Journey To Launch

Leilani Reed-Logan, Journeyer and financial independence (FI) enthusiast, joins the podcast to discuss how Journey To Launch changed her life and why she is choosing happiness above all else, thanks to her newfound financial freedom at age 45.

We talk about why Leilani decided to set out on the path to FI, despite being "older," the lessons she learned from listening to this podcast, and how COVID became the catalyst for her to walk away from corporate America forever.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why Leilani stepped away from a $200,000 per year salary job
• Choosing what sparks joy in your life over everything else
• The ways financial independence changed Leilani's life
• Steps Leilani took to pay off her mortgage early
• How you can increase your career income + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode141
• https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode40
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Leilani:

• Instagram:@Twist.Mix.Sip
• Facebook:@LeilaniReed-Logan

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Joshua Becker, Wall Street Journal best-selling author, joins the podcast to discuss how to eliminate common obstacles to discover what truly matters in your life.

Joshua is passionate about helping people recognize what is hindering their happiness and live with no regrets. We discuss problematic narratives in the Financial Independence, Retire Early Movement, why being selfless will lead to a more fruitful life, and actionable steps to rid yourself of distractions.

In this episode we discuss:

• The 8 distractions: fear, past mistakes, the selfish pursuit of happiness, money, possession, accolades, leisure, and technology
• How serving your community and having empathy for others allows you to avoid the "Me Monster"
• How the greatest benefit of generosity is when we realize we already have enough
• An exercise to overcome the narrative of "I don't have enough money."
• Getting to the end of your life and not regretting it, because you were able to focus on things that matter, more than just making more money + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 64- Your Guide To Becoming A Minimalist & Simplifying Your Life W/ Joshua Becker
• Get Joshua's Book- Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life
• Why Work by Dorothy Sayers
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Joshua:

• Website
• Instagram:@Joshua_Becker
• Twitter:@Joshua_Becker
• Facebook:@BecomingMinimalist

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

In this solo episode I discuss the importance of starting within ourselves when it comes to our life and financial journeys. Challenging the dreams and goals we've created or wish to create is the first and most vital part of being intentional with designing a life you want to live.

While numbers are certainly important, at the end of the day, they aren't what truly matters. If you're looking for actionable ways to map out the life you want to live, give this episode a listen.

In this episode I discuss:

• 2 Exercises to narrow down what you want your life to look like
• Why the why is more important than the financial numbers
• The importance of finding what makes you happy now
• How living without self-judgment and shame can elevate your life + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• https://tim.blog/2017/01/12/how-to-design-a-life-debbie-millman/
• https://www.designmattersmedia.com
• https://www.kinderinstitute.com
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Brandon Copeland, NFL player, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, joins the podcast to discuss his journey towards multiple streams of income and the importance of knowing your why in life.

Through his dream of giving back to his community and having his money make more money, Brandon has been able to get out from under the "fickle" nature of professional athlete volatility and build a life he is passionate about. At one point, Brandon was also saving up to 90% of his NFL salary.

With his wife Taylor, Brandon operates two real estate companies and Beyond the Basics Inc., a nonprofit organization helping young kids realize their true potential. He also teaches "Life 101" at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, arming students with the knowledge to make confident money decisions.

Brandon, also known as Prof. Cope has played for the Baltimore Ravens, the Tennessee Titans, the Detroit Lions, the New York Jets, the New England Patriots and currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons.

In this episode we discuss:

• What led Brandon to have a dynamic career outside of the NFL
• The importance of making your businesses, hobbies, and passions easier so you can buy back time
• Why you need to leave competition on the field and out of personal finance
• Navigating disappointments and rejections in your career
• The power of leveraging your authenticity + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Brandon Copeland's Ted Talk
• Subject.com
• Life101.io
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Brandon:

• Website
• Instagram: @BCope51
• Twitter: @BCope51
• Facebook: @BrandonCopeland

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Bobbi Rebell, Certified Financial Planner, podcaster, and author of "Launching Financial Grownups," joins the podcast to discuss how to help your almost adult kids become money smart.

We discuss everything from Bobbi's early career as a journalist to her swift pivot into entrepreneurship and the passion behind her new book, teaching parents that it's never too late to instill healthy personal finance habits in their children.

In this episode we discuss:

• The power of supporting your child's career interest
• Having realistic money conversations with your children
• Why you need to let your children make mistakes with money
• How thinking in the long-term as a parent is more sustainable than the short-term
• The balance of gifting generational wealth and teaching your children the value of hard work + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Journeytolaunch.com/episode45
• Grownupgear.com
• @drbradklontz
• Indiegogo.com/projects/meatball-town-a-musical-comedy#/
• Bobbirebell.com/launchingfinancialgrownups
• Bobbirebell.com/financialgrownupblog
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Bobbi:

• Website
• Instagram: @BobbiRebell1
• Twitter: @BobbiRebell
• Facebook: @BobbiRebell

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Roshida Dowe, founder of Shida's on the Loose and expert on helping would-be-adventurers come out of hiding, joins the podcast to discuss how she was able to pivot from lawyer to expat by paying down debt and taking the leap into solo travel.

