It's time to talk about fitness with this episode's guest, Coach Josh Wood.

Coach Josh is a fitness expert based in Tasmania offering a new perspective on health and physical fitness. Armed with a bachelor's degree in health science and a plethora of experiences in various fields from powerlifting to hiking, Coach Josh is the founder and head coach of Strong For Life Online Coaching. His holistic and nature-based approach to fitness, combined with highly individualized and efficient programs, has helped thousands become the best version of themselves.

In this episode, we talk about Coach Josh's journey that led him to establish Strong for Life and the lifestyle and philosophy that fuels his coaching. We also delve into the parallels between fitness and finance, the importance of accountability and intention, and the benefits of having a coach to help with your goals.

Join us to reimagine your story and learn how to become strong for life.

Show Highlights

• [02:21] The journey towards being Coach Josh Wood

• [09:09] How the Strong for Life lifestyle comes alive

• [14:20] Shame spirals and prevention

• [23:36] The role of nature in the Strong for Life philosophy

• [28:05] The science behind nutrition and food preparation

• [36:55] Benefits of a locavore diet

• [43:22] The need for a coach in your journey

• [48:41] Where to find more Coach Josh Wood

Links and Resources

🟢 Coach Josh Wood's Instagram → Instagram.com/CoachJoshWood

🟢 Strong For Life Coaching → StrongForLife.online

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Talking about our money stories is already hard in and of itself. Talking about them with family? That's a whole other level of difficulty. But although it's hard, it's necessary. Why?

Because our money stories are generational. And in most cases, the stories and beliefs passed down by our family of origin isn't doing us much good.

So what can we do to break the cycle?

Show Highlights

• [02:51] The difficulty and importance of discussing money stories with family

• [09:15] The importance of tackling money stories as generational

• [14:41] The process towards freedom from generational money beliefs

• [16:05] Creating your own family financial vision

• [20:24] The business case for your money habits and relationships

Links and Resources

🟢 The Money Equation → DylanBain.com/Money-Equation

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

For this episode's guest, a simple conversation about McDonald's spurred one crucial change within himself: becoming a man uncivilized.

Traver Boehm is the author of two books, Today I Rise and Man UNcivilized. He is also a two-time TED-X speaker, men's coach, and founder of the UNcivilized Men's Movement.

In this episode, Traver and I talk about how to say goodbye to the "Nice Guy" and start the journey into an actualized version of masculinity. This discussion is all about delving into the suffering of men, the importance of confronting yourself and taking personal responsibility, and the steps taken toward the path of becoming uncivilized.

Show Highlights

• [02:14] Why do "Nice Guys" need to die?

• [09:11] Who's responsible for whose happiness?

• [17:53] Relationships as three different buckets

• [28:23] Man UNcivilized

• [36:55] Society's role in making "Nice Guys"

• [41:14] Personal responsibility, accountability, and discipline

• [47:16] Where to find more Traver Boehm

Links and Resources

🟢 Man UNcivilized → ManUNcivilized.com

🟢 Traver's Instagram → Instagram.com/TraverBoehm

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Books Mentioned

🟢 Man UNcivilized by Traver Boehm → ManUNcivilized.com/TheBook

🟢 Today I Rise by Traver Boehm → shorturl.ac/TodayIRise-TraverBoehm

Money is not about discipline. It is about emotions. It is about our past, present, and future.

Our money stories aren't just about us. It is about our families, our partners, the people in our everyday lives.

And so, to get to the root of our money stories, we first need to get to the root of our emotions. And, as many of us know, that is easier said than done. But there isn't a better time to begin than right now.

Join us now to learn about the idea behind financial therapy, and why psychology and finance don't seem like an odd fit after all.

Show Highlights

• [04:57] The idea behind financial therapy

• [08:01] Getting to the root of your money story

• [12:20] Why "you need discipline" is poor advice

• [14:14] Combining psychology and finance

• [17:32] Seeking professional help for financial therapy

• [20:34] Financial therapists and financial coaches

• [24:30] Whose money story it really is

Links and Resources

🟢 The Money Equation → DylanBain.com/Money-Equation

🟢 EP 094 - Building Healthy Relationships with Duey Freeman → shorturl.ac/IntuitiveFinance094

🟢 EP 097 - Communication in a Relational World with Mark Sylvester → shorturl.ac/IntuitiveFinance097

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Sometimes, misery and shame is comfortable. It's always been in your life. It's predictable. It's safe.

But until when can you keep this in your reality and in your relationships? Until when can you keep holding yourself back? Until when do you plan to continue on the path of conscious misalignment?

Let's give a warm welcome to our guest Jordan Gray as he lends us his expertise to answer all our questions about relationships and how we deal with shame, reality, and all the other obstacles that keep us from moving forward.

Join us in this special episode of Intuitive Finance as we reimagine your relationship and money story.

