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Ileen Bocanegra
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Hi I’m Ileen Bocanegra, author, Bible teacher, life strategist, and host of the Living Encouraged Podcast. Did I forget to mention, I'm just a hot mess of a chic with big visions, crazy goals and a great big heart for Jesus. Through this podcast I share inspirational encouraging messages of faith and personal growth empowering women to realizing their goals, visions and dreams.
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What does it mean to enter the new year without reservations? Join me on today’s podcast as I share how to let go of reservations and stepping into your new year with expectancy. For more encouraging messages, join our community of Bible waving Jesus loving babes at www.livingencouraged.org To share your testimony or to request prayer, email to support@livingencouraged.org I’d live to hear you!
Setbacks can often leave us feeling hopeless and lost. On today’s podcast I share with you how to navigate through change and how I was able to overcome a difficult setback. For more encouraging messages, join the Living Encouraged online community at www.livingencouraged.org and be sure to connect with us on FB: @livingencouraged and on IG:@theileenbocanegra
What we plant matters. And what we choose to nurture makes a whole world of a difference in how we grow in life. So I ask you...What's planted in your garden? Join me on today’s podcast as I share the importance of what’s planted in your garden.
Recognizing the importance of giving yourself authentic love is a big deal! Without self-love we can’t authentically love others. Join me on today’s podcast as I talk about why walking in self-love matters. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com. Connect with me on socials! Instagram @theileenbocanegra and on Facebook @livingencouraged
New beginnings can be hard, sometimes scary even. It means there will be change and with change comes adjustments. Join me on today’s podcast where I share how we can begin preparing for a new beginning.
Losing a loved can be devastating. And navigating through grief can be difficult. On today’s podcast I share with you how I learned to navigate our hurting hearts through the grieving process. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org.
Did you know that your thoughts are powerful? In today’s podcast I share how to harness your thoughts and engage in the power of positivity. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com.
These past two weeks have been filled with so much excitement. One significant milestone required us to tear down walls in order to let go of the old and make room for the new. Join me as I share a message on tearing down walls and celebrating new milestones. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and also on FB @livingenvouraged and IG @theileenbocanegra
How do you know when it’s time to let go and move on? On today’s podcast I share an encouraging message on what trusting God with the unknown looks like when we take that step of change. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org or at www.blossomedflowers.com
How do we maintain being a woman of courage? On today’s podcast I share with you how to be courageous when faced with those giant obstacles or fears in life.
What happens when someone offends us and makes us feel less than? On today’s podcast I walk you through on how to stand above your circumstances by channeling your inner lioness. This podcast will get you roaring! For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com.
Last week we found ourselves in the dark, in the midst of wintry chaos here in Texas. On today’s podcast I’m sharing how we can maintain those positive vibes in the midst of the darkness and chaos. It’s not always easy, but we learn how with Jesus as our light, we will overcome even the most challenging darkest of times.
Staying encouraged isn’t always easy when self-doubt makes its way into our thoughts. On today’s podcast, I will share with you 5 Practical Ways To Stay Encouraged. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com
Change does not always come as expected. On today’s podcast I share with you how to navigate through the unexpected when life changes course. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.blossomedflowers.com and at www.livingencouraged.org
Ok it’s on! On today’s podcast I dare you to remove all those limitations and start dreaming those audacious dreams. What do I mean by audacious dreams? Listen to today’s podcast as I share with you what it means to dream an audacious dream. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
What is your 2021 goal? This year’s goal for me is to live life more intentionally. Today I want to share a bit on why I ghosted y’all hahaha, just kidding. Where I’ve been, what’s new and how I plan to be more intentional with my time this 2021. Join me on today’s podcast. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org or on my blog at www.blossomedflowers.com
Have you ever found yourself a victim of identity theft? We often think of identity theft as a time when we have been victimized by a thief that takes our personal information for their gain. But today, I want to share how the enemy tries to steal our identity, robbing us from who God says we are. Join me on today’s podcast.
Sometimes it’s not easy to maintain a level of confidence when we fall. But when we are secure in knowing who will catch us when we do, we get this confidence that surpasses the sting of the fall. Join me on today’s podcast as I share how we can maintain our confidence when we fall. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
Are you like me just holding on to stuff? God reminded me recently that in order to make room for the new I had to let go of the old. Join me on today’s podcast as I share with you the importance of letting go of the “what” or “who” that’s holding you back from the new God has for you.
