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2 episodes with damari gold
2 episodes with damari gold
2 episodes with damari gold
2 episodes with damari gold
Damari has a unique perspective on Money and Personal Finances. She is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, in understanding their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women. CONNECT WITH HER http://tgsaccounting.com/ https://www.damarigold.com/ Subscribe to this channel now! https://www.youtube.com/user/lunidelouis/?sub_confirmation=1 ---------------------------------------------------- Join our exclusive Facebook group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/339709559955223 --------------------------------------------------- Looking for accountability to do your morning routine -- join us tomorrow morning, it's FREE: https://bestmorningroutineever.com/ -----------------------------------------------------
Today we welcome Damari Gold, owner of The Gold Standard Accounting and Tax Firm based in Huntington Beach, California. Damari and her team are not your typical accounting firm and in this episode Damari shares how being a first generation American and business owner influenced her commitment to inform and empower clients of all levels […]
Today we welcome Damari Gold, owner of The Gold Standard Accounting and Tax Firm based in Huntington Beach, California. Damari and her team are not your typical accounting firm and in this episode Damari shares how being a first generation American and business owner influenced her commitment to inform and empower clients of all levels […]
Are you a side hustler? In today's episode of Tuesdays with Coach Mo Podcast, I am joined by Damari Gold, a Tax Advisor who shared her expertise on what you need to be thinking about when it comes to taxes on your side-hustle. Coach Mo Knows (a tip, a coaching question and a bit of inspiration) Tip: Connect with our guest on social @DamariGold, or hello@tgsaccounting.com Coaching Question: If you have a side-hustle, what grade will you give yourself for how effective you are in managing your financial obligations, i.e.. budget, taxes, financial planning. Inspiration ‘Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
Financial success doesn't happen when you hit a certain figure according to today's guest expert. In fact, Damari Gold has a unique perspective on money and Personal Finances. Damari, who states she is "not your daddy's accountant" gets real and touches on topics from debt to money shame, and even the excuses we use with money to keep us from going after our goals. What you will learn:Finances can be a very difficult, vulnerable part of their life for many online entrepreneurs, especially womenChanging the debt burden storyThree things to do starting today to create financial freedom Why financial freedom can't be somebody else's definition.The calendar approach to managing your money Our relationship with money is a very important aspectThe importance of understanding the root of your uncomfortable feelings about moneyFeatured on the show1-1 Coaching with LorenHang out with Loren on InstagramFind Damari here and here.
This week I'm talking with tax specialist Damari Gold all about how to face the numbers. We discuss why it's important to know your numbers in business, how to find a good tax accountant, and what the #1 most important thing is for women in business (hint: it has nothing to do with money!). Listen now to find out how Damari is redefining success and empowering women to achieve their goals. Plus, she shares why it's important to creating your very own CFO day!Connect with Damari inside her on Facebook, Instagram or via email at info@tgsaccounting.com. And find out more about how to book your 30 minute consultation on her website or grab her 3 Most Sought After Tax Resources for free! _____Ready to figure out the usiness stuff without all the 6-figure pressure? Sign up for the Making Business DO-able Workshop, happening LIVE on March 24th! Take your business learning a step further by improving your ability to make business decisions with the video series 3 Secrets to Starting a Successful Business. You'll learn all about where to spend your money, what to do for sustainable growth, and how to guarantee results!Ready to grow your business mind? Download my 12 Must-Read Books for Business Wisdom booklist for FREE!Want to dip your toe into the waters of business before you get started? Join the Business Women Book Club to discover business principles from some of the greats!Looking for a like-minded community where you can find your business-bestie? Find out more about the New-B Mastermind: Group Support for Women in Business and join the waitlist for Q2 of 2022!Need guidance as you become an expert in your business and learn to love the business process? Check out the New-B Development personal support program to see if it's right for you!Grab your copy of Manifest Success: How to shut out the noise and transform your big idea into a business you love! on Kindle or in print, on Amazon!
BONUS EPISODE: Tax Accountant Damari Gold shares why we should start preparing for the 2022 tax season today Damari Gold has a unique perspective on money and personal finances. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years, and founded The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc. in Huntington Beach, CA. Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, to understand their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women. Damari can explain money and personal finance's different levels and aspects, whether money mindset, money management, taxes, or just business fundamentals. She has a wealth of knowledge to share. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damarigold/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/damarigold Website: https://damari-gold-consulting.mykajabi.com/
Are you one of those people that thinks you can do your taxes yourself? If so, you are making a very expensive mistake. In this podcast you will learn: - One of the most common deductions most people don't know about - What to do when you are ready and willing to invest in yourself - How you can truly level up when it comes to your tax strategy After you finish listening to today's episode and download your BUsiness Expense worksheet bonus here: https://damari-gold-consulting.mykajabi.com/business-expense-worksheet-with-video-walk-through , follow Damari Gold on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damarigold or instagram @damarigold For questions or media inquiries regarding "Power of Fashion - One Decision can Change your Life" Podcast please email tara@tarapattenstylist.com or visit www.tarapattenstylist.com Remember, One Decision Can Absolutely Change Your Life ~ Choose Wisely!
This week's episode is perfect for this time of year...tax season! My guest this week, Damari Gold, is the co-founder of The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Consulting, Inc.!
In this special episode, Damari Gold enlightens us on how we can develop a financial and money mindset that leads to financial freedom. She shares some money management skills that could help us achieve financial freedom through setting goals, making plans and paying attention to some essential checklists and roadmaps. Connect with Damari Gold: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/ Website: https://www.damarigold.com/ Thank you for joining me on this MIRROR TALK podcast journey. Kindly stay connected by subscribing or following on any platform. Please do not forget to leave a review and rating. Let us connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrortalk.podcast/ More inspiring episodes and show notes here: https://mirrortalkpodcast.com/ Your opinions, thoughts, suggestions and comments matter to us. Share them here: https://mirrortalkpodcast.com/your-opinion-matters/ SPONSORED BY PODMATCH: Dear friend, you can grow your personal and business brand by creating a strong network through podcasting. Create real human connections, have the ability to share your story and interesting point of view. To get started, you can make use of the special offer for friends of this podcast on https://www.podmatch.com/signup/mirrortalk
174: Importance of Finance Management for Interior Designers with Damari Gold With us today is Damari Gold, owner of The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax firm. Damari is passionate about helping small business owners understand their money. So you can easily see why I am excited to have her on the podcast. We will be talking about the yes and no items for tax deductions, the importance of CFO days in your firm, and why we need a tax plan. Enjoy the conversation! Topics Mentioned: Define your industry Create a tax plan Have CFO days Consistency is key Key Thoughts: I don't know if you've experienced this, you go into tax offices, they're all gloomy and gray and just not fun. So, I set out to be different and set myself apart from that. Damari Gold (04:26) One of the things that I always tell my clients when they come to me, and I guess one of the very first things I do when we start working together, just look at their financials. Simply because as long as the numbers are being input correctly, they don't lie. Michele (6:24) If you don't like the story that the numbers are telling, we need to change the decisions, the inputs, and the choices, so that we can create a new story, and then we can tell them what to do, where to go, and how to get there. Michele (7:09) It is always better to do the preparation during the year as opposed to doing it at the end of the year, or trying to piece it together at a time when you're getting audited. Damari Gold (11:54) Being able to handle the taxes of both the business and the family, the earlier we do it, the better off we're going to be. Michele (31:05) Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com LinkedIn: Michele Williams Contact Damari Gold: Website: DamariGold.com Facebook: DamariGold Instagram: @damarigold Email: damari@tgsaccounting.com References and Resources: AIM Masterclass - Watch now Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Pricing Without Emotion® Understanding Your Financials™ Master Your Profit®
