I
concern, and I'm sad, and I crya lot. So I allow myself to cry
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and to feel that thatdisappointment and pressure.
And after that, I clean up mytears. I breathe, and I said,
okay. Next action. Okay. I touchmy sadness.
Next action. I don't stay toomuch in emotions that will not
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allow allow allow them allow meto overcome. I don't do that.
Cathy Worthington (27:19):
Good point. Yeah. The very definition
Hilda Fainsod (27:21):
of resilience. Coaching, we we talk about no
resources, to be in a place ofno resources, and to be in a
place full of resources andpossibilities. And no resources
is that. To cry and to be thereand to feel like a victim of the
circumstances and that is unfairand and to stay there is a place
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of no resources. I can cry andcomplain, and nothing will
happen there.
So I need to move to a differentplace.
Merry Elkins (27:57):
You need to reach out.
Hilda Fainsod (27:58):
Do that.
Merry Elkins (27:59):
Reach out
Hilda Fainsod (28:00):
to Yeah. Do that. Yeah. And I do that with my
clients. Okay.
Let's complain for a moment.Yeah. You complained already?
Okay. You are mad already?
Okay. How to move from there?Because this is not the place
you want to be.
Cathy Worthington (28:18):
And along that same line, teach that words
are powerful activators. Oh,yeah. So can you share some
language shifts that listenerscan implement immediately to
change their internal dialogue?
Hilda Fainsod (28:31):
Yeah. And I love it. And my clients love that
part. Morning, I was in a broadpodcast, and the other person
said a word that that I love.That is let's explore.
And explore is like, oh gosh. Itfeels light and free and
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creative and full ofpossibilities. So it's not a
final decision that it soundssort of. So let's play with the
idea.
Cathy Worthington (29:07):
Only explore.
Hilda Fainsod (29:09):
So that is a way I use language that change my
inner state and mypossibilities.
Cathy Worthington (29:20):
That's a good word.
Merry Elkins (29:21):
Absolutely. Give us some more give us some more
words that people might use.
Hilda Fainsod (29:26):
Possibilities. Okay. You said no. No. No.
K. Let's play withpossibilities. What can be
possible? And that is also apowerful word. Possible.
Merry Elkins (29:42):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (29:43):
Yeah. Possible. Because we became like, okay.
This is not possible here.
Cathy Worthington (29:49):
And, yeah, this culture is great. Is
possible in some way.
Merry Elkins (29:53):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (29:54):
In some way.
Cathy Worthington (29:55):
Mhmm. So Or to
Hilda Fainsod (29:56):
make it possible Yeah. What we need to do, what
changes in my mind need to bethere.
Merry Elkins (30:07):
Well, before we close this segment, we've been
discussing this. What is the onething you hope every listener
takes away about their own powerand the possibility of changing
or working in this new chapterof life?
Hilda Fainsod (30:24):
Okay. I love that question. Thank you, Mary. I
believe in stages. You don'twant the same when you are in
your twenties or thirties thanin your forties, fifties,
sixties, and plus.
Mhmm. And we change, and we needto allow ourself to create new
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changes and possibilities andmotivations because we are in a
different stage. For example, Ido have two two kids, and they
are grown ups, and they hadmarried, and they have their own
lives. And it's amazing to sharewith them, but, actually, they
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are not home anymore. So thatallowed me to fly this Friday to
to Spain, to Madrid because mydaughter lives there and to stay
there and work from there threemonths.
Oh. Because it's my time withher. Mhmm. Why can I do that?
(31:32):
Because my son is also marriedand is not anymore at home.
So you can redefine and reinventand create in a different stage,
a different life. And I have theopposite, and this is a great
example. One of my clients, awoman, an executive, a smart
(31:55):
lady, She had a project in inAmerica, in Latin America, in a
country, and I saw her forcoaching the next Monday. And
she said, I'm so tired. I justcame on Friday night after
finishing the project, and itwas so hard, so tough.
But finally, finally and I said,gosh. That sounds so good. And
(32:20):
I'm wondering if you stood therebecause it was chilly, and maybe
you have a different air, adifferent climate, a different
people, restaurants, food, wine,etcetera. And she said, no. I
didn't.