On today’s podcast I share with you the importance of building a strong foundation in your relationships and having a support system. So join me at Living Encouraged, as we talk more about who is in your support system. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and subscribe to the blog at www.blossomedflowers.com.
When we reset our mind, we are adjusting our thoughts to a Christ like standard. On today’s podcast I share the benefits of recalibrating and resetting our thought process. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com. Also join me on Instagram @theileenbocanegra
Have you ever found yourself wrestling with your inner critic? Or maybe you’ve been so focused on what someone else has said about you or how they made you feel? On today’s podcast I share 4 Pointers to Elevating Your Confidence Level. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
A lion roars to protect and to also let others know you are in their territory. On today’s podcast I’m sharing how we too have the power to roar and how our roar affects our lives.
With a new season comes change. We know that seasons are temporary but sometimes the waiting leaves us feeling a bit discouraged. On today’s podcast I share with you the importance of preparing for a new season and how this preparation leads to a new season. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org for more encouraging messages.
It’s not always easy maintaining that don’t quit attitude. On today’s podcast I share a story of Jaime Kern Lima, Founder of IT Cosmetics and her journey to her success. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org for more encouraging messages.
On today’s podcast I’m sharing some helpful tips on how to eliminate the mental & physical clutter that affects our mind and health. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com for more encouraging and inspiring messages.
It’s time to exhale with that sigh of relief that says it is done. That sigh of relief that says you’re cutting the cord to fear and jumping right into what fear has been holding you back from. Join me on today’s podcast. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
Have you totally fallen off balance and completely been at the mercy of everything else but work? With so many working from home and school about to start up again, I want to share with you 5 Valuable Tips to being intentional with your time. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
Have you faced a setback or obstacle that has knocked you off track? Does it seem like the visions and goals you had are far from ever being achieved and maybe you should just quit? On today’s podcast I share an encouraging message on how to get yourself from a mindset of quitting to a mindset of pursuing.
How can you maintain a posture of confidence when life throws you a curveball? On today’s podcast I’m about to share with you 6 confident boosters to maintain a posture of confidence. For more encouraging messages visit www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
How often do we find ourselves trusting man or our own human efforts before trusting God? And before we know it we are utterly disappointed? Today we are talking about the hard truths when processing disappointments. Join me on today’s podcast. And for more encouraging messages follow me at www.blossomedflowers.com and www.livingencouraged.org
What happens when things don’t go our way? It’s so easy to want to throw a tantrum and hissy fit the moment our plans don’t go our way. Join me on today’s podcast for more on how to handle when things dont go our way. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com
Often times we think being multipassionate is not good practice in creating a successful business. On today’s podcast I am addressing the BIG question here. Is it ok to be multipassionate? Join me! Also for more encouraging motivational messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com
Join me on today’s podcast and let’s have a little conversation about Knowing Your Worth. Knowing what your true value is and not allowing anyone, especially yourself to devalue who God says you are. For more encouraging messages join me at www.blossomedflowers.com and at www.livingencouraged.org
Can what you think really affect your life? Join me on today’s podcast where I share with you how to transform your mind to transform your life. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and www.blossomedflowers.com
On today’s podcast I share a message of what it means to lead like a shepherd through times of change. I share 6 effective ways to lead as a shepherd. For more encouraging messages join me at www.blossomedflowers.com and www.livingencouraged.org
How do we know when it’s the right time to take that next step forward? Whether in business, career, relationship, maybe it’s a book you want to write or publish, or start or grow your family, often times we question our timing. On today’s podcast I want to share what happened to me when I thought it was the right time. And it wasnt. Eek!
Join me on today’s conversation about survivorship during difficult seasons. We may want to vote someone off our island but it’s with grace that we will all survive on this island together. Come see how we have been hanging in there. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com.
So what does your new norm look like? Are you working from home or maybe homeschooling your children? So much has changed and for many we feel like we are living on island time. Join me today as I share with you 3 essential techniques to navigating through the new norm. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com
While many are facing financial setbacks, loss of work and business, we can often find ourselves worried, fearful, unable to find rest. Especially at night. Join me on today’s podcast as I share some encouragement during these challenging times.
