I sat down with Angel Fernández, also known as Max Lewis, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, and the mindset required to grow beyond your environment.

Angel shares what it was like growing up working from a young age. Selling mangoes. Washing cars. Learning responsibility early. Figuring things out without a clear roadmap. He speaks openly about building confidence through action, about stepping into rooms before feeling fully prepared, and about how environment quietly shapes the limits we place on ourselves.

We talk about the weight of other people’s expectations, about choosing whose voice you allow to influence your decisions, and about the discipline required to create opportunities instead of waiting for them. Angel also opens up about a season when he stepped away from his own company and the personal growth that followed. There’s honesty in the way he describes leadership, humility, and the internal work that comes with expansion.

This episode speaks to anyone who feels like they started behind, who is building something without a safety net, or who senses there’s more in them but doesn’t know how to access it yet. It’s about growth in real time. About maturing through experience. About understanding that who you become determines what you can sustain.

If you’re navigating ambition, self-doubt, faith, or leadership, this conversation with Angel Fernández offers perspective that feels lived and earned.

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Are you tired of rushing through life like a "chicken without a head," waiting for the chaos to end before you can finally find peace?In this episode, I dive deep into the transformative power of intention, a divine decision made in union with God that allows you to change your entire experience without needing your external circumstances to shift at all.I share a personal story from November 2022, a day that was "supposed to be a disaster" as my father faced a cancer diagnosis while I managed a grueling work and travel schedule.By choosing to set an intention to be present and slow down, I discovered that you don't have to wait for a goal to be reached to experience the joy and peace you long for right now.In This Episode, You’ll Learn:- Intention vs. Goals: Why intentions are deeper emotional experiences that don't depend on a measurable outcome.- The Power of Deciding: How true "decision" means removing all other possibilities, like choosing happiness over misery.- Connecting to Divine Power: How to turn on your "spiritual GPS" and surrender to God's guidance to find the right path.- Living with Purpose: How to transform everyday chores, like doing dishes or folding laundry, into meaningful acts of love.- Measuring "The Gain": Why you should measure progress by looking backward at how far you've come rather than looking forward at the "gap".- Creating a North Star: How to use a "Word of the Year" and monthly intentions to guide your emotions and decisions.Resources & Links:Step Into Your Purpose: Learn about my programs at FaithAndGrowth.comTake Action: Book a call at TalkToBetsy.comRead the Book: Grab my book, Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversity https://a.co/d/awwbAgcGet the App: Download the Better with Betsy App and gain 24/7 access to Betsy through her Betsy Bot!Living with intention means you are the producer and director of your life, not your circumstances. Whether you are facing a difficult diagnosis or just a busy Tuesday, you have the power to choose how you show up. If you’re ready to stop mindlessly checking boxes and start living with divine purpose, this episode is for you.Remember to subscribe and share this with someone who needs to hear it!Follow me on social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterwithbetsy/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Betterwithbetsy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betterwithbetsy/Visit me at:https://hurt2hope.com/https://betterwithbetsy.com/https://faithbasedcoachingacademy.com/

I am terrified to share this episode.

For the first time, I’m not speaking from a scar, I’m speaking from the wound. In this raw and deeply vulnerable conversation, I open up about what it feels like to be in the messy middle of life: when your business isn’t producing the outcomes you hoped for, when your bank account feels tight, when your marriage feels tender, and when joy feels quieter than usual.

I’ve always declared that I am the happiest woman on earth. And I still believe that. But this week? I’ve been sad. And that doesn’t make me a sad person, it makes me someone walking through the middle of the journey.

In this episode, I share what it really looks like to navigate the tension between success and fulfillment. The difference between checking off boxes and actually feeling aligned. The reality of launching a faith-based business, pouring your heart into serving others, having $34 in your account after a $250 flat tire, and still choosing to praise God. The vulnerability of conflict in marriage. The frustration of effort not matching outcomes. The temptation to quit… and the faith to stay.

This episode is about faith, resilience, surrender, discernment, gratitude, abundance, and trusting God in uncertainty. It’s about staying obedient even when you’re uncomfortable. It’s about choosing fulfillment over metrics. It’s about believing that your story ends in resurrection, even if today feels like Good Friday.

If you’re in the messy middle of your business, your marriage, your finances, your health, or your purpose, this conversation is for you.

Keep on keeping on. Focus on fulfillment. Trust the process. The ending is joy.

Resources & Links:

Ready to step into your purpose and answer God’s calling to do more? Learn about my programs at FaithAndGrowth.com

If you’re ready to take action, book a call at TalkToBetsy.com

Grab my book, Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversityhttps://a.co/d/awwbAgc

Download the Better with Betsy App and gain 24/7 access to Betsy through her Betsy Bot.

If this episode resonated with you, subscribe, share it with someone in their messy middle, and leave a review. Your resurrection season is coming.