1 00:00:00,550 --> 00:00:02,630 Speaker 1: If you're about to make a change in your life 2 00:00:03,150 --> 00:00:06,460 Speaker 1: and you feel uncomfortable, that's the best feeling you can have. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,260 Speaker 1: Because for the first time in your life, you're making 4 00:00:10,300 --> 00:00:13,660 Speaker 1: a decision that's going to be best for you and 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,420 Speaker 1: not what somebody told you to do. And that's when 6 00:00:16,739 --> 00:00:19,900 Speaker 1: all bets are off. Welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,180 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rashawn McDonald. Our theme is there's no 8 00:00:23,260 --> 00:00:26,260 Speaker 1: perfect time to start following your dreams. I recognize that 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: we all have different definitions of success. For you, it 10 00:00:29,140 --> 00:00:31,300 Speaker 1: may be the size of your paycheck It's time to 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: stop reading other people's success stories and start living your own. 12 00:00:34,659 --> 00:00:40,380 Speaker 1: Keep winning. Well, well, well, Rashawn McDonald, keep winning. What 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,979 Speaker 1: does that mean? That means that when you think there's 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: not an opportunity for you to be successful, keep winning, 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,860 Speaker 1: keep pushing forward. I have an interesting fact to tell 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: people today. I always tell people never allow age to 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,750 Speaker 1: be an excuse. In 2024, more than 4 million people 18 00:01:00,590 --> 00:01:05,649 Speaker 1: reached the age of 65 years of age in 2024. Now, 19 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:08,450 Speaker 1: when the Social Security was established way back in 1935, 20 00:01:08,450 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: the average age expectancy was 63. So in a way, 21 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: the Social Security system is broke because people are outliving 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:25,020 Speaker 1: what in 1935 they thought they would live beyond 63 23 00:01:25,020 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: years of age. Four million people reached the age of 24 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,350 Speaker 1: 65 in 2024. And I'm one of them and happy 25 00:01:33,390 --> 00:01:36,089 Speaker 1: about it. And I will never allow an age or 26 00:01:36,150 --> 00:01:39,830 Speaker 1: my age to stop me from planning my next business opportunity, 27 00:01:40,130 --> 00:01:43,170 Speaker 1: planning my next vacation, planning my next house if it's 28 00:01:43,209 --> 00:01:45,410 Speaker 1: available for me to buy out there, planning my next 29 00:01:45,490 --> 00:01:47,490 Speaker 1: car if it's available for me to buy out there, 30 00:01:47,790 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: planning my next opportunity to dream beyond 10 years, 20 years, 31 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,220 Speaker 1: 30 years, 40 years. I'm dreaming like that because I 32 00:01:56,260 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: will not allow age To be an excuse I will 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,420 Speaker 1: not allow my age Or anybody around me Even if 34 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: you're 20 Don't let nobody tell you what you can't 35 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,140 Speaker 1: do When you're 20 30 Don't let nobody tell you 36 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,260 Speaker 1: what you can't do Because you're 30 40 50 I'm 37 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,850 Speaker 1: just telling everybody We've allowed the system to tell us 38 00:02:15,169 --> 00:02:17,510 Speaker 1: What we're supposed to be doing at a certain age 39 00:02:17,870 --> 00:02:20,390 Speaker 1: Throw it out the window Throw it out the window 40 00:02:20,810 --> 00:02:25,130 Speaker 1: It don't work in 2024 Moving forward We got social 41 00:02:25,150 --> 00:02:27,049 Speaker 1: media out there Social media out there We can promote 42 00:02:27,110 --> 00:02:30,190 Speaker 1: ourselves and everything My guest is on the phone. Let 43 00:02:30,210 --> 00:02:33,109 Speaker 1: me get this show rolling. This is Money Making Conversation Masterclass. 44 00:02:33,550 --> 00:02:37,030 Speaker 1: I'm your weekly host, Rashawn McDonald. The interviews and information 45 00:02:37,070 --> 00:02:40,340 Speaker 1: that this show provides are for everyone. I say it 46 00:02:40,380 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: every week. It's time to start reading other people's success 47 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: stories and start living your own. My guest is a 48 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: wellness expert. registered nurse, best-selling author, breast cancer survivor, life 49 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: coach with a master's degree in nursing. Please welcome to 50 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,980 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversation Masterclass, Holly Cotton. How you doing, my friend? 51 00:03:02,380 --> 00:03:07,470 Speaker 2: Hey, hi. That intro made me sound fancy. Thank you. 52 00:03:07,530 --> 00:03:09,690 Speaker 1: Well, you know, all I can do is tell the truth. 53 00:03:10,510 --> 00:03:11,070 Speaker 2: That's the key. 54 00:03:11,150 --> 00:03:13,210 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not making any of these things up. 55 00:03:13,630 --> 00:03:16,370 Speaker 1: What exactly, when we get started, Ms. Cotton, what exactly, 56 00:03:16,410 --> 00:03:17,510 Speaker 1: where are you based at, by the way? 57 00:03:18,930 --> 00:03:20,470 Speaker 2: I am in Houston, Texas. 58 00:03:20,910 --> 00:03:22,549 Speaker 1: Oh, is that where you were born, or did you 59 00:03:22,590 --> 00:03:24,570 Speaker 1: just transplant into the Texas market? 60 00:03:25,730 --> 00:03:31,389 Speaker 2: No, I transplanted. I'm actually born and raised in Houma, Louisiana. 61 00:03:31,410 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: Graduated from high school, went to LSU, lived in D.C. 62 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,380 Speaker 2: for a few years, and then came to Houston, and 63 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:41,580 Speaker 2: I've been here ever since. 64 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Well, it's a great Houston. Houston's well born and raised, 65 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: so you'll never hear a negative thing about Houston from 66 00:03:46,620 --> 00:03:49,310 Speaker 1: Rochelle McDonald. I think it's the best restaurants in the 67 00:03:49,340 --> 00:03:52,110 Speaker 1: world are in Houston, Texas. That's me. I'm a big foodie, 68 00:03:52,150 --> 00:03:55,990 Speaker 1: so I tell everybody wherever I go, Houston is the 69 00:03:56,050 --> 00:03:59,330 Speaker 1: place to eat. Now, let's get back to you, Ms. Cotton. 