1 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, it's your big sister Cheeky's and you've reached 2 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: my personal voicemailbox for the Dear Cheekys podcast. I'm here 3 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: to give you advice on anything and everything you need 4 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: help with. Whether you're going through a breakup or having 5 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: issues with your family, or maybe you have a question 6 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: about my personal life. Whatever the case is, I want 7 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: to hear from you. Remember these are my thoughts in 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: my opinions, and if you're suffering from a serious issue 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: or hardship, you should seek help from a qualified professional. 10 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: All right, now, go ahead and leave your message at 11 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: the sound of the. 12 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: Beebnosis Cheekies and podcast cases the sura l'amnian that love 13 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: is light. Thank you for reading your devotional on Spotify, Cheekis. 14 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: I would suggest that you do that because, yes, the 15 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: reason I listen to you here, it's because I want 16 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: to hear what you have to say. I do not 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 2: have Instagram, I do not have social media. I just 18 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: go on Spotify. So thank you for doing that. 19 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 3: Is light. 20 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: Oh, I like Jessica vitos Mensak. Thank you so much, 21 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: you guys. Jessica leaves me messages she shares her thoughts 22 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: with me on the link I leave you, guys for 23 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: Dear Cheeky's so I'm so grateful. And she's talking about 24 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: Sincerely Jenne. If you guys haven't caught Sincerely Jenney, guys, 25 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: those are random thoughts and random feelings that I get 26 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: and that I just talk to you guys. Literally, it's 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: a voice note directly to you guys. So that's what 28 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: she's talking about. Because I did read my devotion all 29 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: the other day. I used to share them on Instagram 30 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: all the time, but I just feel like, oh, some 31 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: people probably just you know, don't even listen. I'm like, 32 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start doing it on Sincerely Jane. So thank 33 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: you for the confirmation. Like Yessica, I love it too. 34 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: I love like like Yessica, And I don't know what 35 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: you're going through. Momentos on this journey of like healing. 36 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: Elmnos is like faith that is like obviously it's unseen. 37 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: It's not something you can touch, not something you can hold. 38 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: It's just something that you feel. It really just makes 39 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: things better, even if it's just for a little bit. 40 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: Make sure you take deep breaths, make sure you just 41 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: live in the moment. The power of now is real 42 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: of us just reminding ourselves right now, Right now, this 43 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: moment is the only thing I can control. I can't 44 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: worry about what's going to happen tomorrow. I just have 45 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: to enjoy the now. So that's the best advice I 46 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: can give you. I don't know what you're going through, 47 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: but I'm sending you a big, big panda bear hug. 48 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: And Okay, guys, our next question comes from Sandra Hi Tikis. 49 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: I would like to start by saying you came into 50 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: my life in a perfect moment, such as the podcast 51 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: I started always from the beginning of this year. A 52 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 3: lot of what you have said, how you are, affected, 53 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: how you have been growing and you know, and I 54 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: used to have to think like I need to be 55 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: at this agent do this, and now I see that 56 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: It's like I've been growing a lot. I have a 57 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 3: lot more confidence in myself and what my life is. 58 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: And I would like to say that it's thanks to 59 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: people like you, people like you, like Jay Sheddy, like 60 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 3: Mel Robbins, who helped back by helping those who have struggled, 61 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 3: you know who have thinks like it's just them thinking it, 62 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: because I used to think it was just me. I 63 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 3: used to think that to do what was wrong with me? 64 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: And now I see like, no, it's not that something's 65 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: wrong with me. I have a bigger purpose in this life. 66 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: And I think I'm just more excited to where where's 67 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 3: God taking my life now? And I think I'm very 68 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 3: more like faithful and believing that there's more to me. 69 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 3: So my question to you is, I have a business 70 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 3: plan in mind which would be giving back to the community, 71 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 3: But do you know of how like there's avenues or 72 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: how to reach out to people to invest in my 73 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: business plan? Like I have it all put out, it's 74 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: just more of like it's a financial it's a big 75 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 3: financial plan, and I just want to have more advice. 76 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 3: So I have to be more confident to approach these people 77 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 3: and how to do it. 78 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: Sandra, thank you, Thank you so much. It's been hard 79 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: this week. The crazy thing is I came back from 80 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: a retreat and I was feeling on top of the world, 81 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: and then and the enemy knows where to attack you, 82 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: and it wanted to start problems with my siblings. 