And I said, why? It was weekend.Because I always finish a
(32:41):
project, and I come back home,you know, for the kids. And I
said, yeah. I know.
A woman, more or less, as myage. And I said, okay. Tell me
when you began that practice,how old were your kid? Well,
newborns, so two and four. Andnow how old are they?
(33:03):
And she said 24 and 26, and Isaid, gosh.
Cathy Worthington (33:08):
It's a different life.
Hilda Fainsod (33:09):
They aged they aged, and she didn't Yeah. Take
chances, different chances inlife. And at different stages,
we can decide in a differentway. And this is an invitation
(33:29):
to think Yeah. What do you wantand you deserve and you will
accomplish in this stage oflife?
I
Cathy Worthington (33:41):
like that advice. It's really good. Do
too. Like, consider careful.What has changed?
I mean, things change around youeven when you don't change.
Mhmm. And you have to recognizethat. That's great. Kathy.
Kilda, thank you for sharingyour wisdom and practical tools
with us. This conversation hasbeen a powerful reminder that we
don't have to wait for externalcircumstances to change in order
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to transform our lives. We canbegin within.
Merry Elkins (34:08):
Oh, That is so true. And for our listeners, if
you feel something stirringinside you after hearing thisan
idea, a possibility, a challengeThat's your inner power waking
up. Follow it. Explore it. Andthat's where your next chapter
begins.
Cathy Worthington (34:28):
We encourage you to check out Hilda's work,
her book Power Up, and herpodcast where she continues
these conversations on personalmastery and conscious
leadership. And, Hilda, what'sthe name of your podcast? How do
you think
Hilda Fainsod (34:43):
about that? My podcast is in Spanish. Momentum
is going to be alive in the nexttwo weeks, and I did have
another one, a leadership calledPodcast Futurum. So they are in
Spanish, and all that I have inEnglish are interviews with
people.
Cathy Worthington (35:04):
Yeah. Like on this one. Yeah. That's great.
Merry Elkins (35:07):
That's great. Yeah. And and what's your
website, by the way?
Hilda Fainsod (35:12):
Yeah. Hildafeinsot.com.
Merry Elkins (35:14):
Okay. People can join
Hilda Fainsod (35:17):
in to that. Media is hildafeinsot also. So thank
you thank you very much for thisconversation. It was
astonishing.
Cathy Worthington (35:28):
You're welcome.
Merry Elkins (35:29):
For us too.
Cathy Worthington (35:30):
Thank you. By the way,
Merry Elkins (35:31):
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we explore inspiration,transformation, and the power of
new beginnings in the secondhalf of life. I'm Kathy
Worthington.
Merry Elkins (01:02):
And I'm Merry Elkins. On this show, we talk to
extraordinary people who areredefining what's possible no
matter what their age, theirbackground, or circumstances,
and those people who arestepping into their greatest
power now.
Cathy Worthington (01:18):
Today's episode is particularly exciting
because we're diving into atopic that affects every one of
us. The power we hold withinourselves to shape our lives,
not through force, but throughawareness, mindset, and personal
energy.
Merry Elkins (01:32):
And as we move into this phase of life, many
people are asking, What's nextfor me? But the truth is the
answer doesn't come from theoutside. It comes from tapping
into our inner purpose andrewriting the old stories that
have held us back.
Cathy Worthington (01:47):
The stories we tell ourselves can either
drain our energy or activate ourpotential. Neuroscience shows us
that every thought creates apathway in the brain. So, if we
choose thoughts that empower us,we literally begin to change our
future.
Merry Elkins (02:01):
And that's what today's conversation is about.
How to access our personalpower, how to elevate our
energy, and how to live withintention and authenticity.
Cathy Worthington (02:11):
Our guest today is someone who has
dedicated her life to helpingpeople do just that.
Merry Elkins (02:17):
Hilda Feinsaad is an international speaker,
transformational leadershipcoach, and the author of Power
Up, the Power is Within You. Shehosts a powerful podcast where
she explores personal mastery,emotional it's intelligence,
emotional intelligence, andconscious leadership.
