Main Character Energy

After a break since December, I've returned to share my journey of expanding beyond One Girl Travel into a broader lifestyle brand under my name, Alessia Lisa, while still keeping solo travel at the heart of everything I do.

• Solo travel was my catalyst for change, helping me build confidence and discover what I was capable of
• One Girl Travel remains as the travel branch while Alessia Lisa encompasses coaching, social media, and lifestyle content
• Hosting a free Main Character Energy workshop on March 27th at 7pm Eastern
• Main Character Energy means showing up authentically without letting others' opinions hold you back
• Perfectionism only holds you back—done is better than perfect
• Simple daily actions build momentum faster than overthinking the big picture
• Attended two business retreats this year focusing on hosting profitable retreats
• Looking for opportunities to connect with fellow entrepreneurs
• Expanding services to include brand identity, website building, and social media strategy

Join me at my free Main Character Energy workshop by clicking the link in the show notes, and let's work together to help you show up boldly as the main character in your own life!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome Back After a Long Break
• 2:27 My Solo Travel Journey to Self-Discovery
• 4:58 Expanding Beyond One Girl Travel
• 7:01 Main Character Energy Workshop Announced
• 12:44 Life Updates: Retreats and Business
• 21:39 Future Plans and How I Can Help

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Welcome to the One Girl Travel Podcast, episode number 88.

Speaker 2: 0:05

Welcome to the One Girl Travel Podcast, your passport to the world of solo travel with certified life and travel coach, alessia Tenebruso. Join Alessia as she shares her own journey of self-discovery through solo travel, while also focusing on topics such as life coaching insights and travel tips along the way. Now here's your host, alessia Tenebruso.

Speaker 1: 0:31

Welcome my friends to the One Girl Travel Podcast. It has been a while. I have not posted a episode since December of 2024, obviously but yeah, there has been a lot going on and, honestly, I have thought about coming back and making a podcast episode and then talking myself out of it. And if you can relate to talking yourself out of the things that you want to do, because you might be scared or confused, like let me know in the comments because it's real and it's even though it's something that I enjoy doing. There was a lot of conflicting energy going on for me because I am in the midst of changing my brand, expanding my brand, and you might have noticed that I have been One Girl Travel for many years.

Speaker 1: 1:24

One girl travel was how I began my journey, how I started with solo travel and just my overall life journey of finding myself through the act of solo travel, and I loved sharing my solo travel, my tips, my experiences with you, all the things. But that was the catalyst for change for me, right? The solo trip, my first solo trip in 2012,. That was how I took that first step from being broken, not knowing who I was anymore, to stepping outside my comfort zone and doing something that I felt would stretch me so far. And I took that first solo trip and on that trip I realized how capable I am and it also made me curious of what else can I do? What else am I capable of? Because this was such a big step for me that I didn't know this was possible. And that began my journey. And after that first solo trip, I went on many more trips and with each trip I took I found myself and I learned more about myself and I grew my self-love and my confidence and my courage, my boldness, my uniqueness, like I embraced myself and my life with those trips and it was truly life-changing and it got me to this point where I am now a full-time entrepreneur.

Speaker 1: 2:58

I'm the owner of One Girl Travel. I help women from all over the world gain confidence, go after their dreams, solo travel. But there's so much more now, because I have evolved as a person since that first trip and I have so much more I want to share with you all. It's not just about solo travel, even though solo travel is the heart of everything I do. I love solo traveling, but I've learned so much and it's not right for me to hold onto all this information and not share it with all of you, because it can help you and I'm passionate about it and it's important.

Speaker 1: 3:36

And it was very difficult for me to release this identity of I am one girl travel and that's it and that's all I can talk about. And I know that's not true, but with a name like one girl travel, it can be confusing to people when I start talking about life coaching and social media and working with brands. So that led me to the point where I wanted to expand. I wanted to expand my reach, expand my community, expand my talents and I decided to go under the name Alessia Lisa, which is my first and my middle name, and I am using the Alessia Lisa brand as my overall lifestyle brand. It contains lifestyle coaching, consulting, social media, style, fun, all the things. And One Girl Travel is still the travel branch of the brand. One Girl Travel is here to stay. I'm not leaving her, she is here.

