So, I have known of this beauty for quite a while. She is deceptively bossy. What I mean by that is when you talk to her she is quiet and soft spoken but she does NOT play about hers at the same time. She would even elude to this during our conversation.
Angelina’s business is in digital marketing and she has desires to help people get an understanding of marketing. The focus is to help people get their business and services out there by using the power of social media. Angelina was driven to do that through her love for blogging and advertisement and it just took off. She does all of this while also being a mother with a full time job supporting her country.
Nowadays, it can be tough to get your business out there authentically. Angelina dropped all kinds of gems and I was all ears. She created her business in March of last year and but has been in the digital marketing field since 2012. She talked about having mentors and free training that is available. She took advantage of all opportunities to learn her craft.
How do you manage your work life balance?
Prioritization and setting time out for yourself really helped me because you have to make sure you are taking care of the things that need to be taken care of. One of my mentors taught me to assign a dollar value to my activities. So when I was doing things sitting around the house like scrolling through Facebook and sitting there for an hour or two looking through videos, I realized I wasn’t making any money and I had to assign a dollar value. When I took that mindset and applied it to what I really want to do….I would take a free training or read a book on marketing. That starts to help you gain experience on what you really want to do. That really changed my outlook. Once you start thinking that way you start to feel guilty wasting time on meaningless stuff.
If I didn’t have….I would go insane
If I didn’t have my phone, I would go insane. Its such a big part of keeping me organized. I have alarms and reminders. Throughout the day I feel lost if my phone is dead.
Do you feel like ties to electronics can stop our productivity?
I think it depends. Personally, I have a lot of useless apps on my phone. But I have a lot of apps that keep me on track. It depends on what you do…
What is your morning routine?
I wake up and I lay in bed for 20 minutes and then I throw some music on. It helps my mind calm down and gives me a little energy. I go to my day job in the Air Force where I check my emails and try to get done with what I can. When I come back, I have a list each day where I do something different to make sure I do everything I need to get done.
One day I will work on advertising on Facebook and another on Instagram. I break it all into small tasks each day so it doesn’t get overwhelming. Also, my mentors told me that even when you have a rich person and a poor person…the one thing that they have in common is what they do with those 24 hours. It takes a lot of discipline.
Name a woman that inspires you.
My mom. She is just a resilient type of person. She has been through so many changes but no matter what she always ends up on top.
Angelina talked about how growing up there was issues that tore her family apart. She told me how her mother had cancer and how difficult it was for her family. But mom still pushed through. The fear of losing her mom was heavy but once mom got better, she still made a huge improvement because she knew she had to do it. (even as a stay at home mom)
A lot of what I do is making sure that I don’t have to depend on anyone to take care of me. That’s the biggest thing I took away from that because being a single mom, you don’t have much to fall back on. (I felt her on this)
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Just live a little bit more and don’t get distracted. Do everything for you. When I was younger, I was a make everyone else happy type of person. It takes a lot out of you when you do that for other people and you don’t get anything in return. It takes from your self-esteem and confidence and you start relying on people that really aren’t that great for you. If I could do that over again, I would make that different.
What is a day of self-care?
It’s probably not a popular response but I love to clean. I got to clean. When you are in a clean environment and you feel good with your surroundings it just immediately puts me at ease.
I would take naps and eat gelato. I really love the ginger gelato.
If you had to leave earth tomorrow what is the one thing that you would do?
I just want to make sure my son is taken care of. I already have a timeshare and a house and my life insurance is going to him. I definitely want to make sure he was good. Id update my will and make sure everything is good for him. I have already accepted my fate…I’ve lived my life.
She had me feeling all kinds of bad at this point because her answer was so selfless!
What does women empowerment means to you?
To me it’s the most important thing to believe in yourself when others don’t. I have had so many situations in the Air Force where people have judged me based off of the way that I looked. I was always having to prove myself to people for them to take me seriously. I had to stand up for myself. We have leaders that haven’t been so great and are condescending. I have to speak up for myself and now it’s the perfect time to do that.
What do you say to somebody that wants to quit?
Think of the reasons why and weigh the pros and cons. Quitting honestly isn’t always such a bad thing. Don’t force it to happen.
Angelina went into her recent divorce and provided an interesting perspective. Sometimes quitting can be a good thing! After her split she did much better. She had a fear of failure which caused her to hold on longer than she should have. Once she let go and started working on herself things were way better.
Being happy is one of the most important things that you can do for your kids too. They feed off your energy. Even though we are separate we still treat each other with love. That’s better than being hateful towards each other.
Tell me what you love most about yourself.
One thing that I love most is my ambition. I have always been overly ambitious and you know sometimes you fly a little too high against the sun and you can get burned a little bit but there has always been a lesson. I always take the opportunity to do something better. I am not a settler.
What does LOVE mean to you?
I don’t associate love with words. LOVE is a feeling. When you can look at someone and feel at peace. It’s the feeling I get when I look at my son. You definitely know it when you feel it. You don’t have to necessarily feel that towards a person.
She explained how she was overwhelmed with these feelings of love when she pulled up to her first home with the keys in hand. That love of self really is a great feeling.
Go follow her @ellerosegold and all of her greatness. Support her blog, her brains, her business, her beauty, and her ability to inspire us all. I loved the opportunity to meet her and get her perspective on all things love and marketing.
