Money, Power & Purpose with Barbara Best

“We need to do more to help other women succeed and help empower other women to own their voice and power” ~ Barbara Best

We are in a pandemic season filled with a lot of uncertainties, changes in livelihood, how we relate to each other and also a changing economy. “Are you living in your purpose?” In this episode we dive in Barbara’s work, her impact in the world and her journey to empower women.
1. What is your story?
2. What is the genesis of Money, Power and Purpose?
3. What’s your Warrior Magic?

Guest: Barbara Best is a fiduciary investment advisor, speaker, board member and Principal and founding partner of Capital Strategies Investment Group. She has a specific passion to build community to support others and help empower women to lead personal, professionally and financially "successful" and fulfilling lives. In 2015, she established the Women's Forum, a dynamic networking group of over 4000 professional women.

Website: https://www.capstratig.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBest_CapStrat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbest1/

· Why did you start an investment advisory firm in 2003? [01:07]
· What’s really best for this client, then create that need. [01:31]
· I really was tired of selling stuff. [01:39]
· There is so much more to success than purely just the financial and investment outcome. [ 02:11]
· To be successful you have to implement. [02:30]
· What’s the mission of the money? [02:40]
· What is it that matters most to you in life? [03:00]
· Let’s create the optimal path that you can make the most of this amazing life. [03:10]
· Independence of thought is core to who you are. [03:26]
· How do you want to think? How do you want to feel? [03:44]
· Your huge advocacy for women, where did this come from, the story & the mission? [04:13]
· How are you continuing to stay focused on your relationship to empowerment? [04:39]
· Helping others live empowered lives. [04:56]
· It’s not me who empowers them, but they need to empower themselves. [04:59]
· What is empowerment? [05:45]
· These are our own rights that we need to own. [06:09]
· We wanted that culture where we encourage women to make it and support each other. [07:22]
· For women, our definition of success is beyond professional success. [07:42]
· What would some of these programs look and feel like? [08:43]
· The neuroscience of change. [08:57]
· Empowering women financially. [09:44]
· What is your vision for it? What do you see it becoming? [10:06]
· We need to lead by example and move forward. [10:38]
· Our vision is to continue that virtual presence and continue to evolve it. [11:15]
· The becoming of Barbara Best! Where did your service mentality come from? [12:12]
· It really comes from my mother! [12:46]
· Our job is to make the most of our talents and to share them with the world. [13:02]
· I am all about creating community. [13:12]
· If you put good out, it comes back to you. [13:20]
· What is the genesis of Money, Power & Purpose? [14:00]
· I believe that the essence of happiness and fulfilment is been connected to your purpose and living a life aligned to your purpose. [15:03]
· You don’t have to wait to live your purpose driven life. [16:09]
· Do you think that our behaviors and our relationship to money can be changed? [16:51]
· I used to use money to fill a void. [20:06]
· Whatever drives your actions supports your goals versus derails them. [20:54]
· What is it that you are trying to create in your life? [21:30]
· It was such a ‘aha’ moment for me when I dung into my family money story, [22:31]
· I talked to my partner about my money story. [23:06]
· Money silence! [23:48]
· He approaches things with this abundance and growth mindset. [26:20]
· We helped them eliminate the uncertainty. [26:36]
· What is it you guys want to do together, what’s your future vision of what you want to do and let’s make that happen. [26:41]
· Where would somebody begin? [27:43]
· You still need to figure out, what is your legacy planning. [28:35]
· The financial planning process. [28:52]
· What is my future vision of my life? [29:02]
· What are those guard rails? [29:52]
· Let’s do it together. [30:17]
· Are we on track! Are we still within the guardrails! [30:58]
· You almost like a shaper! [31:13]
· What is your warrior journey? [32:01]
· We all deserve to experience joy in our life [32:22]
· I need to set better boundaries of work and personal time. [34:00]
· Letting go of this notion that I’m not enough. [34:52]
· What is your warrior magic? [35:13]
· I think I do this authentically and try to stay on true to my purpose. [36:10]
· My life is a gift, my privilege is a gift and I need to share it with others. [36:20]
· Your energy and possibility thinking is like contagious. [36:36]

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