Brad & Lesley pull out some of Damari's golden nuggets from our last episode's interview with her, digging into how finances should serve as an affirmation, not a trigger - especially when we allow debt to define us. Debt can be debilitating, managing our credit score is so complicated, we don't walk around with little debt chat bubbles, and more.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co .And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:• Lesley's love language• Black Friday Cyber Monday deals... links below• When you focus on something, things happen• Why Lesley picked an S Corp for her business• Damari's last name is a Be It moment• How do we choose our titles as entrepreneurs?• We allow debt to define us• Your credit score is based on how you manage debt• We don't have debt chat bubbles...• Finances should serve as an affirmation, not a triggerBlack Friday/Cyber Monday Deals:• Be It Pod Merch https://lesleylogan.co/boutique• Online Pilates Classes https://onlinepilatesclasses.com• Fitness Business Courses https://profitablepilates.comEpisode References/Links• Damari's website https://www.damarigold.com/• The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture by Scott Belsky https://amzn.to/3DR8ql7If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookTik TokLinkedIn Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:01 Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:45 Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad and I are going to dig into the rich convo I had with Damari Gold in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that interview, feel free to pause this now, go back, listen to that one and then come back and join us. You know ... I don't even know how people are listening to these in which order but I am seeing all the different loves you have episode 34, made someone laugh out loud many times that makes me happy. (Lesley laughs) So you know, whichever order ...Brad Crowell 1:18 34 with Jessica Burgio that's a recap.Lesley Logan 1:20 ... I know, I know the evens are recaps, so here we are. So y'all, Happy Thanksgiving for those ... (Brad: Happy Thanksgiving.) If you're listening to this, then right now whether it's Thanksgiving for you or not, I'm just so grateful for you. I know I said it last week in Episode 50. (Brad: What?) But I really am and it was really fun to celebrate the 50th episode because I got to see a lot more love for the pod and I'm just words of affirmation is my love language. So thank you so much, but because it is Thanksgiving. (Brrr brrr brrrrr)Brad Crowell 1:57 What is that mean?Lesley Logan 1:58 Oh, it's like a little like, drumroll. (Lesley table drumming)Brad Crowell 2:00 Oh, I thought you're trying to be Cardi B for a second. (Brad and Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 2:05 That's Cardi B. (Brad: Yeah) Cardi B is a little one. A drumroll is longer. (Brrrrrrrr)Lesley Logan 2:09 Gotcha. Yeah. (Lesley: I have no idea. That's why I ...) Exciting news. And if you're on our email list, you already are aware (Lesley: Things are on sale.) Starting on Friday the 29th, so the day after Thanksgiving. (Lesley: Yeah, we ...) For only four days we're just gonna do Friday, Saturday Sunday, Monday closes Monday night.Lesley Logan 2:26 We are doing, if you're watching it on YouTube and you just saw everything shake, Gaia is really weird today. Ah ...Brad Crowell 2:35 She threw herself into the table. (Brad laughs)Lesley Logan 2:37 I know she also, y'all she loves plastic bottles and today she decided that a can in the trashcan was a plastic bottle. So I do think her eyesight is going ... (Brad: Oh geez.) But anyways, let's go back to these deals. (Brad: Yes.) Um, so on our sites, check out the notes below. We have different amazing deals for different things. So (Brad: Yes) for our Pilates teacher ...Brad Crowell 2:55 We're bringing Las Vegas possible.Lesley Logan 2:57 Yeah. Well, here we go. Well specifics, if you're a teacher hit a Profitable Pilates because good shit is happening with the courses, (Brad: Yeah) you're welcome. (Brad: Yeah) You are welcome. This is the best sale I've ever done on those courses. I don't want to hear it. Just go by them, have fun. I want you to change your business. (Brad: Yeah.) If you are Pilates levah, there's some workshops and some legacy stuff. So get your ass over there and ...Brad Crowell 3:24 At onlinepilatesclasses.com ... YesLesley Logan 3:25 And then over at lesleylogan.coLesley Logan 3:29 Yeah. We got BE IT pod merch.Lesley Logan 3:31 Cuz you know what? You should dress up like me. (Lesley laughs) Also ...Brad Crowell 3:35 And it's on sale right now, (Lesley: It's on sale.) for tomorrow til 29th.Lesley Logan 3:39 It's on sale. And here's the thing. We are old school, elder millennials. I'm so sorry. I do not like that the sales are starting earlier and earlier every year. No ...Brad Crowell 3:48 Yeah, I'm with you (Lesley: I'm in protest ...) in being against to that.Lesley Logan 3:51 I'm in protest. And so this is how I'm showing my protest.Lesley Logan 3:54 It's not Black Friday, Cyber Monday month. (Lesley: No) It's Blackfri-day, Cybermon-day. (Brad laughs)Lesley Logan 4:00 Yeah. And just and then what the days in between where, you know, those are your ... (Brad: We are giving you the weekend.) Those are your bonuses. Now, I don't want to hear it when I start celebrating my birthday month. That is true. (Brad laughs) That is real. But it doesn't mean tons of sales in your inbox every frickin' day. So go, go ... go stock up and all the things that make your life better because I'm really excited about it and ... (Brad: Heck yea) Happy Thanksgiving. Okay.Brad Crowell 4:28 All right.Lesley Logan 4:29 So, we, instead of an audience question this week, I actually wanted to share a couple things. I was just doing a coaching call with one of our agency members and she had listened to the episode with Dr. Bender. And when Dr. Bender shared that she umm she has like physical things around for like, just by bringing in the things she wanted. So for example, she wanted money to be around her always ...Lesley Logan 5:02 This is episode 41 with (Lesley: Yeah) Dr. Kelly Bender.Lesley Logan 5:05 So, listen to this. So this is episode 52? (Brad: Yeah.) Okay. So 11 episodes ago, my client listened to the BE IT item from Dr. Bender. And she all... she did what Dr. Bender did. So Dr. Bender had put two $100 bills on a table in her house with a crystal and amethyst crystal on it. And like, you know, she's like, "... Money is around me, flows to me easily." And this client was like, "Okay, I'm going to do it." So she's like, "How much money should I put there?" So she is like, "I'm gonna put the same amount of money as a new client package." So she put three $100 bills in her desk drawer. And she's like, "I don't have any crystals but I had this rock, and I have a bracelet of other crystals. And my mom would collect these like half dollars. And so I put that on there." And she's like, "I've had four new clients for in 11 episodes." That's like three weeks. (Lesley laughs)Brad Crowell 6:02 Like six weeks. Yeah. (Lesley: Oh) Five and a half weeks.Lesley Logan 6:05 Five ... whatever. That's still a new client a week, basically.Brad Crowell 6:08 Oh, it's amazing.Lesley Logan 6:09 It's amazing.Brad Crowell 6:09 I'm not taking away from her (Lesely: So ...) for her achievement at all. I think it's really amazing.Lesley Logan 6:13 So y'all, um, I'm not answering questions, because I'm just sell... to I just want to share with you if you do these BE IT action items. Life is like happening for you.Lesley Logan 6:24 Yeah, I just, I just kind of need to comment because I'm not like, like the overly "woowoo." But I would guess that your client opened the drawer and saw that in there. And it was a consistent reminder. And that kept bringing the idea of getting new clients to the top of her mind. And that's why because she's focused on it brings it you know, you're doing it, (Lesley: Yeah) you're, you're you're going after your you know, you're actually focusing on it. (Lesley: Right) So, (Lesley: Yeah) I absolutely believe that. You know what, when we focus on something things happen. And that's just a real easy physical reminder that you can't miss.Lesley Logan 7:02 Yeah, so anyways, next week, maybe we'll answer a question, or maybe we'll share another win... You know, we're gonna call them bold moments. And maybe so either (Brad: It's a bold moment) we're gonna answer question, or we're gonna ans... we're gonna share a bold moment from our BE IT listeners. And that could be you. So share that with me.Brad Crowell 7:17 Love that.Lesley Logan 7:18 Okay.Brad Crowell 7:20 I'm gonna write that down, "Our first bold moment." (Lesley: Okay.) Oh, yeah. (Lesley: Woo)Lesley Logan 7:27 I had another one, but it's on I screenshot it and I don't I don't know where it is. But someone DM me a bold moment and I need to find it. And I'll maybe I'll share it next week.Brad Crowell 7:37 We'll bring it back.Lesley Logan 7:38 ... It'll be a segue. You know what, we have a new producer, and that's going to be her job. (Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 7:42 That's true. We have a producer. We hired a producer. (Lesley: I know.) It was really amazing and exciting. I just spent a bunch of time on zoom with her this morning.Lesley Logan 7:51 I like her glasses.Lesley Logan 7:54 Yeah. Oh, yeah. No, she she's she's rad. Her name is Amanda. She does, she has no idea that we're talking about her on the pod.Lesley Logan 8:01 We have to change our outro.Brad Crowell 8:03 Oh, yeah, we got to do all the things. (Lesley: Oh, shoot.) Yeah, no, it's official. (Lesley: Well, she can task us with that) By the time you listen to this, we'll have a new ... (Lesley laughs) maybe we'll have another outro. Well, very soon. (Lesley: Very soon.) Things are gonna change. It's exciting. (Lesley: It's exciting) We're very happy about it. (Lesley: Yeah.) Anyway. (Lesley: Okay.) Okay, now let's talk about the Damari Gold.Lesley Logan 8:22 I love it.Brad Crowell 8:23 Damari Gold is a tax accountant who left the corporate world to open her beach side firm. Her business and her clients are her life. She hates the way we collectively define success and allow debt to stop us in our tracks. And she works with her clients to battle that mentality, creating space for messy beginnings. I really enjoyed your conversation with her. It's actually a lot of fun. (Lesley: Yeah) She, you know, she's gone to school, started working, got her Masters, was working again, decided she actually didn't like working for people. And that's when she wanted to go start her own thing. And then she said she struggled with starting on a thing because she just didn't pull the trigger. And then like couple years in, she finally did. And now she's out on her own. You know, (Sorry, I almost pulled my headphones off.) (Brad and Lesley laughs) Now she's on her own. And and, you know, doing accounting, and what I what I loved about this conversation was that she's anything but a typical accountant, at least from this conversation that ... (Lesley: Oh my God, she isn't) and it was a lot of fun.Lesley Logan 9:37 Or maybe she is and they're all lying to us. (Brad laughs) But like I just loved how honest she was about even her own financial status and life and things like that. (Brad: Sure) Because I think we think of accountants. I mean, your parents are accountants, if I'm not ... (Brad: My dad is) your dad is. (Brad: Yeah) He's like really good with money. (Brad: Yeah. Yes) And so I just think accountants are just like really good with money and like our CPA in California, oh my God, like he scared me. I was like, I, I don't even know, like, he didn't scare me. He's actually so lovely. And he took such good care of us. But like, I'm not even kidding. Like, I ...Lesley Logan 10:11 No. His higher level thinking about money. It was like so different than the way that we conceptualize and it was, it was intimidating. I'm not gonna lie. Lesley Logan 10:11 No, no, he called me into his office. And I was like, "I have to go to my CPA's office."Brad Crowell 10:22 It's like being sent to the principal.Lesley Logan 10:23 I know, he like email me. He's like, "Lesley, we need to have a meeting." I was like, "Oh my God." And he like, sat me down for an hour and explained to me how I couldn't keep doing business the way I was doing business as a sole proprietor. And I needed to choose to be ... he like he's like, "You have to choose. Are you going to be LLC or you're going to be an S Corp?" And it was really funny, because it was like, right before you proposed to me, and he's like, "Well, when your LLC you need to have like these two people. But if your S Corp, you could be you or these other things." And I said, "Well, I think I'm, think I'm going to be an S Corp thing, because it's just me and I'm just dating someone right now. So like, who's gonna be my partner in