Middle Finger Happiness

Emotional Maturity Isn't About ControlToday Sharon and her friend Heather talk aboutlearn how not to get triggeredlearn how calm people use their wise energylearn the difference between stressful thoughts vs. brainless actionAnd of course, they share laughs, experiences, and aha moments!Connect with Sharon hereBuy Sharon's Books Sharon's WebsiteInstagram Sharon Lee ZapataInstagram Middle Finger Happiness

Have you ever been given excellent advice? But it didn't mean a damn thing to you?Until !! One day, you experienced something crazy, and then you remembered that great piece of advice!Join Sharon and her guest Heather Crump and their list of 20 Kickass Quick Tips for Your Life- Quit stalling, - You need insane focus to get shit done!- Every 3 minutes we're distracted! - Own your power!- Don't do things half-ass! - Trust your gut. Stand your ground....and more!If you're stuck and need a kick in the ass to get going, this episode is for you. Get those earbuds in and get inspired!>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<Connect with Sharon here:Sharon's⁠ website ⁠Buy Sharon's ⁠books⁠Sharon's ⁠Instagram⁠Middle Finger Happiness ⁠Instagram⁠

Happy Valentine's Day! XOXO In this episode, Sharon and Heather will share a fresh, funny, and interesting variety of conversations with you! The origin of Valentine's Day... How did we get the name Blue-Tooth?Why self-love is #1 in valuing yourselfDriving carsGenerational differencesAre you a sock-sock-shoe-shoe person? Or are you a sock-shoe, sock-shoe person?*Self-love improves mental health, boosts self-esteem, and creates a space for self-reflection and personal development. Connect with Sharon here:Sharon's WebsiteInstagram: Middle Finger Happiness podcastSharon's InstagramBuy Sharon's Books

In this episode, you will learn your Art of Determination and have Aha moments! Join Host: Sharon Lee Zapata and her guest Heather Crump as they share their genuine experiences, outcomes, and their explanation of The Art of Determination. what stops us from our determination understanding fear the four personalities that live inside us our habits = equal our current life laughs + Aha moment on their life experiences Connect with Sharon here: Sharon's Website Sharon's Instagram Instagram Middle Finger Happiness Buy Sharon's books

Hello to episode #119 Sharon and Heather's mic session opened up on how to Address Conflicts in Relationships. How do we handle conflict resolution? What do we do to resolve problems in relationships? How to handle leaving a toxic work environment And, of course, we talk about The Winter Snow Day in Texas! February is around the corner and Ground Hog Day is coming Follow Sharon on Instagram Buy Sharon's Books

Today's episode #118 is filled with fun energy, laugher, and learning! Heather and Sharon share short personal stories with you - -You'll feel like they're sitting in the same room with you! Are you a dog mom or a dog dad? This episode is for you. Have you ever wondered what living outside of the U.S. would be like? Learn what it's like to have a car wreck in another country. Both Heather and Sharon have lived abroad. Let's kick off the first month of this new year with some aha moments and chuckles! The importance of Dogs in relationships Too much face makeup! Cultural differences that make us connect and laugh! Looking forward to the future Get Sharon Lee Zapata's latest Book: Middle Finger Happiness - - work hard. live well. don't f*ck with me. Follow Sharon on Instagram Get your FREE beautiful Printable Art from Sharon

Sharon and her guest, Heather Crump catch up after Thanksgiving! Discussions include broken trash cans, eating too many cookies, the human mental process of thinking, and more DISCOVER: ways of thinking and communicating which way brings satisfaction or dissatisfaction abstract thinking vs. concrete thinking

This is Thanksgiving week, and we officially kick off the 2024 Holiday Season! Sharon and her guest, Heather Crump, share some laughs and their wholehearted experiences dealing with toxic people. Welcome to the power of setting your boundaries Set realistic expectations: Remember that it's not your job to fulfill everyone's expectations Set limits: Set limits on how much time you spend with certain people Buy Sharon's Book: Middle Finger Happiness. [work hard. live well. don't f*ck with me.] >> https://a.co/d/4kRBDX9

Sharon & Heather share a plethora of Aha Moments! They talk about leaving Houston, uncomfortable truths, life lessons, personal growth, and learned experiences. If you’re stuck or struggling with how to move forward, their conversations will bring you epiphanies, advice, and laughter!

Have you ever met someone who is not genuine? They're dramatic, manipulative, tell lies, and always are the victim in all their situations. Let's look at Histrionic Personal Disorder: This is a mental health condition that affects the way a person thinks, perceives, and relates to others.