Cathy Worthington (02:40):
Hilda has worked globally with executives,
entrepreneurs, and individuals,helping them reclaim their
narratives and activate theirpersonal energy. Her work
combines neuroscience, mindsettools, and emotional resilience
to guide people toward real andlasting transformation.
Merry Elkins (03:02):
And we are so thrilled to have her here with
us today. Please welcome to lateboomers Hilda Fein Saad.
Hilda Fainsod (03:10):
Thank you very much. So glad to be in the
conversation. Expected a lot.
Merry Elkins (03:16):
It's great to have you. Thank you for being here.
Cathy Worthington (03:18):
Yeah. Hilda, welcome to Late Boomers Your
Power. Your book is titled PowerUp, The Power is Within You.
What does it truly mean to powerup from the inside out?
Hilda Fainsod (03:31):
Yeah. Just is to focus inside and to find out
meaning and who do you want tobecome. And, of course, when you
decide a goal, a challenge, abig a big target, something you
want to achieve, there are a lotof steps and tiny activities you
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need to do, but the way is notstraight. It's full of rocks,
and you go up and down a lot.
Merry Elkins (04:07):
So true.
Hilda Fainsod (04:09):
So that that's because I talk about change,
what interfere, and how toremove blockers to achieve
results. Mhmm. And, of course,how to sustain in the long run
what you already want.
Merry Elkins (04:25):
That is very true. But people are different, and
some people can change quicklyand others take forever. And you
talk about the narratives wecarry, many formed long before
we were conscious of them. Howdo we begin to recognize when a
story is running our life, andwhat's the first step to rewrite
(04:46):
it?
Hilda Fainsod (04:48):
Oh gosh. This is so a big question, and I can say
a lot about it. The the bestanswer is to listen to yourself.
And how do you begin something?This is impossible.
Oh gosh. This is so difficult.No. I I'm not able to do that.
(05:12):
Difficult.
Impossible. I'm not built thatway. I never have been so good
in it, so I cannot do that.
Merry Elkins (05:26):
All those stories.
Hilda Fainsod (05:27):
All those stories, if you begin your story
saying no, this is a an alarm.The bell rings, and you need to
challenge those stories. Becauseif not, stories can open the
door and can close them too.Mhmm. So
Cathy Worthington (05:49):
what's the way to combat that?
Hilda Fainsod (05:51):
Yeah. The first one is to listen. The other one
is to rewrite them. How okay.That was not possible for me in
the past, but I did this andthat.
I have those strengths. Ideveloped this and that. I
achieved some goals. So now I'mbetter and stronger. So what can
(06:17):
be a good story to achieve that?
How do I make it possible? Whatdo I need to do? So to question
yourself, to write again whatwasn't possible to allow them to
be possible.
Cathy Worthington (06:36):
So you tell people to write down these
things?
Hilda Fainsod (06:39):
Yeah. Or to think and to say it say it out loud. I
work with top executives andleaders, entrepreneurs, and I
allow them to say it out loud.
Merry Elkins (06:53):
Almost like affirmations?
Hilda Fainsod (06:56):
Yeah. And to listen themselves. Okay. You
said that it's not possible. Ifthat could be possible, what
needs to have?
Merry Elkins (07:06):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (07:07):
What changes in your mind? What possibilities
can you create? So I beganquestion to reflect, and when
you reflect, you can say you areready for that. Mhmm.
Cathy Worthington (07:24):
Well, in your work Well,
Hilda Fainsod (07:26):
you can support others, of course, to achieve
results.
Cathy Worthington (07:30):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (07:30):
And with an aid, you can do that.
Cathy Worthington (07:34):
Well, in your work, also speak about energy,
not just as physical stamina,but as emotional and mental
alignment. Oh, yeah. So can youexplain how our energy reveals
where we are giving away ourpower?
Hilda Fainsod (07:49):
Yeah. Every morning, we have this emotional
state, and we find ourself whenwe leave the bed, like, happy
and energized and motivated ornot. Maybe you have a concern.
You didn't sleep well. You don'tfeel well.
