I'd Like To Thank MySELF

I Was Told to “Enjoy Being Invisible” on My 40th BirthdayOn my 40th birthday, a woman I knew texted me three words that changed the course of my life: enjoy being invisible.Want to know what it actually costs to refuse that narrative? Grab The Actual Cost of Staying Hot as Fuck After 40 -- my free guide with every dollar, every hour, every trade-off: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guideI grew up bathing in a creek in Appalachia with no running water. I dumpster-dived for makeup because I didn't know what skincare was, I just thought the cream made me prettier. I was teased mercilessly, bullied constantly, and told myself on my 8th birthday that I wasn't special and didn't deserve anything. I spent my twenties self-destructing and my thirties finally becoming the woman I'd spent my entire life fighting to be. And then at 40, women started telling me it was all downhill from here. So I built a skincare company called Rewritten. And I sat down with a glass of champagne to tell you about it.In this episode:The birthday text that said "enjoy being invisible" and the response that broke something in meWhat happened on my 8th birthday that I carried for 40 yearsThe real reason I dumpster-dived for makeup as a kid in AppalachiaWhy I had a full midlife crisis at 30 in a boujee Palm Springs spaThe MIT study that proves women over 50 build better businesses (and why nobody told us)What happened when I spent $10,000 on my face and saw a new line the next morningThe moment I realized I'm fighting a battle I'll always lose... and why I'm never stoppingWhat my daughter Rain is learning by watching me choose this every dayThis one's for you if you've ever blown out birthday candles and felt your stomach drop instead of making a wish. If you've ever wondered whether your best years are behind you. And if you've ever put on your bad bitch heels and decided... not today.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

Five years of perimenopause symptoms and three doctors telling me my hormones were "in range" while my body was falling apart. This is the story I've never told -- and the night a friend handed me two things that changed everything.Want the full breakdown of what's actually working after 40? Grab The Uncomfortable Cost of Staying Hot as Fuck After 40 here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guideI had every reason to know something was wrong. I'm a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. I founded an accredited school that trains health professionals. And I still sat in a doctor's office and let him tell me my hormones were fine. For five years. The weight gain, the night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- I thought I was losing my mind. Then one night, sobbing on a lake in Austin, a friend looked at me and said, "I've got you." This is that story.In this episode, you'll discover:The two things a friend handed me at midnight that made me sleep better than I had in yearsWhy "your hormones are in range" is the most dangerous sentence a woman over 40 can hearThe night sweats, the brain fog, the rage -- what perimenopause actually looks like vs. what the brochure saysThe skincare products that were secretly interfering with my hormones while I was paying doctors to figure out what was wrongWhy one estrogen patch and one progesterone tablet changed everything in a single nightWhy I almost committed a small, tasteful crime every time my husband exhaledThe two voices every woman has -- and which one is lying to youWhat it really costs to be told "you're fine" for 5 years (it's not money)If you're a woman over 40 who has sat in a doctor's office, been told everything is "normal," walked out still feeling like something is off, and wondered if you're losing your mind -- this episode is for you. You're not crazy. You're not dramatic. And you're not alone.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

40 is not the new 20. And I finally stopped wanting it to be.Want to know what I'm actually spending on to stay hot after 40? Grab The Actual Cost of Staying Hot as Fuck After 40 here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/guideA friend told me I was aging backwards at lunch and I took the compliment (obviously). But then something came out of my mouth I hadn't planned, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. This episode is about what "you look 20" actually means when you're 48, why we've been handed the wrong language for what's happening to women over 40, and why the real power isn't in defying age... it's in rewriting what age means entirely.In this episode, you'll discover:The thing I said at lunch that I didn't plan, and why I haven't stopped thinking about itWhat I was actually like at 20 (confident, broke, and washing my face with whatever was on sale)The hidden lie inside the best compliment women over 40 receiveWhy "$1.3 million on my face" was never about looking youngerThe quiet revolution happening right now with women who refuse to disappearWhat "the new permission slip" means and why it changes everythingThe one thing I want my daughter to never have to unlearnIf you're a woman over 40 who has heard "you look amazing for your age" and felt both flattered and slightly insulted at the same time... this one's for you.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com#skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