Have you ever wanted to become a published author, blogger or podcast host? Or maybe all three? Join me on today’s podcast as I share a few tips on how to become a published author, blogger or podcast host. For kore encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org or at www.blossomedflowers.com
Working from home comes with many great perks. But if we aren’t careful we can easily lose track of where we need to be. On today’s podcast I am sharing 6 tips that I learned to use in order to keep balance while working from home. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org or at www.blossomedflowers.com for more encouraging messages.
Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Join me on today’s podcast where I share the importance of embracing this time of isolation and the benefits that come with being in solitude. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org and at www.blossomedflowers.com
How do we remain calm and maintain that peace and tranquility when we are in the storm? Join me on today’s podcast where I share 3 essential principles that will lead to your calm from all the crazy chaos. For more encouraging messages subscribe for FREE at www.livingencouraged.org
Did you know that the words you choose to speak over yourself set the tone for the day? On today’s podcast, I will share with you the importance of choosing your words. How the words we choose can either speak life into us filling us with encouragement and inspiration. Or we can set a negative tone for our day. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org also Follow me on Instagram at theileenbocanegra
On today’s show I share a bit about the upcoming changes I am about to launch and how I knew it was time for a change. I share 5 clear indications that let you know it’s time for a rebrand...it’s time for change. For more encouraging messages join me at www.livingencouraged.org also follow me on Instagram @theileenbocanegra
How do we handle opposition and not let it get the best of us? On today’s podcast I share some insight on how to respond to opposition and critical people in our lives. For more encouraging messages join me at www.LivingEncouraged.org
Developing daily habits that bring results through a series of small smart choices enables us to achieve success. On today’s podcast, I share 4 Habits that will help you develop progress and achieve your goals. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org
Have you ever felt like giving up the moment life’s setbacks become too much? We will face challenges that at times seem too much to handle. Broken relationships, financial setbacks, health issues, and so much more. Today I share with you how we can navigate through the most difficult situations by following these 3 key principles. Be sure to join me and subscribe at www.livingencouraged.org
Join me on today’s podcast where I talk about what our commitment looks like when we are facing setbacks and obstacles while striving to achieve our goals, visions and dreams. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org for more encouraging messages.
Sometimes we just need to press our internal reset button in order to get to the next level. We need to let go of what isn’t working for us and change our position. Join me on today’s podcast where we will Realign & Reset our mind, body & spirit to reach our breakthroughs. For more encouraging messages, join me at www.livingencouraged.org. Subscribe for our weekly newsletter and get access to the She Is Brave Devotions!
What we believe in is what we achieve in. We have the decision to choose belieiving for those impossible dreams, visions and prayers. Impossible healing. Impossible financial breakthrough. Jesus tells us in Matthew 21:22 - “IF you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” On today’s podcast I talk about that kinda faith that keeps you believing for those impossible dreams and removing the limitations from God that we impose. Join me at www.livingencouraged.org for more encouraging messages. Subscribe to this podcast to get notifications with the latest and greatest!
On today’s podcast, Ileen shares with us how to plan for success by planning out our week with detail and focus. Then jumpstart the week by taking action. For more encouraging messages, hop on over to www.livingencouraged.org.
How does a boss walk into a room? On today’s podcast, Ileen teaches us what it takes to walk like a boss in 2020. She reminds us of how essential it is for us to walk boldly, confident and expectant in order to achieve our goals.
It’s been said that we are our worse critics. We wrestle with that inner critic that whispers negativity and insecurity. On today’s podcast, Ileen teaches us how to stay focused on God’s truths about who He says we are. She reminds us that God wants us to live our lives fulfilled walking in abundance.
So what does it take to achieve our goals, visions and dreams? It’s BELIEF! Join Ileen on today’s Living Encouraged podcast as she shares with us how believing in ourselves, God and the goals we aim to achieve are essential to achieving our goals. For more encouraging messages join Ileen at www.LivingEncouraged.org.
Join Ileen as she shares 4 great tips on how to set goals for the New Year without feeling bombarded and overwhelmed. Get insight to how Ileen started the Living Encouraged Ministry & Podcast and what she lesrned along the way.
