All About Your Benjamins™

Amanda Goetz took the lessons she learned with her first startup to help her launch her latest venture, House Of Wise. There's one major difference between the two businesses, House Of Wise is being built on a mission fueled by passion. In this episode, Amanda shares how she came to discover cannabis and how that led to the launch of House Of Wise. She shares how she was able to take a non-traditional approach to her startup, how it fuels her desire to help and empower women, why it is important for her to have purpose in her work, and how she balances it all while being a mom.

There's a lot jam-packed into this episode.

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The description of feeling like a "cog in the wheel" came up in two conversations this week and I really felt the pain these individuals felt when they were in scenarios where they felt underappreciated or lacked the ability to make the impact they desired. Not everyone finds themselves feeling like a cog, but for those who do it is a feeling that has to be addressed and addressed quickly. As we talked about last week, life is too short to not feel fulfilled and as if you can't reach your full potential.

This week on The Pursuit, I talk about my experience as a number within a large organization and why it's important for those feeling stuck to find their next stop--I also talk about how it is 100% ok to never feel like a cog in a wheel because it's not something everyone will experience.

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Your pursuit does not always have to be career-oriented. As the great Stoic Seneca, reminds us life is short and it is important to live today. In this episode, I share some thoughts on pursuing happiness and fulfillment today, while still being responsible for your long-term goals.

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Erin Angerer and Nate Wyne left comfortable jobs with a bank to build a company that will help reinvent the financial system. Floodlight was born to help investors and financial professionals make values-aligned investing decisions and this is their story of how and why they made values-aligned decisions for their careers.

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Pursuing your passion may not be right for you. But, if it is you'll want to shorten the leap of faith you'll be taking to increase your chances of success. I discuss this and more on this week's episode of The Pursuit.

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In the last episode, we discussed the importance of saying "no" to be able to say "yes" to the people and activities that mean the most to you. Before you can find your way to knowing what you should say "no" to you need to say "yes" to a lot.

Confusing...right? Let me explain why you have to say yes to be able to say no to be able to say yes 😀.

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It's tough to say no to people or opportunities when saying yes has always been so rewarding. But, once you find something so important you begin to pursue it, a 'no' to something outside of your pursuit is actually a 'yes' to something else in line with your goals. Accepting that a 'no' can actually mean a 'yes' is not something most of us can do without experiencing the benefit on of well intentioned 'no' ourselves. My hope is that by discussing how I've come to realize saying no more often will actually help me reach my goals sooner you might be able to reach that conclusion on your own a little faster than I did---took me five years to finally wake up.

I mention the book Essentialism and would highly recommend you give it a read!

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Do you know what is enough for you?

Enough money? Enough time? Enough prestige? Enough stuff?

This episode of The Pursuit begins to explore how starting with your "why" can help you determine your "enough". I was inspired by the blog posts Enough and Why Do We [Truly] Do What We Do? by Jeremy Walter. So, I decided to talk about it a bit and then bring Jeremy on to talk about the post, his definition of "enough", how one conversation gave him a new perspective, and why it is such an important concept to understand.

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The WSJ: Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.

The WSJ: U.S. Economy Shrank in 2020 Despite Fourth-Quarter Growth

The WSJ: Janet Yellen Confirmed by Senate to Serve as First Female Treasury Secretary

The WSJ: GM to Phase Out Gas- and Diesel-Powered Vehicles by 2035

People who focus on money and not wealth don't realize they're playing the wrong game until it's too late.

While money can be measured, wealth matters more.

— Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish) January 26, 2021

Morgan Housel: Why It’s Usually Crazier Than You Expect "Find a feedback loop and you will find people who underestimate how crazy prices can get, how famous a person can become, how hard it can be to change people’s minds, how irreparable a reputation can be, and how tiny events can compound into something huge. They take small trends and turn them into big trends with unforeseen momentum. And they happen in every field."

Michael Baker: Muscle Memory--Train Yourself To Endure "I shouldn’t have to tell you that I aced that swimming test the next summer. What’s interesting is that I spent more time playing basketball than I did in the water that year. It’s weird how our goals and priorities may shift over time. That’s ok. What matters is that we always pursue them with tenacity, discipline, and excellence."

Brian Plain: The Story We Tell Ourselves "Our lives tend to improve when we make our stories about who we want to be and not about who we used to be."

Elliott Appel: The Economic vs. Emotional Side of Every Financial Decision – Why It’s Okay to Not Always Choose the “Smart” Financial Decision " Our emotions play into our financial decisions, and it is wise to be mindful of how they influence them in order to make better decisions for ourselves. "

The Irrelevant Investor: Is This Legal? "When Wall Streeters take advantage of the system, it’s called capitalism, but when outsiders do it, it’s called manipulation."

Jason Zweig: The Real Force Driving The GameStop Revolution "For all the hyperventilating over this week’s financial revolution, though, investors should regard it as the latest phase in a long evolution—and unlikely to disrupt markets overall."

Thomas Kopelman: Federal Student Loan Forbearance Extended "At this point we do not know for sure whether this bill will be passed, but as of now, federal student loan payments are suspended until the end of September 2021."

All About Your Benjamins: Ben Carlson and Saving For Retirement

All About Your Benjamins The Podcast: The Pursuit--Less Is More

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"Here's my point: The solution to an overbusy life is not more time. It's to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters." 

-The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry by John Mark Comer

 

The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry

 

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