83 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 2: So and. 84 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: Then, thank goodness, I've done all of this inner work 85 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: that I know how to get myself back in a 86 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: good place. But it gets exhausting, you know, so listening 87 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: to you and just you putting me in the same 88 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: category as Jay Shetty and Mel Robbins, like, it's just 89 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: those are people that I admire so much and I 90 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: love watching and listening to their podcasts. So thank you 91 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: because I was feeling some type of way before coming 92 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,239 Speaker 1: and recording to your cheeky's and then hearing you guys 93 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: just makes life makes sense and it reminds me that 94 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: I'm on the right track. So just thank you so much. 95 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: Think you think you, thank you, And I'm glad that 96 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 1: you're able to learn from the things I talk about 97 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: and my vulnerability, because yeah, we all go through it. 98 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: Doesn't matter how much money you have in the world, 99 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: what you have or you don't have, we all go 100 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: through it and it's how we react to things. So 101 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad that you're on this journey. I'm glad that 102 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: you feel so inspired to start your own business to 103 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: help other people. I do wish I had a little 104 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: bit more information as far as a business, so that 105 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: way I can direct you a little better. But there 106 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: are grants. I don't know where you live, but there 107 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: are investors that you can look up online and say, 108 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: depending on the type of business it is. You can 109 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: literally google investors for a nonprofit let's just say, I 110 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: don't know, to help with domestic violence, and you'll get 111 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: there are grants that are government. They have money, they 112 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: act like they don't and they anyway, I'm not going 113 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: to get into that, but there is money there, and 114 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: there are companies and depending if you have a whole 115 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: business plan, you could present your business plan to them 116 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: and then if they're like okay, if you have credibility 117 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: depending on your credit score, like things like that, because 118 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: you have to have a good standing obviously, so that 119 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: they know that you'll pay the money back, and of 120 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: course the business plan has to make sense, they will 121 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: grant you like alone. You know, you can also go 122 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: to credit unions as well. At banks, interest rates are high, 123 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: so just keep that in mind and anywhere you go 124 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: you're going to have to pay some type of interest rate. 125 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: But those are ways some ways. Again, I wish I 126 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: had a little bit more information as far as like 127 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: what the business is, so I could be more specific. 128 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm excited to know a little bit more 129 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: about your business. But yeah, maybe you can send us 130 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: another voice note and let us know here, but thank 131 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: you so much. You made me smile, You made me 132 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: feel really good. So think you think you thank you? Okay, guys, 133 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: our last question comes from Maira. 134 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 4: At your keys. This is mine. I hope you're doing well. 135 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 4: Love the podcast. I was wondering if you are in 136 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 4: contact with your father. I know early in the year 137 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 4: you said that you're not in contact with him, that 138 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 4: you guys were kind of distant, but it has that 139 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 4: changed since then? Do you check in with each other 140 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 4: and do your siblings have a relationship with him? Just wondering. 141 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 4: Have a great day. 142 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: Hi, Mara, I haven't spoken to my dad in a while. 143 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: I want to say. The last time I heard from 144 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: him was in March of this year. We facetimed and 145 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: when I saw him in prison, all his hair, his beard, 146 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: his hair like his on his head was like all 147 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: like white. And when I saw him on FaceTime he 148 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: had already died it he looked, he looked good. But 149 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: I haven't spoken to him. My sister Jackie talks to 150 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: him a little more. I think I might have hurt 151 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: his feelings, possibly because I was a little too honest 152 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: about how I was feeling. So I think he's maybe 153 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: a little afraid to contact me, but I think it's better. 154 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: I want him to feel free, and obviously he's not. 155 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: He is free. He's out there in the world somewhere. 156 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: But I kind of healed that where I was, like, 157 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: I thought we were going to have some type of 158 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: relationship and I'm fine with not having one anymore, just 159 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: knowing that he's okay. And I asked my sister, Hey, 160 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,239 Speaker 1: how is he, and they have a very good relationship. 161 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: We are just not there, like you know, but maybe 162 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: in the future. Maybe in the future we will. But 163 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: thank you so much for asking. And the holidays are coming, 164 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: so maybe I'll send him a message so he feels 165 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: a little more comfortable to reach out. But some things 166 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: are just meant to stay the way they are, I 167 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: think sometimes. But yeah, thank you guys. Thank you for 168 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: your questions, Thank you for being here, thank you for listening, 169 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: for choosing to listen to Dear Cheeky's. Thank you for 170 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: trusting me with advice. It means a lot to me 171 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: and I am here. And if you have a question 172 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: and you haven't yet sent in your question or left 173 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: me a voice note, maybe this is the time. Maybe 174 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: you feel a little shy. Maybe you feel a little 175 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, embarrassed, or you think it's a silly question. 176 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: There is no silly question at all. You can ask 177 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: me about anything, my personal life, your life, anything. 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