Happy New Years Eve! Can you believe 2019 is coming to its end and at the strike of midnight we will be in a new decade. 2020 here we come and the excitement of planning for a New Year is underway! Join Ileen on today’s podcast as she talks about planning for the New Year and seeing with 20/20 Vision. 2020 is seeing the blessing before it comes.
Join Ileen on today’s podcast as she shares an encouraging message with us reminding us to RISE with courage and bravery. For more encouraging messages, join Ileen at www.LivingEncouraged.org
Join Ileen as she continues sharing with us how we can maintain our peace in a chaotic world. For more encouraging messages, follow Ileen at www.LivingEncouraged.org
Join Ileen as she shares with us how we can maintain our peace in a chaotic world. For more encouraging messages, follow Ileen at www.LivingEncouraged.org
Today Ileen shares an encouraging message on expectancy and preparing for our breakthroughs. For more encouraging messages join Ileen at www.LivingEncouraged.org
The setback you face today is simply preparation for your comeback. On today’s podcast, Ileen encourages us on Embracing This Season we are in.
On today’s podcast, Ileen talks about the importance of detoxing our mind and refocusing our thoughts.
On today’s episode, Ileen shares an encouraging message with us on what it means to run your race. To stay in your lane focused on what God has placed before you. Life is not about keeping up with the Jones’s. It’s about living our best lives yet.
Let’s Celebrate! Are you celebrating your small accomplishments? When we celebrate the small wins, we are creating momentum. We create a mindset that says, “Yes I WILL succeed!” Join me on today’s podcast for more of this encouraging message. And if you haven’t subscribed, I’d love for you to join us here on Living Encouraged.
Sometimes we get knocked down but NOT knocked out. Today Ileen shares with us an encouraging message to stand firm in our faith against those giants we face. Ileen reminds us that the setback we face is preparing us for our comeback. For more encouraging messages, SUBSCRIBE TODAY for the Living Encouraged Podcast!
Are we trusting God with that good thing? Are we trusting God with our career goals? Are we in fact trusting God with our relationships ? On today’s podcast, Ileen shares with us how to trust in God’s perfect timing.
On today’s podcast, Ileen shares with us The Principles of Self-Discipline and how self-discipline plays a key role in whether we achieve our goals in life. For more encouraging messages from Ileen, subscribe to this Podcast at www.IleenBocanegra.com and at www.LivingEncouraged.org
The words we speak, the things we say carry great weight. On today’s podcast, Ileen speaks to us about the power of our tongue and the focus of our words we choose in our everyday lives.
How do we maintain a powerful state of mind? On today’s podcast Ileen shares 4 principals to help us maintain a powerful state of mind and reach new heights in our lives.
Our mind is the most powerful part of our body. Scripture tells us in Colossians 3:2 it says, “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Join Ileen on today’s podcast, as she speaks to us about how our mind plays such a powerful roll in how we live our lives.
How do we handle those unexpected events that throw a wrench into our day? Today Ileen shares how we can keep from unraveling at the seams when those unexpected events occur in our lives.
What if we changed our perspective on how we wait for our breakthrough? On today’s podcast, Ileen shares how to go about in Positioning Yourself For A Breakthrough by applying 6 Key Principals.
Trusting the process isn’t always so easy to do, especially during the pruning process. On today’s podcast, Ileen teaches us about the Trust Fall exercise and how we too should allow ourselves to lean into God trusting Him when we let go. Trusting that God will catch us when we fall.
Where we put our focus determines the direction we will go. In today’s podcast, Ileen teaches us the Power of Focus and how clarity in our goals steers our thoughts and actions towards achieving our goals. Join Ileen as she she shares this encouraging message with us today.
When you look at your circle, what does it look like to you? Are they individuals that take the time to listen, they uplift you with words of encouragement, they sharpen you and build you up? On today’s podcast, Ileen shares a message about who we choose to be in our circle and how that affects us in our lives. Join Ileen for a message of encouragement and inspiration.
Do you ever feel as though progress has just taken a halt? It’s so easy to quit and give up when we don’t see progress moving at the pace we expect. In today’s message, Ileen shares with us her message Right On Time. Those dreams, visions, and goals all have their appointed time. And they will be fulfilled Right On Time.