70 00:03:59,910 --> 00:04:01,890 Speaker 1: A master's degree in nursing. 71 00:04:02,570 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: Why? Honestly, I needed some money and I knew a 72 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: trade was the best way to go about that. So, 73 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,619 Speaker 2: I always knew that nurturing and doing that whole thing 74 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:21,260 Speaker 2: was kind of where I wanted to go. So I 75 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: tried all the different paths, all the, you know, every 76 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,300 Speaker 2: time you major in something in college, you're like, Oh, 77 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,810 Speaker 2: I want to do sociology. Oh, I want to do this. Oh, 78 00:04:28,870 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: I want to do that. And so, um, so I 79 00:04:32,550 --> 00:04:36,170 Speaker 2: got caught up in college and had a baby and 80 00:04:36,470 --> 00:04:38,650 Speaker 2: I was like, okay, I need to get a trade 81 00:04:38,850 --> 00:04:42,650 Speaker 2: really quick. So I actually started with my associate degree 82 00:04:42,750 --> 00:04:46,540 Speaker 2: in nursing and, And then, of course, went back and 83 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: got my, you know, my master's or whatever so that 84 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,190 Speaker 2: I could do, obviously, more things in nursing. But, yep, 85 00:04:53,380 --> 00:04:57,250 Speaker 2: that's how I ended up. Nursing found me, so here 86 00:04:57,350 --> 00:04:58,090 Speaker 2: I am still. 87 00:04:58,110 --> 00:05:00,110 Speaker 1: Well, because, you know, I always ask people, you know, 88 00:05:00,130 --> 00:05:04,060 Speaker 1: my degree is in mathematics, and mathematics basically found me because... 89 00:05:04,450 --> 00:05:07,010 Speaker 1: I went to college for seven years dancing around trying 90 00:05:07,029 --> 00:05:09,470 Speaker 1: to find some instructor. Some instructor at the University of 91 00:05:09,490 --> 00:05:11,290 Speaker 1: Houston was just going to give me some easy grades. 92 00:05:11,330 --> 00:05:13,670 Speaker 1: I never found that instructor, by the way, Ms. Cotton. 93 00:05:13,790 --> 00:05:17,450 Speaker 1: Never found that instructor. But I was looking for four 94 00:05:17,490 --> 00:05:20,330 Speaker 1: and a half years. Somebody said, boy, stop looking and 95 00:05:20,690 --> 00:05:23,330 Speaker 1: open that book and start studying. And I graduated two 96 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: and a half years later in mathematics. And when you 97 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:30,740 Speaker 1: get these degrees, you know, was financial expectation tied to 98 00:05:30,779 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: that when you got your master's degree in nursing? Yes. 99 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,500 Speaker 2: So honestly, when I was in nursing school, because I 100 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,779 Speaker 2: went the long way, so I did associate nursing, then 101 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: I did my bachelor's, and then I went back and 102 00:05:43,980 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: got my master's. So when I was doing my bachelor's, 103 00:05:49,140 --> 00:05:53,020 Speaker 2: I had the worst professor ever. And I was like, 104 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,460 Speaker 2: you know what, I want to get my master's so 105 00:05:55,500 --> 00:05:59,430 Speaker 2: that I can teach because I wanted to give back 106 00:05:59,500 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: in some kind of way. So I've always wanted to 107 00:06:02,140 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: give back. So I feel that nursing was a way 108 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,140 Speaker 2: for me to sort of be that different, but also 109 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: have a very lucrative career as well. So that's why 110 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:16,850 Speaker 2: I went to my master's. And then I started doing 111 00:06:16,930 --> 00:06:19,409 Speaker 2: all these other things. So I never wanted to go 112 00:06:19,450 --> 00:06:22,230 Speaker 2: back and get my doctorate in nursing. I was like, okay, 113 00:06:23,779 --> 00:06:27,260 Speaker 2: You know, I've done nursing for my 20 years now, 114 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: and that's just something that I did. It's not who 115 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,860 Speaker 2: I am, so that's why I stopped. But I still 116 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 2: teach because that's my way of giving back, you know, 117 00:06:36,380 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 2: or whatever. But, yeah, I mean, nursing is very— you can 118 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 2: make lots of money. And, you know, I have the 119 00:06:43,940 --> 00:06:48,380 Speaker 2: same degree as nurse practitioners. I just didn't want to 120 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,630 Speaker 2: go into that because— I don't want the liability that 121 00:06:52,690 --> 00:06:54,950 Speaker 2: comes with being a nurse practitioner. And I knew that 122 00:06:55,180 --> 00:06:57,220 Speaker 2: nursing wasn't always where I was going to be. I 123 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: didn't know what else I wanted to do, but I 124 00:06:58,900 --> 00:06:59,340 Speaker 2: just knew. 125 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: That wasn't the final step in your life. 126 00:07:01,820 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 2: Right. Exactly. 127 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:04,420 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this, Ms. 128 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:04,740 Speaker 3: Cotton. 