Journey To Launch

Is there room for error in your schedule? How often do you factor in self care? This week on the podcast, I have Aisha Moore, a fellow Journeyer, self care advocate and stress management expert. After struggling with anxiety, getting demoted at work, and dealing with a strained marriage, Aisha decided to get serious and intentional about her self care.

Aisha helps women move from overwhelm and stress to sustained success and healthy relationships. She shares that we often operate on autopilot and miss our body's signals that we need to slow down. Missed signals turn into personal chaos, hurried energy, and physical ailments like nausea and headaches.

In the episode, Aisha shares the 8 components of holistic wellness that we can monitor and improve on throughout our lives. If you are constantly finding yourself with anxious energy and feeling overworked, tune in to this episode to hear how you can increase self care & prioritize wellness while on the journey to Financial Freedom.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How you can get more intentional about your self care
• What signals our body sends when we are stressed
• The 8 components of holistic wellness
• The meaning of bedtime revenge and how to stop it and much more...

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• You can find out more about Aisha and her services at selfcarebyaisha.com or seriousaboutselfcare.com
• If you missed enrollment to the Money Launch Club, join the waitlist here!
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course.
• 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 Aisha:

• Website
• Instagram:@SelfCarebyAisha
• Twitter: @AishaMooremph
• Facebook:@SelfCarebyAisha
• Youtube

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Waitlist for the Money Launch Club
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

This week on the podcast, I have award-winning financial educator, host of the Brown Ambition podcast, and author of Get Good with Money Tiffany "the Budgetnista" Aliche. Tiffany shares her journey from being a preschool teacher making $39k a year to running a successful 8 figure business.

Tiffany embarked on a career in teaching after graduating college because she genuinely loved it. She was crystal clear on who she was and what she needed to do to excel: do what she enjoyed. After losing her job, direction in life, and experiencing financial trauma, she realized that she could take her skills as a teacher and launch into a brand new career, financial education.

Tiffany shows us how it's possible when you serve from a place of joy & abundance while earning money.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How Tiffany went from making 39k a year to over 8 figures
• What living in purpose and serving with joy looks like
• 5+ lessons from Tiffany's journey to entrepreneurship
• What does it mean to be financially whole
• What are the 10 core steps to being financially whole and much more...

Doors to the Money Launch Club are now open!

The Money Launch Club is my online membership community that gives you the support, tools, education & plan to reach your various money goals while on the way to your ultimate goal of Financial Independence.

When you become a member of the Money Launch Club, you;

• become part of a close knit community where you feel like you belong, and can really get to know others in the group
• interact regularly with like-minded people who are serious about financial independence
• learn from others to implement the lessons and ideas into your own daily life
• go from always feeling guilty about spending to feeling bliss, happiness, and joy about the things that bring you joy

Join before doors close on April 8th by clicking here.

Sign up for the Pop Up Podcast Series, Building Blocks of Financial Success: Get Out of Debt, Save, Invest, and Achieve your Money Dreams".

In this series you will learn:

• Who are you and what is your "WHY"? Why do you want financial independence?
• The Simple and Advanced Wealth Formulas
• How to improve your mindset and habits to bring you more wealth
• How community and accountability will make your journey more enjoyable
• What is the Money Launch Club and how it can help you reach financial freedom

Hurry! The series goes away forever after April 8th!

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Doors to the Money Launch Club are now open! Join before they close on April 8th 2021!.
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course.
• 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 Money Launch Club
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

How do you enjoy the journey today? For the majority of us, the path to Financial Independence (FI) is a long emotional and mental marathon. This concept that once was an unattainable pipe dream, is starting to make more sense and become more real. However, is it worth it if you disdain the entire journey?

In today's solo episode, I share 6 tips on how to find peace and joy right now wherever you are on your road to FI. My hope is that after you tune in, you're inspired to do the internal work it takes to truly enjoy the journey. Take at least one of these tips and turn them into action. Decide today if you are going to be exhausted and empty on your journey or fulfilled and joyous.

In this episode you'll learn:

• • 6 tips to help you find joy and happiness on your journey
  • How find peace where you are and stop "shoulding" on yourself
  • How to diversity your happiness and find sustained gratification
  • The power of recruiting friends and liking the job you hate
  • How to uncover your purpose and much more...

Doors to the Money Launch Club are now open!

The Money Launch Club is my online membership community that gives you the support, tools, education & plan to reach your various money goals while on the way to your ultimate goal of Financial Independence.

When you become a member of the Money Launch Club, you;

• become part of a close knit community where you feel like you belong, and can really get to know others in the group
• interact regularly with like-minded people who are serious about financial independence
• learn from others to implement the lessons and ideas into your own daily life
• go from always feeling guilty about spending to feeling bliss, happiness, and joy about the things that bring you joy

Join before doors close on April 8th by clicking here.

Sign up for the Pop Up Podcast Series, Building Blocks of Financial Success: Get Out of Debt, Save, Invest, and Achieve your Money Dreams".

In this series you will learn:

• Who are you and what is your "WHY"? Why do you want financial independence?
• The Simple and Advanced Wealth Formulas
• How to improve your mindset and habits to bring you more wealth
• How community and accountability will make your journey more enjoyable
• What is the Money Launch Club and how it can help you reach financial freedom

Hurry! The series goes away forever after April 8th!

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Doors to the Money Launch Club are now open! Join before they close on April 8th 2021!.
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course.
• 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 Money Launch Club
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

I am honored to bring you this week's special episode featuring powerful stories of small Black business owners. Earlier this year, School of Thought, a creative agency, and one of it's long-standing clients, Milliman, hosted a conference that brought together business leaders to discuss the obstacles Black entrepreneurs faced in the pandemic. They wanted to present their conference attendees with a short but impactful mini-podcast episode that captured what it's like to be a Black entrepreneur in one of the most challenging economic environments we've ever seen.

I was asked to interview over 9 dynamic entrepreneurs and experts for this project in what amounted to over 540 minutes of audio. The final result is a powerful 25 minute podcast that beautifully captures the real issues facing Black small businesses.

In the episode, you'll hear the entrepreneurs & experts share their experiences and the solutions that need to be implemented, so that Black small businesses can survive and thrive in a post-pandemic world.

The episode was; written, edited and produced by School of Thought. Find more of their work at www.schoolofthought.com

The episode featured the following businesses/experts:

• Jeff Lindor, The Gentleman's Factory gentlemensfactory.com
• Kenyatta 'Kymme' Williams-Davis, Bushwick Grind https://www.bushwickgrind.com/
• Michelle Holder - Assistant Professor City University of New York https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/michelle-holder
• Tammeca Rochester - Harlem Cycle https://harlem-cycle.com/
• Ajamu Webster - DuBois consulting https://www.dubconinc.com/
• Alicia Hines- Likkle Dumpling House https://likkle.nyc/
• Kenneth Ebie - BE NYC https://www1.nyc.gov/site/sbs/businesses/black-entrepreneurs-nyc.page
• Karl Williams - 67 Orange Street http://www.67orangestreet.com

Sign up for the Pop Up Podcast Series, Building Blocks of Financial Success: Get Out of Debt, Save, Invest, and Achieve your Money Dreams" by going to journeytolaunch.com/moneydreams

In this series you will learn:

• Who are you and what is your "WHY"? Why do you want financial independence?
• The Simple and Advanced Wealth Formulas
• How to improve your mindset and habits to bring you more wealth
• How community and accountability will make your journey more enjoyable
• What is the Money Launch Club and how it can help you reach financial freedom

Hurry! The series goes away forever after April 8th!

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course.
• Doors to the Money Launch Club will be opening soon! Join the waitlist to be notified when doors open.
• 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 Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

What gives you joy and purpose? This week on the podcast, Doc G, a hospice physician and the host of the Earn & Invest podcast, shares the emotional and mental journey to reaching Financial Independence (FI).

Doc G explains that often we see money as the goal, but money is a tool to get to where we really want. We can very easily chase the end goal of financial freedom and feel empty and lost once we reach there and lose our purpose. The journey shifts when we start by discovering our purpose and prioritizing happiness today on the journey. Tune in to this week's episode to hear more and learn how to use money as a tool on your path to freedom.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How Doc G reached Financial Independence (FI)
• Why he choose to continue working after reaching FI
• How to use money as a tool & lever
• The 5 stages of coping with FI
• What role mindset plays in achieving and enjoying FI and much more...

Sign up for my FREE Pop Up Podcast Series, Building Blocks of Financial Success: Get Out of Debt, Save, Invest, and Achieve your Money Dreams". First episode drops March 29! Go to journeytolaunch.com/moneydreams to sign up.

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course.
• Doors to the Money Launch Club will be opening soon! So get on the waitlist to be the first to hear about it by going to moneylaunchclub.com
• 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 Doc G:

• Website
• Instagram:@EarnAnInvest
• Facebook:@EarnAndInvest
• Twitter:@EarnAnInvest

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

What does it mean to be broke on purpose & not aimlessly broke? For this week's guest, Melody Wright, it means intentionally not having any extra money left over after you put it through a money management system that allows you to thrive.

Melody is the founder of Broke On Purpose. She is a trained PHd scientist who transitioned into personal finance after paying off $100k in debt in less than 3 years. She is also the author of the book, "Start Here: Your Guide to Building Your Money Management System."

Melody's mission is to help people make better choices with their finances in a systemized way that supports their goals. Tune in to learn the first step you can take to regain control of your finances.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What it means to live broke on purpose
• How Melody paid off 100k in less than a year
• How to create a money management system that allows you to reach your money goals and thrive
• The first step to gaining control of your finances and much more...