Roshida left her career, home, and daily responsibilities for the life of her own design and shows us how we could do the same thing… if we're brave enough to face our finances and the changes we need to make in our lives.

In this episode we discuss:

• The power of recognizing your autonomy
• Why jobs should not define or run our lives
• The ability to create a community wherever you land
• How paying off debt was essential for her travel journey
• The true cost of overestimating the amount you need to take advantage of opportunities + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Roshida:

• Website
• Instagram: @ShidaD
• Twitter: @ShidasOTL
• Facebook: @RoshidaDowe

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

In this solo episode, I share my thoughts on Bill Perkin's new book, Die With Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life, and how my own financial independence journey has changed and evolved in the last several years. Since I began the Journey To Launch podcast and left my corporate job to pursue full time entrepreneurship, my philosophy on Financial Independence has shifted. Now, instead of saving and investing to just save and invest, I look at it through the lens of, "How can I maximize my life and live it to the fullest, while also passing down wealth?"

In this episode I discuss:

• The importance of recognizing short-term goals instead of just our long-term ones
• How spending money can build a healthy family financial foundation
• Gifting your kids assets before they're too old to not use them
• Why sometimes you really can't DIY your life
• The impact Die With Zero had on me as a creator and business owner + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Journeytolaunch.com/episode262/
• Amazon.com/Die-Zero-Getting-Your-Money/dp/B08YS2Z2QH
• Get your ticket to the Mamas Talk Money event April 8-10th and get $5 off by entering the code "JTL" at checkout https://www.journeytolaunch.com/legacy
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Chelsea Brennan, hedge fund investor turned online entrepreneur, joins the podcast to discuss the idea of creating a legacy and passing down generational wealth that goes far beyond any monetary amount. Chelsea is owner and founder of Smart Money Mamas, a brand dedicated to helping moms make their money work for them and embrace their ambitions, which includes showing them how to cultivate a healthy relationship with money for their families now and far into the future.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why generational wealth goes far beyond money
• What does it mean to create and pass down a legacy
• How do you cultivate a legacy for your family, your children
• Instilling problem solving and a growth mindset in your children
• The importance of setting money values and a family financial ecosystem + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Get your ticket to the event on April 8-10 and get $5 off by entering the code "JTL" at checkout https://www.journeytolaunch.com/legacy
• Chelseas's previous episode: https://journeytolaunch.com/episode175
• Smartmoneymamas.com
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Chelsea:

• Website
• Instagram:@SmartMoneyMamas
• Twitter:@SmartMoneyMamas
• Facebook:@SmartMoneyMamas

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Bill Perkins, author and founder, managing partner and head trader for Skylar Capital, joins the podcast to discuss how to live your best life no matter your income and his two decades of experience in the trading industry.

We talk about the importance of balancing your financial goals with your time-appropriate life experiences and adding joy in your life right now while being intentional with what you want to do.

Bill's book, "Die With Zero," has been featured in The New York Times, Mr. Money Mustache, Success, and more.

In this episode we discuss:

• How to enjoy your money and time now, instead of restricting yourself to the point of robbing you of your life
• Balancing optimizing your life to fulfillment and saving for the future
• Why certain experiences are useless for us at a certain point if we don't use them
• Confronting fear-based mindsets by identifying goals
• Why waiting until we die to give our children a financial foundation doesn't make sense + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• DieWithZeroBook.com/welcome
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Bill:

• Website
• Instagram:@BillPerkins
• Twitter:@bp22

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

Lynnette Khalfani Cox, money coach, media personality, and personal finance author and expert, joins the podcast to discuss how FinTech is disrupting the traditional finance industry in all the best ways possible.

Lynnette once had $100,000 in credit card debt before paying it all off in three years, and turning her financial life around. If you're ready to take control of your finances, this episode is for you.

In this episode we discuss:

• How you can use FinTech to improve all areas of your financial life
• Multi-generational recurring trends in personal finance
• Why traditional banking isn't working anymore and how it can be financially dangerous for BIPOC
• The power of embracing discomfort with evolving technology + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• JourneytoLaunch.com/episode187
• Sprucemoney.com
• AskTheMoneyCoach.com
• MoneyCoachUniversity.com
• LynnetteKhalfaniCox.com
• Join the waitlist for my signature course, Map Your Way To Financial Independence, here.
• Check out my new personal website here.
• Join The Weekly Newsletter List
• Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast!
• Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12
• YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link.

Connect with Lynnette:

• Website
• Instagram:@LynnetteKhalfaniCox

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the Private Facebook Group
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Get The Free Jumpstart Guide