(08:09):
You you fear something. So everymorning, we have a mental state,
and we need to recognize thatstate. And if I energize,
perfect. But if not, I can sayto myself, okay. This is not the
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best state, and I need toapproach life or a goal or a
conversation or a project, atask, an activity, whatever.
So which is my mental state? Thethe best one that I need to
have. And to think in terms ofmindset, what do I need to put
(08:54):
to to my mind in order toachieve results today? And for
example, I I'm from Mexico. Iwrote a book in English, and it
was a huge challenge.
And every time, every day that Isat down, I said to me, what are
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my three resources? And it wasfocus, flow, and joy because So
I decided to do Yeah. It doesn'thelp to begin, like, okay. You
are not finding the ideas. Youare not finding the words.
Maybe you are going to soundlike a Mexican speaking English.
(09:40):
That is awful. It is not goingto help me. So flow also joy.
Cathy Worthington (09:49):
I love the focus on joy. I love the focus
on joy too. Yeah. Yeah. Becausewhy not find joy because you
chose to do it like you said.
Hilda Fainsod (09:58):
Yeah. So Yeah. If I'm going to suffer, it's not
the purpose. Yeah.
Cathy Worthington (10:04):
Yeah. Yeah.
Hilda Fainsod (10:06):
And sometimes it's difficult and we suffer.
Cathy Worthington (10:10):
I know. I think it's hard for writers
particularly to find joy becausethey wanna write a novel, but
and it seems like torture. ButYeah. Really, it's not torture.
It's what they chose to do.
Hilda Fainsod (10:22):
And this is a state of mind, so you can
choose. It's not automatic. Youneed to work on it. You need to
question yourself. You need toput you in the state of joy.
Okay. Maybe I need to smile.
Merry Elkins (10:38):
So how
Hilda Fainsod (10:38):
how would you Okay.
Merry Elkins (10:40):
Would you recommend one step to finding
that joy?
Hilda Fainsod (10:47):
Gosh. It says that when you smile
Cathy Worthington (10:50):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (10:51):
You say to your mind and your body that
everything is okay. Mhmm. Onlysmiling.
Merry Elkins (11:00):
And that's crazy. That is
Hilda Fainsod (11:03):
it sounds pretty easy, but that is information to
our mind and body. And that
Cathy Worthington (11:12):
So true. Yeah. Also, it's information.
Cohost here, Mary Elkins, oncegave me a stack of cute little
cups that I use for my tea everymorning, and I choose usually
between the joy and the love,but they say joy, love, hope,
peace. And when I take the joy,I say I'm gonna look for joy
somewhere today.
(11:33):
Then I
think of Mary, but I
also think, you know, I have a nice cup of
tea. And I and I think of likethe joy, it says joy on the cup.
So it's like it reminds me.Yeah. So I think any little
reminder like that can help us.
Hilda Fainsod (11:48):
Yeah. Sure. Sure.
Merry Elkins (11:49):
Yeah. That's wonderful, I've never told need
you
Hilda Fainsod (11:52):
to be open. Yeah.
Cathy Worthington (11:55):
I do it every day.
Merry Elkins (11:56):
I love that. I should have bought some for
myself.
Cathy Worthington (11:59):
Well, maybe we can find them again.
Merry Elkins (12:01):
Oh, I maybe. Or they
Cathy Worthington (12:03):
maybe I had to buy a new set one time just
to get the missing one. So
Merry Elkins (12:08):
So he'll
Hilda Fainsod (12:09):
I have
Cathy Worthington (12:09):
a couple of them I could give you.
Merry Elkins (12:11):
Broken ones.
Cathy Worthington (12:13):
No. No. I didn't say the broken ones.
Merry Elkins (12:15):
Oh, okay. Thank you.
Cathy Worthington (12:16):
Extra ones.
Merry Elkins (12:17):
Hilda, many of our listeners are in a stage of
reinvention. Would you say tosomeone who feels the desire to
change but is still held back bythat fear or uncertainty?
Hilda Fainsod (12:29):
Okay. Everyone, everyone, no exceptions in life.
