226 - Rewriting your Story with Norma Newton
226 - Rewriting your Story with Norma Newton
Listeners, we are back this week with Norma Newton
Norma is a former attorney, New York Times published writer and Latinx-book publisher. She is also a first gen, avid reader and artivist. Her heart is in L.A. with her family and multiple plants. When she isn’t reading, Norma can be found in a museum or practicing yoga.
During this episode we talked about:
Growing up in a small town in California
Leaving town to go to college
Challenging limiting beliefs
Her New York Times essay about colorism
Embracing her heritage
Starting her book publishing company, Fabian Flores
Relevant timestamps:
7:47 - Growing up in Watsonville
12:36 - her father's pride
17:44 - graduating
18:57 - her expectations and experience with law school
20:38 - having kids
21:47 - getting on a creative path and her limiting beliefs
22:46 - her essay
34:05 - a very important lesson she learned
37:41 - Fabian Flores - the heart of it
41:55 - Fabian Flores - The beginning of the company
52:45 - How she tries to make decisions now
56:57 - business sustainability
57:49 - Fabian Flores' ideal writer
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