Financial abundance (the financial ability to live the life you want) comes from success in two ares. 1) Math Side - This includes income, expenses, budgets, debt, credit card payments, interest rates etc. This is what people think of when they think of finance. 2) Mental Side - This is how we think about money, debt, income, expenses and the "math" side. Most people incorrectly believe financial success comes from mastering the math side, but ~75% of your financial results comes from your thoughts about money. This is GREAT news because we can create new thoughts which will turn produce new results.
In this episode I'll show how much meaning we attach to money, how that can negatively impact you and give you four action items to help improve your financial situation.
There are a few key things you should do at the end of each month. If you do these it will be a lot easier to stay on budget for the upcoming month.
In this podcast Felicia describes her experience and success going through my eight weak coaching program. She shares her own insights, struggles and success.
Over the past two weeks I've had several clients, who make good money, comment that they "want it to stop." They want to move past their current situation. Find out what I think about that.
In this podcast I share with you a significant insight I had to achieving your goals. There is a lot to finance and I finally figured out how to achieve your goals by using "two processes."
In this podcast I teach you how to make money at your side gig. I also explain the benefits to you and to your clients
Finding a new job is more about mental perseverance than it is about experience and skills. In this podcast I give you several ideas to help you stay positive and land the job you want.
In this podcast I give you several suggestions on how to ask for and get a raise.
In this podcast I explain how our income level is only limited by our current beliefs about how much we can make. I give examples from my own life to show how this is.
In this podcast I'll give you three reasons why cutting costs isn't always the most effective way to increasing your net worth. I'll also give you three reasons why focusing on making more money is a better solution.
In this episode you'll get home buying tips from a real estate broker. He also gives you a few financial resources to consider.
In this episode I'll explain how to use buying a house to motivate yourself to save for a down payment.
In this podcast you'll learn how to simplify your financial life. Making it simpler makes it easier to track, easier to plan and easier to achieve your goals.
In this episode you'll learn how your "primitive brain" is well intentioned but holds us back. You'll also learn how to manage it to get better financial results.
In this episode I'll give you three questions to ask before you cut any expenses. There are lots fo ideas of how to reduce expenses but this podcast helps you decide WHICH expenses to cut/reduce.
A New Year's Resolution is only good if you act on it. This podcast talks about taking action and the benefits, regardless of the size of action. I also give you 10 financial actionable items you can take today.
In this podcast I give you a few ideas to start the new year off right. I explain what is needed for a successful budget and give you an outline of the benefits of my coaching program.
A lot of people unknowingly struggle with having a lot of money as such it's hard for them to save. Increasing one's capacity to have can result in greater financial success.
Giving a gift can unintentionally create an imbalance between the giver and receiver. A TRUE sacrifice on the part of the giver can help balance the equation.
Creating the magic that comes with the holidays can create a lot of financial stress for parents. In this episode I explain how to reduce/eliminate that financial stress.
This podcast discusses two items - 1) Gratitude: what it is, its benefits and how to increase it. 2) Budgeting for the holidays.
Resilience is the ability to surmount those challenges that will inevitably happen on the path to financial abundance. In this podcast I give your 5 DOs and 2 DON'Ts to help you become more resilient.
Commitments are not goals, rather a recurring promise we make to ourselves to achieve a goal. In this episode I talk about the four components of a commitment and give you several ideas of commitments you can make to help achieve your financial goals.
Desire is something most of us are trying to decrease (spending money, eat wrong foods) or increase (exercise, save money). We are usually trying to curb our immediate desires and grow and long term desires.
The 1st of a 4-part series outlining the four mental skills needed for financial success. You'll learn how beliefs contribute to financial success and two ways to create beliefs the get the financial results you want.
Happiness - How is it tied to money? Why is it the more we buy the less effect it has on our happiness? I also explain the Hedonic Treadmill and how "things" only bring us temporary happiness.
Find out how your hidden assumptions can often be a large deterrent to financial progress.
Three times this week I was asked if "I should pay down my debt or put my extra money into savings." It's a great question that not everyone asks. Most people start by tackling their debt and then move on to savings. In this episode I explain why putting money into a savings account and then working on your debt gets better results.
I explain two methods to pay off your credit cards and give you 10 ideas how to execute on either of these.
For most, there is only one reason why they can't stop using their credit cards, the drive to be content. I explain how this cycle works, how it keeps us in debt and then I discuss four steps to break they cycle. This results in a happier life AND no credit card debt.
There are four steps to "planning" how to pay off your debt. 1) Start Saving 2) List All Your Debt 3) Strategize 4) Create a Contingent Plan.
This is the first of a four-part series on reducing debt. The first step is to address our thoughts about debt and our ability to pay if off. Shame, frustration and urgency are three common roadblocks to debt reduction. I explain why and how to overcome each of these.
You'll get better and faster results by using your strengths. Trying to "work on" your weaknesses is usually a waste of time.
Here are 11 ways you can increase your Net Income. I give you 4 ways to increase your income and 7 ideas for reducing your expenses.
The amount of debt you have or your monthly income are neither high or low or good or bad. It's just a number. But how you think about those items will shape your financial future.
Once you've created your budget most people go to work on reducing expenses. While there are benefits to this there are also drawbacks. What most people don't consider is increasing their income. In this podcast we talk about the pros and cons to reducing expenses and increasing income.
Caving to fear prevents us from achieving our goals. In this episode I talk about fear, where it comes from, how it affects us financially and how to overcome it.
These seven "cheats"/hints will help you create a successful budget. Anyone who's used a budget for a long period of time will tell you of the same common struggles. These seven ideas are my "cheats" to work around those problems.
In this podcast I give you the 5 categories to a successful budget. Using these five categories allows you to updated your budget quickly and makes reviewing the end results easier to understand.
Most people have negative thoughts about budgets such as, "you have to be financially sophisticated to use one" or "A budget just tells me all things I can't or shouldn't be buying." But neither of those are true. In fact a budget is just a financial to-do list.
Five steps to create new thoughts which will provide new results. Go from thinking, "I'll never be able to get out of debt" to, "I have a plan to get out of debt." Which of those feel better to you and which will provide better results. Learn how to create new and believable thoughts to achieve better financial results.
I'm betting you have a lot of thoughts about money that you don't realize. In this episode we'll learn how to discover our thoughts about money and why that's important.