436: No Excuse Mom With Maria Kang

Maria Kang is known as the No Excuse Mom. In her twenties, Maria battled an eating disorder and began her popular blog in 2005. She gave birth in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and started the first free No Excuse Mom group in Elk Grove. In 2014 she started the No Excuse Mom movement, where she rallied thousands of mothers to begin hundreds of free workout groups in over 25 countries. In March 2015, she is launched her first book with Harmony books, titled “The No More Excuses Diet” detailing a realistic meal plan, home workouts and her trademark goal-setting strategy of S.P.E.E.D., S.T.R.I.V.E. and S.C.O.R.E.

Maria shares what she her confidence struggles were and how she is able to overcome them by living life on purpose. She shares how No Excuse Mom has helped become the powerhouse that she is today and helping other moms boost their confidence in the process with her No Excuse movement.

Bio

Maria Kang is known as the No Excuse Mom

Cultural Background

Maria is of Filipina and Chinese descent.

Favorite Self Confidence Quote

Thoughts become things.

Definition of Self Confidence

Self confidence is having belief in yourself and going the right path.

Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence

Back then, Maria went through different stages before discovering her confidence. She cared about what others thought of her, she never thought she was beautiful because she was of Asian descent and she lacked in her own abilities and her purpose.

The “AHA” Moment

Maria’s catholic faith made her realize she can let go and let God take care of it. She knew there was a purpose behind in each pain she encountered in her life.

In her 20s, she was competitive and looked like she was confident on the outside but really didn’t have it on the inside.

She also realized she is not defined by what she looks like or the things she owned.