I spent $1.3M on my looks after 40. Here’s the full breakdown — and what it actually bought me.Want the full cost breakdown? Grab the The Uncomfortable Cost of Staying Hot as Fuck After 40 Guide  A few weeks ago I dropped an episode on the real cost of staying hot after 40 and you asked for the receipts. So here they are. Over 18 years, $1.3 million, and one $34,000 decision I didn’t see coming — I’m laying out exactly where the money went, what worked, what didn’t, and the thing about hormones and aging nobody wants to say out loud.In this episode, you’ll discover:The actual monthly breakdown of what staying hot after 40 costs — skincare, hormones, procedures, and the category that surprised me mostWhy you cannot out-discipline unaddressed hormones — and what I spent years and thousands of dollars figuring out about perimenopauseThe $34,000 lesson I learned in a waiting room before I ever saw the doctor’s faceThe distinction between anti-aging and pro-getting-older that changed how I think about all of itWhy I call myself high-investment instead of high-maintenance — and why that difference mattersWhat $1.3 million actually bought me (hint: it’s not what you think)The thing I’m going through right now that’s making all of this harder — and why I’m still doing it anywayIf you’re a woman over 40 who spends real money on looking and feeling good and has been quietly wondering if you’re crazy for it — this one’s for you.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comSubstack:  Hot AF Over 40REWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com #skincareover40 #perimenopause #antiaging #skincarefounder #womenover40 #hotaf #rewrittenbeauty #selfmade #idliketothankmyself #lookinggodat48

Larry King looked me in my face and asked who runs my business "for" me. What happened next changed everything...I'm teaching Undeniable ONE last time. Starts March 3rd: CynthiaGarcia.com/undeniableI spent close to 40 years trying to prove my worth to people who were never going to see it anyway. This week, I finally quit. But the reason I quit isn't what you think. It started at a party in the Hollywood Hills and ended with a question on a Zoom call that I couldn't stop thinking about.In this episode, you'll discover:What Larry King said to me at a Hollywood Hills party that made me want to commit a small, tasteful crime The pattern I didn't see playing out for my entire adult life (and why it was never once a woman) The one question my massage therapist asked that I still can't answer · What happened when someone unmuted on a Zoom call to ask about my lipstick while I was teaching business strategy Why perimenopause made me put my phone in the fridge and my entire career into perspective The moment I realized the thing I was most offended by for 20 years was actually the answer What I'm doing now instead of teaching business and why I've never been more sure of anythingIf you're a woman over 40 who's exhausted from proving yourself and wondering whether the thing you keep resisting is actually the thing... this one's for you.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com

People-pleasing built my career and almost destroyed my life. I spent 30 years performing as someone I made up to keep people comfortable, and the day I finally stopped was the day everything got easier, richer, and way more fun.Get the free Undeniable audiobook — how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore.I grew up learning to read a room before I could read a book. If I made my dad laugh, the night went a different way. If I was sweet enough to a family member, I got to spend the night at a house with actual running water. People-pleasing wasn't a personality flaw. It was a survival strategy. And I carried it into every business, every relationship, and every room I walked into for the next three decades. Until one Instagram post at 48 accidentally blew the whole thing open.In this episode, you'll discover:The childhood survival skill that became a $100M business strategy (and the bill that came with it)Why I paid a voice coach in Laurel Canyon to put a wine cork in my mouth for months (and what he finally told me)The two completely different versions of myself I performed depending on who was in the roomWhat I told Zak on his couch the night I decided to stop performing (and the one confession I was sure would end it)The post I almost didn't publish at 48 that got 20x the response of everything else I'd been doingWhy I thought I'd already beaten people-pleasing (and the moment at 48 I realized I was still doing it in a completely different disguise)What happened when my beauty content went head to head with my business content (and why the results made me rethink everything)If you're a woman who's been calibrating herself for every room she walks into and wondering why success still feels like it belongs to someone else, this one's for you.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.wearerewritten.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com 

Twenty years ago I lied straight to a woman’s face in a penthouse in Los Angeles. That lie built my businesses to over $100M.I quadrupled my price on the spot, made up a job title, and created a category of one before I knew that's what it was called.Get the free Undeniable 20 minute training: how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore.  Here’s the scene… I was a broke nutritionist in Los Angeles competing against people with better credentials, more experience, and actual offices.Then one referral put me in a room I had no business being in, and I made something up on the spot that changed the entire trajectory of my career. That moment turned into a pattern I didn't recognize for twenty years.I repeated it six times across six different businesses, and every single time the result was the same: no competition, no comparison, and people lining up before I even had a sales page.In this episode, you'll discover:The exact lie I told a woman in a penthouse on Wilshire (and why it turned out to be the truest thing I'd ever said)What I was doing at every Starbucks in LA that no entrepreneur will admit toThe made-up job title that accidentally became a business model worth millionsWhy the woman's friends never once asked how much I charged (and what they asked instead)How I went from a sold-out fitness brand to walking away at my absolute peakThe $250K I made in one hour with no sales page, no funnel, and no planThe one business I hid for years because I was scared people wouldn't take me seriously anymoreThe pattern behind all six businesses that I didn't see until I said it out loud in this episodeIf you're a woman entrepreneur who's been underpricing herself, competing in a crowded market, or waiting for one more credential before she bets on herself, this is the one.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: www.cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram**:** @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: www.transformationalnutrition.com