Show Highlights

• [01:53] Jordan's journey into relationship coaching

• [04:24] The actual goal of relationship coaching

• [08:06] Shame and fear as defense mechanisms

• [13:38] Shame as a safety blanket

• [19:15] Shame as something predictable

• [21:44] Having the right relationship with reality

• [25:17] Dealing with and moving forward from the now

• [31:01] The path to openness and saying yes

• [37:57] The big stumbling blocks to moving forward

Links and Resources

🟢 Jordan Gray Consulting → JordanGrayConsulting.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Our entire society is run by financial institutions. Financial institutions and transactions – well, that involves money. The problem is that money and trust hardly ever mix.

So what has been done to establish such trust? How do we continue to trust despite these institutions failing us in the past? And most importantly, what can this do for our personal financial growth?

Find out in this episode as we discuss the crucial role of trust in finance.

Show Highlights

• [02:22] Trust in transactions

• Ways financial institutions provide trust

• [06:05] Arm's length transactions

• [07:56] Regulation and transparency

• [10:58] Reducing friction in the system

• Instances financial institutions have failed

• [12:08] The Great Depression

• [13:49] The Great Recession

• [14:54] The case of Bernie Madoff

• How to build trust with your "clients"

• [16:40] Transparency and honesty

• [18:27] Consistent communication

• [19:54] Clear expectations

• [20:43] Long-term relational focus

• [23:28] Feedback

Links and Resources

🟢 EP 094 - Building Healthy Relationships with Duey Freeman → shorturl.ac/IntuitiveFinance094

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Money is emotional. That's why putting logic at the forefront never works out.

Personal finance is personal. And so, in order to reimagine our money stories and build better financial habits, we have to start treating them that way.

Facing the conflict between the "right" logical approach versus emotional financial spending isn't easy. Money conversations never are. But the process and the challenge is 100% worth it.

Why don't we start now?

Show Highlights

• [03:33] Emotions at the driver's seat

• [07:49] Poor attachments and addiction

• Case studies of emotional financial spending

• [11:37] Spending to feel better

• [16:05] Spending to numb out

• [18:26] Spending out of avoidance

• [20:34] How to build better financial habits

Links and Resources

🟢 EP 094 - Building Healthy Relationships with Duey Freeman → shorturl.ac/IntuitiveFinance094

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Communication is one of the most regular things we do to build our relationships, so why is it that a lot of us have no idea how we're actually supposed to do it?

Mark Sylvester is a celebrated innovator whose journey epitomizes innovation. Notable for his award-winning efforts in the tech and entertainment industry, he is also a seasoned podcaster in his own right. Mark is the force behind the transformative audio education format PodClass, and is the executive producer for StorytellingSchool.com, which uses applied storytelling to craft compelling narratives for brands.

In this episode of Intuitive Finance, we step away a bit from tackling your money story head-on and first understand the elements that help you in your journey to reimagine your money story. To do so, join Mark and me as we dive into one of the most important keys in establishing your relationships: effective and intentional communication.

Tune in now!

Show Highlights

• [04:27] The intention of communication

• [11:55] 4 kinds of meetings

• [16:22] The utility of applied improv

• [20:27] "No, but", "Yes, but", and "Yes, and" with Mark and Dylan

• [24:30] Living in a relational versus transactional world

• [29:25] Winning versus leading a team to success

• [33:05] The numbers game and the 1% good ideas

• [37:54] Redefining failure

• [44:47] Every situation is an opportunity to train

About Our Guest Mark Sylvester

🟢 Mark Sylvester → MarkSylvester.com

🟢 Storytelling School → StorytellingSchool.com

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/MarkRSylvester

🟢 LinkedIn → LinkedIn.com/in/MarkSylvester

Links and Resources

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

We all carry money stories that already began way back when we were children. In many cases, these stories that come to shape our approach toward finance lead us to form self-sabotaging actions and unhealthy relationships with money.

So how do we change the narrative and rewrite these money stories into something that actually works for us?

Show Highlights

• [01:37] Stories and social programming

• Five stories we carry around our money and how they shape our actions

• [04:14] The story of scarcity and having enough

• [08:22] The story of linking self-worth to wealth and income

• [11:23] The story of money as the root of all evil

• [13:53] The story of avoidance and fear of making a mistake

• [16:16] The story of control and getting lucky

• [18:42] Five tips on how to rewrite your money stories

Links and Resources

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Humans are social beings. We're built to be part of a tribe. We're built to form relationships, walk distances, and value ourselves beyond our jobs, our vehicles, and our money.

So why does it seem like more often than not, we lose track of the very things that actually make us human?

Join us in our latest episode as we look beyond just our economic value, learn to build healthier relationships, and dictate our own money stories — only here at Intuitive Finance.

Show Highlights

• [02:16] Humans as part of a tribe

• [06:26] Profit over people

• [10:48] The market will bear mentality

• [14:15] Onto relational finance

• [17:05] Getting rid of extractive relationships

• [20:21] What matters at the end of the day

Links and Resources

🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com

🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit

🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain

🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain

🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage

🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Books Mentioned

🟢 Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger → sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger