The Unusual Thing People Get Wrong About Earning Extra Money
For many years, my mother was a professional musician. When she retired from being on the road full-time and traveling across the country with her band, singing at local events became one of her side hustles. The other: being an umpire! For many years, my mother was...
Guess What World? We Don’t Need to Be Saved
I’ve dubbed the months of February, March and April as the “empowerment quarter.” Each of these successive months come with a particular and heightened focus on certain people and issues: February (Black History); March (Women’s History); April (Financial Literacy)....
What Else Do You Need to Know to Get to “Yes” and “Yes”?
Next week, on Monday, March 25th, we’re hosting another Comfort Circle™ dinner. The theme: negotiation. If you’ve been following along, you know that previously I wrote about the roles of mindset and power when it comes to negotiating. Today, I want to talk about...
It Helps to Know Your Power When You Negotiate
Power. What comes to mind when you think of the word “power?” Is it dominance, control, force, authority? Or, do words like these – service, commitment, influence, impact – come to mind? Are you aware of your power? When does it appear and how does it show...
What is a Winning Mindset When You Negotiate?
Think of all the times you negotiated today. How many instances did you come up with? Moving beyond the count, for what did you negotiate? If you quickly rattled off answers, good for you! If you didn’t, I’m not surprised. Nor, are you alone. What I’ve discovered is...
When it Comes to Money, Being Lazy is Costly
“Money is one of the longest relationships you’ll have.” If you’ve been in my world for a bit of time, this is not the first time (nor will it be the last) you’ll “hear” me say these words. This statement is something about which I am fond of reminding people –...
In Business and Romance, The Money Challenge is the Same
I am just returning from Denver, Colorado where I had the awesome pleasure and privilege to participate in Chloe Capital’s Women Investors Forum. I was both a panelist for the session, “Lead with the Numbers,” and a judge for the pitch contest (think: Shark Tank)....
When You Have One Dollar, But Really Need One Hundred
If you’ve ever been in a financial crunch and needed more than what you had on-hand, you can probably relate to the sentiment of this post’s title. You don’t have enough. And oof…not having enough sucks! When you are deep in your feelings about it, the last thing you...
The Startling Truth About Being Financially Vulnerable
Financial vulnerability isn’t anything new. But the current partial U.S. government shutdown has brought this condition front and center – causing it to become a part of a national conversation. Especially as 800,000 affected federal and federally-contracted...
