A Wealthy Life

This week on the podcast, I am speaking with Michelle Seidling about stress, wellness and how to use holistic and nutritional approaches to improving mindset and performance.   As a holistic health coach and instructional psychologist, Michelle Seidling, PhD, INHC, DTM, empowers military transitioners   and executives   to fuel their body and their life. She helps people worldwide transform their...

Episode 024: Purpose is the path to a wealthy life   On this week's episode, I am speaking with Yaa Antwi-Nsiah, a good friend of mine and a Mindset Mentor & Coach.  As a Peak Performance Coach and Lifestyle Architect, she helps women who are ready to reach their next level eliminate negative self-talk and breakthrough what's been holding them back so they can have clarity, confidence and prosperi...

Ep 023: Awareness is the key to success   In this week's episode, I kick off our four-part interview series with a conversation with Josh Grecco – a Mindscan-certified business coach from the United States with over a decade of business development experience. His primary focus is on coaching business leaders to harness their REBEL ENERGY in order to live the most fulfilling life possible. He host...

In this episode of the podcast, I introduce an upcoming four-part interview series, designed to help you create your own bridge to a wealthy life.   As you listen to the podcast, and put my advice and strategies into practice, you will start feeling prepared to plan for your own wealthy life. But as you start to take control of your finances, you may find your progress is hindered by limited resou...

In this episode I am going to talk about the three simple questions you need to constantly ask yourself at an unconscious level:   Why? What? How?   As children we're so curious and inquisitive, but as adults we lose this. We stop asking these simple questions which will help us make better decisions and better life choices.   This podcast is going to empower you with these three questions and tea...

Do you feel you are living your life according to what you truly want it to be life? Or are you just going along doing what you think you should ?   In this episode I am going to get you thinking about if you are living the life you want.   I am going to talk through three case studies using my own experience as a consultant to many people who want to better manage their finances to create their i...

There's a lot of concern around a recession. We all have memories of the 2009 global financial crisis – banks shut their doors, people lost homes, jobs and pensions. So the word 'recession' is one that still strikes fear into many of us.   We're living in quite an unpredictable time, when just two years ago we were in the midst of the Covid pandemic, and now the word is facing political uncertaint...

Everyone adopts habits throughout their lives whether they are good habits, or not so good habits.  Did you know that creating good habits in your life can help you have a better mindset? In this episode I am going to discuss three positive habits that you can adopt into your lifestyle to help you be successful in managing your mindset and your money. Listen and subscribe now.   Links & Resources:...

We all have direct debits, standing orders and other payments, usually on a monthly basis ranging from everything including rent, mortgage and car payments to Netflix and gym memberships.   But what day of the month do your payments go out?   In this episode I explain what your payment dates say about you, specifically how you manage your money and budget month-to-month.   I am going to give you s...

Do you avoid conversations around money because you don't know what to do?   Well here's the secret: you don't need to be an economist or an accountant to understand finance.   In the previous episode I outlined some of the principles everyone should know in a way which was simple and easy to understand, and on this episode I am going to dive a little bit deeper.   Welcome to Whooshonomics 101.  ...

Are you worried about the current cost of living?   Do you stress about having enough money when you retire?   Given our current economic climate, I want to dedicate this episode to reassuring you that, despite all the uncertainty, things are going to be ok.   The reality is that prices are going up. Interest rates are going up. Houses are getting more expensive AND we're living longer so our pens...

How do you want to be remembered?   This episode covers the last of our five part mini-series on the secrets to a wealthy life and, fittingly, it's all about LEGACY.   Creating a legacy is not about putting your name on libraries, becoming super famous and even running your own business. It's simply about knowing what you want to achieve, what you want to leave behind, and making sure that it's in...

In this episode I'm going to blow the lid on a secret which very few people know, but will transform how you manage your money and your business:   LEVERAGE   Not many people really understand what it is or how to use it, so I am going to break it down for you, and explain on this podcast how you can use leverage successfully. Then, you need to listen to my previous episodes, use the tools I provi...

Do you feel wealthy?   I guarantee most of you will say you don't, but have you ever thought about how you're defining wealth? Most of us look at things like the size of our house or the number of cars we own, but really the only measurement that matters is internal.   In this episode I help you to abandon your need to keep up with the Joneses, and start addressing the real question of what matter...

In this episode I talk more about spreadsheets, I talk more about maths, and I also talk more about why understanding the relationship between your bank account and your spreadsheets can vastly improve your financial resilience.   Because if you don't get in control of your finances, nothing else in your life will make sense!   I am going to talk through some key points to help you take control of...

In this episode I explore the first of the five principles of a wealthy life: clarity.   Clarity is having an accurate understanding of what you want your future to look like, because only when you know what the end goal is, can you really put the actions in place to achieve it.   I discuss the steps you can take to get more clarity, and begin to understand what your wealthy life looks like.   I a...

Did you know there is a hidden village in Wales called Ccrll, where every person is living a wealthy life in total happiness, at peace with themselves and each other?   Ok, you probably didn't because I've completely made it up, but CCRLL is an important acronym which will take you on a journey towards that hypothetical Welsh paradise.   In this podcast I am going to introduce you to the five prin...

Where do you imagine yourself in retirement?   Not all of us dream of living a lavish lifestyle full of endless holidays and more money than we know what to do with. But I bet not a single one of you dreams of being broke! Am I right?   However, with the average life span increasing, more of us are likely to outlive our pension pots, so planning for the future has never been more important.   In t...

This week I am asking you to think about what's more important, time or money? My guess is the older you are, the more you value your time. Maybe it's because you come to be more self-aware of your own mortality (and a global pandemic hasn't helped!) or perhaps you already have the money and the stuff you need. If you're younger you maybe still aspire to have your dream job, dream car, dream home,...

Do you ever find yourself buying things you don't need?   Perhaps you're prone to impulse purchases in the supermarket, or in-game purchases on your phone, or maybe you like the occasional gamble?   In this episode I'm not going to tell you to stop any of that, but I am going to try and make you more aware of all the things you spend money on without even thinking about it. This is about turning y...

Spreadsheets are a bit like marmite – you either love them or hate them. But in the episode I want to show you why spreadsheets can really help you manage your money and put your goals into perspective.   This is not about being realistic, because who wants realistic goals?! This is about grounding those goals in realism, and often a spreadsheet can paint a picture with numbers. Do you want to be...

Do you want to be wealthy or do you want to be rich?   Perhaps you want both, and there's no right answer, but there is certainly a difference. In this episode I help you refocus your understanding of wealth. Because when you really get what being wealthy means, you can start to build a picture of what a wealthy life looks like for you.   Throughout this episode I take a look at some of my clients...

If money was no issue, what would you do with your life?   Some of you may still work, but if you didn't have bills to pay, would you stay in the same job?   Most of us only have the lives we have because of our financial commitments – the mortgage, the car, the kids. But maybe there's a way you can take steps towards the happy, wealthy life you want.   In this episode, I show you how you can mana...

Do you have a person in your household in charge of the money?   That person who pays the bills and does the budgets so you don't have to?   According to research from the Money and Pension Service (MAPS), 48% of people worry about money. So many people find it difficult to talk about money with their partners or family, and this can often lead to long-term issues.   If you're one of those people,...

When we meet a stranger, most of us will break the ice by asking 'what do you do for a living'? But unconsciously, with this question, we enable ourselves to make broad judgements about each other based on nothing more than a job title.   In this first episode of A Wealthy Life, I am diving straight into how our lives are shaped so much by the need for high status and important job titles – often...