It’s Juneteenth; Time to Celebrate & Focus on Narrowing These Three Gaps
Perhaps if President Abraham Lincoln hadn’t been assasinated and President Andrew Johnson hadn’t reversed the “Special Field Order No. 15,” which redistributed about 400,000 acres of confiscated land from Confederate landowners to newly freed slaves, the wealth gap...
Sometimes, It’s Hard to Focus on the Big Picture
These days, you cannot turn on the news or scroll social media without hearing or reading the word “recession.” And when you hear it, your immediate response might be one of fear. Or, you might begin to wonder if you should start feeling fearful about the...
These Three Biases Cost Her More Than Money
Last week, a dear friend shared an experience that made her sad. It made me sad, too – for my friend and the financial well-being of her now former client. Here’s the backstory: My friend’s client had a revenue goal. But all of the suggestions offered by...
What Gaps Do You Need Your Money to Close?
Money is always in service to something else. It’s the “tool” by which you are able to “do, be, or have” what you either want more of or don’t currently possess. Therefore, the prices you charge are also in service to something, too. Beyond your business’ sales,...
What Has a Strong Impact on the Price You’ll Pay?
By now, you’re likely familiar with my obsession with getting people to focus on more than the numbers when it comes to money. Exploring the social, cognitive, and emotional aspects of money is pretty much all I talk about, right?! 🙂 Sure, you may not go as far...
The Cultural Tendency to Want Money to Be Easy
After writing last week’s post, I recorded a video talking about our cultural tendency to view money in a monolithic manner. When it is anything but. For example, in business money represents revenue, profit, and cashflow. Personally, it represents what you pay...
What Does Money Need From You, Today?
Last week, I was interviewed for an upcoming event and was asked about my entrepreneurial journey – the good; the mistakes; and the lessons learned. It was a great conversation, and I appreciated the reflection it prompted. Perhaps it was because of the...
Do You See How Today’s Traditions Build Tomorrow’s Legacy?
Something happened this weekend that occurs about every 33 years. Ramadan, Easter, and Passover coincided. And for those of us who celebrate these holidays, that means this has been a weekend filled with traditions. Traditions of beliefs, storytelling, and...
The Best Time to Be Strategic Is…
The signs of Spring are in full effect! The air is chilly, but not cold. The dreary color of winter is being replaced by the vibrancy of cherry blossoms (at least here on the East Coast, anyway). You need to carry an umbrella and galoshes just in case, because...
