The Grownup Millennial

IN THIS EPISODE:

• How I was socialized to think about money and how it affects my current relationship with money
• [Basically] a review of Jen Sincero's "How to be a Badass", specifically the chapter on money
• What Dale Carnegie had to say about worth in his book: "How to make friends and influence people"
• Why changing your money mindset will change your life

Things I didn't say:

• I said I attended the entrepreneurship seminar, but I didn't say it was a scam (chose to focus on the positive takeaways)
• I am still a work in progress and still need to work very hard on confidence and shifting my money mindset
• Jen Sincero and I are best friends in my head

Happy Listening ... then let's make some money!

"No relationship is going to come between me and me knowing myself and developing myself". Relationships are messy, and weird, and complicated. But, having a high level relationship with yourself will inevitably make a partnership work better.

Some great things we spoke about (besides the whole interview lol) :

• maintaining individuality in a relationship
• your relationship doesn't have to look like anybody else's
• does your relationship need to be validated? (by marriage, by others?)

WARNING: I probably said "dismal" 50 times this episode, so be prepared for that.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• One couple speaks about how their online dating journey went from hopeless to married in under a year
• The challenges of dating as a single mother
• Two perspectives on the "isolation" that comes with being a married millennial
• The difficulties of finding love in a new city

"Maybe your list is wrong". Usually when we talk about issues with finding suitable partners or the challenges of dating in the 21st century, we're referring to women. We assume that men have it easier, but that may not be the case for everyone.

Kemoi gave us all a new perspective on how to manage relationships - looking at the core and periphery.

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We've all read/ heard that it is a very difficult time for Millennials to find suitable partners right now. But does this ring true for everyone?

In this candid chat, we talk about how hard it is to date as a Millennial, specially one who does not conform to a heteronormative view of society.

Dating in the 21st Century should be easier ... in theory. We're more connected than we've ever been and technology certainly helps in getting to know someone, or does it?

In this series I talk to a variety of millennials (coupled and uncoupled) about their experiences with finding love and companionship in the "Facebook era".

The very first episode was a casual chat with Sanique and Candiese two pretty accomplished professionals who spoke about everything from resigning to a life with dozens of cats to unsolicited cat calls and d*ck pics.

Listen up, leave a comment, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode in the series.

Is dating in the 21st Century really that hard? We'll find out.

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Instagram is pretty much a staple in our social media diet at this point. There is so much good that can come from it. People make a living from it, people get to share their work with the world in ways unimaginable and I get to really connect with readers and listeners.

But… we can easily become obsessed with Instagram. Obsessed with checking it every few minutes, obsessed with our interactions on the platform, obsessed with our followers, obsessed with other people's lives. It is very easy to get caught in this Instagram spiral.

In this casual chat, I am pretty open about my own experiences with IG and why I decided to dial back (you'll want to hear this!) and a few ways we can disconnect from Instagram and reconnect to our reality.

Let's not forget to live in the moment, while trying to document moments for Instagram.

Research shows that Millennials and Gen Z-ers are the loneliest generations. In this time where we are more connected than ever (I mean, we basically live on our phones), we are also more lonely than ever. How can we get beyond this and find some meaningful connections?

I spoke with Olivia June, a fascinating millennial who is the CEO of VINA (which is basically like Tinder, but for women to find friends). We connected about being from large families and learning to mask your loneliness; and moving to new cities and being enveloped by the reality that you're all alone.

But regardless of the reason we're feeling lonely, we can overcome it. Olivia shares how being intentional about our friendships can really impact our lives. I find it hard to try to broach friendships now; I mean at close to 30 it is a little awkward to reach out - and we cover all that too.

After all, the best way to get a friend is to be a friend. Listen to the episode and let's start intentionally cultivating some meaningful friendships and working on those that we already have.

I also mentioned this article: "When Enough is Enough in all Relationships".

Cultivating your reality. What does this look like? What does this even mean? This episode of the podcast goes into how our thoughts can determine our future.

I talk about :

- how the Grown Up Millennial was named among the top Millennial podcasts

- what it might look like for you to tap into your full potential;

- the wonders of thought power;

- how to stop depriving the world of your greatness

I mentioned these articles:

- Your Thoughts Create Your Reality

- How To Create Your Reality with Intentional Thoughts

- 7 Tips To Create Your Own Reality

I referred to this book...ALOT:

- "You are a Badass" by Jen Sincero

For the final installment of the "Science of the Side Hustle" series, I speak with Dale Hines - an IT professional whose photography hobby grew into Dash-Anthony Photography.

Dale talks about the importance of "word of mouth" and referrals to his success as a side hustle entrepreneur.

We also spoke about the importance of feedback and being able to share ideas with other entrepreneurs (we mentioned Sade` from the very first installment of the series).

Finding what feels true to you, what you're passionate about and what motivates you to keep going is essential to the success of any business, but Dale goes into a few other essentials we may have overlooked.

Listen to the final episode in the "Science of the Side Hustle" series.