Episode 237: How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Everyone
Comparison is the thief of joy, but we’ve never lived in a time of greater social comparison. We compare ourselves on every metric: our jobs, our relationships, our homes, our bodies, our social following, our vacations, our money.
Comparison is the thief of joy, but we’ve never lived in a time of greater social comparison. We compare ourselves on every metric: our jobs, our relationships, our homes, our bodies, our social following, our vacations, our money.
Summertime especially can bring up a lot of comparison. It seems like everyone on social media is having the most fun on a beautiful trip with an epic group of friends and impossibly fit bikini bodies.
It’s easy to forget that we’re looking at a highlight reel of everybody else’s lives, comparing their best curated moments to our worst. Here’s the thing… most of the time when we feel like we aren’t enough, or don’t have enough, the people we’re comparing ourselves to don’t even have a life we’d actually want.
The grass isn’t greener on the other side. The grass is greener where you water it.
Join me for some vulnerable real-talk on:
The fake side of what we see on social media
Comparing our family life, relationship status and friend groups
Why you don’t need to stop following everyone you compare yourself to
Using envy as your compass and inspiration for what you really want
Overcoming the capitalist idea of competition
How comparison leads to scarcity and lack mentality
How to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves
Recognizing what you ACTUALLY want VS what comparison tricks you into wanting
Carving out your own unique path of success
Our show is produced by:
Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
Carolyn Schissler, Designer & Web Producer
Sara Valentine, Content Producer
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Episode 235: How To Beat Money Anxiety, Quit Toxic Budgeting, And Invest With Empowerment, with Finance Coach Nicole Stanley
What’s your relationship to money? Is it rooted in fear? Scarcity? Shame? Abundance? Generosity? It turns out, all the hot stock tips and budgeting hacks are only half of the equation… for a lot of us, the missing ingredient is improving our mindset around money.
What’s your relationship to money? Is it rooted in fear? Scarcity? Shame? Abundance? Generosity? It turns out, all the hot stock tips and budgeting hacks are only half of the equation… for a lot of us, the missing ingredient is improving our mindset around money.
Approaching your money management from a place of empowerment, compassion and self-worth can make all the difference for your financial success, and embracing that financial success can unlock new opportunities and impact in your life: After all, money is a gateway for other areas of growth in your life.
But money is still considered taboo for many, and it can come with all sorts of judgment and anxiety. So we called in Nicole Stanley, the Founder & Head Financial Coach of Arise Financial Coaching. After battling crippling financial anxiety in her early twenties, Nicole enrolled in her first personal finance course and made changes to go from 30K in debt to building over a quarter-million in net worth for her family at age 27. Arise Financial Coaching has now served over 600 clients and has been featured in TIME, Yahoo Finance, & CNET.
Today’s episode is a must-listen reframe if you struggle with financial stress and toxic money patterns. As Nicole says, the way you earn money becomes half of your life… and the way you spend money becomes the other half.
Tune in to hear more about:
Financial habits we should be starting early, no matter how much money we make
How Nicole moved her family from debt to an impressive net worth on a modest salary
Overcoming toxic frugality and financial diet culture
How to budget while still living a life you can enjoy
The energetics of money and what we believe about it
How to overcome scarcity and develop a positive, generous mindset with money
The differences between financial stress and financial anxiety
Nicole’s refreshing take on “lifestyle creep”
The Steps To Success money framework
Leveraging the power of compound interest
Resources mentioned in this episode:
How To Start Saving Money (Today!)
How To Recession-Proof Your Finances
How To Make Passive Income (And Make Your Money Work For You)
Follow Nicole:
On Instagram: @arise.financial.coaching
Our show is produced by:
Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
Carolyn Schissler, Designer & Web Producer
Sara Valentine, Content Producer
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Episode 117: The Quickie: How To Save Money And Budget Better | Rerelease
Spring has arrived, and just like the flowers outside, your finances deserve to bloom and flourish this season too! But with interest rates and inflation on the rise, saving money can feel like we’re all trying to swim upstream. So this week we’re throwing it back to an oldie but a goldie where we dive into some easy ways to save money and budget better, literally starting today! Because adulting just hits differently when you have your financial shit together.
Spring has arrived, and just like the flowers outside, your finances deserve to bloom and flourish this season too! But with interest rates and inflation on the rise, saving money can feel like we’re all trying to swim upstream.
So this week we’re throwing it back to an oldie but a goldie where we dive into some easy ways to save money and budget better, literally starting today! Because adulting just hits differently when you have your financial shit together.
Tune in to get the financial scoop on:
- Understanding your spending triggers
- Investing in everyday items
- Why negotiating with cash is King
- How to save on your fave clothes each season
- Automating your banking to help you save
- Hacking your utility bill
- How to avoid paying annual fees on credit cards
- Tips on getting a higher interest rate on your savings account
- What Gill and Cailyn both realized they need to cut back on
We hope this episode inspires you to save a little money and achieve all of your financial dreams!
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Episode 56: How To Start Saving Money… Today!
One of the most common resolutions that almost everyone has in January is to save more money. But it’s not that easy with high living expenses, a hundred streaming service subscriptions, and a hefty UberEats habit. So in this week’s Quickie we’re diving into easy ways to save money…literally starting today! Because adulting just hits different when you have your financial sh*t together.
One of the most common resolutions that almost everyone has in January is to save more money. But it’s not that easy with high living expenses, a hundred streaming service subscriptions, and a hefty UberEats habit. So in this week’s Quickie we’re diving into easy ways to save money…literally starting today! Because adulting just hits different when you have your financial sh*t together.
Tune in to learn more about:
Understanding your spending triggers
Investing in everyday items
Why negotiating with cash is King
How to save on your fave clothes each season
Automating your banking to help you save
Hacking your utility bill
How to avoid paying annual fees on credit cards
Tips on getting a higher interest rate on your savings account
What Gill and Cailyn both realized they need to cut back on
We hope this episode inspires you to save a little money this year and achieve all of your financial dreams!