In today’s world, we’re always looking for things that will bring us an abundance of wealth. Often times though, some of us go into a field of work that we don’t really enjoy doing. Today, WTR welcomes Cathleen Merkel, who helps her clients find their purpose and live the life they really love. In this episode, join us as we discuss why it’s important to fix your mindset and respect your values in order to attract wealth and satisfaction with what it is you do for a living.

Ingenious tactics to accumulate wealth, for people who see things differently.

Cathleen Merkel

Website

http://www.cathleenmerkel.com

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathleen-merkel/

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/CathleenMerkelCoaching/

Twitter URL

https://twitter.com/CathleenMerkel7

NOTES

• [00:28] Kevin: Today, we're joined by Cathleen Merkel. We will be talking about how to build wealth by doing what you love, which is usually understated today.[01:04] A lot of people get into a career for various reasons, but it's not really what they want to do
• [01:22] Would you mind sharing a little bit about where you came from and what inspired you to get to where you are today?
• [01:41] Cathleen: I am supporting my clients with helping them live the life they really love.
• [01:50] A lot of coaches, facilitators, and trainers that I've met came to build their career based on their own story (in terms of childhood, how they've been raised, their career choices, etc.)
• [02:51] Kevin: My parents were raised after the Great Depression, and they were taught to save everything (it was just about survival and not about living)
• [03:19] Cathleen: I never realized what it actually meant to be living and I never thought about it because when you're being raised with a mindset of scarcity, money doesn't grow on trees so you're encouraged to get a safe job and earn money
• [03:39] I always had an inner urge (intuition) that made me think that I wanted to do something different than my corporate job[04:52] I made the decision when I was 26 to move to the U.K. (gave up my job and home)
• [05:21] I think the biggest changes I've made is to dive into roles and jobs that I really love doing, explore myself and how I operate with people, etc.
• [06:01] I really didn’t want to get to the stage where I say I have worked really hard with long hours and then one day wake up in my 70s and think that I've really missed out on my life with experiences that's created memories (losing touch with living)
• [06:53] Kevin: You were thinking about the opportunity costs of life basically. Opportunity cost is if you have a dollar, when you lose that dollar, you lose everything that dollar could have earned for you
• [07:25] Cathleen: For me, one of the biggest losses would be my freedom (to choose what work I do, where I live, who I want to spend my time with, etc.)[07:40] Living a wealthy life for me means living a life of freedom (financial freedom)
• [07:59] Kevin: Can we talk a little bit about what you see that has been going on with purpose versus wealth? I mentioned earlier that people go and get a job to try and make money, but they're not happy doing it (not living, not fulfilling a purpose)
• [08:23] Cathleen: You basically sell your time for money....