129 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,620 Speaker 1: I'm talking to Holly Cotton. She's a bestselling author, media personality, 130 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: life coach, gold guru, podcast host. See, these additional credits 131 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,010 Speaker 1: I didn't read at the top, you know. Because you 132 00:07:19,050 --> 00:07:20,490 Speaker 1: got a lot going on. I'm going to tell you 133 00:07:20,510 --> 00:07:20,990 Speaker 1: that right now. 134 00:07:21,150 --> 00:07:21,590 Speaker 2: I do. 135 00:07:21,610 --> 00:07:24,990 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this. The stereotypes that come with 136 00:07:25,030 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: nursing because you have a master's degree because I, you know, 137 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: you know, I have a sister-in-law. She's a nurse, very 138 00:07:30,900 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: talented nurse in the Houston, Texas market. What stereotypes do 139 00:07:35,110 --> 00:07:39,190 Speaker 1: you feel that people need? This is nurses are way 140 00:07:39,330 --> 00:07:42,810 Speaker 1: more than this or. stop thinking this all nurses do. 141 00:07:42,850 --> 00:07:44,770 Speaker 1: Can you help us out right now? Educate us. 142 00:07:45,050 --> 00:07:50,550 Speaker 2: Yes, for sure. For sure. So nursing actually, you don't 143 00:07:50,690 --> 00:07:54,170 Speaker 2: ever have to even touch someone in nursing. And when 144 00:07:54,210 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 2: people see nursing, they automatically assume hospital or a retirement 145 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 2: home or something like that, you know, a home health nurse. 146 00:08:04,620 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: And honestly, probably in the last, I don't know, 12, 147 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,590 Speaker 2: 13 years, maybe more than that. I haven't touched anyone 148 00:08:12,650 --> 00:08:15,690 Speaker 2: in forever other than I had to do CPR on some, 149 00:08:15,990 --> 00:08:19,330 Speaker 2: some people a few times cause they were, uh, they 150 00:08:19,350 --> 00:08:22,750 Speaker 2: had coded. But other than that, you know, so I 151 00:08:22,790 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: think that's the biggest stereotype people have with nursing. And 152 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 2: it's great for new nurses because I do think that 153 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,180 Speaker 2: new nurses need to go off and work in the 154 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,380 Speaker 2: hospital or somewhere where they can get hands on care 155 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 2: cause it is critical thinking. But again, You know, I mean, 156 00:08:37,380 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 2: I've been in management. Again, I teach, you know, I'm 157 00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:44,820 Speaker 2: a college professor. So, you know, there's so many other routes. 158 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,470 Speaker 2: I know I have a friend that's a nurse and 159 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:50,990 Speaker 2: she's actually in pharmaceutical sales. You know, she's never, ever 160 00:08:51,130 --> 00:08:55,090 Speaker 2: practiced as a nurse, like ever, ever. She's never done bedside. 161 00:08:55,130 --> 00:08:57,099 Speaker 2: So I think that's the biggest stigma a lot of 162 00:08:57,130 --> 00:08:59,709 Speaker 2: people have. is that they automatically assume they're going to 163 00:08:59,750 --> 00:09:02,170 Speaker 2: have to go and do shots and I don't like 164 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: blood or I don't like this. That's so small of 165 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 2: a genre of nursing that there is. There's so many 166 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,420 Speaker 2: other things that you can do. I work for a 167 00:09:13,460 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 2: healthcare company. I worked as a director of nursing and management, 168 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 2: all of these other roles. So that's the biggest thing 169 00:09:20,420 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 2: I would say. 170 00:09:20,980 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: You know, now let's get into your lifestyle, you know, 171 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,420 Speaker 1: because your lifestyle, you know, you're very energetic. You can 172 00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:30,010 Speaker 1: tell by your voice that you, you know, when you 173 00:09:30,030 --> 00:09:32,010 Speaker 1: have something to say, you're going to say it. Say 174 00:09:32,070 --> 00:09:36,810 Speaker 1: it with energy. Now, you embrace a holistic lifestyle. Now, 175 00:09:37,150 --> 00:09:40,370 Speaker 1: there are a lot of catchphrases out there. The word holistic, 176 00:09:40,470 --> 00:09:43,020 Speaker 1: it seems to be one of those catchphrases that is 177 00:09:43,059 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: very popular, especially on social media. What exactly is holistic? 178 00:09:47,660 --> 00:09:50,089 Speaker 1: And when you tie the word lifestyle to it, what 179 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:51,870 Speaker 1: exactly is a holistic lifestyle? 180 00:09:53,110 --> 00:09:59,410 Speaker 2: So a holistic lifestyle is basically when you're talking about body, mind, spirit, 181 00:09:59,910 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: all in sync. So whatever it is that you believe, 182 00:10:05,179 --> 00:10:07,449 Speaker 2: whatever it is that you use to keep your mind 183 00:10:07,530 --> 00:10:12,750 Speaker 2: at peace, you're talking about spirituality. Some people do meditation. 184 00:10:12,790 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: Some people believe in Jesus. Some people, whatever it is 185 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 2: that you practice, it keeps you grounded. And then you 186 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,060 Speaker 2: have to talk about your mental health. You have to 187 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:25,350 Speaker 2: think about your physical health. You know, and I also say, 188 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:30,220 Speaker 2: for me, holistic also includes financial health. Because even though 189 00:10:30,260 --> 00:10:34,179 Speaker 2: we're talking about spirituality, I can link spirituality into mental. 190 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:38,469 Speaker 2: But I believe that the actual triage to have a holistic, 191 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:44,220 Speaker 2: healthy lifestyle is that your finances change. your mental health 192 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: and your physical health are all in sync. Because if 193 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:49,660 Speaker 2: your money ain't right, now you can't afford to go 194 00:10:49,710 --> 00:10:53,430 Speaker 2: to the gym or now you can't afford to pay 195 00:10:53,450 --> 00:10:55,690 Speaker 2: your bills. So now your mental health is off. Now 196 00:10:55,730 --> 00:10:59,370 Speaker 2: you may not have somewhere to stay. Now your mental 197 00:10:59,410 --> 00:11:01,650 Speaker 2: health is off because you're stressed out about bills. So 198 00:11:02,010 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 2: you don't feel like going to the gym. Now you're introverted. 