this?" Ahh! And then you ...Brad Crowell 11:00 That's why you pick the S Corp? (Lesley: I know) (Lesley laughs) That's unbelievable.Lesley Logan 11:05 He also said that S Corps (Brad laughs) have ahh, gonna have more write offs, because corporations just have more bills. So I was like, "Great."Brad Crowell 11:13 I love the logic behind that, that is ... (Lesley laughs) amazing.Lesley Logan 11:17 But he said S Corps have, you know, they have more bills. So people like that the auditing is different. And I was like, "Okay, that also sounds less scary. So let's go that way." (Brad and Lesley laughs) Anyways, but I really loved Damari back to the who we are recapping because she, it's like, it's all I felt like if I became an accountant. Right? Like, not that I would, but like, I feel like we have similar personalities and (Brad: Yeah) similar outlooks on life. And so anyways, it's all about me. Right? And she was just fabulous. So anyways,Lesley Logan 11:50 That's awesome. Yeah. So so well, actually, so so she had a whole bunch of things that she went through, actually, the conversation flowed pretty well. (Lesley: Thank you) (Lesley laughs) Yeah, I mean, from one story to the next. It just kept rolling. But you had you had one specific thing you're (Lesley: Oh, like ...) very excited about.Lesley Logan 12:12 ... hands down. Can we just talk about how Be It Till You See It is this? Her name, I thought, gosh, so cool. Her name is Damari Gold. (Dog barks) And she's the Gold Standard Accounting or whatever. And like, you know, I just thought like, "That's amazing." Like, she's so lucky to be named Damari Gold, because then she kept the Gold Standard Accounting or whatever. And so when I asked her, she's like, "Oh, no, I, that's my stage name." (Lesley laughs) I was like, "That is so Be It Till You See It." Like that, y'all like, sometimes you have to name yourself or name your thing, like what you want it to be. And so she did that. And now it's, you know, it's, it's her name, and I freaking love it. So anyways.Lesley Logan 12:25 Yeah. That is ... she definitely has a full story about how she came up with it. And it's her favorite color and all these other things. And at the end, she was like, "Well, Gold Standard Accounting. I think I'm just gonna call myself, Damari Gold." (Lesley: Yeah.) And that's what she's doing. (Lesley: Yeah.) So and it flows and it sounds baller.Lesley Logan 13:15 It sounds so... it sounds so baller. (Brad: Yeah) I mean, you know ...Lesley Logan 13:18 But I think that, you know, let's look at it from the BE IT perspective. We talked about this, I can't remember exactly one. But it was like, way back in the beginning. We talked about right, creating your own title. (Lesley: Oh, yeah.) You know, and how maybe you have been defining yourself as, quote/unquote, "Just a Pilates teacher," you know, (Lesley: Yeah) which I think is a terrible way to define ourselves, because we're not "just" anything. (Lesley: We're not just anything). But let's just say you're a Pilates teacher, what if instead, you were a movement liberator. (Lesley: Ooh) Ooh, you know or ...Lesley Logan 13:54 Look at the person pulling out the thesaurus. (Brad and Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 13:57 You know, or, you know, I think that there is so much creativity that can be had in how we define ourselves. And, you know, before we were obviously talking about, like, the title that we have adopted, but I think it's amazing that she changed her name to fit with the you know, who she is, when she's, you know, working her business. (Lesley: Yeah) I thought that was great.Lesley Logan 14:22 100%. Well, speaking of things you love, what did you ... what what is, what did you love?Lesley Logan 14:28 Yeah, okay, so this was profound. And (Lesley: Ooh) I knew this was rich. Hmm. (Lesley: Rich) So she, she basically said debt ... We allow debt to define us. We allow debt to stop us. We allow debt to be this big, massive, scary mountain that we can't function when there's debt and we are also sold with this, you know, just the way that our our society works and capitalism and all the things. We're sold this idea that, you know, "Being debt free is the only way to be." (Lesley: Oh my God) You know, and ... (Lesley: Y'all, it's like ...) Here's, here's my, here's my thing. Clearly, being debt free is a positive thing. I'm not saying that it's not. I'm not saying that you should just incurred that you know, like create debt for that sake. No, that's stupid. But what I am saying is that the difference of you being in debt and you being out of debt, actually, it's, it's this weird definition that we have for ourselves. Why would being out, out of debt.... does that make you, like... (Lesley: Doesn't make you a better person)... a freer person? A better person? (Lesley: No.) A better person and better business owner. A better whatever? No, it's just actually it's an accomplishment for sure. I'm not saying that it's not. But I, I don't think that, like, we're gonna have this, this like life changing experience, the day that we finished paying off our debt. It's gonna be a celebration in a moment, (Lesley: Oh, my God) but life is still gonna continue the way that life was.Lesley Logan 16:05 Do you remember when I paid off my student loans?Brad Crowell 16:07 Yeah, I remember you going, "Oh, shit. (Lesley: I paid them off.) I paid them off."Lesley Logan 16:11 There was no freaking glitter, confetti, balloons. Lesley Logan 16:15 Yeah, it was like seven o'clock, I was making dinner.Lesley Logan 16:17 I know, I got this email that says, "You pay, you made your last payment." And I was like, "That's it. That's what it feels like." (Brad: That's what it feels like) I was the same person. (Brad: Congratulations, Babe!) Congratulate... but the point is, is like, I literally did not change from before that email to after that email. And ...Lesley Logan 16:35 Yeah. The difference was, you had a couple hundred dollars more in your bank account each month (Lesley: Yeah) which, "Hey, that's a win."Lesley Logan 16:40 That's a win, but it doesn't... (Brad: It's huge win for sure.) It doesn't define you as a per... human being. And I also just want to say, I don't know how it works in different countries, but here in the States, your credit score is based on how you manage debt. (Brad: Yeah) And so being debt free doesn't actually make you a better person to give a house loan to. (Brad: Right) And so it's a stupid game, and we're all taught like, "Oh, my God, if you have debt, it's not great." And I grew up that way. I grew up in a household where there's a lot of debt, a lot of bill collectors calling, it's a really sucky situation to be in. (Brad: Sure.) And I saw what it did with my parents and what they how they felt about themselves, and how they showed up and how they, they how they felt in their marriage and how they felt as parents. And the reality is, is that like, I don't think I would have had different childhood. Like, the amount of money that was my childhood was not what made my childhood good or bad. The stress of, of how they may debt define them, that ... (Brad: That affect each other) affected me, that affected me, but (Brad: Yeah) like, you know, I didn't, who knows what you have versus what someone else has have. I don't know as a kid. So I'm just saying, I really ...Lesley Logan 17:48 It's not until you're in middle school in high school, that you're like, "Oh, they bought the bling jeans and I didn't get to buy the bling jeans." (Lesley: Yeah) But like growing up, I'm the same way my parents were incredibly frugal. And, you know, I mean, my mom would rather take me to the consignment shop and buy, you know, 10 pair of $8 jeans than one pair of $80 jeans. Like that's just the way that I grew up. So totally, I totally understand that. And I think that we allow this, this, like, I think that it becomes like a skeleton in our closet. And it becomes this, like, this, this, like this, this fear that like sits in our gut that like, "Oh, I have debt like if I if I try anything right now I could really like screw us all over because I still have debt" in addition to whatever it is that you want to go do. And I I don't want that for you. That's not reality. (Lesley: No) You know, we do obviously we have bills to pay, we got to, we got to make sure we can meet those, those requirements. But you know, I and I do think that it's important to be paying more than your debt balance. Like if you don't want to pay the minimums (Lesley: Yeah) it's just like a never ending cycle. But if we let no but I think what you said on the last episode, which I loved was it's not like we walk around with a chat bubble hovering over us that says, "Haha. Brad still has school debt because guess what? (Lesley: Right) Brad still does have school debt." You know, and "Brad's gonna have school debt for another 10 years."Lesley Logan 19:25 Well, yeah, or I'm just gonna keep praying that they go federal loans go away. But anyway. (Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 20:14 Right. But but it's but but because ... it sound like I advertise that right. So nobody needs to know that.Lesley Logan 19:37 And no one needs to know that but also like, it's a little freeing when you share it because it's like that skeletons out of the closet. But at this, it doesn't change who you are, and unless you let it. So (Brad: Right) if you I see this all the time in the people that I coach in the industry, I see people go, "I don't have enough money. I can't do that. I can't do it." And so then they're like sit in the back of the room or they feel like they can't be part of this group or the join this thing. And it's (Brad: Yeah) like, actually, like, you are an amazing human being already. And yeah, there's and then underneath that you have like, "Amazingness, amazingness, amazingness. Oh, also another thing is that debt." But that doesn't actually define you. It's just another piece of inventory. You also have a couch, you also have a car, you also have a Cadillac like you don't have. It's not like personality trait debt that (Brad: Yeah) doesn't... If you look at pe... personality traits or what makes a good human being, you don't see debt free on that list.Lesley Logan 20:32 Yeah. And I do think that, you know, the, you obviously want to be responsible with the debt that you have and the money that you have. But if you go look at businesses, (Lesley: Oh, my God) who are growing and value that millions and billions of dollars, they also carry debt, there is actually part of the game is that, you know, now I'm not saying credit card debt is to your benefit all the time. But you know, there, it's just a different perspective, we've been sold this story that, "You have to be debt free," and that's not necessarily the truth.Lesley Logan 21:05 Yeah, I mean, it'd be nice, but it's not going to again, I promise you, when you are debt free, no one is going to show up with confetti and glitter and balloons. There's not gonna be a frickin' party for you. It's gonna feel the exact same. You'll just have more money in your bank account. (Brad laughs) So be the person you want to be, (Brad: Yeah) Till you see the debt, be free. Boom! (Brad: We'll take that.) (Lesley laughs) Okay, well, look, no one's offering (Brad: Yeah) a marketing job over here. It's fine. All right.Lesley Logan 21:34 All right, (Lesley: Here we go.) All right. All right. So finally, let's talk about the BE IT action items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Damari Gold?Lesley Logan 21:47 Oh, well, here it is. WaitLesley Logan 21:49 Yeah. I'm