Mhmm. When you want something,it's different, bigger,
stronger, higher than you didbefore. At least different.
(12:49):
So it implies a lot. Yeah. Sothere is a part in our brain
that looks for survival.
Merry Elkins (12:59):
Right.
Hilda Fainsod (12:59):
And this is the one that has a judge inside that
says, don't do it. What's theneed? Mhmm. You don't need to do
that. It's okay the way you are.
Don't change. It takes a lot. Sothere's something that prevent
us from changing, And we don'tneed to listen that voice
(13:25):
because if we listen at thosethose voices and messages that
don't say the truth, they areonly preventing from change. We
are not going to do anything. Sowe need to listen to the voice
that we have another one in ourhead that is our thriving brain.
(13:48):
And that one will allow us tomove no matter if we fear. We we
fear. We don't know if we canaccomplish something different,
But we allow ourself to learnand practice and go step by step
(14:09):
with tiny movements that willtake us to the place we want to.
Merry Elkins (14:14):
Did you go through that process yourself?
Hilda Fainsod (14:17):
Yeah. Every day. Every day because I'm ambitious,
and I and I high performer, andI love challenges, and I want to
change something, and I want tocreate a book, a product,
something. And Mhmm. Gosh.
It's so difficult because thisis voice in our head, and I fear
(14:43):
not not to know how, and I don'thave the capabilities that I
need. And, for example, I'mcreating now digital product.
And it's so difficult because Idon't understand anything. I
just want and follow some rulesand a and a guide, and I'm not
(15:06):
making it for the moment. Notyet.
And it's so difficult because Idon't know a lot. And I feel
fear, and sometimes I feelshame, and I feel frustration.
And I love to move fast, andthis is step by step. And
(15:30):
sometimes you go behind and youbegin again. So every day, I
yeah.
Hear It's a challenge, andthere's a fear there. So it is,
of course.
Cathy Worthington (15:44):
Well, tell us about the leaders on the
executives that you've coachedfrom around the world. What are
the biggest mindset differencesyou see between people who step
into their power and the onesthat stay stuck?
Hilda Fainsod (15:59):
Yeah. Gosh. I I love the ones. I love the
ambitious high performers, and Ilove the ones that step into
their talents and possibilities.I love them because they go and
go and go.
I feel like I need to push. It'slike like a sensation. I need to
(16:26):
push people when they don'tmove. And I do a lot to create
awareness, to createpossibilities, to allow them
with examples of otherexecutive, to share my own
experience, to challenge them,to support them, to say, I have
you. I have your back.
(16:47):
And let's take a small, tiny,tiny, tiny step, but a small one
Mhmm. And take it. And you needto move from here to here. It's
not to there, to here, and I'mhere with you. So they begin
very small, and when they feelmore secure and safe and
(17:13):
confident, they can walk better.
They
Cathy Worthington (17:16):
trust basically, the difference, the
mindset difference between thosewho step into their power and
stay and the ones that staystuck are are is the coaching.
It's like you helping them. It'slike somebody needs to help
them.
Right?
And Is that the biggest difference?
Hilda Fainsod (17:32):
Something that we know. Believe also that my best
my personal best times ofaccomplishment is because I do
have also a coach or I have amentor or I have an
accountability partner or I havethe three of them, and it's the
best way to support you. Mhmm.Because sometimes it's
(17:54):
disappointed, and sometimes lifegets in the way, and you're
gonna accomplish, and you aretired and sick of it. So you
want to stop.
And there is someone that seesthat
Cathy Worthington (18:08):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (18:09):
At and and help you to overcome those those
fears.
Cathy Worthington (18:15):
Right.
Hilda Fainsod (18:16):
And we have changed fatigue. We try a lot.
Mhmm. And we not accomplisheverything.
Merry Elkins (18:24):
I would guess that that means that everybody needs
somebody to back them no matterwhat.
Hilda Fainsod (18:30):
Oh, yeah.
Merry Elkins (18:31):
Because people have so many challenges in life,
and a lot of people ask thingsof people, especially those in
leadership positions. And how dothey do they keep from being
depleted? Is it having a coachthat has their back?
