When we see and hear about people who change their habits, we often wish we too could change our lives for the better as well but often times we fail. There has been a ton of pages written to help people change but no matter how many words someone reads, change comes down to one thing, your "why." Today Shannaan talks about how he hasn't touched a drop of soda in 12 years and what motivated him to stop drinking soda and what you can do to change your habits.

What does the true 1% look like? We all have ideas of the rich and famous when we think of the "1%" but in actuality, 1% is not a group of people, it's a mindset. One percent represents how much you should aim to improve each day and by doing that, you will transform you life. Today, Shannaan discusses the importance of marginal, consistent improvements and how big of a difference they can have over time.

According to Wikipedia, National Financial Literacy Month is recognized in the United States in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. Now is the time for you to improve your financial literacy skills! Don't let this month pass without focusing on one aspect of your finances and pushing that aspect to the next level. Today Shannaan talks about the importance of financial literacy and what you need to do to improve your skills.

Yes, it's not Monday but that does not mean you can't finish the week strong! Due to technical difficulties, we had to push back Power Monday so today Shannaan has a powerful (pun intended) topic to get you motivated and excited about believing in yourself so tune in and check it out!

The car buying process can be a complicated one but it doesn't have to be if you know what you want and if you have a budget. Today, Shannaan discusses his experience with purchasing a car and how you can prepare not only for the purchase but for the maintenance afterwards.

Today we brought in the big guns. We have Rasheedah Luqman, CPA and Shannaan's tax partner, to talk about taxes! While taxes aren't the most exciting thing in the world, the deadline is coming up in a few weeks so we wanted to make sure that you all are prepared! Rasheedah covers how to look for a great tax preparer, how to think financially forward with your taxes and what pitfalls to avoid.

How can you make your money work for you? While this may seem like a great question, it assumes that you have actually gotten to the place where you no longer feel the need to work for money. Yet, you must ask yourself "have I reached my financials goals?" because if you haven't, there's no point in getting money to work for you when you haven't worked for your money!

Passion Poaching? We oftentimes see this happen in business when a company is able to create a successful product as a result of their desire and skills but when other companies see the success, they copy the product simply to make a profit. Real estate is another example as many people have no desire to be in real estate, yet they see a few people become success and therefore they think they can do it too. That's not how we should operate as individuals. Our focus should be on our unique set of skills and gifts and applying those talents to our desires. Only then will we become truly successful at life, not when we copy someone else.

When two financial minds collide, great things happen. On today's episode, we have Naseema of FinanciallyIntentional.com gives us her story of getting into debt and her journey out. We guarantee you will have fun listening to Naseema's story so tune in and enjoy! If you want to learn more, visit http://www.financiallyintentional.com

We will all leave this earth one day but we should leave something behind. The most important thing we can leave is a positive legacy. Today Shannaan talks about how to leave one and why you should.