199 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,380 Speaker 2: You don't want to go out. You can't afford to 200 00:11:07,420 --> 00:11:10,220 Speaker 2: go anywhere. And then of course, physical health comes into 201 00:11:10,260 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: that because now you can't, you might be unhealthy. Now 202 00:11:13,860 --> 00:11:16,569 Speaker 2: you're overweight. You aren't working out. So I feel like 203 00:11:16,650 --> 00:11:20,410 Speaker 2: if that's, that's the triangle for me for holistic, but 204 00:11:20,830 --> 00:11:24,210 Speaker 2: you know, really instead of financial, most people say it's spirituality, 205 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 2: but I say it's financial because if money ain't right, 206 00:11:28,010 --> 00:11:28,809 Speaker 2: Everything is off. 207 00:11:29,110 --> 00:11:31,650 Speaker 1: I 100% agree with you on that. Because I'm going 208 00:11:31,670 --> 00:11:34,929 Speaker 1: to tell you something. I can pray about money, but 209 00:11:34,970 --> 00:11:37,310 Speaker 1: I need money to make me feel good about that prayer. Okay, 210 00:11:37,350 --> 00:11:40,990 Speaker 1: I'm just going to let you know. That's what I'm saying. 211 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:44,550 Speaker 1: You can pray about it, but that money shows. But 212 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: doing it right. And I'm not saying it in a 213 00:11:46,130 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: jokey manner because I think that everybody has faith. And 214 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,900 Speaker 1: if you have a faith, you should hold on to that. 215 00:11:51,340 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what I always say. Whatever it is that 216 00:11:53,860 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 2: you believe in, believe and go hard. But I'll tell 217 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:01,059 Speaker 2: you this, God's not giving you an idea or he's 218 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 2: not giving you strength for you not to do the 219 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 2: work and come up with the plan. So he's going 220 00:12:05,580 --> 00:12:08,900 Speaker 2: to motivate me or I'm going to get that spirituality going. 221 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 2: But unless I'm the one that's executing it and getting 222 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 2: my money right, then I'm still being the same. 223 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,490 Speaker 1: I like the way her voice went, money right. We 224 00:12:17,730 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: were talking to Holly Cotton. Holly Cotton. High Cotton. I 225 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:24,740 Speaker 1: would call you High Cotton. Holly Cotton. She has a 226 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: master's degree in nursing, a best-selling author, breast cancer survivor. 227 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:29,900 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about that in the next break 228 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: because I want to talk about the physicality. But before 229 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:35,309 Speaker 1: we go to break, you mentioned something in the whole 230 00:12:35,870 --> 00:12:41,430 Speaker 1: triage of a holistic lifestyle was mental health. And, you know, 231 00:12:42,490 --> 00:12:47,550 Speaker 1: in the black community, just– been the aim of announcing 232 00:12:47,570 --> 00:12:51,020 Speaker 1: that you are stressing has been a no-no. What do 233 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: you think has been the shift? Has social media helped 234 00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: the black community open up more about the issues and 235 00:12:57,380 --> 00:13:01,809 Speaker 1: concerns of seeking help in regards to therapy and acknowledging 236 00:13:01,870 --> 00:13:04,670 Speaker 1: that stress does play a role in a black person's life? 237 00:13:04,890 --> 00:13:05,790 Speaker 1: Can you expound on that? 238 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:11,190 Speaker 2: Yes, for sure. I definitely think social media is that, 239 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:14,950 Speaker 2: and also I think that the resources are there. When 240 00:13:14,970 --> 00:13:19,820 Speaker 2: you're thinking about 10, 15, 20 years ago, everything was 241 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,500 Speaker 2: the mentality of suck it up, move it on. You know, 242 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,460 Speaker 2: even me, when I think about growing up, my mom 243 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: was like, all right, you have a bad day. Okay, 244 00:13:28,380 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 2: so what you going to do? Sit around and cry 245 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 2: about it? Like, Mental health was not something that we 246 00:13:32,780 --> 00:13:37,180 Speaker 2: talked about. So social media is definitely an influence on 247 00:13:37,220 --> 00:13:41,310 Speaker 2: it because younger people are being able to identify, hey, 248 00:13:41,390 --> 00:13:44,630 Speaker 2: I'm having some of these thoughts or, hey, I'm having 249 00:13:44,670 --> 00:13:47,670 Speaker 2: some of these behaviors. I see now that these are 250 00:13:47,770 --> 00:13:54,020 Speaker 2: warning signs for anxiety or paranoia or depression or whatever. 251 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: So they're able to identify it sooner because of the resources. 252 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 2: So for me, social media, I feel, is basically like 253 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:07,050 Speaker 2: one of those airplanes in the sky where they're writing 254 00:14:07,350 --> 00:14:10,100 Speaker 2: the words in the sky or the banner behind it. 255 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: That's what social media does. It's like, hey, let's highlight this. hey, 256 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: come see this. Come over here. This is something that's 257 00:14:18,300 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 2: going on. And so I think that the way that 258 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 2: people are having access to it is what it is 259 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:29,260 Speaker 2: that's destigmatizing because it's also making these communities where people 260 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,500 Speaker 2: are like, oh, I feel that way too. Oh, I 261 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:34,580 Speaker 2: think I'm doing this. And then they have these little 262 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 2: sects that they form where they can come together and 263 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,780 Speaker 2: it's a safe place. So that's more of what I 264 00:14:40,820 --> 00:14:45,820 Speaker 2: think rather than social media being the main thing you know, like, oh, 265 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,180 Speaker 2: this is it. This is the biggest thing ever that, 266 00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:51,300 Speaker 2: you know, social media is doing all of this. I 267 00:14:51,340 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 2: think it's just the fact that it's exposure and then 268 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,420 Speaker 2: having the resources that we didn't have before. 