"Be realistic." That's the advice that almost kept me poor forever.Want to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore and FINALLY bet on yourSELF? Get Cynthia's free 20 Minute TrainingI was living in a rent-by-the-day hotel in Los Angeles with strangers pounding on my door. I was sick, isolated, and completely broke. Logic said go home to Appalachia. Logic said save every penny.Instead, I put thousands of dollars on three maxed-out credit cards for a certification I couldn't afford. It was the most reckless decision I ever made. It was also the best.In this episode of I'd Like to Thank MySELF, I'm going back to the beginning. Moving to LA with $7,000. The health crisis that wiped me out. Losing every friend I had. And the moment I decided to bet on myself with money I didn't have, for a future I couldn't prove.This isn't a masterclass. It's the real story of what it looks like to start a business with no money, no support system, and no evidence it's going to work. Just a feeling in your gut that says: this is the move.I talk about why "playing it safe" is actually the most dangerous financial decision you can make. Why staying in a job you hate or a life that's too small is its own kind of bet. Why your 40s might be the best time to reinvent everything. And how growing up on food stamps in Appalachia taught me that "being realistic" is the enemy of building something real.That three-credit-card bet? It became the foundation for the Institute of Transformational Nutrition, tens of thousands of certified coaches worldwide, and multiple businesses generating over $100 million. From nothing. From a girl who bathed in a creek and didn't have a bathroom growing up.If you're a woman over 40 sitting on a decision right now and the math doesn't make sense but your gut won't shut up about it... this one's for you!Chapters 1. 00:00 – The Riskiest Financial Decision I Ever Made2. 01:02 – One-Way Ticket to LA With $8,000 and a Dream3. 02:15 – The Shady Hotel & Getting Threatened4. 04:26 – Refusing to Go Home5. 05:08 – Modeling Hustle & Desert-Level Risk6. 07:20 – The First $4,000 Month7. 09:37 – When Everything Fell Apart8. 11:21 – Losing Friends & Hitting Rock Bottom9. 13:31 – The Late-Night Decision to Fix It Herself10. 14:21 – Splitting It Across Three Credit Cards11. 16:00 – The Foundation of Everything12. 18:19 – Why Betting on Yourself Feels Terrifying13. 20:38 – Not Betting on Yourself Is Also a Bet14. 21:22 – It Wasn’t About the Money. It Was About Belief.15. 22:11 – The ToastFOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: transformationalnutrition.com #CynthiaGarcia #IdLikeToThankMyself #WomenOver40 #MidlifeReinvention #FinancialFreedom #AntiAging #SelfMade #WomenEntrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #RewriteYourStory #Podcast #WomenInBusiness #Over40 #MoneyMindset

Want to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore? Get my free Undeniable audiobook and learn how to go from “best‑kept secret” to undeniable: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/undeniablebookI’m 48 now. And I’m done choosing. For years, I bought into the lie that I had to pick a lane: smart or pretty, spiritual or wealthy, good mom or successful CEO. Trying to “balance it all” didn’t make me happy. It made me burnt out, resentful, and shrinking myself to keep everyone else comfortable.In this episode of I’d Like To Thank MySELF, I’m raising a glass to the decision that changed everything: the moment I stopped apologizing for wanting money, beauty, and peace all at the same time. We’re talking about earned confidence after 40, the midlife glow up no one talks about, and why wanting more isn’t selfish but rather information that can guide you.We’ll get into perimenopause, protecting your energy, curating the guest list for your next chapter, and why being “high maintenance” is actually what lets you be low maintenance in the life you’re building. If you’re a woman in business over 40 who’s tired of feeling guilty for wanting it all, this one’s for you.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:What earned confidence feels like after 40 (and why you can’t fake it in your 20s)How to stop wasting energy on people who are committed to misunderstanding youWhy your glow up has to be an identity shift, not just new skincare or BotoxHow to curate the “guest list” for your next chapter so not everyone gets to comeA new way to look at desire so wanting money, beauty, and more stops feeling wrongHow following my own desire led me to build Rewritten Beauty and my next level of workIf you’re a woman over 40 building a business and a life you’re obsessed with, hit subscribe for more raw episodes on confidence after 40, money mindset, beauty, and becoming undeniable.FOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: www.rewrittenbeauty.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram**:** @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: transformationalnutrition.com