gonna jump ... (Lesley: You're go in first) I'm gonna jump in. (Lesley laughs) I think we swapped ours out here. Um ...Lesley Logan 21:55 No, I think we're good. I still, I got mine.Lesley Logan 21:57 Okay. So basically, (Lesley laugsh) basically, one thing she said at the very end of the interview was, "To put your vision out there." You know, I think for her, she was speaking from this very personally, because she was talking about how she wanted to do this, start her own business, she wanted to what she didn't, she wanted to want she didn't, it took a couple years. And, and she started to tell her clients or her friends, she started like, kind of on the side, "This is what's gonna happen, this is where it's gonna be, this is how it's gonna be," you know and then again, it's kind of like the money. You know, the crystals in your top drawer, where when you pull open your door to pull out your socks, you see that and you go, "Right? New clients, new clients, new clients." In this case, she's putting the vision out there, because you're (A) creating vulnerability. Right? You're you're making yourself vulnerable to other people, (B) you're consistently reminding yourself and those people are going to be looking at you like, "Is she going to do what she says?" you know, and (Lesley: Yeah) so it helps you stay focused, stay on track to get to where you want to be.Lesley Logan 23:04 Well, before we started this podcast, I was telling people, "I'm started a podcast." (Brad: Yeah, for like a year.) Yeah. "I'm started a podcast. I'm started a podcast." And then we recorded for four months before the pod came out. (Brad: Yup) But I started a podcast, but like, (Brad: Oh yeah) put it out there. But um, you know that even our even this house, this house, we knew this was our house, because we put the vision out there. No, maybe we didn't blast it on Instagram. Ve... most people were surprised we moved but like, our coach knew, the people in our group knew, (Brad: Yeah) they we had told them very specifically, we are looking for a house with this many rooms, with this much space, with this much this, it's gonna cost us this much. Put it out there. And then it was like when I when it came across my emails like, "Oh, this is this is a vision." (Brad: That's the one. Yeah) So yeah, I'm big on that, y'all, put it out there. Okay, my biggest takeaway is "Become more aware of how you're being supported with your goal." And I'm going to add a little bit to this, I think because I'm long winded. So first of all, awareness is the first step in everything, okay? And if you are like most human beings, you are very aware of how you're not being supported or how you're not working towards your goal or what you didn't get done. But very, very few, very, very rarely do we acknowledge, like what we did do, what is going well, who is supporting us, what is supporting us? And so I think it's really important that maybe at the end of each day, you just take a moment to think about like, the goal you're working towards and what did happen. So like maybe ...Lesley Logan 24:50 Maybe wins, micro wins.Lesley Logan 24:40 Micro wins (micro wins are so important.) Micro wins are gonna like really propel you. Oh my God, I'm reading the book, "Messy Middle." (Brad: Yeah. The Messy Middle) And like most of you need to make sure that your wins carry through because there's like highs and lows, highs and lows, (Brad: Yeah) highs and lows. FIrSo the other thing is is like in that awareness, get as much clarity as possible around the things that are in your goals. So like what we talked about with Brad's takeaway with put your vision out there. We literally wrote down, like, "How many rooms?" Okay. (Brad: Yeah) And when I hear people say things like, since we're going to talk about Damari Gold and we're talking about money, I hear people say that "Money is an obstacle." And I say, "How much money do you need?" I don't know. Awareness is so key. If you're not aware of how much money you need for your goal to happen. (Brad: Yeah) You're always gonna say that money is the obstacle. But what if you just need $500? You know, like, maybe you need $5,000, maybe $500,000. But have that awareness because it is actually going to help you achieve the things you're working towards. You have to really get clarity around that.Brad Crowell 25:49 You know, I'm going to add on to this (Lesley: Oh keep adding, were just gonna keep layering) ... another talking point that she said that we didn't bring up (Lesley: Seven layer cake.) (Lesley laughs) Yeah. She said that finances should serve as an affirmation, not as a trigger. (Lesley: Oh, I forgot about.) Yeah, that was like, that was that was a golden nugget right there that that was a Damari Gold nugget right there. (Lesley: Ooh) Ah. (Brad laughs)Lesley Logan 26:12 And because we live in Vegas near the Golden Nugget.Lesley Logan 26:14 Golden Nugget. (Lesley laughs) All the things so so you know, you just said that ... What you just said made me think of that because I do think that we, you know, I for years, I was afraid to look at my bank account. It was just weird denial like thing where I was like, "Okay, if I only spent $6, I hope I'm sure there's going to be enough money in there. You know, and I would buy lunch or whatever." And and like, but I would just never actually log in and look at the actual total. And it like, I don't know, like, somehow I thought I was gonna be okay, if I ignored it. I don't know. Weird thing, right? Because ... (Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 26:53 I'm sure a lot of people listening to this are like, "Oh, that's me, too."Lesley Logan 26:56 Oh, yeah. No, I don't think that I was alone in that. And that's like, people avoid, I avoided and I thought that by avoiding it would make things okay ... wrong. I would then only deal with it when I bounced a check or my credit card, or my debit card would get declined. And then the now I'm in the hole because they charge you 35 bucks. Right? So, you know, this was this was after college and and when I was like hustling, trying to get any kind of work. And but but but money became this fearful thing. And the only way to to get like dig into that and change it is to actually embrace it head on. Right? And that's kind of what Damari was talking about finances should serve as an affirmation, not as a trigger. The affirmation, being, "I haven't ... I have $6 to buy my lunch. You know, I know because it looked at my damn bank account. And I can see that I have $1,000 in there. Yes, I can buy lunch for $6." As opposed to "I only have $1,000 in there. (Aaaahhh freakout session.) I (Lesley: Yeah) can't buy lunch for $6." (Lesley: Yeah) Right? So it says definite, you know, you're it's not something that you just easily do. But, but it's something to work on.Lesley Logan 28:08 We should call this a gold conversation. This conversation is gold our Aussies, they would have fuckin' loved it. They would loved it. (Brad laughs)Brad Crowell 28:15 Yeah, it's a gold convo.Lesley Logan 28:16 I got to add legend into a conversation, (Brad: Yeah right) then they'll be like, "What?" Well, um, gosh. I'm Lesley Logan.Brad Crowell 28:26 And I'm Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 28:27 Thank you so much for joining us today. (Brad: Yeah) We are so freaking grateful you're here. How are you to use these tips in your life? Let us know by sending us a DM to the pod on Instagram and we'll catch you in the next episode. Until then, Be It Till You See It.Brad Crowell 28:41 Bye for now. Lesley Logan 28:44 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. 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Does your debt define you? Today Lesley interviewed tax accountant Damari Gold (don't worry, it's not all about boring taxes.) They discussed the idea of being debt free (is that good or irrelevant?), our personal relationships with money, starting a side hustle, and battling our fear of failure.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co .And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How Damari got her last nameWhat happens when you understand your personal finances?Accounting/bookkeeping doesn't come naturallyThe preconception that debt free means happinessFinances should serve as an affirmation not as a triggerThe numbers don't lie!How does money trigger you?How to start a side hustleFear of failureDebt shouldn't define us, yet we use it to define what's possibleHaving God-sized goalsEpisode References/Links:Damari's websiteDamari's IGThink and Grow Rich, by Napoleon HillThe Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream, by Paulo CoelhoGuest Bio:Damari has a unique perspective on Money and Personal Finances. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc in Huntington Beach, CA.Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, in understanding their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women.Damari can share with you on different levels and aspects of Money and Personal finance; whether it be money mindset, money management, taxes, or just the fundamentals of business, she has something for everyone.If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookTik TokLinkedIn Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00 Hello, Be It Till You See It listener. I love you. I'm just I'm just so excited that we're going to do this every week. Thank you for pressing play on this and downloading this podcast for you ever listen to it. It's really, it's actually it means so much to us. Believe it or not those things actually matter. And so, I'm grateful that you listen to these things but those are the things that matter. And and today I brought in a tax accountant and do not stop listening Holy Moly I promise this is not like going to tax accounting class. Damari Gold who is such a delight. She came in because I I was talking to her, I met her through Renee Dick another podcast guest we had and I just asked her I said like you know, "Do you know any other epic woman we should have on?" and when she introduced me to Damari is like, "Oh my gosh, she is the coolest tax accountant." She she has so many gems in here for you, so if you are afraid of money if like debt scares you, if taking the leap of being it till you see it is like hung up on what money you do or don't have, I need you to listen to this episode so much. This is probably one you're gonna save and relisten to because she really makes things less scary and I think you're gonna realize that she and you and I we're all the same. And I just it's joy. It's easy and it's not scary. Like like finances can be scary. This is not scary and she really has some great tips for you. So take a listen to the coolest tax accountant you will ever hear. (Lesley laughs) I don't think I could ever beat this. Thank you so much after this brief message we'll have Damari Gold.Lesley Logan 1:41 Welcome to the Be It Till You See it podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring Bold, Executable Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 2:24 Hi, welcome back to the Be It Till You See It podcast. I have Damari Gold here with us today. Y'all, I I tell you all the time that it is important to ha... like lean into your friends and let people know what you're working on. And that is because I asked, I asked Renee Dick who was a podcast guest of ours recently. "Who else should I have? Who else should I talk to?" And she was like hands down, "Damari Gold you have to talk to her. She is amazing." And y'all I have had many times when I've talked to her already. She is amazing. I'm