Have you ever found yourself grumbling and complaining about where you wish you were? On today’s podcast, Ileen shares with us how we can conquer the three C’s - Complaining, Complacency, & Comparison.
Join Ileen today as she celebrates her birthday with you and shares with you a day filled with gifts and celebrations! Today we will learn about the gifts God lavishes us with. So jump on in and let’s celebrate!
Are you being proactive or reactive in your everyday living? It's so easy for us to become reactive when faced with difficult circumstances. Join Ileen as today she shares with us how we can be proactive in our lives by renewing of our minds.
Have you ever felt rejected, unqualified, or just flat out incapable? On today's podcast, Ileen teaches us how to quiet the voice of insecurity and magnify the voice of affirmation. Through today's message we learn what it means to turn our focus from Flaw to Confidence.
Have you ever felt like you just aren't sure you are where you should be? You haven't found yourself yet? You haven't found your voice? In Esther 4:14 it says, "And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this." In today's podcast, Ileen teaches us to step into our season, brave and courageous. She teaches us to drown out the negative voices that say you aren't qualified or worthy enough. Join Ileen on today's podcast.
Have you found yourself constantly rushing, running 90 miles per hour all caught up in the chaos of the day? Today Ileen reminds us to stop and Just Breathe. We learn that even in the busyness of life, we must remind ourselves to just slow down and INHALE all of God's goodness and EXHALE all the anxiety, worry, and chaos. Join Ileen as she shares this encouraging message with us today.
Have you lost your OOMPH? Your mojo? Ileen shares with you how she recently lost her oomph, her fire within. She shares with you how to keep that flame within ignited and staying fired up with your goals, visions, & dreams.
Join Ileen on today’s podcast as she teaches us how we can be people of positive influence to others. The Apostle Paul is a great example of being a person that has a positive influence. When once he was a man that persecuted Christians, Paul later became an influential person that led others to Christ. Despite the storms we face in life, we too should be encouraged and also an encouragement to those around us. Let us fill our inner circle with those that lift us up and encourage us to realize our goals, dreams and visions. Let us be those that lift others up during the storms in their life.
What are God’s Truths saying to you? Or have you allowed the lies of the enemy to drown out God’s Truths? In today’s podcast, Ileen teaches us how to drown out the lies of the enemy and listen for God’s Truths.
Are you ready to step out of the boat? In today's podcast, Ileen teaches us about Walking In Faith by taking action and stepping out of the boat. Learn four practical ways to build your faith in today’s podcast with Ileen.
Are you ready to break free from all those limitations you've self imposed? Are you ready to just let go of whatever has hindered your ability to pursue those dreams, visions, and goals. Today's message from Ileen is about breaking free from those self imposed limitations and having an "I CAN" attitude. A Limiteless Attitude!
What's you WHY? What get's you MOTIVATED to push forward on your goals & dreams? Today's message is about finding our WHY and how we can stay motivated in pursuing our goals & dreams.
Have you ever found yourself with your tank low on PATIENCE? Ever felt like not matter how hard you try, how much you pray, progress just...isn’t...happening. In today’s podcast, Ileen gives 5 Pointers on How To Have Patience While Enduring The Wait. She also teaches us how NOT to be a Sarah, impatient and taking matters into our own hands.
Are you planting with a Heart of Expectation? Have you ever found yourself going all out for something, put all your heart and soul into it, just to later watch it fall flat out in failure? Today’s message is about planting with a heart of expectation, believing we WILL reap a reward with a bountiful harvest. Join me on today’s podcast!
Have you ever felt flat out discouraged...just ready to throw in the towel and walk away once and for all from all the frustration of never reaching success? Discouragement, at some point, affects us all. So how do we overcome those discouraging moments? Today Ileen shares 5 Practical Ways To Stay Encouraged.
In order to accomplish and reach our goals, we must BELIEVE that we WILL achieve. We must not only believe in our goal, vision, or dream but we must also believe in ourselves. Above all, we must believe that God will not only equip us, but He will guide us along the way to fulfilling that goal, vision, or dream.
Can you SEE it? Do you BELIEVE it! Can you ACHIEVE it? Today’s message is all about VISUALIZING our goals, dream, and visions. Ileen teaches us the essential steps to realizing our goals, dreams, and visions in faith, family and career.