Want to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore? Get Cynthia’s free Undeniable audiobook and learn how to go from overlooked to undeniable: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/undeniablebookYou’re not crazy for wanting to be wildly successful and hot over 40.You’re also not crazy for noticing that… it’s getting harder.In this episode of I’d Like to Thank MySELF, I’m sharing the real story behind what it actually takes to stay hot at 48 while building a $100M brand, raising a daughter, and refusing to fade into the background just because society says it’s “your turn” to disappear.We’ll talk about:The hallway moment that made me “vain” forever—and why I’m not apologizing for itWhy I’m proudly anti‑aging but pro getting older (there’s a difference)The brutal reality of perimenopause, hormones, brain fog, and 3am anxietyThe real cost: the money, time, and emotional energy it takes to look and feel incredible over 40The judgment women get either way—whether we “let ourselves go” or dare to stay hotWhy choosing vanity can be a power move when you’re building a category‑of‑one life and businessThis isn’t a tutorial. It’s a transmission.I’m pulling back the curtain on what I actually do, pay, and sacrifice to feel confident in my skin while I build a living brand—and why I believe you’re allowed to want beauty, money, impact, and peace all at once.If you’re a woman over 40 whoIs successful but still feels overlooked or invisibleWants her outside to finally match the power she knows she has insideIs done pretending she “doesn’t care how she looks”Is ready to become undeniable in her industry and in her own life…this episode is for you.🔔 Subscribe for more raw, unfiltered episodes of I’d Like to Thank MySELF: identity, reinvention, beauty, money, and becoming the version of you who has it all.👑 CONNECT WITH MEInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaYouTube: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite & programs: www.cynthiagarcia.com“To who we were. To who we are. And to the icons we’re becoming.For that and so much more… I’d like to thank mySELF.”

FREE Guide – Download The 3 Questions I Ask Before Making Big Decisions (So I Don’t F It Up) here: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/episode02-3questionsI'm 48. I'm building a new company. And last week I stood in my kitchen wondering if this was even a good idea.It turns out, building a business at 48 is nothing like building one at 28. We're told that experience makes things easier. But experience doesn't account for perimenopause, raising a teenager, caring for aging parents, and the paralyzing fear of "what if I can't do it again?"In 7th grade, my teacher asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said a secretary. That was the biggest dream I could see from where I was standing — bathing in a creek, wearing clothes from the donation bin, watching my mom stretch food stamps like they were made of rubber.36 years later, I've built multiple businesses to over $100M. And now I'm starting over. Again. In an industry I've never been in. With a brain that leaves the building by 2pm and a phone that somehow ends up in the fridge.If you're a woman over 40 reinventing herself — part of the sandwich generation balancing entrepreneurship, motherhood, and aging parents — this one's for you. I'm sharing the brutal truth about the difference between the desperate hunger of my 20s and the complex reality of my 40s.In this video, we talk about:The Reality Check: Why starting a business later in life feels heavier than when you had nothing to lose.The "Sandwich" Struggle: Navigating entrepreneurship while balancing perimenopause, motherhood, and aging parents.The Identity Crisis: Why "doing it again" is scarier when you’ve already succeeded once.The Kitchen Moment: How to push through the doubt when you’re standing in your kitchen wondering if you’ve made a huge mistake.Subscribe to follow the journey: https://www.youtube.com/@iamcynthiagarcia#womenentrepreneurs #over40 #startingabusiness #perimenopause #womeninbusiness #entrepreneurship #reinvention #midlifeawakening #idliketothankmyself #cynthiagarciaEPISODE CHAPTERS:0:00 — Why building at 48 feels so much different1:14 — The secretary story (7th grade dream)3:50 — The kitchen moment that made me question everything6:57 — The grief nobody talks about: burying your old self8:57 — The real shit about building at this age14:04 — The flip: why 48 is actually better than 2818:25 — The close + callback19:53 — The toastAbout Cynthia GarciaCynthia Garcia grew up bathing in a creek in Appalachian poverty and built her entire life from nothing. She’s built and sold companies across education, wellness, and consumer products, including the Institute of Transformational Nutrition (https://transformationalnutrition.com/).Now she’s the founder of Rewritten Beauty (https://www.rewrittenbeauty.com/)™, the world’s first Identity-Based Beauty™ brand. Rewritten was built as a refusal to fade and a challenge to everything women have been told about aging, visibility, and power. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and more.Cynthia's mission is to inspire others to rewrite their story by being an example of what was possible when she rewrote her own.Read more on her website - http://www.cynthiagarcia.com.Want to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore?Get Cynthia’s free audiobook, Undeniable, and learn how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/undeniablebookFOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenTikTok: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: wearerewritten.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: transformationalnutrition.com