obsessed with what she's doing and I can't wait for you to hear her words for herself. So Damari, hi, thanks for being here.Damari Gold 2:59 Hi, thanks for having me.Lesley Logan 3:01 So can you tell everyone where you were like talking to you from where you are at? What you're up to? How you got into what you're doing?Damari Gold 3:07 Definitely, so I am in California. I, I'm the owner of the Gold Standard Accounting and Tax. So, I'm a tax accountant by career and trade. And we're located in Huntington Beach and, how did I get started? So way back when I think my passion for this type of industry became apparent to me because I'm a natural problem solver. And I ...Lesley Logan 3:34 That's such a cool strength (natural problem solver). (Damari laughs)Damari Gold 3:38 Yeah, I mean, I mean I think a lot of people tend to think that it's because of the numbers and, yes I am a bit of a numbers gal, but I think most of it came from problem solving. And in taxation it's just no one picture is ever the same. (Damari laughs) (Lesley: Wait) So, it really there's lots of room to problem solve I suppose. And I have also a very good gift at connecting the dots and seeing the big picture. So, I think that this industry was just the right call for me and you know I'm good at it. So, I'm happy. Lesley Logan 4:16 That's that is really cool. I've actually so... you'll be you're the first, you're the first tax accountant I've interviewed (Lesley laughs) on the podcast and when I put this out I didn't think like, "Oh I'm gonna have a tax accountant on here" but I also think you're the first one who I'v... who I've ever talked to who has like a story like that. Like, "I love mine." They're really good. They're really good at what they do but they're kind of like, "Lesley you want to send that in? Damari: Yeah) Because it's, it's time to send..." (Lesley and Damari laughs) (Damari: Yeah) What I love about you first of all, how cool is your name "Gold" because you could have the Gold Standard as your title like ...Damari Gold 4:49 Yes, well, it's my artist name so I picked it it's my chosen last name ... (Lesley and Damari laughs)Lesley Logan 4:56 Okay, if that's not being it till you see it though. So, can we talked about, do you mind talking about that? (Damari: No, no, no) So you were not Damari Gold by birth? (Damari: No) So, when did you decide like, how did you decide like you are going to give yourself an artist's name?Damari Gold 5:13 Well, okay so my favorite color is gold and it was always such an odd, like people would always say, like that's such an odd like color to say, right? And over time ...Lesley Logan 5:25 It's true. I think you're the only person has ever told me that gold is their favorite color.Damari Gold 5:28 Yeah. So so as I think as those things came about, you know, have you ever heard of that thing about "hearing things in threes," right? (Lesley: Yeah) And at the time I was reading "Think and Grow Rich" and in that he Napoleon Hill talks about that there more gold has been mined from the minds of men than actual physical gold. And it really stuck with me because I thought it's so true about how the gold really is in our like, we have a lot of it in ourselves and being able to dig that out and finding it. And so, as I was developing my business name, I decided to go with the Gold Standard Accounting and Tax and I thought, "Well you know what, I'm just gonna give myself the last name, Gold." That is how I came with my my artists last name.Lesley Logan 6:24 Okay. Obsessed because that is being it till you see it. You're like, "Yeah, I'm Damari Gold. I'm going to be the Gold. I'm going to name my company after this," like I (Damari: Yeah) you at all in, I love that so much. So okay, thank you for sharing that because I have been tempted, I'm not going to, not freak out. I have a really good thing but (Damari laughs) but I grew up with my mom, she was like, "You could change your name if you want to," and I'm like, "How, what would I change it to?" like who how ... it's a long story everyone, I was not supposed to named Lesley Logan, I suppose to name Morgan Jackson (Lesley and Damari laughs) So, I'm Morgan Jacklyn (Damari: Oh, I like it) and so like that. And it didn't, it didn't stick. So anyways, one day, I'll have my parents on to tell how that story happened. And anyways, but I wanted to have you on because something that I have been really, I've been hearing from people who struggle with being it till they see it, they struggle with putting themselves out there and trying new things is money. Money becomes this thing. And a lot of women, no offense ladies out there who do get into their money, but a lot of women, like don't have, there's not a lot being we're ... we're taught about our personal finances about money. I a few years ago, told a coach like, "I think I like my next thing is I want to be an investor and women, like led businesses." And I was like, so, I talking really small, like, "This is what I want." I was like, "Because that's like who does that?" Because you only hear about men doing it. You (Damari: Yeah) don't hear this... there are women doing it more and more lately, but you don't hear about it. And it's because I was never, no one told me, "How you do that?" No one taught me about that. So what what is it? Like, what would you ...? There's a lot we could talk about here. But can you tell me like, what do you see happening with women in their personal finances? And like, what happens if they actually understand them? What's what's out there for them?Damari Gold 8:12 I think time. I mean, that this is something that I'm definitely passionate about, because it is women and one of my slogans is "Be a confident money woman." And the reason why is because a lot of times when it comes to talking about money, when it comes to sharing on this area of our lives, there's a lot of shame, sometimes it goes with it, because success looks different for everyone. And sometimes when we feel like we're not meeting that status quo, when we're not meeting the conditioning that we have been brought up with, then we feel like we aren't successful or we aren't doing the right thing, or we are just not good with money. And one thing that I often share in a lot of podcasts and guest speaking that I'm on is, I don't own a home. I have $110,000 in student debt, because I have a master's degree. So and my baby is my business. My success is my business because I invested a lot of time, effort, energy. And to me being able to see my practice if your listeners want to go to my website or if they take a look at our office. My tax office, our tax office looks nothing like any other tax office you've ever seen in your life. So the details in my office is just a reflection of me because I got tired of gray walls, cubicles, ugly offices, like I spent a lot, the majority of my time there right? So I wanted to give my clients in the experience something different because I'm not your daddy's accountant. (Lesley and Damari laughs)Lesley Logan 9:54 I love that. So you're, you're, you're trying to make it accessible for women to a want to go to the office because it's pretty, and it's (Damari: Yes) welcoming, it's inviting. And and then also like, understand that it's not like just because you're a tax accountant doesn't mean that like, you're ... (Damari: Does have to be scary) Does have to be scary, right? Because you're a human being as well who's (Damari: Exactly) just like everyone else who graduate student ... loan debt because that's what everyone does no one's graduating debt free.Damari Gold 10:23 Yeah, exactly. And you know, what it is, is that oftentimes I think that this particular type of industry, because of the fact that it's for the most part has always been male dominated, or the type of accountants maybe that women have experienced or so on. Maybe they make you feel dumb, or maybe they make you feel like you don't know what you're talking about, and really offering that air, that place where it's safe for you to ask the questions regardless whether you feel like it's a dumb question, or it's anything. I do my best to answer in the best way possible, and also not to make you feel that way because literally, nobody teaches you that. So, how the hell am I supposed to like, I've spent 15 years in this industry, and I still have to learn a lot. There's still so much in this industry that... it takes time. (Lesley: Right) So, how can I expect someone that doesn't do that for a living that isn't, you know, wasn't taught all of these things? How can I expect for them to know? Right?Lesley Logan 11:21 Totally, I think that's really nice to hear. I'm wondering, like, when people, like what are the things that people may be thinking about when it comes to their personal finances? Because I think we get really caught up in what we don't have. And like, you know, some people are scared to check their bank account. (Lesley laughs) (Damari: Yeah) And, you know, there's a lot of like, I have student like, shame around student loan debt, shame around if they don't own their house yet, or whatever. And like, or maybe they've had to file bankruptcy or something. (Damari: Yeah) What are some areas that people should actually be paying attention to that might actually be a positive thing around this topic?Damari Gold 11:54 Yeah, yeah, definitely, you know, something that I've noticed a pattern is really up for a lot of people is debt is such a heavy weight on their shoulders. And sometimes they don't even have to have a lot of debt. But again, often what you hear out there is that debt free life is the way to go. If you're debt free, this is how you're going to feel whatever you're going to feel confident, you're going to be feel free, you're going to feel all these things and I don't teach that. I say freedom at any wage and because you have to create the life that you want. And that comes no matter how much money you make, (Lesley: Yeah) because what all of a sudden, you're debt free and now you're going to feel confident? And a lot of times people give up on that, because they see the big number. And they feel like this is just so much for me to get to. They feel the stress, they feel the burden of budgeting, feeling restricted feeling all of these things. So to me, it's not about the debt, there are many buckets that you have to hit in your financial picture, not just paying off debt. Debt, that, to me, is like, I don't care. May God bless you and pay for it because I'm not gonna worry about it. Like, I want to fix my life, or I want to live my life in a way where I have the freedoms that I want, time is something that I can never get back. And so looking at our finances, what's funny is that I was just talking to Renee, today. And it was so cool, because we were talking about like, the money situation and looking at your numbers. And, you know, it's like we came up with a phrase or I would say I said to her, like, "You know, the thing with numbers or the thing was looking at your finances and so on. It should serve you as an affirmation not as a trigger." And look ... Right? (Damari laughs)Lesley Logan 13:44 Say that one more time, because that's so good.Damari Gold 13:47 Looking at our numbers, our finances, our money should serve you as an affirmation not as a trigger. And ...Lesley Logan 13:54 That is so good. (Damari: Right) That is so good. (Damari laughs)Damari Gold 13:58 And so because really, the reality is is that all of us are chasing something. I, listen guys, I have a ton of things that I have to work through with my money relationship because of my unhealed