We had the good fortune of connecting with Nora Maria Garcia and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nora Maria, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
I’ve always felt driven to be more, to do more. One of the biggest things I appreciate about myself is my commitment to bettering myself in all manners. Even if it’s simple like drinking more water, meal prepping and eating it everyday that week. Habits formed and succeeded give you dopamine, something I very much lack. I try to highlight all the little wins in my day.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Now, we all have struggles internally and externally that keep us in a cage. It could be your own insecurities, doubts, something negative someone made you believe. One of the biggest lessons I have learned and told myself is that: I made the cage. Because I agreed to see myself the way others made me believe. So. I can unmake the cage. I’m in control of my decisions, and I decide it’s time to be let out.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Oh, first we’ve got to start off with a brunch: La Parisienne on a sunny afternoon?! Let’s GO. Then walk it off at the Dallas Arboretum in full bloom. Maybe cry over a few blossoms. Then we’re onto Grandscape World Springs for some much needed recuperating and cocktails. Then we’re headed downtown. Dinner at the Operators Club for some Zeppelins that will rock your world. Then to the Turtle Creek strip of bars and clubs for dancing off those calories we’ve consumed. (maybe there’s karaoke involved 😉

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
This is a big shoutout to Dance Vision. They’ve helped me grow in ways I’ve been stagnant before, they’ve believed in me, supported me, cared about me. I feel so fortunate every day to have this much fun and thrive in a positive and uplifting environment.

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