Speaker 1: 4:43

But there's just more brands coming into the mix and that's exciting, but it's also scary because it's stretching myself and my comfort zone all over again and sometimes it feels like I'm starting from scratch, even though I know I am not starting from scratch, but it can feel that way sometimes, yes, but I have everything I need to get started. It's just a matter of making shifts, and so I appreciate you bearing with me as I start making those shifts, as I change over my website, my offers, even the podcast. That was one of the reasons why I held myself back from recording. It's called the One Girl Travel Podcast. I need a new name for it, but I'm sure many of you can relate to this.

Speaker 1: 5:33

It's the little thing like a title and that's holding me back from speaking to my audience and creating content. It's silly, like the title doesn't matter, I can change it eventually. I don't have to wait for the title to be perfect to record the content. And if you are feeling that way about anything, like maybe you're waiting on your perfect business name or your social media handle or what your offer name is going to be like, stop waiting on that, you can change it. It's not a permanent decision. Just pick something and go with it, like done is better than perfect. That is what I tell my clients all the time and it's something I believe in. And as a perfectionist, it's not so easy just to be okay with getting something done and it not being perfect but honestly, nothing's ever perfect. It's just like get over that, Just take that off the table and know that you are doing your best and that's good enough. So I'm here, I'm happy to be back and I'm excited about all the things that we can talk about, because now I feel more comfortable talking about more things here, because I'm not just one girl travel.

Speaker 1: 6:43

I am Alessia Lisa and I have so much to share with you all. And the first thing I would love to share with you is that, if you're listening to this, the day that this comes out it will be Thursday, march 27th, and it is a special day because I am hosting my main character energy workshop. It is free to join. You can click the link in the show notes and you can join me live at 7 pm Eastern for my free workshop, and we are focusing all about main character energy.

Speaker 1: 7:11

Now, when I talk about main character energy, I am talking about showing up as your authentic self, not holding back your desires. Whether it's wearing a fun outfit, and, even though it might not be flattering because of what whoever says, it feels good on you. It might be going on YouTube and sharing your journey there. It might be showing up on social media. Maybe you want to have an account but you keep talking yourself out of it or you're not posting, you're avoiding it, or it might be going after that new job, starting the relationship.

Speaker 1: 7:47

Whatever it is, it's about being the main character of your life, where you are in control, you are not letting other people's opinions and thoughts affect how you are living your life, and I think that is so powerful and that is why I'm hosting this workshop on it, because I know what it's like to be this. You know extra in my own life, where I am not front and center, I am letting other people dictate what I do, what I say, what I wear, and it doesn't feel good. And when you can finally break through that and know that you're in control and that you are okay with your choices and how you show up in the world, that is freedom, that is power, that is just everything, and I want that for all of you. I want you all to experience that freedom and that power where you can go and do anything in your life and know that you have your own back, that you know that you're worthy to go after the dream, to go after the job to go after the relationship, to go after whatever it is you want in life. Stop playing small, stop holding yourself back, stop putting these limiting beliefs on yourself that nobody else is even putting on you. You are putting these beliefs on yourself. You're telling yourself that you're not capable, that you're too big, that you're not making enough money, that you're not smart enough All this bullshit noise that we do to ourselves. We are our own worst enemies sometimes and we need to have our own back. We need to be our own cheerleader. So this workshop is going to shift how you think about yourself, so you can show up as your bold, authentic and unapologetic self. So if you're with me on this, throw a comment my way, let me know that you're picking up what I'm laying down and join me. I would love to see you at the workshop live, and it's going to be powerful. And if you're just ready for that transformation where you are no longer held back by these stories you once told yourself or maybe just your childhood trauma or your current trauma, whatever it is like, you're releasing that and saying I'm in control of my life, I get to choose, and then you go out and actually do it, because it's one thing to say that you're going to do it and it's another thing to actually take action, and I am very much an action-focused coach. I don't believe in just consuming and researching all the time, because you can get so lost in the research that you never get anything done. So it's great that you know everything, but if you're not doing it, it doesn't matter. It voids it all out, like learn all the things about having a podcast, but until you plug that microphone in your computer and post it, then you're a podcaster. It doesn't matter how much you know, it's what you do and also how you feel when you're doing it.