things, right? Because my mom, I'm a first generation American, my mom was an immigrant. She came to this country with nothing. I'm having enough is something that is stays with me. And sometimes when I feel like I don't have enough, I don't make enough and instead of really looking to see how is the universe, God, whatever you believe in supporting you by seeing the numbers, because I do sometimes look at them and I get stressed out but then I think, man, like I really, really dove into my business about a year ago. Like, I left I had a nine to five while I was building my business on the side, and I couldn't pull the trigger on opening my own office and doing it because I was scared because I know (Lesley: Yeah) that there was a lot more that that went into it. (Lesley: Yeah) So but then I knew it. I wasn't happy with working for someone I wasn't happy. And I know although I've had great people that I've worked for, and I've learned a lot, it just wasn't fulfilling. So, when I finally rip the band aid, when all in, like, the evidence is there, the work that I've been putting in, the numbers show it, and they should serve me as that as an affirmation of my work.Lesley Logan 15:30 So there's so mu... there's a few things in there that like, I'm like, "Oh," because, (Damari: Yeah) so my family was not first generation, you know here, (Damari: Yeah) but but not too far off. However, like, there was not a lot of money, there was actually very, very often there was none. And so I have that trigger, where I have a hard time going to the bank account, because I fear is like, there won't be enough and there's ... (Lesley laughs) like, a totally dumb, I totally see that as like, but if you don't look that how do you know it's in there, I'm like, "Everything is on AutoPay." (Damari: Yeah) You know, like my student loans. When they make you go that meeting at school, like they make you go to the meeting, and they're like, (Damari: Yeah) "You are never getting away from these" and like (Damari: Yeah) everyone, if you've never had to go to that meeting, they literally say, "Even if you cut a limb off, even if you lose a limb, even if you lose all of your limbs, if you're alive, those student loans are still there. If you file bankruptcy, they're still there, (Damari: They're still there) until you die, they're there," right? (Damari: Yeah) And so I had friends who adjusted their student loan payments, because you know, when you get to college don't make a lot of money. And I was (Damari: Yeah) like, "I am, I don't even want, I do not want these things around." So, I kept it at what it was I like, worked my hiney off on AutoPay with that, and and I just I had to get comfortable with debt. Because also what I discovered with that, which is really interesting is if you don't have any debt, you don't have any credit cards, you also have a great credit score. It's not like you get like, like, (Damari: Exactly, yeah) it's a whole game that you have to (Damari: It is) get good at managing debt and credit so that you ... so it's that that's it's own topic. It's another day ... (Damari: Aha, yeah) one. So, I was so like, "I don't want to know about that, like, whatever it's there that whole bless it." (Damari: Yeah) When I paid off my student loans, I didn't even know it. I was in my office and I got this email said, "You made your last payment." And I was like, "My last payment. (Damari: What?) What?" (Lesley laughs) And, you know, so so there is something that like, because I didn't focus on that debt, because I was like, "It's gonna come out every month, there's nothing I can do about it. It's pay, it's like, I this is how (Damari: Yeah) much I have to make to make sure all my auto pays go through." It actually was like so freeing that brain space of not letting what you said, "Let it be a trigger." (Damari: Yeah) It's taken me a long time because you know ... some days I remind myself more than others. But when you look at your numbers, right, and I ... the end of every month, I have to do payroll. (Damari: Yeah) I, you know, we are very careful about going, "Oh, we have to pay this much. It's like we get to guess, what our bills are this month." (Damari: Yeah) (Lesley and Damari laughs) "Guess, what our bills are this month?" What do you think is holding because you know you were doing a side hustle before you may hide your business. I see a lot of people not starting new things that they have, like burning desire to do because of money. And (Damari: Yeah) what would you say like what is it? Obviously that if there's no money, then there's no money, but like, what are some things that they can think about or do to start that side hustle and get out of that money block? Do ...Damari Gold 18:36 Just honestly, sometimes it's not even there's no secret sauce, it's just fucking do it. Sorry. (Lesley laughs) (Lesley: You can ...) It just honestly, it really is that because the truth of the matter is that, time is going to pass you by, life is going to continue to happen. And you will continue to feel the way you feel if you do not fulfill your life's legend. And I don't know if anybody's read The Alchemist but it's a great book. And what it comes down to is that we can live our lives in continually thinking about something that we want to try or something that we want to do a lot of times, we have a fear of failure, right? (Lesley: Yeah) So oftentimes that'll stop us. And if really you write down what your fear is, then if failure is it, like "What happens if you fail?" Like what, what people know that you failed, okay? Like, you know, a great story. Thomas Edison, right? He all the attempts he made and literally I'm talking thousands and I was hearing I forget what book and he was writing the let's say 500 failed attempt and the guy's like, "Why do you keep doing..." he's like, "This isn't a failure. This is attempt number 500 that didn't work. So, now I know that I have 501 to kind of make this happen." And of course, I'm paraphrasing, (Lesley: Yeah.) (Damari laughs) but that's how it is. I mean, if you're passionate about something, if you really want to make something happen, because trust me, guys, I tried to move away from my vision, I really did ... I literally five years, I was like I tried. And then I was like, "No, never mind, or this isn't gonna work or this office areas not gonna work." And it just, at some point, I even almost said, "You know what, maybe I should stop tax accounting altogether. And just be an accounting manager." Consistent day in, day out, same I tried, it (Lesley laughs) it did not work, (Lesley: Right) I can't get away from it myself. So that's something that you have to keep in mind that, it's like, if you have that in your heart, no matter what you try to do to steer away from it, it's always going to come back to you, it's always going to be in the back of your mind, it's always going to be something that you truly desire, and allowing debt or money, or the fact that we've maybe put ourselves in a financial situation that's not ideal, sometimes can be difficult to rip that band aid, because we're thinking, "Okay, I still have to pay my bills, I get that." But that doesn't have to be the ultimate definer. Because what happens is that you allow that to be your crutch, you say, "Oh, I'm not going to be able to do this, or I won't be able to get to my dream because I have to pay off my debt first."Lesley Logan 21:27 Right? Thank you for saying that. I hear that all the time. "Oh, I can't start that job yet. Or I can't do that training yet. Or I can't do that yet because I got to pay this off first." And I don't know who I don't know where that came from because I had a similar thing when I was I graduated college, I had, you know, $50,000 of student debt, loan debt and credit card debt, because I also put some put a bunch of college that was like, "Oh, I can't get more loans for those books. Okay." Did I read that book? No, I didn't. (Lesley and Damari laughs) But they said I would need it for the test. So, I remember when someone's like, "You should be a Pilates teacher." I literally thought but I got to pay off this debt first. Like, (Damari: Yeah ...) Oh my God... If I had waited everyone, so just so you know, I paid it off at the age of 34. (Lesley laughs) (Damari: Nice) (Damari laughs) Like that would be so but you know, so I think that's really an interesting thing. And I also, you know, I've said this before, to clients who they come in, because I want to lose weight. And my big thing is like, "Okay, well, what, what is that? What is that going to give you?" Because, like, it's not the weight, right? (Damari: Yeah.) And that's also I don't, I actually don't know how to do that for you. But I'd love to know what you think is going to happen on the other side of that, right? And they'll say different things, none of which really has anything to do with that with actual weight. They could do it now, anyways. But I always tell people is like, "You don't go around walking around with a scale on your neck for everyone to see that you gained or lost?" Like, (Damari: Yeah) I gain and lose several pounds in one day, you know, (Damari: Yeah) so, we all do. So, we don't walk around with our debt, or our credit score, like a little bubble. (Damari: Yeah, exactly.) So, it doesn't define us. And yet, somehow it we use it as a definition of what's possible. And so I love that you, I love that you said just do it. Because the truth is, is like that is the like, you have to try it out. You have to try whatever is in you. And then you can see possibilities, you know, so (Damari: Yeah) you open your own business a year ago, a little over a year ago. (Damari: Yeah) Yeah. So um, what, like, what are some surprises that you had and what are like good or bad? Like, is there anything that you're like, "Oh, that was easier than I thought," or "Oh, I wasn't expecting that to be so hard."Damari Gold 23:43 Oh, yeah, there's tons of it. So the first one I'm going to say is that I when I found my place, because I had tried it a few times. And I knew about three years ago, I had written in my journal that we were going to have an office in Huntington Beach and why Huntington Beach because I love the beach, and I love the ocean. And at some point, we want to be closer to the ocean. And so and I just kept saying that, you know what you were saying about, "Be it before you are it," and (Lesley: Yeah) so I kept saying that and I kept saying that to clients and so on and and, and two years later it actually happened. And so when I walked into the space when it was I was having a moment that day, and I was feeling down on myself because I was just like, "Where do I go from here?" Like, "I know I feel I have this desire, I don't know what to do." Like, "I want to start I want to have a brick and mortar but I don't really know where and or how this is going to happen." And so I went to go see the space and I walked in there and I knew and I just absolutely knew and guess what, again, the numbers might have not been there for me immediately, but I was immediately supported by the universe and people around me where I was able to get the money to fix the place. I was able to get the money to make sure that we were good and then we had enough capital. And so it was awesome just to see the fact that it's like things just came to be. Right? (Lesley: Yeah) Now the surprise that a lot of times and, guys, I'm an accountant, so although I, I wrote out and structured what I thought like the costs were going to be in the overhead and all these things... definitely was not prepared for this new overhead. And it