Not missing the glorious Houston traffic Talks of life and death hikes in the mountains 🏔️and all sorts of creativity

Sharon’s back with a short power punch episode - - let’s looks at what makes the super power female brain. Is Women’s intuition real? Why Women’s brains tend to be 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔…and more. Also, she has a free giveaway! Her latest book: 📚“𝑴𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔… 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅.𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍.𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒇*𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆”

Meet Ramon Ruiz, ‘The Rarity’ Hip Hop singer, writer, producer, and Mental Health Specialist. He shares a plethora of amazing topics. His love of music, creativity, self-care, helping people, and how he became a LMSW. Ramon has seen an increase in teenage patients with mental health struggles, depression, and anxiety. The amount of teens performing Self-Harm cutting has grown (since the COVID19 pandemic arrived) Follow him on Instagram @theraritytx Visit his website www.TheRarity.com

Grab your coffee or cold beer- - Laughs mixed with seriousness … Who needs news when you’ve got Sharon and her Special Edition Co-host, Leo Phoenix. Today they riff on the mic 🎙 about the Russian Anti-satellite Testing (DA-ASAT missile), China’s new hypersonic space missile that went around the world, Covid Flu, Omicron Variant, The Simpson’s, and Leo’s CVS drive-thru COVID19 testing with a homeless man, and so much more…

COVID19 in Australia is unbelievable. Imagine several “lockdowns”? How about the latest lockdown at 300 days w\only one hour of outdoor activity. And you’re not allowed to meet & talk with your neighbors AND you’re not allowed to drive past 3-miles away from your home… (if you are not vaccinated, you are STILL in lockdown) Authoritarian police are power crazy; no protest are allowed, no rights to guns, or maze/pepper spray. Australia 🇦🇺 is experiencing unbelievable Sunk Cost Fallacy. According to Laurence, their leaders are dictating how Aussies live. And so much more…

Sharon shares how she handled getting laid off, starting her consulting business AND her 2 big tips on 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚. Sometimes we have days like this… Have you noticed when we’re at our absolute best it’s usually because we’re making good changes or improving our 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔? - -

Special episode from New York City - meet Bek Love, one of the greatest story tellers and host of 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙱𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚃𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚙𝚘𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 - - We all have struggles, insecurities, people we love who’ve died, maybe regret… Bek’s powerful messages will move you “𝑵𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆-𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌!” Follow him on Instagram @beklovernyc - - - Website www.the comeback team.com

Dr. Velázquez shares with us how our brain ultimately controls our body. He’ll tell us how to handle our ‘mental’ chatter, how to quiet a ‘noisy’ 🧠 brain. : :And how about our 70,000 daily thoughts? How they help all of us become what we think about. - - His new Book: 𝑭𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈… 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝑨𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏 is available on Amazon. : : Follow him on Instagram @dr.romanvelasquez and on Facebook @drvxs2brainbasedleadership

Sharon records her podcast while on her 10 miles bike ride. At this point in her podcast career she is not holding back on what she thinks about the clown ass administration from Biden’s vaccine mandate push to his incompetent leadershit (Sharon doesn’t care if you like or follow her and her Podcast either)

Back In the studio… after a 4 week break - - Sharon and her special Ed-Cohost Leo Phoenix share drinks 🍹 with Anonymous guest: Cobra Kai - They’re reaction to how people’s response to a simple Cough 😷in public during the COVID pandemic and other shenanigan conversations

Get ready to laugh your ass off and catch up with Leo & Sharon

Meet the founder of Bang Bang Fitness. Bishop Bang is a quintessential man when it comes to inspiring the human spirit! Great things will happen when you mix mindset, movement, and choose to reinvent your physical & mental health in your life. Follow him on Instagram @BangBangFitnessLLC - Follow him on Facebook Bang Bang Fitness 

😯 Get ready to learn about your noggin! The average human has 70,000 thoughts daily- Dr. Velázquez tells us so much about OUR 🧠 BRAIN - creativity, fatigue, memory, learning new skills, and so much more. 🔸he trains with MMA Fighters 🔸 the MODERN DAY Gladiator 🔸rewire your circuits 🔸 improve your memory 🔸get shit done 🔸 focus Follow him in Instagram @dr.romanvelasquez 👈🏼 - On Facebook follow him on 👉🏼 www.Facebook.com/drvxs2brainbasedleadership

Enjoy the co-mixture of advice, favorite mistakes, and what it takes to start 𝒂𝒏𝒚 new endeavor. Drew is the podcast host of 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. We laugh about 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 we’ve both experienced in life and so much more. Follow Drew on Instagram & Facebook @drewvstheworldpodcast and his website https://www.drewvstheworld.com