I grew up on food stamps in the Appalachian Mountains with no running water in our house until I was fifteen years old. I took baths in the creek down the road, used an actual outhouse, and dumpster dived for skincare and makeup because somewhere in my thirteen-year-old brain I decided that being pretty would save me from poverty.And then I built over $100M in businesses. My face ended up on a billboard in Times Square. I was on Dr. Phil - not as a guest with a problem, but as the expert. Newsweek put my book on the cover. I was living the dream that little girl in Appalachia couldn’t have even imagined.And at my absolute peak, when everyone thought I had finally made it, I disappeared on purpose. I took time for self reflection and self awareness. This motivational video is the first episode of I’d Like to Thank MySELF, and it’s the story I’ve never told publicly. I’m sharing why I walked away when everything was working, what almost broke me — twice — and why I’m back now, starting a completely new company at 48 years old in an industry where I have zero experience. It's the ultimate exercise in personal growth and self improvement.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why I walked away at the height of my success when most people would have doubled downThe moment that almost ended everything — and what actually shifted in me that nightHow I built over $100M in businesses without having a massive social media followingWhy starting over at 48 feels like my biggest flex, not my biggest fearThe real reason most entrepreneurs burn out chasing tactics and strategies that will never work — and how I finally stoppedIf you’ve ever felt like you’re running out of time, like maybe your window has closed, like the cost of success is too high and you’re not sure it’s worth it anymore... I made this episode for you.Pour yourself a drink. You’re probably gonna need it.#idliketothankmyself #selfmade #womenentrepreneurs #startingover #entrepreneurship #rewriteyourstory  #womeninbusiness #over40  #cynthiagarcia #rewrittenbeauty #motivationalvideo #personalgrowth #selfimprovement EPISODE CHAPTERS:00:25 — The red carpet was rolled out and I knew it was a trap01:18 — Where I came from: no running water, food stamps, dumpster diving for makeup04:35 — The day at school that changed everything (Thanks, Amanda)09:17 — Moving to LA and becoming homeless within 48 hours13:21 — Billboard in Times Square (and why I was terrified the whole time)17:06 — The night I almost didn’t make it19:31 — Building The PINK Method and watching it explode22:18 — Why I walked away at my absolute peak of success23:31 — The quiet years and what I actually built when no one was watching27:45 — Why I’m back and building Rewritten Beauty at 4829:32 — The toastAbout Cynthia GarciaCynthia Garcia grew up bathing in a creek in Appalachian poverty and built her entire life from nothing. She’s built and sold companies across education, wellness, and consumer products, including the Institute of Transformational Nutrition (https://transformationalnutrition.com/).Now she’s the founder of Rewritten Beauty (https://www.rewrittenbeauty.com/)™, the world’s first Identity-Based Beauty™ brand. Rewritten was built as a refusal to fade and a challenge to everything women have been told about aging, visibility, and power. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and more.Cynthia's mission is to inspire others to rewrite their story by being an example of what was possible when she rewrote her own.Read more on her website - http://www.cynthiagarcia.com.Want to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore? Get Cynthia’s free audiobook, Undeniable, and learn how to go from overlooked to impossible to ignore: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/undeniablebookFOLLOW CYNTHIA GARCIAInstagram: @iamcynthiagarciaTikTok: @iamcynthiagarciaFacebook: @iamcynthiagarciaWebsite: cynthiagarcia.comREWRITTEN BEAUTYInstagram: @wearerewrittenTikTok: @wearerewrittenFacebook: @wearerewrittenWebsite: wearerewritten.comINSTITUTE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL NUTRITIONInstagram: @transformationalnutritionFacebook: @transformationalnutritionWebsite: transformationalnutrition.com