We were lucky to catch up with Jennifer LaGuardia recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jennifer, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
I’m very grateful to have learned resilience at a very young age….Nothing came easy…I grew up “over night” having to think like an adult and had work to very hard for everything I accomplished. Having experienced a tremendous amount of instability, I relied on my Faith to get me through..But I always had a deep sense that God was with me, and there was a deep spiritual purpose behind the journey He was guiding me through…
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I’m absolutely over the moon excited about the launch of my new podcast I will be hosting ….happening at the end of April… “Your Encouraging Voice….with Jennifer LaGuardia”
My greatest joy in life is to literally be that encouraging voice to all those at that point of the journey…it looks and feels like all hope is completely lost.
My intention with this is to champion people’s faith and to help them find the champion within themselves through an intimate relationship with God.
The format of this podcast will be a mix of solo episodes of me sharing encouraging messages based on my own life experiences turning pain into purpose and living by faith….
Other episodes will be of me having heart to heart conversations with passionate, mission minded people who have turned their own pain into a purpose that serves others ….
Bonus episodes involve my other great joy and passion….Prayer….I ll be praying over someone requesting special prayer.
This upcoming podcast, along with my current presence on Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube (where I share encouraging messages and prayers on video) is how I’m hoping to reach as many people as I possibly can and be their voice of hope!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. Learning how to be an effective communicator … Having strong listening skills, knowing how to engage with people… Best advice to develop this…
Listen with the goal of understanding what the other person is really trying to express /needing/wanting….
Learn how to engage with someone with a genuine interest in finding out about what matters to them and asking them about it.
Show genuine appreciation and speak to the best in that person.
2. How to live with the mindset and lifestyle of a Champion
Best advice to develop this….
Train your mind to look for the hidden opportunity out of something challenging…
Stay committed to personal growth, and developing in areas that are important to you….
Create and stay consistent with a plan that encourages optimal physical health as well as spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
3. How to live Authentically
My best advice to develop this….
Practice self awareness, take time to really get to know yourself…
Take steps away from fear and into courage for being true to what is in alignment with your values, goals and life purpose …and who you want to become more of everyday.
Set boundaries and have standards you live by that honor this.!
Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?
It would be my honor to collaborate with Christ centered/Faith based, organizations or people in media who are passionate about supporting ministry to establish a broader reach. in the way of funding/monetizing…Or could help find opportunities that could help…. I’m also very much looking forward to doing “podcast/interview swaps”…to reach more people with messages of hope and prayer…And to help other people on a mission to do the same!
Contact Info:
- Website: jenniferlaguardia.com
- Instagram: @jenniferlaguardiahope
- Youtube: (Rebranding)
- Other: In the process of starting my new podcast “Your Encouraging Voice with Jennifer LaGuardia” My older podcast of just solo episodes I will be importing into this new one … The launch date I will have soon… it will be towards the end of this month.