Shelley is the Author of her new book: 𝑾𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑨-𝒁 Tap into your potential and embrace your “new next” levels of your weirdness. We talk about overcoming struggles & strains. Her interview will help your discover your personal alertness, mindfulness and so much more. Get her new book! Great summertime read 🏖- available at Barnes & Noble, Target, Amazon. Visit her website 🖤 www.weirdgirladventures.com 🖤 Follow her on Instagram @weirdgirladventures

It’s been a minute or three since I’ve had my friends Steve Martinez a.k.a. Common Steve and Hector Garcia in the studio... Two uber creative Houston difference makers. These entrepreneurs always bring great vibes, off the cuff convos... and more. Houston Texas get ready for the biggest dog festival in the world 🌎 Puppies For Breakfast is back! May 8th @dogpophtx @hectorgarciahtx (Instagram) - AND get ready for Houston’s new one-of -kind vodka @eadospirits (Instagram)

We always pass failures on the way to our successes.... there are reasons why a pencil had a ✏️ an eraser ....if you have to rewrite your story? Well, whip out that eraser. After some email requests, Sundays with Sharon is back💥 - - just a short, positiveAF message. ❤️ love, Sharon

Let’s just name this podcast “Life Report- How to Stay Alive, Strive, and Thrive”. Amanda, a nursing student with honors and (single young mother) tells her true story of how she broke her leg and her baby son’s heart-breaking birth and delivery. Amanda did not listen to all the doctor’s advice. She bravely investigated, researched, and headed forward with her intuition. This podcast interview made me cry and laugh. It’s a must ‘listen to’ if you have ever struggled with anything in your personal life. 👉🏼 Following Amanda on Instagram @alive.strive.thrive

Have you been called a freak growing up because you are completely bald as a kid.. Growing up with a big personal secret - that no one knows... Well, meet an amazing badass woman: Kathi Tait, from Australia. She’s the Founder of Bald and Blonde Evolution Podcast “THE BALD WARRIOR” movement. Her story will shift your mind set and inspire you beyond any baby-ass pep talk you’ve probably had. Instagram & Facebook @baldevolution

This is for the people who love their 🐶 dogs. Spring is in full swing- Are you ready to get outside?❤️ You've heard of Woodstock?  Well, Don’t miss "Woofstock' the 2nd PAWZUP Dog Festival for 2021!! - Tiffanie & Jill are hilarious at describing all the moving parts of creating a new endeavor that’s focused on their ❤️love for all dogs. Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pawzuphtx/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pawzuphtx

Imagine having knife stabbing feelings- in your breast? Imagine having to make your life changing decisions with such little time. Leo & Sharon interview Tamira, who at 29 yrs. old, was at the height of her global marketing career - - was diagnosed with stage III Metastatic Triple Positive. Her story will more inspire you- -Now at her 5 year bench mark, she is an unapologetically loud breast cancer advocate, survivor on a mission to amplify her powerful message. WEBSITE www.meandher2.com

Listen up small biz owners and entrepreneurs!! Sharon & Leo confab with Black Todd!! We’re given laughs and inspiring stories how he worked at “Glitter Kitchen & Karaoke Bar” ...he soon bought it with his business partner- The week before the COVID19 Quarantine - THE COMEBACK story is awesome!

Just three grown-ass people who happen to be parents - having happy hour talking about raising our kids - - dabbling in “current “ topics ... and did I mention we’re drinking ? Cheers 🥂 😉

We got “educated” on how an athletic hockey player turned his life around after a spinal injury that required ‘surgery’ - He said no to surgery - Meet Brett Rivero, Founder of “Join Legion Yoga” - creating a legion of zenned out bad asses🔥

Imagine going to work on a Friday and to the emergency room on Monday with yellow eyes?.... To discover liver failure. from nowhere and the need for a liver transplant. Jo Deb is an amazing woman who shares her incredible story. Liver transplant “thriver”, and artist; she also works as a C.A.S.A. court appointed special advocate representing abuse and neglect children in court. You can find her beautiful artwork on her website www.creatingwithjodeb.com and her Instagram @creatingjodeb

What does triumphing over trauma look like, sound like, or feel like? Meet author and shamanic healer María Teresa. - - Authentically improving the human condition in the 21st-century. Follow her on Instagram @emotionalmusings And her YouTube Channel: Maria Teresa Emotional Musings

This is the “started from zero” story that will inspire you to not give up on your dreams, goals, and push through to make your vision a reality. 36 yr. old Mike Fallat, entrepreneur and investor- Founder of several businesses shares his struggles and how he kept “going”. He is truly a Dream Starter ⭐️follow Mike on Instagram @thedreamstarter and on Facebook @thedreamstarter and @joinmikesinnercircle

Leo and Sharon riff on the 🎙 mic about: how do you know you’ve gotten over some thing? ...whether it was a trauma, a loss, or a break up? Leo tells Sharon about the 1,000 pound sisters and how one of them as pan sexual - - Sharon was today years old when she learned what l pansexual is...