was, it was, it, it's been, I'll say it's been a process because normally with all of the work that I've been doing on the side I got to keep that. I didn't I didn't have the rent to pay for an office. I didn't have an assistant to pay for. I didn't have utilities and all of this marketing and all this stuff. Right? So that definitely took me to a whole new level of like, "Oh shit." (Damari laughs)Lesley Logan 26:02 Yeah. I know, I know that. I when I opened my studio like I knew how much money I was paying in rent to, my, the studio I was renting from and so on average like, depending on if I was in town that month or not, it was between $1200 to $2000 and so I thought, "Well, if I have ..." (Damari: It's not that bad) It's not that bad, right? And so I'm like, "If I get ... a studio for myself that's $1600 or less" then even with utilities whatever like I'm good, right? Totally (Damari: Yeah) good like I did the math on how much internet was going to be, my utilities whatever. So, I think I was gonna be so good and like some months will be more expensive than normal because I was traveling but not that much it would all like even itself out. (Lesley laughs) (Damari: Exactly) I don't know it's like the insurance that you have to pay when you own your own business is not to scare anyone but it was just like, "Oh that's how much that bill is actually. Oh. that's different. Okay, no problem, not a big deal," and you know and then like you'd like there's these like little hidden things and it's not to distract you it's just like what you said earlier is somehow the money does come or somehow things show up for you. So when I open my studio I didn't have most of the equipment at all because it was late ...Damari Gold 27:14 Oh yeah and your equipments so expensive too. (Lesley laughs)Lesley Logan 27:17 It's so expensive and I couldn't get a bank loan, so no bank would give me a loan and I was like, "Is it kind of asking for enough?" Like I'm showing profit this many... that, I've been profiting every year and I've been in business and I think I feel like it was I didn't ask for it. You know and you're like, "Maybe I didn't ask for enough," and they're like, "This isn't a big enough thing for us so we don't deal with it." Anyways, so I charged it, I charged 50% of the equipment on a credit card wait, while I was waiting the three months for it I paid that off and then I charged the other half and I was like, "Okay we're just gonna let that do its thing because that's what I don't have I can't pay it off again in three months." (Damari: Yeah) And but people loaned me equipment, so I could be in business. (Damari: Nice) Now I wait it. Like you it's kind of like this thing I've heard people say it in different ways if Hazel Ortega who talks about miracle dre... miracle goals and like I've had other I've heard other people talk about how it's so important to have like God size goals because like we can only do this much and logically you're like, "How am I going to do that?" (Damari: Yeah) But when you actually start the wheels in motion, you're surprised by, "Oh oh this person is like ... remember they owed me a bill." Or this person is like, "Hey, do you need that I wanted that..." You'd be surprised so it's like so important that we actually do go big because (Damari: Yes) it works itself out and it's you know you learn stuff along the way but the other side is but you know you could have just been doing nine to five account managing and that would have like drained your soul because that's ...Damari Gold 28:43 Yeah. Well, it was it was I wasn't I wasn't happy I mean I did it for like three months and then I was like, "Man, F this place." (Lesley: Yeah) But I knew that I had to go through that journey. I knew that I really had to like what's it called like legitima... I don't know what that's worth but make it more so it's an affirmation for me like it was just a confirmation that where I belonged was not there (Lesley: Yeah) and that as much as I tried to get away from it, as much as I tried to do something else it just that wasn't it. And sometimes our God size goals are huge goals because this happens to me is that they get overwhelming because we want to be the ones to know how we're going to get there. And it's it's one of those things where you really do have to sit back and be like, "It's not up to me to know the 'how', it's up to me to have faith that it will happen." And when it does, you know it's going to be awesome.Lesley Logan 29:45 I love this. It's not at all what I thought a tax account would ever talk about when it comes to... (Damari and Lesley laughs) Like, knowing our personal finances and like taking big leaps. Okay, Damari so, where can everyone find you if they're like, "This girl is the first time I've ever heard someone talking about money that actually feels like they know me and get me, they are me." Where can they follow you or find you?Damari Gold 30:06 They can find me on Instagram @damarigold or they can go to our website www you have to put the triple w for some reason I got to fix that but damarigold.com and I have to say disclose it because I've been having that issue. So damarigold.com. That's our website and you can find other resources and contact information there as well.Lesley Logan 30:26 Awesome. We'll have all that in the show notes and then Brad can also help you figure out (Damar: Yeah) what's going on there. Yeah, cuz you ... usually you have to put like I put the https colon (Damari: colon) slash slash. (Damari: Yeah) (Damari and Lesley laughs) And I ... (Damari: It's like, "What is this?") I don't I don't say it. I just hope that internet's put it in there and ...Damari Gold 30:47 I know and that's what you would think but when people ... I've done it on browsers damarigold.com it won't like default templates but I'm sure it's something in the back end .... So, but ...Lesley Logan 30:57 Perfect is boring, take messy action just find a work around.Damari Gold 31:02 Exactly. Messy beginnings are normal.Lesley Logan 31:04 Yeah. Messy beginnings are normal. That's a new phrase. I love it. Okay, so be it till you see it, bold, executable, intrinsic, targeted steps that people can take so that they could be like you so that it could do the thing that has been burnin' in them, inside them.Damari Gold 31:19 Inside. Oh man okay um you know if I would say write it down write your your super huge big vision that seems like what you would not tell anybody or what you feel like somebody would judge you for or anything like that. Write it down and as you're going through life become aware of how you're being supported in that in that vision. So whether that be someone sort of encourages you with a word, maybe you hearing this is again another affirmation to, you what you want to accomplish but become aware of your surroundings and the things that are directing you in the ... in that place. Because a lot of times we can feel these goals or we can feel this desire but we don't write it down so we just kind of internalize it and we don't put it out there and sometimes putting it out there is might be the first scary part of things writing it out. (Lesley: Yeah) Right? And then just think what's the worst that can happen like literally break it down? What is the worst that can happen? What you fail? I don't know (Damari laughs) like, what happen ...Lesley Logan 32:30 I love that because I used to do, "I'm like what is the worst thing ... Am I gonna die?" because that to me is the worst (Damari: Yeah ...) I find that ... (Damari: Yeah, it's true) that's it. So and then I actually like realist I'm like "Nope, I won't I won't die from this. Okay, well ..."Damari Gold 32:44 Is it gonna affect your health, right? Like is it going to do anything and sometimes if you we don't have to run before we crawl so don't think that just because you write it down all of a sudden this means that tomorrow you need to do this. (Lesley: Right) It means that this can be something that you can build upon, that you can start off slowly, that you can grow and increment and just put to see if it does continue to ring or to pull on your heart ... it's your passion. And I think just being able to see that written down and becoming aware of your surroundings are signs that are telling you, "That this is the direction that you should be heading in." I think we'll just ... (Lesley: I love that) that decision making a little bit more easier.Lesley Logan 33:30 I love it. I love it, it's such a simple thing that people ... that's so powerful and it does, it does totally allow you to see those one of our guests, Joanna Vargas as I call them feather touches. Like he put out there like there's feather touches out there. So (Damari: Yeah) ah Damari Gold, you are amazing. I'm (Damari: It's amazing, too) so glad we got to have you on here and talk about this. Thanks for making us all realize that this money stuff that we have hanging over our head, letting this define us, is not defining us it's just something (Damari: I know) that's out there and there's bigger things for us out there. So just thank you so much. Everyone screenshot this podcast, tag @damarigold (Damari: Yeah) on Instagram. We'll put her handle in the show notes as well. And the be it till you see it pod, so @be_it_pod with your takeaways. What did you get from those ... of this podcast? So that she can see what you are taking away from it, also other people and that might, (Damari: Yeah) that might be the sign that they needed to do what they're about to ... (Damari: Exactly) domino effect, I think. Thank you everyone. And until next time, Be It Till You See It.Lesley Logan 34:33 That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And, follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. 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SummaryToday's Online Business Launchpad podcast guest is Damari Gold who has spent the last 15 years of her career as an Accountant. She holds a master's degree in accounting and finance. And her business, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax, is a tax firm in Huntington Beach California.Trudy and Damari talk about –1. Her beginnings as the child of Salvadorian immigrants and a first-generation American.2. How an opportunity arose for an internship for taxation.3. Damari is a mother of two children and a stepmother also to two children.4. How Damari and her partner designed the business to a different type of accounting office.5. The problems women face understanding and managing finances and how to deal with those problems.6. How having to file for bankruptcy and the struggles she faced all became a part of her knowledge and desire to help others in similar situations.7. People that are in dire financial situations and how to cope.8. The difference between good debt versus bad debt.9. How your mindset matters, no matter your position in life.10. The fear people have with regards to taking on debt out of necessity.Trudy Rankin, is the host of the Online Business Launchpad Podcast, Director of West Island Digital and the founder of the Online Business Lift-Off program.Affiliate Disclaimer:Affiliate Disclaimer: If you click on links on this page and then make a purchase, I may earn a commission (at no cost to you). I am a proud affiliate for these resources because I use them in my own life and business.The transcript for this episode can be found here.ResourcesDamari Gold - FaceBookDamari Gold - InstagramDamari Gold Consulting WebsiteVisit us here at https://onlinebusinessliftoff.comIf you'd like to reach out and say "hi" you can find Trudy on LinkedIn.