269 00:14:57,110 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: We're talking to Ms. Holly Cotton. We'll be right back 270 00:14:59,210 --> 00:15:02,350 Speaker 1: with more money-making conversation and talk about her. She's a 271 00:15:02,350 --> 00:15:04,650 Speaker 1: best-selling author, so I know she has some books we 272 00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:06,530 Speaker 1: want to talk about on the other side of the break. 273 00:15:06,870 --> 00:15:09,810 Speaker 1: But more importantly, I'm a breast cancer, excuse me, I 274 00:15:09,870 --> 00:15:13,610 Speaker 1: am a thyroid cancer survivor. She is a breast cancer survivor. 275 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: And I know my experience is I always like to 276 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,060 Speaker 1: share it on the air because I hit a trigger 277 00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:22,870 Speaker 1: point in my life when I realized the doctor shared 278 00:15:22,900 --> 00:15:25,630 Speaker 1: the word cancer and how I reacted to it. And 279 00:15:26,010 --> 00:15:27,550 Speaker 1: I couldn't stop my life. And we're going to hear 280 00:15:27,610 --> 00:15:30,010 Speaker 1: how she reacted to it when she was told that 281 00:15:30,210 --> 00:15:32,330 Speaker 1: she had cancer. We'll be right back. This show is 282 00:15:32,350 --> 00:15:35,340 Speaker 1: still upbeat. We're still flying high. Don't go nowhere. You're 283 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: listening to Money Making Conversations Masterclass, hosted by Rashad McDonald. 284 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: And I'm interviewing Holly Cotton. 285 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: We'll be right back with more Money Making Conversations Masterclass 286 00:15:51,360 --> 00:16:00,540 Speaker 3: with Rashawn McDonald. Welcome back to the Money Making Conversations 287 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:06,070 Speaker 3: Masterclass hosted by Rashawn McDonald. Money Making Conversations Masterclass continues 288 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:12,910 Speaker 3: online at MoneyMakingConversations.com and follow Money Making Conversations Masterclass on Facebook, Twitter, 289 00:16:12,970 --> 00:16:13,750 Speaker 3: and Instagram. 290 00:16:14,810 --> 00:16:17,860 Speaker 1: Holly Cotton. She is a wellness expert and registered nurse. 291 00:16:17,900 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: As you know, she has a master's degree in nursing. 292 00:16:21,340 --> 00:16:25,740 Speaker 1: She's based now in Louisiana, girl, who's now based in Houston, Texas. 293 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: When you talk about survival, and in 2015, a doctor 294 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: told me I had cancer. And then he said the 295 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: word treatable, right, Rick? But I didn't hear the word treatable. 296 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,580 Speaker 1: All I heard was cancer, and it was thyroid cancer. 297 00:16:42,220 --> 00:16:43,650 Speaker 1: Then he told me I had, and it was just a... 298 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: It was the most shocking and most jarring word I 299 00:16:48,660 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: had ever heard in my life. You know, you read 300 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: about it. You see it on TV. You heard about 301 00:16:52,300 --> 00:16:56,140 Speaker 1: a fundraiser. But when that doctor told me that, I 302 00:16:56,180 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: would literally tell anybody, literally tell anybody, my life did 303 00:16:59,900 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: flash before my eyes. I talk about my family. I 304 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: talked about where I was in my life. But I 305 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,420 Speaker 1: will tell you in the end, when it stopped flashing, 306 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: I felt good about my life. Where I was at 307 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: in my life And I think it's really important people 308 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,670 Speaker 1: hear that Because you never know When you'll get a 309 00:17:20,690 --> 00:17:21,950 Speaker 1: statement You never know when you're going to get in 310 00:17:22,030 --> 00:17:24,250 Speaker 1: that car accident You never know when that moment might 311 00:17:24,330 --> 00:17:26,950 Speaker 1: come You just want to make sure When you hear 312 00:17:26,990 --> 00:17:29,250 Speaker 1: the words Or you get near the end Make sure 313 00:17:29,290 --> 00:17:32,030 Speaker 1: your life You feel good about it Make sure you're 314 00:17:32,050 --> 00:17:34,270 Speaker 1: doing the things you want to do In your life 315 00:17:34,390 --> 00:17:38,350 Speaker 1: currently And meeting the dreams and expectations That you want 316 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,460 Speaker 1: Not what other people want What you want And getting 317 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,830 Speaker 1: out of life Now In your bio Ms. Cotton, it 318 00:17:46,369 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: brought to my attention that you're a breast cancer survivor. 319 00:17:48,820 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: Can you tell us about when you was exposed to 320 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: the information and how you dealt with it? 321 00:17:55,020 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 2: For sure. And I've told this story so many times, 322 00:17:58,460 --> 00:18:04,710 Speaker 2: the same as you. It's called Strong More Than Muscles, 323 00:18:04,770 --> 00:18:10,170 Speaker 2: which is my autobiography about my story about having breast cancer. 