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
• 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 Melody:

• Website
• Instagram:@BrokeonPurpose
• Facebook:@BrokeOnPurpose
• Twitter:@BrokeonPurpose

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

Can you imagine negotiating a virtual work arrangement with your employer that allows you to move across the country & take a 2 month sabbatical? That's exactly what this week's guest Diania Merriam did. Diania was able to move from NYC to Cincinnati and travelled to Spain for 2 months while keeping her NYC job .

On the podcast, Diania shares how she paid off $30,000 in debt in 11 months, and reached the milestone of Coast FI (financial independence). Diania brings a rich and bold energy this week that explains how she was able to achieve her success and talks about the conference she created, EconoMe which allows participants to come together and talk all things Financial Independence.

Diania reminds us that personal finance is personal and your journey is customizable. Tune in this week to hear more about what she calls fi-flexibility and how it can support you on your journey.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How Diania landed her first job post college
• The definition of -FI- flexibility
• What is Coast FI & how to reach it
• Why your mindset is so important on the journey
• More about the EconoMe Conference + a lot more

I'm giving away 2 free tickets to the EconMe conference. All you have to do is follow me on IG @journeytolaunch and text #econ to (347) 252- 9025 or click here to be entered for your chance to win. Deadline to enter is 3/19. Winners will be announced on 3/24

There will be 200 Early bird tickets priced at $149 available March 7th - April 10th or until they sell out.

Full price tickets are available for $199, but Journey to Launch listeners get 10% off full price with discount code: JOURNEYTOLAUNCH

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• You can purchase tickets to the EconoMe Conference here. Ticket sales are now live. Visit the main website conference and the Youtube channel.
• You can tune into Diania on the Optimal Finance Podcast here.
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
• 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 Diania:

• Website
• Instagram:@Economecon
• Facebook:@EconoMeConference
• Twitter:@Economecon

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

Are you leaving a generous tip to the IRS every time you pay your taxes? Carter Cofield, this week's podcast guest, is sharing tips on how to save yourself and your business money during tax season.

Carter is a CPA, a Certified Public Accountant, and he genuinely enjoys talking about taxes. His goal is to educate people on how to make their taxes work for them. This episode is for you whether you are an entrepreneur, side hustler, or W2 employee.

Tune in to hear how you can potentially save money this tax paying season. Plus, Carter even shares with us where he is on his own journey to financial freedom.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How you can make your taxes work for you
• What is a tax write off + what's included in it
• What is the golden formula
• Tax paying season vs. tax planning season
• What to look for when hiring a good CPA
• How to account for taxes as an active trader
• Pre tax vs. post tax investing and much more...

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• You can check out Carter's Tax Free Living Course here.
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
• 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 Carter:

• Website
• Instagram:@Cofield_Advisor
• Facebook:@Cortlon
• Twitter:@Cofield_Advisor

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

What would you do if overnight you lost over $300,000 of your life savings in an investment deal gone wrong? Unfortunately, that's what happened to this week's guest, Kierra Asnauskas. Kierra and her husband went from coming close to their goal of reaching Financial Independence to losing it all and having to start all over again. Tune in to what I hope to be a cautionary and inspirational story on taking risks and being resilient in the face of adversity.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How Kierra and her husband lost over $300,000
• What is forex trading
• Kierra's biggest takeaway from losing it all
• How Kierra is able to move on and rebuild and much more...

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Kierra was a guest on Episode 131, "From Broke and Living in a Car to Traveling the World w| Kierra"
• If you want to check out Teri's Trade & Travel Program, click here.
• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
• 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 Kierra:

• Website
• Instagram:@MissUnconventional_
• Facebook:@MissUnconventional
• Twitter:@KierraAsnauskas

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: @Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide

Raise your hand if you've had an extremely awkward conversation about money with a coworker, friend, family member or romantic partner? You're not alone, it happens more often than not and it can leave us feeling uncomfortable. This week on the podcast, my guest Erin Lowry of Broke Millennial shares how to effectively communicate about money with the people in your life.

Erin's third book, "Broke Millennial Talks Money: Scripts, Stories, and Advice to Navigate Awkward Financial Conversations" is all about how to handle financial conversations and offers actual scripts you can use in different scenarios. Tune in to hear insight and tips on how to have healthy talks about money while maintaining your boundaries and staying true to your financial goals.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Ways to effectively communicate about money
• Why providing context is important in money conversations
• What is a friend fund and how it can work for you
• Why a prenup is beneficial and much more...

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
• 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 Erin:

• Website
• Instagram:@BrokeMillennialBlog
• Facebook:@BrokeMillennial
• Twitter:@BrokeMillennial

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @Journeytolaunch
• Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch
• Facebook: Journey To Launch
• Join the private Facebook Group
• Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist
• Join the Waitlist for My FI Course
• Jumpstart Guide