Melissa Mata Coach

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Oh how I wish I'd known this years ago, before I incurred $40,000 in student loans.

That's why I am SO excited to share this with you. 😁💖

I could have saved thousands 💸 of dollars.
I could have gotten my degree months or even years earlier if only I'd known.

Why didn't my High School guidance counselors tell me about this?!

🙇🏾‍♀️No offense, Ms. Arroyo. You made sure I went to college and I'm grateful 🥲 (Please don't hate me!).

But seriously - this is GOLD to anyone who wants to get a bachelor's degree in less time and with less 💵.

➡️Share this far and wide.
📌Save it for yourself.
🗣️Let's start a conversation about it.

Got questions?
I got answers. Let's GO!

If you've got an interview coming up, congratulations!

Have you planned which questions you will ask the interviewer?

If not, here are some questions you can ask that are both useful to you and also will make you look good.

Good luck with your next interview!

These are some of my favorite. Which have you used? 🧮

How many of these did you know?










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I often say you don't need a Bachelor's degree to get the job you want, but I'm curious... if you want to get your Bachelor's, what's keeping you from it?

💰 The cost?

⏳ How long it will take?

🔏 The admission requirements?

🔨 Too busy to attend class?

❓ Something else?

Forget the job post's "requirements." If you *know* you can do the job, all you got to do is find a way to show them.










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How to get a job without the required experience:

"Experience" is just a way to give the hiring manager confidence that you can do the job well.

It's ☝️one way, but not the only way.

Want the job?
Show the you can do it. Bring them proof! 🧾

🧞‍♀️ Journalist
🪄Write some articles about a topic your desired employer writes about.

🧞‍♀️ Training Specialist
🪄 Make a 3-5 minute video showcasing your training and video production skills.

🧞‍♀️ Financial Analyst/Strategist
🪄 Prepare an analysis on a (or the) company along with a proposed strategy to grow their bottom line or investment portfolio.

👩‍💻👨‍💻
Upload your work to an online portfolio, LinkedIn's "Featured" section or even Google docs for ease of access and add the link to your resume.

What do you think of this?

Ever thought of or tried it?

I have never been paid what I think I'm worth. 😞

Someone said this to me just yesterday.
I could see the frustration in their eyes.

This came from a top performer, innovator, dedicated and responsible person who has produced measurable and meaningful gains for past employers.

Why haven't they been paid what they are worth?

❌ They've limited themselves to working at jobs that cannot afford them.
❌ They feel that a better job is just impossible to get.
❌ They are convinced they just don't have what it takes.

That's what I love to work on!

No, I'm not going to sing you Arthur's "believe in yourself" theme song. 🐰

I'm going to:
💪 Prepare the heck out of you. 🏋️‍♀️
💪 Help you identify the G.O.A.T. in you.
💪 Guide you, and as you see results, I'll let you discover that:

"Holy sh&*... I really CAN do this!"

Are you just f'n DONE waiting for a miracle so that you can land the kind of job you want?

Shoot me a DM and tell me all about it. Spill! Let your frustration out. Curse a little bit.
I'll help. 😈

My life and the pursuit of a bed.🛌😬

On April 17, 2005 I arrived in the US with only about a week's worth of clothes.

I was born again that day, so I celebrate 4/17 every year. 👸🏾🎂Today is my Sweet 16, y'all!!

Let me share what I mean by "the pursuit of a bed":

🐣 I'm from a rural village in the Dominican Republic.
The kind where transportation has 4 legs 🐴, there's no electricity, and if you want tap water in your house, you get it yourself.

🛏️ 👩‍👧‍👧I shared a small bed with 2 people including one adult then, and continued to share small beds, sleep on floor mattresses and couches until finally: My own twin bed at college! 💃🏾

After college I lived in a small studio apartment with 3 other family members, so back to the couch I went. 👎

That's when my career journey began. I knew I had to improve my lifestyle. I guess all my drive comes from my love of a good night's sleep. 😴

Rented my own room two months later (thanks Craigslist) though I had a futon, not yet a real bed. But it was MY futon. Hello American Dream! 🇺🇲

Got my first real bed after 🔟 years in the US but I got it, baby. Success! 🙌🏾🙌🏾

So: Happy US birthday to me, and never stop chasing your bed - I mean dreams. 💭

"I can't possibly start a business doing X because the market is already oversaturated."

You know like the makeup scene? You got a ton of companies selling the same thing and new ones coming up all the time. KJ did it anyway.

🥺"How can I sell this? Won't they know I'm a fraud?"

KJ doesn't even have lips naturally, yet is making a fortune selling lipstick.

Not a diss on KJ, just something to help you see that the limiting thoughts in your head are just that.

Kylie's example not enough?

How about next time you feel unqualified... think about 🟠 45. 😉

What other examples would you add?👈