324 00:18:10,830 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 2: So it was kind of, I've been a nurse, so 325 00:18:13,690 --> 00:18:19,100 Speaker 2: for me, 2012, October 12, 2012, celebrated every year as 326 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 2: my cancerversary, and that was the day that I found out. 327 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,869 Speaker 2: A week and a half before that, I felt a 328 00:18:24,980 --> 00:18:27,670 Speaker 2: lump when I was getting out of the shower, and 329 00:18:27,770 --> 00:18:30,910 Speaker 2: I immediately knew it was cancer. I just, I could tell, 330 00:18:30,930 --> 00:18:32,949 Speaker 2: I mean, I had been a nurse before, For, you know, 331 00:18:32,990 --> 00:18:35,190 Speaker 2: however long I could tell the way that it felt, 332 00:18:35,650 --> 00:18:38,330 Speaker 2: the location of it. And I was just like, oh, 333 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:40,590 Speaker 2: my God, now I got cancer. What am I going? 334 00:18:40,690 --> 00:18:43,190 Speaker 2: You know, I got stuff to do. So that was 335 00:18:43,230 --> 00:18:46,580 Speaker 2: my thought process. And so it was the same thing. 336 00:18:46,630 --> 00:18:49,940 Speaker 2: I still wanted them to tell me that it wasn't cancer, 337 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: even though I knew that or it was. But I 338 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: got the call, and my doctor was like, you have cancer. 339 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,580 Speaker 2: You know, it is cancer. You need to go see 340 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,700 Speaker 2: the doctor. So, like, the next week I was already 341 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,330 Speaker 2: in the oncologist. We were already talking about surgery and 342 00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:08,130 Speaker 2: all of that. And so, for me, I always make 343 00:19:08,150 --> 00:19:13,959 Speaker 2: the comparison that I was the physically strongest person out 344 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:18,149 Speaker 2: of my entire life at that moment. I could do pull-ups. 345 00:19:18,250 --> 00:19:20,570 Speaker 2: I was, like, doing 20 pull-ups, which, you know, for 346 00:19:20,590 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 2: a girl, that's good. I was the push-up queen. Like, 347 00:19:23,660 --> 00:19:27,580 Speaker 2: I was doing Insanity. Remember when Insanity was out and 348 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:30,660 Speaker 2: all of the DVDs? So I was doing all of that. 349 00:19:30,740 --> 00:19:33,790 Speaker 2: So for me... I was the healthiest and the strongest 350 00:19:33,850 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 2: version up until then that I had ever been. So 351 00:19:37,060 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: for me to get cancer, I was completely blindsided. I 352 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,300 Speaker 2: didn't even smoke. I mean, I didn't even drink. I've 353 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,869 Speaker 2: never smoked. So I'm like, why did this happen to 354 00:19:46,910 --> 00:19:50,180 Speaker 2: me when I have all these unhealthy family members and friends? Like, 355 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,550 Speaker 2: why is this me? And so, you know, at that point, 356 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,850 Speaker 2: I was in survival mode and I didn't have time 357 00:19:55,890 --> 00:19:57,710 Speaker 2: to go back and forth. You know, I had two 358 00:19:57,770 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 2: young kids. I need to figure out what to do. But. 359 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,410 Speaker 2: After I went through all of my surgeries and my 360 00:20:04,510 --> 00:20:09,810 Speaker 2: treatments and everything, I was angry. And I was very upset. 361 00:20:09,869 --> 00:20:12,290 Speaker 2: And I said, why is this happening? Why did this 362 00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:14,770 Speaker 2: happen to me? Why am I going through this? And 363 00:20:14,850 --> 00:20:17,270 Speaker 2: I was angry for a little while because I had 364 00:20:17,330 --> 00:20:20,530 Speaker 2: lived a great, healthy lifestyle. And now I couldn't even 365 00:20:21,010 --> 00:20:23,730 Speaker 2: put my hair in a ponytail because I couldn't even 366 00:20:23,790 --> 00:20:26,990 Speaker 2: extend my arms. I couldn't bend over to shave my legs. 367 00:20:27,070 --> 00:20:30,030 Speaker 2: And I was very resentful. But then I have the 368 00:20:30,090 --> 00:20:34,730 Speaker 2: shift where I said, why me? Instead of the angry 369 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 2: why me, I was like, why am I still here? 370 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 2: And I started becoming a breast cancer advocate. My doctor 371 00:20:41,420 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 2: gave my phone number to other patients. And I was 372 00:20:44,540 --> 00:20:46,920 Speaker 2: talking to people. They would call me when they just 373 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,510 Speaker 2: got diagnosed. You know, I would tell them about my story, 374 00:20:50,730 --> 00:20:53,310 Speaker 2: what to expect, because I didn't have that. You know, 375 00:20:53,510 --> 00:20:55,570 Speaker 2: there was no one telling me what was going to 376 00:20:55,609 --> 00:20:57,350 Speaker 2: happen and what to expect. So I told them about 377 00:20:57,390 --> 00:20:59,390 Speaker 2: the test. I told them about treatment. I told them 378 00:20:59,430 --> 00:21:01,810 Speaker 2: about this. I told them about that. You know, and 379 00:21:01,930 --> 00:21:05,850 Speaker 2: so I realized that my why. was I was still 380 00:21:06,010 --> 00:21:09,899 Speaker 2: here to be that person for whoever needed it. And 381 00:21:09,940 --> 00:21:12,100 Speaker 2: that's why I wrote my first book, because I wanted 382 00:21:12,140 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 2: to share my story. And I mean, my book is 383 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,900 Speaker 2: still sold all across the world. I mean, not to 384 00:21:17,180 --> 00:21:20,460 Speaker 2: like two or three months ago, someone from Romania, you know, 385 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,070 Speaker 2: messaged me that they gave their mom my book. She 386 00:21:23,109 --> 00:21:24,869 Speaker 2: said she couldn't put it down. She read it in 387 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:28,170 Speaker 2: a day. She just got diagnosed with cancer. So that 388 00:21:28,330 --> 00:21:30,830 Speaker 2: meant a lot to me that my book is still, 389 00:21:31,630 --> 00:21:34,810 Speaker 2: you know, circulating and it's still that way. But That's 390 00:21:34,869 --> 00:21:37,140 Speaker 2: my story about the same thing. I was like, this 391 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 2: isn't fair. This isn't right. And I was upset. But 392 00:21:40,619 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 2: now I feel that my why, because I would have 393 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 2: never gone off into this other path that I'm on 394 00:21:46,859 --> 00:21:49,430 Speaker 2: right now. I would have still been a nurse, still 395 00:21:49,470 --> 00:21:51,929 Speaker 2: just going to work, still doing whatever. But when I 396 00:21:51,970 --> 00:21:56,629 Speaker 2: wrote that first book, it opened a whole nother path 397 00:21:56,750 --> 00:21:57,790 Speaker 2: in 2019. 