The official “riff” session 💥Sharon introduces her new Special Edition Podcast Co-host Leo Phoenix Artist, Author, Entrepreneur. (Houston, Tokyo, Los Angeles) Paper Cut Pop Artist & Author of Lucy’s Dream And The Sun Blockers, and others. - - - We chat on several topics that only can be described as: 𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛-𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗s with 2 ADD creatives who produce their multiple art direction

Amazing time in my studio with Cris Sosa! And my special edition co-host Leo Phoenix. We chat 💬 on kickass topics - Cris who starred in HBO Comedy Series “INSECURE” - - he shares his stories how he made an opportunity to work with Kevin Hart and Issa Rae... He tells us about struggles and “come-back-moments” as a young Comedian, Actor, Producer, and Entrepreneur. Follow him on Instagram www.Instagram.com/cristinososa YouTube, Twitter @cristinososa - Be sure to check out his production company @idiaproductions 

Leo is back in my studio! - we shoot the shit and get real on what it takes to be a ‘CREATIVE’ - He shares how the influence he received from his conversations with Stan Lee of Marvel Studios. Leo’s been through the trenches when it comes to bringing his art to “life” - With 20+ years in his repertoire of brilliant multi-dimensional illustrative 3-D artistic works of art - he is an open book of creativity. www.artbystudiob.com follow him on 👉🏼Instagram, Facebook, Twitter @artbystudioby 🔥

In an ideal world, people would treat others with respect, patience, and kindness. But in real life, things are very different. Most of us face bullies, backstabbers, narcissists, and people who just don’t respect others on a daily basis. - - - In other words... ASSHOLES are everywhere. - - - Tonight’s short podcast (Sunday’s with Sharon). - - I will share 5 Survival Tips How to Deal With Assholes.

There are 730 hours in a month. What are you going to do differently in 2021? Do you have an amplified message? Why not start your podcast TODAY? My friend and guest Nikki LaCroce host of the ever-popular podcast @whothefckpodcast shares WHY & HOW she started podcasting. She will tell you how to “show up fully as you are”  follow her at https://www.instagram.com/whothefckpodcast/

Tonight’s podcast guest, Manuel Nava Leal, [author of six books] shows us how life piles up and then brings us together with words & stories of fear, bravery, love, struggles, and so much more. We talk about 15 different topics including people's vibes, energies, and connections, and disconnections. Manuel reads a couple of his alluring poems. Simply a great time in the studio with an interesting, awesome human. 

Bedtime stories for grown-ass humans. Author & Award-winning presenter, Sharon Lee Zapata - shares some knowledge nuggets that will have you rolling your eyeballs. - - - WARNING: Sharon will express her inspiration on how to be fucking brave and leave you a trail-mix of how to embrace your life.  Follow her on Instagram @sharonleezapata Get your free printable here 

“Welcome to THE RED BRA PROJECT” • •Imagine a place where you can go visit at your own leisure and get inspired?!- - • Imagine learning how to control fear, anxiety, and push through to a new level of who you really are?! - - If A story is left untold, the power stays bottled-up and it never has the chance to offer support to someone else who could really use it- - - visit www.theredbraproject.com - -

Come out of your insecurities by getting dizzy in love with your creativity. There’s no path until you start walking. - - - Get your free printable- tape it to your bathroom mirror 😎 go to Sharon’s website www.thebitchybusinessbriefs.com/fantasticfree

Part 1 of 4 Sunday’s with Sharon mini-podcast-series [7 minutes]  - just a little kick in the pants to help get our asses going and ready for a new week ahead! Cheers 🥂  Get your FREE printable download [no email required] https://thebitchybusinessbriefs.com/fantasticfree/

Point Checklist on How to Own Your Bullshit. - Through adversity, we grow stronger. Right? We all have some little f*cking personal spaces where we can improve. Sharon shares how to keep it real when things go bad. *bonus 17 seconds * at the end. Cheers! Follow Sharon on INSTAGRAM

Drowning in the ocean of political views? The usage of people applying their “sway” on political opinions on social media’s landscape has bruised families & friends - Sharon shares why she doesn’t give a f*ck who is in the White House. This episode may enlighten your view on this election - or maybe not? Get your Free Printable: [no email required] "22 Things You Can Control" click here to get it >  www.thebitchybusinessbriefs.com/thank-you/