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Let's Talk About Money....baby
Summary
In this episode, I challenge the taboo of openly discussing money and encourages listeners to embrace the idea of making a significant amount of money.
Takeaways
- Talking openly about money is critical for business owners and entrepreneurs.
- Financial success and making a positive impact go hand in hand.
- Examining and challenging your money mindset is essential for achieving financial goals.
- Financial resources can drive economic development and create meaningful change.
Transcript
Hello, I'm about to ruffle some of these
feathers today because I hear from you far
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:too often that you just want to help
people and you don't really have a profit
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:goal or wanna make money or something in
that area.
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:Okay, grab a cup of coffee and let's dive
in to me telling you why making a big
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:amount of money.
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:doesn't have to be a massive disconnect
with the idea of doing good in the world.
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:I'm your host, Sam Varner of the She Needs
Good podcast, and I am so, so grateful
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:that you're joining me today for this
conversation around why you need to make
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:buckets of money.
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:Okay, so we're gonna dive into a topic
that's been buzzing, why so many people
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:are shying away from openly admitting that
they wanna earn big bucks.
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:massive money.
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:We're going to break down today that money
taboo, unveiling some of the reasons
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:behind it and exploring the incredible
impact that wealth can have on creating
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:positive change out in the world.
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:Okay, buckle up, so this is going to be a
game changer.
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:I want you to lean in to the idea that you
can make massive amounts of money and make
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:massive amounts of change out in the
world.
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:And we're going to embrace this today.
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:So today's a little mindset.
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:Let's talk about your money mindset.
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:All right, first things first.
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:Judgment.
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:We are all a little bit worried about
judgment.
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:It's like a lurking shadow.
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:It's keeping us from proudly yelling out
our exact money goals.
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:When I ask in a room full of women
entrepreneurs, what's your goal?
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:Very rare will I get an answer.
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:So I've changed that line to be, hey, do
you have a goal?
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:and everybody can raise their hand.
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:But when I ask, what's your goal?
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:We don't get a lot of response.
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:Society creates this, right?
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:Sometimes we get that side eye for those
shouting out about wealth, associating it
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:with that greed or selfish feeling.
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:So what do we do?
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:We play it safe, we talk about making a
positive impact, and we really don't talk
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:about the money part of it.
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:But let's be real, your ambitions are
yours to own.
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:It is time to really like lean into this
and embrace your wealth journey.
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:After all, you are absolutely on a mission
to make an impact and live your best
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:version of a profitable entrepreneur life
that creates a profitable, fantastic life
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:for you and your family and your loved
ones.
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:Okay, sometimes this can be a cultural
issue, right?
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:Sometimes different cultures have
different rules or different...
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:protocols around discussing personal
finances.
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:In some cultures, it's just a no-go.
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:We don't talk about money, we don't talk
about wealth, we don't talk about those
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:things.
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:It can be seen as impolite or
inappropriate.
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:But that pushes a lot of us to be really
hesitant and concerned, and honestly,
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:sometimes not being able to talk about
money openly also creates a lack of
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:knowledge.
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:Because we're not putting our hand up when
we need help, we're not putting our hand
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:up when we're saying we want more, we're
not putting our hand up to discuss it at
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:all, it can be really challenging.
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:It's time to rewrite that script though.
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:I want you to embrace the idea that
talking about money is critical.
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:Talking about money as a business owner is
critical.
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:Understanding all of that, all of what
money can do for you as a tool is super
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:critical.
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:And honestly, so many of us here are
parents.
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:I want you to remember these kiddos that
we're raising need to understand and be
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:able to talk about money as a tool as
well.
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:So it's time that we dance to our own
financial beat.
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:Let's talk about money conversations.
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:Let's celebrate being wealthy.
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:And that wealthy can look different for
everybody, but honestly, let's talk about
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:it being a possibility.
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:Okay, so now I want to think about
yearning for more money.
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:We all want work that matters, right?
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:Expressing a desire to help others is like
the jackpot of meaning and purpose.
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:We all want to live in a place that we're
doing things for a purpose.
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:But here's the thing, money has to be part
of that discussion.
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:It's not just because you want a bucket
full of money, right?
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:Or a briefcase full of money.
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:but it's about creating a life of purpose
and impact.
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:Meaningful work and financial success are
actually hand-in-hand partners as opposed
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:to absolute polar opposites.
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:You can work better, be more effective, be
more impactful in the world if you have
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:financial stability for yourself and then
have started to establish wealth.
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:Because then,
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:you can start to do things that are deeply
meaningful to yourself while not going
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:without.
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:Okay, so we seem to talk a lot about this
idea that you can not want wealth and be a
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:good person all at the same time.
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:But hold up, I want you to think
successful entrepreneurs and big-hearted
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:philanthropists prove that wrong every
day.
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:You don't get the title philanthropist if
you don't
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:organizations and those missions that you
find absolutely important.