Hilda Fainsod (18:49):
Yeah. And a accountability partner too.
Maybe I want to begin to be fitand to eat better. So it's
better to have somebody to shareto share with you, to create
with you, to be co responsible,to support you, and you will
(19:11):
support that person. When Ibegan to do to work out, I
didn't exercise in my life forfour years.
So I began with that, and I hateit. I only knew it was good for
my health, but I hate it. And Ihad an accountability partner.
(19:32):
So every morning, I opened myeyes, and I said, I don't want
to go. Mhmm.
And it was my accountabilitypartner at the gym waiting for
me. So I went. Yeah. Didn'twalk, but went. Yeah.
And that happens with everythingin life.
Merry Elkins (19:52):
That's that's a really good point. You you you
don't wanna step into that fear,but you push. Right?
Hilda Fainsod (19:59):
Yep. And in that discomfort, and that way, that
moment in life, it wasdiscomfort because I hate it. So
for me, it was sacrifice andwaking up and go to the gym when
I didn't want and feel and dosome exercise and routine, and I
(20:22):
didn't have physical condition.So I even cannot breathe
properly. Mhmm.
And it was a tough time. Verydiscomfort.
Merry Elkins (20:34):
Mhmm. Well, let's talk about emotions as
information. How can we usethose emotions you've been
talking about strategicallyrather than being ruled by them?
Hilda Fainsod (20:46):
Yeah. I like the example of an oven, and there's
a flame, and you put your hand,and you feel the flame. There's
heat. So you don't put your handand begin to reflect the, oh
(21:09):
gosh. It's going to burn my handor it's not.
No. You feel the heat and youmove your hand, but the heat
will tell you what's going onwith you. So we can tap our
emotions and understand if I'mconcerned, sad, really mad about
(21:32):
something, disappointed, orhappy, blessed, fulfilled. So we
touch a little bit. We allowourselves to understand my my
state and to work with my statefor a moment and to move I move
(21:54):
my hand Mhmm.
From that flame. Because if youare, like, in a moment of a
victim that life is so hard, Icannot do that. Again, it
happened to me as always, blahblah blah. So if you stay with
your hand, you are going toburn. And this is not the best
(22:17):
state to be there.
So, okay, what makes me feellike this? Mhmm. Okay. I see.
What can I do this for her
Merry Elkins (22:28):
to do? It's great.
Cathy Worthington (22:30):
I like that. So if if you And you mentioned
that leadership begins with selfleadership. Oh, yeah. Of give us
a practical example of howsomeone can begin leading
themselves in their daily lifestarting today?
Hilda Fainsod (22:44):
Oh, yeah. I love it. To raise the voice in a
meeting. Oh. You are in ameeting and you have a great
idea or you have a comment oryou have a point of view and you
don't say anything, what isthat?
Cathy Worthington (23:00):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (23:00):
You need to have a presence and you need to have
a voice. And that voice is thebest to And
Cathy Worthington (23:10):
that must happen a lot
Hilda Fainsod (23:11):
with women.
Merry Elkins (23:12):
Allow I was about to say that.
Hilda Fainsod (23:13):
Yeah. Yeah. Allow to be a leader also in the room.
Mhmm. Yeah.
Merry Elkins (23:20):
Women do have a problem with that at times
because when they're sittingthere, especially when you're
surrounded by men, they may notspeak as loud, and then a man
will pick up the idea and sayit, and they become the one
who's praised. It has been anissue, not so much anymore.
Women are taking their power.
Cathy Worthington (23:41):
But
Hilda Fainsod (23:42):
Yeah. And also, you need to understand that we
are so wired in a different way.Men and women, but all human
being, we we are so differentlywired that we need something to
say. We really need. Mhmm.
Merry Elkins (24:04):
Yeah. That's true. Can you give us an example of
something that occurred inbusiness where you taught
someone to take their power?
Hilda Fainsod (24:17):
Oh, yeah. I do I do have mastermind groups, and
sometimes I have the directorand the manager. And the style
of a leader allows the others tobe open and to share and to
reflect and to place a a pointof view or the style can block
(24:43):
them. So I talk a lot withmanagers that they don't feel
comfortable because they thinkthe boss is not allowing them to
speak.