Speaker 1: 10:42

Going back to, like wearing the clothes that might not be flattering or maybe it's bold. Like I, when I before I started this journey and I can't say that I was always very like cautious with how I dress, like I didn't like standing out because I didn't want people to notice me, because I was always in a bigger body, I never really felt comfortable with myself. But there were moments where, like I would get like the JNCO jeans that were I don't even know how many inches wide and I'd wear those. Or, like I remember I had these like maroon pleather pants in high school that I thought I was like this shit and I felt so good and like I had those like little glimmers, like oh yeah, I can do this, it's okay. But I didn't know then what I know now when it comes to mindset and confidence and self-love. So now, even though my body's much bigger than it was in high school, I am wearing the bold colors, I am wearing the fitted dresses, I am wearing the fun outfits. I just don't care what anybody thinks about it. I feel good and that's all that matters. And I truly feel like the main character of my life anytime I step outside and I am dressed the way I want, I'm doing the things that make me happy and I just have this confidence and also this love and respect for myself, because I acknowledge the work I put into getting myself here.

Speaker 1: 12:47

And it does take work. This doesn't just happen overnight, but you just put in the effort, you try, you take action and the action is going to be these little, small steps, but those steps are going to get you to your goal. Those little steps will get you to your goal faster than you just thinking about the big picture and never taking action because you're so overwhelmed. So again, I would love for you to join me at the main character energy workshop on March 27th. I don't know when I'm going to be hosting it next, but this is a big deal and we're going into April. It's going to be like a nice spring cleaning for your soul, for your confidence, to just dust off all those nasty limiting beliefs, all that self-doubt, and just go into this new season feeling good and feeling bold and feeling that you are the main character of your life and this theme overall, like being the main character and showing up.

Speaker 1: 13:48

It's not always easy, even for people like me who have been doing this work for a really long time and have been putting themselves out there. You know I am on social media, I share a lot, but sometimes in our minds, when it comes to showing up and doing things that aren't comfortable, there's hesitations, there's questions, like you might be questioning if you're qualified to do something. You might go through a period of imposter syndrome and not know like okay, like I shouldn't be doing this because this is not something that I've done before, or I know how to do. But you figure it out and your reason for doing it needs to push you forward. I know my reason for rebranding. I know that I want to help people and I will gladly put myself out there and be vulnerable if that helps you step up in your life. I want to be an example of what's possible, to show to you that you are capable. Also, I am not special.

Speaker 1: 14:53

I just did the work. I just did the things that I needed to do to build up my confidence and to create that momentum where putting yourself in situations that might not feel comfortable in the moment aren't going to hold you back. There might be a hesitation, but you still move forward and it's just something you have to work on all the time and I would love to help you work on that at the Main Character Energy Workshop. If you want to work with me one-on-one, we can do that and it will truly help you create that momentum to start living this life that you desire, to go after those dreams, to go after those goals and stop holding yourself back, because there's so much life to live and when you're not taking action, life is passing you by and those moments and those possibilities are just passing you by and you don't want to have regret. That is my biggest thing Like I do not want to live a life where I am older and I regret not taking a chance. And it's not too late to start taking those chances. So again, join me at the Main Character Energy Workshop. I would love to see you there. And, yeah, get ready for this new iteration of the podcast. I think I have a name for it. I'll let you know once I get that settled. I have to get a new intro and all that. But I also want to catch you up on life. I mean, we haven't spoke since December, so we're in a new year.

Speaker 1: 16:37

This is my second year as a full-time entrepreneur officially one year in, and it has been a journey. If you are considering resigning from your corporate job or your job of a long time, I was at my corporate job for 14 years and I resigned to go all in as an entrepreneur. And when I made that decision, I'm like, yeah, I get to make my own schedule, I get to wake up when the sun shines in my face and I get to, you know, not be glued to my keyboard. And yeah, that's not true at all. When you're an entrepreneur, you are responsible for your success and you are responsible for your failures and that requires time, commitment and effort and doing the things. That aren't always fun, but they are necessary, and I started this year in February.