398 00:21:57,790 --> 00:21:59,129 Speaker 1: But I have a question. I want to follow up 399 00:21:59,170 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: with it because I was reading your bio said that 400 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,050 Speaker 1: pain will push you That pain will push you to 401 00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: your purpose, that you can be sexy and a mom, 402 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,379 Speaker 1: that you can be a professional and still follow your 403 00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:12,619 Speaker 1: entrepreneurial goals. I want to inspire and motivate women to 404 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,100 Speaker 1: live their dreams and stop settling for just living. I 405 00:22:16,140 --> 00:22:19,580 Speaker 1: want to stay authentic to my mission of changing the 406 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,580 Speaker 1: world by empowering others to be their best self and 407 00:22:22,619 --> 00:22:26,900 Speaker 1: highlighting their triumphs. Do you feel because of your survival, 408 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:28,300 Speaker 1: that's your purpose now? 409 00:22:29,770 --> 00:22:30,940 Speaker 2: Oh, for sure. 410 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:31,610 Speaker 3: For sure. 411 00:22:31,730 --> 00:22:34,830 Speaker 2: Yeah. I feel that when I walk in a room, 412 00:22:35,930 --> 00:22:39,810 Speaker 2: I want my brand of Holly Cotton to be all 413 00:22:39,850 --> 00:22:43,669 Speaker 2: of that. Someone told me to write down what it 414 00:22:43,780 --> 00:22:46,670 Speaker 2: is that I want people to see when they look 415 00:22:46,780 --> 00:22:49,340 Speaker 2: at me or when people look at my social media 416 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:53,380 Speaker 2: or after people have a conversation with me. And that's that. 417 00:22:54,950 --> 00:22:58,990 Speaker 2: throw down. And I hear people that say that to 418 00:22:59,030 --> 00:23:03,109 Speaker 2: me all the time. And I'm like, yes, I am 419 00:23:03,270 --> 00:23:07,270 Speaker 2: where I'm supposed to be doing what I'm supposed to 420 00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:10,550 Speaker 2: be doing because there is a woman that's watching me 421 00:23:10,710 --> 00:23:13,870 Speaker 2: right now that's going through something. It doesn't even have 422 00:23:13,890 --> 00:23:16,790 Speaker 2: to be cancer, but we're going to rock the bikini. 423 00:23:17,090 --> 00:23:19,889 Speaker 2: We're going to show them that we're bosses. I'm a mom. 424 00:23:19,910 --> 00:23:22,350 Speaker 2: I'm going to pick up and go on a vacation. 425 00:23:22,369 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 2: I'm going to do whatever. I'm going to eat me 426 00:23:23,910 --> 00:23:28,629 Speaker 2: a cheesecake. I just live my life every day that 427 00:23:28,670 --> 00:23:30,949 Speaker 2: I don't need a vacation from. And that's what I 428 00:23:30,990 --> 00:23:31,950 Speaker 2: want to show people. 429 00:23:32,369 --> 00:23:35,010 Speaker 1: Awesome. Now, you have some books. I want to definitely 430 00:23:35,050 --> 00:23:36,550 Speaker 1: get those out. You have a series of books that 431 00:23:36,570 --> 00:23:38,230 Speaker 1: you just released. You want to talk about those? 432 00:23:39,430 --> 00:23:42,149 Speaker 2: Yes, I would love to. So I have an initiative 433 00:23:43,780 --> 00:23:48,530 Speaker 2: on your magics. And so I wanted to give back because, 434 00:23:48,550 --> 00:23:50,930 Speaker 2: you know, just like you said, Rashawn, you go through, 435 00:23:50,990 --> 00:23:53,750 Speaker 2: you start doing these other things no matter where you are, 436 00:23:54,050 --> 00:23:55,850 Speaker 2: but you still got to have a sense of purpose 437 00:23:55,910 --> 00:23:59,149 Speaker 2: on why you're doing it, right? So for me, I 438 00:23:59,170 --> 00:24:03,430 Speaker 2: was like, oh, this money sure, this feels good. Okay, okay. 439 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,690 Speaker 2: And then last year I was like, ah, I just 440 00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:08,820 Speaker 2: feel like I lost my sense of purpose because all 441 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,990 Speaker 2: I'm doing is, this other part. So I wanted to 442 00:24:12,050 --> 00:24:14,390 Speaker 2: come back to give back. So my initiative this year 443 00:24:14,450 --> 00:24:17,390 Speaker 2: is adolescent mental health because I wanted to go back 444 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:20,450 Speaker 2: and give those kids because I wasn't always there for 445 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 2: my kids. I know a lot of parents are in 446 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,750 Speaker 2: provider mode and we weren't giving kids that opportunity I 447 00:24:27,790 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 2: put the book, Your Mind, Your Magic, and there's four 448 00:24:31,020 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 2: books in it. And basically, it's a scenario on one side, 449 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 2: and then it's affirmations on the other side of what 450 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,750 Speaker 2: it's like to grow up. So it's anywhere from late 451 00:24:40,850 --> 00:24:45,550 Speaker 2: elementary till high school, and it's different things, different topics, 452 00:24:45,670 --> 00:24:49,310 Speaker 2: and then it's affirmations, and it's teaching kids how to 453 00:24:49,710 --> 00:24:53,409 Speaker 2: speak life into themselves, how to build mental toughness, and 454 00:24:53,590 --> 00:24:57,530 Speaker 2: also I wanted to create a way to have dialogue 455 00:24:57,790 --> 00:25:00,850 Speaker 2: opening between a parent and a child. So you can 456 00:25:00,910 --> 00:25:03,169 Speaker 2: come in the room and give this to your kid, 457 00:25:03,340 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 2: or your kid can be reading it, and they can 458 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 2: say something to you, or you can ask them, hey, 459 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: are you feeling that way? Do you have body dysmorphia? 460 00:25:11,580 --> 00:25:14,300 Speaker 2: Are you feeling like you're in a toxic relationship? Are 461 00:25:14,340 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 2: you getting pressured for sex? Are you feeling this way? 462 00:25:17,460 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: Are you worried about having responsibilities now? How do you 463 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:25,590 Speaker 2: feel about being independent? So it's four books in the series, 464 00:25:25,770 --> 00:25:29,369 Speaker 2: one for girls and boys, one specifically for young men, 465 00:25:29,470 --> 00:25:32,830 Speaker 2: so it's topics that young men face, and then one 466 00:25:32,890 --> 00:25:35,780 Speaker 2: for special needs kids because the wording is a little 467 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,550 Speaker 2: different so that they can retain the information specifically. And 468 00:25:38,590 --> 00:25:42,830 Speaker 2: then I also have one for chronic illness kids, diabetic, cancer, whatever. 469 00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:45,910 Speaker 2: So kids at St. Jude or any type of sickness 470 00:25:45,970 --> 00:25:48,190 Speaker 2: or whatever, they can also have that too where it 471 00:25:48,230 --> 00:25:52,869 Speaker 2: talks about disabilities and living with chronic illnesses and stuff. 472 00:25:52,950 --> 00:25:55,350 Speaker 2: So there's four books and I also have them all 473 00:25:55,410 --> 00:25:59,990 Speaker 2: written in Espanol to reach a broader audience as well. 474 00:26:00,109 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 2: So they actually come in Spanish too. Wow. 475 00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:06,739 Speaker 1: You have a lot to say. And I'm proud you 476 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,460 Speaker 1: came on my show to say some of it because 477 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,550 Speaker 1: you didn't say it all. I'll just let you know that, 478 00:26:10,590 --> 00:26:13,629 Speaker 1: Holly Cotton. You know, you are high cotton, okay, HC, 479 00:26:14,170 --> 00:26:18,969 Speaker 1: for sure. But, you know, I always enjoy interviews that 480 00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:23,250 Speaker 1: have a base of honesty tied to it. And your 481 00:26:23,590 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: story has a base of honesty. And then you've taken 482 00:26:27,130 --> 00:26:31,990 Speaker 1: that storyline, that sadness, and converted it into a purpose. 483 00:26:32,330 --> 00:26:34,690 Speaker 1: And that purpose is real important. And that's all I 484 00:26:34,730 --> 00:26:37,610 Speaker 1: want people to hear. The big takeaway from this show 485 00:26:37,670 --> 00:26:41,300 Speaker 1: is that you can get hit in the gut, get 486 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 1: hit upside the head with a baseball bat, get pushed 487 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,650 Speaker 1: down in the mud, but just don't stay down. Just 488 00:26:48,670 --> 00:26:51,210 Speaker 1: don't let people, whoever push you in the back, you 489 00:26:51,230 --> 00:26:55,389 Speaker 1: ain't got to retaliate. Just understand that you have a 490 00:26:55,950 --> 00:26:59,010 Speaker 1: force inside of you that can cause other people to 491 00:26:59,090 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: change if you use it for positivity. And that's what Ms. 492 00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: Cotton is doing. And how can we reach you on 493 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,260 Speaker 1: social media? Do you have a website before we wrap 494 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:08,020 Speaker 1: up this call, Ms. 495 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 2: Cotton? Yes, for sure, for sure. And one last thing 496 00:27:11,380 --> 00:27:13,939 Speaker 2: I wanted to say, Rashawn, is that when you find 497 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 2: that purpose, when you live your life authentically, when you 498 00:27:17,540 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 2: are where you're supposed to be, everything that you do 499 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 2: will align with your purpose. The money is going to come. 500 00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:26,530 Speaker 2: You're doing what you're supposed to do. But not only that, 501 00:27:26,630 --> 00:27:30,270 Speaker 2: but the people that you impact and inspire is priceless. 502 00:27:30,330 --> 00:27:33,510 Speaker 2: The rooms that you get in, the networking that comes, 503 00:27:33,970 --> 00:27:36,719 Speaker 2: all of that. The money is great, but having those 504 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:47,709 Speaker 2: things are priceless as well. Super easy. I'm hollycotton.com, W-W-W-H-O-L-L-Y-C-O-T-T-O-N.com. Instagram, 505 00:27:47,750 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 2: hollycotton underscore. Everything is hollycotton, hollycotton, hollycotton. My new, like 506 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,239 Speaker 2: I said, my new initiative, yourmindyourmagic.com. Super easy. You can 507 00:27:57,260 --> 00:28:01,180 Speaker 2: get my books, global distribution, anywhere that sells books. You 508 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,020 Speaker 2: can get Barnes & Noble's, Amazon, obviously the cheaper, or 509 00:28:04,060 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: you can come to my website and get it. I 510 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:09,660 Speaker 2: have e-book versions as well. I'm looking to network with 511 00:28:09,740 --> 00:28:16,750 Speaker 2: any type of camps for summertime, sports foundations, all of 512 00:28:16,790 --> 00:28:19,510 Speaker 2: that stuff if you're looking. You guys are worrying about 513 00:28:19,609 --> 00:28:22,770 Speaker 2: getting these kids in football camps and basketball camps and 514 00:28:22,810 --> 00:28:25,889 Speaker 2: making them physically strong, but we need to focus on 515 00:28:25,910 --> 00:28:29,459 Speaker 2: them being mentally tough and strong as well. So holler 516 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:29,740 Speaker 2: at me. 517 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: I know we'll holler at you again soon, probably in 518 00:28:32,300 --> 00:28:34,620 Speaker 1: the summertime. Again, thank you for coming to my show, 519 00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:38,630 Speaker 1: Holly Cotton. She's a winner. And again, my next guest 520 00:28:38,690 --> 00:28:40,370 Speaker 1: is also a winner. Thank you for coming to my show, 521 00:28:40,830 --> 00:28:42,390 Speaker 1: Holly Cotton. Be strong now. 522 00:28:42,790 --> 00:28:43,290 Speaker 2: Thank you. 523 00:28:43,410 --> 00:28:45,190 Speaker 1: And keep promoting. Thank you. Keep promoting. 524 00:28:45,450 --> 00:28:45,710 Speaker 3: I will. 525 00:28:45,810 --> 00:28:46,690 Speaker 2: I will. I know you will. 526 00:28:46,830 --> 00:28:47,830 Speaker 1: I know you will. 527 00:28:48,730 --> 00:28:51,070 Speaker 3: Thank you for joining us for this edition of Money 528 00:28:51,110 --> 00:28:57,390 Speaker 3: Making Conversations Masterclass. Money Making Conversations Masterclass with Rushawn McDonald 529 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:02,660 Speaker 3: is produced by 3815 Media Inc. More information about 3815 530 00:29:02,660 --> 00:29:08,459 Speaker 3: Media Inc. is available at 3815media. com. And always remember to 531 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:09,620 Speaker 3: lead with your gifts.