Cathy Worthington (24:58):
Oh,
Hilda Fainsod (24:59):
yeah. And your talent and your point of view
and your possibilities, whypeople needs to miss what you
want to say. Maybe it's a verysmart idea, so you you need to
say that out loud.
Merry Elkins (25:20):
Mhmm. Mhmm. You hear a lot about being resilient
and bouncing back. How is yourapproach to bouncing back
different, and how do you definetrue resilience? How can we
build it in a way that'ssustainable rather than bouncing
around?
Hilda Fainsod (25:40):
Yeah. I I read once that resilience is
something that happens whenyou're a child. That environment
teach you to be resilient, toovercome what's happened with
(26:01):
the resources that you have inthat particular moment. And I do
believe in that. So every timeyou prepare your kids with
possibilities and answers andperspective, you allow them to
come back from a setback and tobe resilient.
(26:23):
And I do that a lot. I I cry alot. A lot is one of my
expressions. So I cry when I'mhappy, and I'm excited, and I
concern, and I'm sad, and I crya lot. So I allow myself to cry
(26:48):
and to feel that thatdisappointment and pressure.
And after that, I clean up mytears. I breathe, and I said,
okay. Next action. Okay. I touchmy sadness.
Next action. I don't stay toomuch in emotions that will not
(27:12):
allow allow allow them allow meto overcome. I don't do that.
Cathy Worthington (27:19):
Good point. Yeah. The very definition
Hilda Fainsod (27:21):
of resilience. Coaching, we we talk about no
resources, to be in a place ofno resources, and to be in a
place full of resources andpossibilities. And no resources
is that. To cry and to be thereand to feel like a victim of the
circumstances and that is unfairand and to stay there is a place
(27:47):
of no resources. I can cry andcomplain, and nothing will
happen there.
So I need to move to a differentplace.
Merry Elkins (27:57):
You need to reach out.
Hilda Fainsod (27:58):
Do that.
Merry Elkins (27:59):
Reach out
Hilda Fainsod (28:00):
to Yeah. Do that. Yeah. And I do that with my
clients. Okay.
Let's complain for a moment.Yeah. You complained already?
Okay. You are mad already?
Okay. How to move from there?Because this is not the place
you want to be.
Cathy Worthington (28:18):
And along that same line, teach that words
are powerful activators. Oh,yeah. So can you share some
language shifts that listenerscan implement immediately to
change their internal dialogue?
Hilda Fainsod (28:31):
Yeah. And I love it. And my clients love that
part. Morning, I was in a broadpodcast, and the other person
said a word that that I love.That is let's explore.
And explore is like, oh gosh. Itfeels light and free and
(28:55):
creative and full ofpossibilities. So it's not a
final decision that it soundssort of. So let's play with the
idea.
Cathy Worthington (29:07):
Only explore.
Hilda Fainsod (29:09):
So that is a way I use language that change my
inner state and mypossibilities.
Cathy Worthington (29:20):
That's a good word.
Merry Elkins (29:21):
Absolutely. Give us some more give us some more
words that people might use.
Hilda Fainsod (29:26):
Possibilities. Okay. You said no. No. No.
K. Let's play withpossibilities. What can be
possible? And that is also apowerful word. Possible.
Merry Elkins (29:42):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (29:43):
Yeah. Possible. Because we became like, okay.
This is not possible here.
Cathy Worthington (29:49):
And, yeah, this culture is great. Is
possible in some way.
Merry Elkins (29:53):
Mhmm.
Hilda Fainsod (29:54):
In some way.
Cathy Worthington (29:55):
Mhmm. So Or to
Hilda Fainsod (29:56):
make it possible Yeah. What we need to do, what
changes in my mind need to bethere.
Merry Elkins (30:07):
Well, before we close this segment, we've been
discussing this. What is the onething you hope every listener
takes away about their own powerand the possibility of changing
or working in this new chapterof life?