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:Money is just a tool for change, right?
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:Financial success can be a powerhouse for
positive change, but it's not just about
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:accumulating wealth like, you know,
whoever that was.
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:Donald Duck?
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:No, not Donald Duck.
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:Scrooge?
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:You know who I'm talking about.
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:The Duck, the Uncle?
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:Scrooge, I think.
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:It's about leveraging that wealth to
create ripples of impact.
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:So if you want to make a difference in the
world and you're gonna use your business
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:as a way to create opportunity for that,
it's gonna mean you're gonna need to lean
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:in to being more profitable so that you
have the ability to make more impact.
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:Now, I hope you're starting to come
around.
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:Are you starting to be like, maybe I can
see the value?
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:I wanna talk about our ability or feelings
of necessity to stay humble.
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:This is another reason that people fall
into this trap.
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:Humility.
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:But you know what?
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:Expressing a money goal comes off as
flashy or makes you feel like you are.
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:trying to be bigger than your boots,
right?
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:But really, people end up in an attempt to
be humble, they downplay their ambitions,
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:and they focus on like a humble brag of
making a difference.
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:But you need to know this, you don't have
to dim your light to stay humble.
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:You don't have to earn small amounts to
stay humble.
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:You are capable of both being humble,
being helpful,
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:offering value to the world, and shouting
your financial dreams from the rooftops.
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:Your ambitions are just a testament to
your driving force, your dedication, and
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:your goals of a profitable life.
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:This is what I talk about all the time.
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:So if this conversation right now up until
here is making you feel a little squirmy,
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:a little uncomfortable, this might be a
place of exploration for you.
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:Money mindset.
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:and how you think about money, how you
think about people with money or without
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:money, what moral judgments are getting
passed in any of those circumstances.
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:These are all things that have been
created in our heads by society, by our
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:learning, by our environment, many, many
areas.
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:And I want you to start to ask questions.
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:Start to poke holes in the assumptions and
the backend kind of like formatting you
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:have
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:about what it means to be wealthy.
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:What type of a person is wealthy?
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:What it means for something to be
expensive or cheap?
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:What it means to be a person without
means?
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:What does it say about you?
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:Yep, all those things, they're gonna cause
thoughts in your head.
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:And that is holding you back.
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:Those thoughts are creating your
hesitation in stepping forward and setting
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:big goals and going after those big goals.
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:So let's talk a little bit about some of
the interesting statistics.
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:Okay, so the Charities Aid Foundation,
which is a global giving unit, hit a
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:whopping $2.6 trillion in 2021.
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:Financially successful individuals are
major players in supporting causes
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:worldwide.
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:No matter what you find important in the
world, you need to be able to have cash to
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:be able to get involved.
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:It talks, it speaks volumes for positive
change in the world, and it allows you to
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:make meaningful, meaningful contributions
out there in the space.
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:Financial resources don't just look great.
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:They're not just shiny gold bars sitting
in some bank account somewhere.
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:They drive economic development, empower
communities and uplift societies.
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:It is really what helps create dreams into
reality for so many people in these areas
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:that you wanna be part of.
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:Let's really lean in today into
considering and asking ourselves, what is
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:my money mindset?
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:What am I thinking about money?
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:What am I thinking about money in relation
to how big of a dream I'm willing to
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:pursue and how it might look to others?
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:If there's any spot in there that makes
you trip up a little bit and worry about
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:what the perception might be if you said
to somebody, hey, I'm going to make a
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:million dollars and I am going to do it
through my business and I am incredibly
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:pumped about what that will create in my
life.
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:If that feels hard for you or gross.
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:or just a little not great.
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:I want you to lean in.
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:I want you to ask yourself why.
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:And I want you to think about if you have
extra money, where would you put it?
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:Who would you help?
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:Where would you wanna cause or create
impact?
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:Money in and of itself is just a tool.
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:It allows you to have the freedom and the
flexibility to make different decisions,
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:to participate in more things, to give
back where you are most called to do so.
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:It's just a tool.
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:And the sooner we can look at that, that
it's just a tool, the sooner we can ditch
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:this idea that by making a whole lot of
money, we're somehow
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:doing something wrong.
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:Okay?
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:So I hope today you've had a couple of
little niggles on why I think profit
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:coaching is critical, why I think big
goals are critical, why I think exploring
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:your money mindset will change the
trajectory of your life, of your business,
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:and of the lives of everybody that is
important to you.
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:And...
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:every group that you want to help.
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:This is worth investigating.
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:Don't let yourself be held back with
somebody else's money mindset that you may
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:or may not have just adapted to you.
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:Your dreams, your profits, they're worth
shouting about.
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:I'm Sam Varner, your Profit Coach, signing
off for this week of She Needs Grit.
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:So I want you to keep going out there.
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:Make more money.
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:Make big.
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:audacious financial goals, and then do all
the good in the world that you want to do.
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:Talk to you next week.
