This one is all about generosity. Yes it sounds simple, but there were a few things that I didn’t know so maybe you could learn a thing or two as well! Deep down all of us enjoy being generous and giving, so I encourage you to sharpen yourself in this area of finances. It starts off by knowing what true generosity is, and that will help you give more freely. Be sure to check it out!

This was written in a space where I was exploring my favourite book for increasing my financial literacy - the Bible. I started from scratch and consulted what the word says on earning income. Are we meant to work for money? Is there such a thing as earning too much? What ways are we meant to earn money?

I found answers and picked up some pretty important lessons along the way, so I encourage you to check it out!

This is a challenging one, firstly to accept but especially when it comes to living it out. It was written in a time when I was really focusing on gaining financial literacy straight from the word. The first lesson I learnt is that God is the source of our wealth and living under that concept brings many benefits.

It seems like a deep belief that’s unrelated to our finances, but I can testify that this one does have huge positives if applied correctly.

If you are about to start or have just started investing, this episode is ideal for you! I talk through the experience I had in the first several months of investing, more specifically on all the things I learnt from my failures.

Don’t let those initial falls keep you down, as I can now testify that after losing a lot of money through mistakes on investments, the knowledge I have learned has gained me more returns.

To skip a few fails or gain some motivation, leverage the prior lessons I taught about learning from other peoples experience and check out this latest episode!

Don’t know how to buy assets like shares? Today is your lucky day!

Let me take you through my journey of when I bought my first asset which was essentially some shares. I lay out the physical steps I took, share the challenges I faced but more importantly how to overcome them.

If you read it then you literally hold all the knowledge I had when I bought my first share. With that same knowledge, I came out the other side with $2500 worth of assets, and let’s not forget that I was a student so if it was possible for me it’s definitely possible for you.

The 5th and final barrier!

These have been barriers that hold us back from reaching goals even when we have the financial know-how and knowledge. We dealt with Fear, Doubt, Laziness, Bad Habits, and now we’re taking down arrogance.

Arrogance once again shuts us off from learning more, and can cut off many financial opportunities you will come across. Even if you think you’re not an arrogant person, better to be smart and aware than to learn the hard way because realistically we are all prone to these weaknesses.

What’s a bad habit that you want to break?

The thing about habits is that we do a lot of them without even knowing it. So there’s probably more bad habits we're not even aware of in the way we manage our money. Maybe this is the barrier you need to overcome to see a breakthrough in your financial situation.

Habits are one of the biggest things I value and build in life so I hope you enjoy listening and reflecting on it as there’s definitely some life-changing content!

Ever felt a bit lazy?

We’ve all been lazy at some point in our lives, but have you ever considered how lazy you are in the area of managing your own money? Well today’s post will highlight what laziness is and outline how it may impact us.

We’re continuing on with a 5 part series on barriers that I identified from the start. Even though they are deeper internal things, that are absolutely necessary to making physical moves. One example of this would be purchasing my house. I faced fear, doubt, and I can testify that if I hadn’t sorted out this laziness barrier from the start, I would not have been able to push through the challenges I faced.

There are plenty of opportunities to give up, which are even more tempting when you can’t see a way forward, but if you set up a character of willingness to push through then this barrier won’t hold you back from achieving your goals.

Even if we are financially literate, let’s whip our character into shape so that there truly isn’t anything preventing us from progressing.

This is my second post in the barrier series and it addresses doubt. The thing about doubt is that this one is subtle and could trip us up without us even knowing it.

There will be times when we weigh up options and discern if something is too risky, but rather than cutting off ideas instantly because of doubt, let’s create a new approach in us that analyses and critiques things before dismissing them. It could be a business venture that has entered your mind, a new opportunity perhaps, or even a rare investment opening.

Even if the final answer is a no, let's be the ones who opened ourselves up and analyse before getting to that answer. I’m sure this approach overall will end up with us catching more winning opportunities that others will miss.

If you want to learn more about how to overcome this barrier or hear about my personal challenges against doubt, be sure to check this episode.

Welcome to the Barrier series!

This new post kicks us off on a journey to rip down any barriers that prevent us from progressing financially, and today I tackle fear head on,

We have picked up a bit of financial literacy to date but this is when I realised that we need to be more than just smart in order to break out of the norm financially. We could hold all the knowledge and ‘know how’ on purchasing stocks but all of that can go down the drain if we let fear hold us back from taking any action in the first step.

Make sure you check it out if you want to understand how it might impact you and more importantly how to deal with it.