Hilda Fainsod (30:24):
Okay. I love that question. Thank you, Mary. I
believe in stages. You don'twant the same when you are in
your twenties or thirties thanin your forties, fifties,
sixties, and plus.
Mhmm. And we change, and we needto allow ourself to create new
(30:48):
changes and possibilities andmotivations because we are in a
different stage. For example, Ido have two two kids, and they
are grown ups, and they hadmarried, and they have their own
lives. And it's amazing to sharewith them, but, actually, they
(31:09):
are not home anymore. So thatallowed me to fly this Friday to
to Spain, to Madrid because mydaughter lives there and to stay
there and work from there threemonths.
Oh. Because it's my time withher. Mhmm. Why can I do that?
(31:32):
Because my son is also marriedand is not anymore at home.
So you can redefine and reinventand create in a different stage,
a different life. And I have theopposite, and this is a great
example. One of my clients, awoman, an executive, a smart
(31:55):
lady, She had a project in inAmerica, in Latin America, in a
country, and I saw her forcoaching the next Monday. And
she said, I'm so tired. I justcame on Friday night after
finishing the project, and itwas so hard, so tough.
But finally, finally and I said,gosh. That sounds so good. And
(32:20):
I'm wondering if you stood therebecause it was chilly, and maybe
you have a different air, adifferent climate, a different
people, restaurants, food, wine,etcetera. And she said, no. I
didn't.
And I said, why? It was weekend.Because I always finish a
(32:41):
project, and I come back home,you know, for the kids. And I
said, yeah. I know.
A woman, more or less, as myage. And I said, okay. Tell me
when you began that practice,how old were your kid? Well,
newborns, so two and four. Andnow how old are they?
(33:03):
And she said 24 and 26, and Isaid, gosh.
Cathy Worthington (33:08):
It's a different life.
Hilda Fainsod (33:09):
They aged they aged, and she didn't Yeah. Take
chances, different chances inlife. And at different stages,
we can decide in a differentway. And this is an invitation
(33:29):
to think Yeah. What do you wantand you deserve and you will
accomplish in this stage oflife?
I
Cathy Worthington (33:41):
like that advice. It's really good. Do
too. Like, consider careful.What has changed?
I mean, things change around youeven when you don't change.
Mhmm. And you have to recognizethat. That's great. Kathy.
Kilda, thank you for sharingyour wisdom and practical tools
with us. This conversation hasbeen a powerful reminder that we
don't have to wait for externalcircumstances to change in order
(34:04):
to transform our lives. We canbegin within.
Merry Elkins (34:08):
Oh, That is so true. And for our listeners, if
you feel something stirringinside you after hearing thisan
idea, a possibility, a challengeThat's your inner power waking
up. Follow it. Explore it. Andthat's where your next chapter
begins.
Cathy Worthington (34:28):
We encourage you to check out Hilda's work,
her book Power Up, and herpodcast where she continues
these conversations on personalmastery and conscious
leadership. And, Hilda, what'sthe name of your podcast? How do
you think
Hilda Fainsod (34:43):
about that? My podcast is in Spanish. Momentum
is going to be alive in the nexttwo weeks, and I did have
another one, a leadership calledPodcast Futurum. So they are in
Spanish, and all that I have inEnglish are interviews with
people.
Cathy Worthington (35:04):
Yeah. Like on this one. Yeah. That's great.
Merry Elkins (35:07):
That's great. Yeah. And and what's your
website, by the way?
Hilda Fainsod (35:12):
Yeah. Hildafeinsot.com.
Merry Elkins (35:14):
Okay. People can join
Hilda Fainsod (35:17):
in to that. Media is hildafeinsot also. So thank
you thank you very much for thisconversation. It was
astonishing.
Cathy Worthington (35:28):
You're welcome.
Merry Elkins (35:29):
For us too.
Cathy Worthington (35:30):
Thank you. By the way,
Merry Elkins (35:31):
share this episode with a friend who might need a
reminder of their own power. Andsubscribe to Late Boomers and
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(35:54):
it's never too late to step intoyour purpose, reclaim your
energy and write the mostpowerful chapter of your life.
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Cathy Worthington (36:19):
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