There is a deeply held theme in our culture – one that just may be holding you back. It’s the need to be right. Are you hooked on being right? Are you hooked on the outcome of your decisions being right? I am. I really, really don’t like being wrong. It messes with my sense [...]
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A Financial Medley: Let’s Dance (David Bowie, Style)
I thought I’d wrap up this current love + money series with a little David Bowie. Specifically, his song, “Let’s Dance.” Yes, that funk-based love song from the 80s. There are like a bazillion songs in the world, yet this is the one that popped to mind when I thought about love + money being: [...]
May 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Are You Having Fun?
One of the reasons I conduct surveys is to get out of my own head and world. It gives me a chance to see the many facets of money through the eyes of my clients and potential clients, not as I or my professional peers do. It gives me a chance to validate some of [...]
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Does Gender (Really) Matter When it Comes to Money?
This past weekend I conducted a random, unscientific survey. I approached and asked total strangers to share with me the first thing that came to mind when they thought about love + money. Thankfully, the people I approached were all quite open to my experiment…and surprisingly very candid! I plan to share a few of [...]
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
New Webinar: How to Make This Love Triangle Work
Have you and your honey ever had a fight over or about money? Have you ever felt awkward initiating money discussions with your beloved? And yet…do you know what shows up beginning with you and your sweetie’s very first date, but never, ever, goes away? If you answered money, you WIN! But if you and [...]
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A “Dear John” Letter…For Your Money?
Money may not be just about the numbers. But at some point, you have to deal with them. Sometimes fear, frustration, and despair prompt the “dealing” with; at other times the trigger is joy, hope, progress and expansion. Granted, the latter is always so much more fun. But in truth, both scenarios can cause you [...]
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Thing Called Love
It begins with a handshake and a smile. And at a some point the question is asked: “Would you like to go out?” And the response: “Why yes, I would!” Okay, okay, maybe it didn’t/doesn’t go down exactly like this, but you get my drift: You meet; there’s a spark; and a desire for more [...]
March 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Can Thoughts Jack Up Your Finances?
I like questions. Always have. Growing up, I use to drive my mother crazy with my ongoing “why?” to every answer she’d give to one question after another of mine. Sometimes, she’d jokingly (I think) respond, “Okay, Rona Barrett…” – more so for Rona’s penchant for questions, not gossip. In case you didn’t know, Rona [...]
March 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is Stress Blocking Your Wealth?
I know you might not read every post I publish . But if you read last week’s, you know the title of it was “Get Up Trinity. Get. Up.” Little did I know that just a few short hours after it went live I’d be laid out on the Brooklyn Bridge, welcoming the aid of [...]
March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Get up Trinity. Get. Up.”
It’s a week later, and I’m still talking about my experience at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Yes, I had the awesome pleasure and privilege of talking about love + money. But I also had the chance to be a student, and to soak up the wisdom of some amazingly, fabulous women. Ursula [...]