Speaker 1: 17:32

I attended two retreats. I have been partnering with Luxury and Business Retreats. They are a company that teaches people entrepreneurs, whoever how to host profitable retreats. They have a membership which I'm a part of, and I am attending three of their retreats this year. So the first retreat was in Palm Beach. It went in February and we learned how to host luxury retreats at a luxury resort, because sometimes when you think retreats, you think that you're all in like one house together and that is a part of the retreat business. I personally prefer to have my own space, so I love the idea of hosting it at a resort or a hotel. So that really opened up my eyes and it gave me a ton of helpful information on hosting my own retreats. And if you are interested, you can click the link in my show notes and I will link their luxury and business retreats top five tips for hosting a profitable retreat their guide in the show notes so you can have that if you are interested in learning more about hosting a retreat. So you'll see, every Friday I post to my Instagram account and I share information about this process I'm going through with luxury and business retreats and how I'm learning the ins and outs of the retreat business and there's so much to know like it's insane and I thought it was much easier. It isn't. There's a lot of work there, but it is very interesting and it's very exciting. So I have that going on. And then I also attended a retreat in Puerto Rico with my business mastermind and that was so much fun. I'm in this mastermind for a year and we are just getting it done and it's so exciting and I love attending these retreats and being around other women who have that desire for success and just growing their business and growing themselves as people also. It is very powerful and I loved it. So I had my two trips. I'll be going to France in May, which is very exciting. If you have any tips for Champagne France, send them my way. I've never been before. And then I'll also be going to Slovenia with the luxury and business retreats retreats. So I'm very much looking forward to that.

Speaker 1: 19:46

I have some. I'm sure there'll be some random travel in there. I am keeping my eye on some last minute cruises because I shared in. When did I go? November, I went on my first last minute Norwegian cruise line cruise, my I mean my last minute cruise in general. I booked this cruise six days before the sailing and I got it for dirt cheap. It was under $400, five night cruise. It was amazing. So now I'm like, okay, I am just always going to look for these last minute cruises because it's so cheap and there's cruises out in New York. So I'm sure there will be a last minute cruise in my future that I will share with all of you.

Speaker 1: 20:27

And if you have any questions, anything that you want to know more about, please send them my way. I will create a podcast episode just for you for those questions, because if you have a question on it, most likely other people are going to have the same questions and I want to help as many people as possible and I want to make sure that I'm giving you the content that you're interested in. So send your podcast episode requests my way so I can answer them for you on these episodes and even if you have some questions, I can do a Q&A. I really I want to expand this podcast to everything that I enjoy, that I'm interested in and I have knowledge in Another part of my expansion which I've been doing this for a while and I just haven't been sharing it because it wasn't really applicable under the One Girl Travel name.

Speaker 1: 21:19

But I have been helping my clients with their brands. I help them, I actually teach them how to build their own website with my guidance. I help them build their websites. I help them with their brand identities. I help them with their social media identities, with everything with their brands. It is something I enjoy so much.

Speaker 1: 21:41

I love social media, I love marketing and this is something that, thankfully, my clients have found me through word of mouth. I haven't really spoken about it publicly, but it is something I love doing. And if you have a business that you want to expand and you want to make public, contact me because I would love to help you with that. If you have social media questions, marketing questions, editing questions, like I am your girl, I have all the things that I can help you with and I would love to work with you or just answer your questions for you in a post or on the podcast.

Speaker 1: 22:18

Whatever I can do to help you, I want to make sure that you are empowered to do the things that you desire to do.

Speaker 1: 22:21

To help you, I want to make sure that you are empowered to do the things that you desire to do. And that all goes back to my messaging with One Girl Travel, where I am helping women have the confidence to live the life they desire. And if they're getting that confidence through solo travel or showing up online or starting the business, whatever it is I am here for it and this is going to be an exciting journey. It's an uncomfortable journey. I am learning as I go and I appreciate you sticking with me and being here, and I look forward to more consistency now that I've just created that momentum to get started and to show up, even though the name isn't where I want it to be yet and I'm figuring it out. But that's what we do. We just figure it out, we show up and we learn as we go, and I look forward to the future. I look forward to seeing you on the main character energy workshop and I will see you soon. Have a great day.

Speaker 2: 23:20

Bye. Thanks so much for tuning in to this episode of the one girl travel podcast. If you're enjoying the show, please feel free to rate, subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can find out more about your host on our website, one girl travelcom, or follow her on Instagram, facebook, pinterest and Tik TOK. Thanks again for tuning in and we'll catch you in the next episode.