Damari has a unique perspective on Money and Personal Finances.She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc in Huntington Beach, CA.Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, in understanding their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women.Damari can share with you on different levels and aspects of Money and Personal finance; whether it be money mindset, money management, taxes, or just the fundamentals of business, she has something for everyone.Learn More: https://www.damarigold.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-damari-gold-owner-of-the-gold-standard-accounting-tax-inc
Damari has a unique perspective on Money and Personal Finances.She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc in Huntington Beach, CA.Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, in understanding their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women.Damari can share with you on different levels and aspects of Money and Personal finance; whether it be money mindset, money management, taxes, or just the fundamentals of business, she has something for everyone.Learn More: https://www.damarigold.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-damari-gold-owner-of-the-gold-standard-accounting-tax-inc
Does tax time in your small business make you want to cringe? Do you avoid all things accounting because anything numbers related makes your skin crawl? Well friends, time to put your big girl panties on and face the most important aspect of your business - THE MONEY. On today's episode of the Dreams to Plans Podcast, Cat and Renee are chatting with Damari Gold of the Gold Standard Accounting in Huntington Beach, CA. Even if you hate numbers you're going to LOVE Damari. Damari has a unique perspective on Money and Personal Finances, and makes it FUN. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc in Huntington Beach, CA. Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, in understanding their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women. http://damarigold.com https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/ If you found this episode valuable, share it with a friend and leave a raving review and hit that subscribe button so we can help many more small businesses like yours! www.dreamstoplanspodcast.com/sponsor www.dreamstoplanspodcast.com www.instagram.com/dreamstoplanspodcast www.facebook.com/groups/dreamstoplanspodcast www.mygirlfriendrenee.com www.kittymeowboutique.com
https://youtu.be/Y6R-ACVccK0 Debra Kasowski is the charismatic podcast host of The Millionaire Woman Show, 3X Best Selling Author, Speaker, and Certified Executive Coach. She interviews incredible speakers, authors, CEO, Business and Organizational Leaders and drops solo episodes with tips, strategies, and techniques for your success. In this podcast/video, Debra Kasowski talks Damari Gold from Huntington, California about having freedom at any wage on The Millionaire Woman Show. Go to www.debrakasowski.com for your FREE 3-Part Video Mini Course Making Habits Stick download when you sign up for our Success Secrets Newsletter. Book your Complimentary Discovery Session with Debra today! Connect with Debra Kasowski on Social Media https://www.youtube.com/user/debrakasowski https://www.instagram.com/debrakasowski https://www.facebook.com/debrakasowskiinternational https://www.twitter.com/debrakasowski SUBSCRIBE to The Millionaire Woman Show podcast on iTunes PURCHASE Debra's books – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your favourite bookstore GPS Your Best Life – Debra Kasowski & Charmaine Hammond The Entrepreneurial Mom's Guide to Growing a Business, Raising a Family, and Creating a Life You Love Let's Be Curious: Ask the Right Questions, Get Better Answers, and Create What You Want Connect with Damari Gold Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/?hl=en Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/dgoldconsulting/ Website: https://www.damarigold.com/site/about
Somewhere in the Middle Welcomes Damari Gold, Founder of The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc. Damari Gold has a unique perspective on money and personal finances. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years, and founded The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc in Huntington Beach, CA. Damari is passionate about helping small business owners, more specifically women-owned businesses, to understand their money. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur, she understands the difficulties that are faced. Money goes beyond business; that is why she is determined to help others Be Confident Money Women. Damari can explain money and personal finance's different levels and aspects, whether money mindset, money management, taxes, or just business fundamentals. She has a wealth of knowledge to share. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damarigold/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/damarigold Website: https://damari-gold-consulting.mykajabi.com/
257: Financial Confidence with Damari Gold
LifeBlood NUMBERS: We talked about why so many business owners struggle to be sustainably profitable even though they're generating revenue, how our personal spending bleeds into our businesses, and how to get moving in the right direction with Damari Gold, Tax Accountant, Founder and CoOwner of Gold Standard Accounting. Listen to learn what you can start doing immediately if you feel like your finances are out of control! For the Difference Making Tip, scan ahead to 18:31! You can learn more about Damari at TGSAccounting.com, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. You can learn more about the show at MoneyAlignmentAcademy.com, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Facebook or contact George at Contact@GeorgeGrombacher.com.
We all desire freedom, security, and confidence when it comes to money. Damari has a unique perspective on money and personal finances. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties that are faced. In this episode, we discuss money mindset, the “American Dream”, and becoming financially free. In episode #145 we cover: Money mindset The American Dream Becoming financially free Check out Damari Gold: Instagram Entrepreneurship 101 Want access to subscriber-only episodes, Q&A, and ad-free listening? Become a subscriber Follow me on social for more inspiration: Instagram Facebook Join the Facebook Group: Motivated Minds Start setting goals and achieving them: Schedule a one-on-one session Want to be featured in a future episode? Leave a review here (even one sentence helps) Music by: Blaize Trulson
In todays podcast I speak with Damari Gold, on her keys to sucess for her business, and her expertise on accounting and taxation. We talk about the stress and anxiety faced during 'tax season' and how you can best reduce that feeling by being more prepared coming into it. We also talk about the several misconceptions people hear about accounting and finance, as both a career, and personal finances.
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I'm your host, AJ Osborne! What's one of the biggest struggles for us Americans? Well, besides loving great food and being almost unable to resist… lol. The answer is MONEY. The management of our personal finances is often in disarray and maybe even non-existent. It's super unfortunate but who can blame us right!? Our lives are busy, money is tight, and there's always tomorrow… Wrong. The fact of the matter is - we only have so much time to set our lives up for success from now until retirement. We only have so much time before it could be too late for us to take the proper steps to ensure we live full and incredible lives. If you've wanted to get your finances and your life on the right track, my amazing guest today can help. It's my pleasure to introduce Damari Gold. She's a first generation American who was raised on the very ideas of saving, preparing, and investing. She now helps people get their finances and their lives on the path to achieving results. One of the biggest take-aways from today's episode that I want you understand - investing and building wealth is a LONG TERM game. It's not one huge decision to invest in some huge new idea. It's small incremental and disciplined steps over a LONG period of time that will help you to achieve wealth, financial freedom, and all the other amazing things we all want to experience in our lives. Tune in and hear Damari's incredible story and learn about the pitfalls of financial entitlement, the foundations of money and building wealth, and the importance of not placing limiting beliefs or views on yourself or your family when it comes to finances. Take notes and get ready to take control of your life and your finances. Thanks for listening everybody! AJ You can keep up with and learn more about Damari on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/?hl=en
Welcome back everybody to the AJ Osborne Podcast, I’m your host, AJ Osborne! What’s one of the biggest struggles for us Americans? Well, besides loving great food and being almost unable to resist… lol. The answer is MONEY. The management of our personal finances is often in disarray and maybe even non-existent. It’s super unfortunate but who can blame us right!? Our lives are busy, money is tight, and there’s always tomorrow… Wrong. The fact of the matter is - we only have so much time to set our lives up for success from now until retirement. We only have so much time before it could be too late for us to take the proper steps to ensure we live full and incredible lives. If you’ve wanted to get your finances and your life on the right track, my amazing guest today can help. It’s my pleasure to introduce Damari Gold. She’s a first generation American who was raised on the very ideas of saving, preparing, and investing. She now helps people get their finances and their lives on the path to achieving results. One of the biggest take-aways from today’s episode that I want you understand - investing and building wealth is a LONG TERM game. It’s not one huge decision to invest in some huge new idea. It’s small incremental and disciplined steps over a LONG period of time that will help you to achieve wealth, financial freedom, and all the other amazing things we all want to experience in our lives. Tune in and hear Damari’s incredible story and learn about the pitfalls of financial entitlement, the foundations of money and building wealth, and the importance of not placing limiting beliefs or views on yourself or your family when it comes to finances. Take notes and get ready to take control of your life and your finances. Thanks for listening everybody! AJ You can keep up with and learn more about Damari on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/damarigold/?hl=en
Today's guest is none other than Damari (Perez) Gold! Not only is she the CEO and founder of The Gold Standard Tax and Accounting Firm, but she is also a first-generation Mexican-American female entrepreneur and money mindset guru! Growing up in East Los Angeles, California, Damari became money conscious very early on in her life. She faced hardships and struggles due to lack of money and ultimately lack of understanding money; so she decided to change the narrative for herself about finances. Starting as an intern, Damari began educating herself on the money game, in order to give herself and her children a better life. Now, here she is, more than 10 years and 3 college degrees later standing as an advocate for women all over who are in the same position she was once in. What started out as a strategy to get herself out of debt and solve her own money problems, has now turned into a passion project to empower and educate women on financial literacy. In this episode you will learn about different aspects of finance such as the importance of saving for retirement, how to prepare for your taxes, and how becoming money confident can be simple and fun! Have thoughts on this solo episode? Visit https://form.jotform.com/211750198420047 to submit a feedback form or send me and email at groundedandgrowingpodcast@gmail.com , I'd love to hear from you!
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