It's Not About The Money

In this special episode, I am sharing another excerpt from my upcoming book "It's Not About The Money". Launching on Thursday 9th December, which also happens to be my 40th birthday, I am giving a little taster of what is to come. The Middle Eastern origin of the word Wealth means happiness and prosperity in abundance of possessions or riches. But it isn't just about the money. It is about the fee...

We have a bumper crop of episodes coming for you this week. It is a pretty special week as I am celebrating not only my 40 th birthday, but also the launch of my long-awaiting book, It's Not About The Money. This project was a real tidal wave of emotion as I felt joy, celebration, and gratitude shortly followed by imposter syndrome and the inner critic. The book launches on Thursday but there is s...

Joined by Qualified Financial Adviser, Pete Matthew, host of the podcast "Meaningful Money". Pete & I explore how necessary it is to seek financial advice and the reasons why you don't always need to appoint a Financial Adviser to help you make good financial plans. Money is a tool that gets us from A to B and often we are able to make our own empowered choices just by getting the basics in place...

Men and women are spoken to differently about money and represented differently by the media. It's time to #MakeMoneyEqual and remove negative gender stereotypes from public conversation around money and finances. Today I share some of the biggest influences that affect how we step into our wealth and explore how we, as women, can make a difference in the world by embracing our emotions, creating,...

The #MakeMoneyEqual campaign aims to help remove negative gender stereotypes from public conversation around money and finances. Today I share some of the biggest influences that affect how we step into our wealth and further explores how we, as women, can make a difference in the world by embracing our emotions, creating, and growing our wealth. In this episode: How outside influences including t...

What does success actually mean? Success is actually a feeling and not a destination or physical state. It is individual to each person and there is no cookie cutter approach when it comes to achieving success. I have talked often about the importance of separating self worth and net worth, and that the two should be exclusive of one another. Listen in as I share details around each money narrativ...

Today's episode is short but very powerful. Catherine is spending some time reflecting on her  forthcoming book "It's Not About The Money" due for release on 9 th  December.  Catherine is exploring ways that we can step into being a wealthy woman. A quote by Margaret Bonnano says that "being rich is having money and being wealthy is having time". This powerful quote really highlights the important...

This week we are celebrating National Pension Tracing Day and today I discuss how to find lost pensions. It is very easy to lose track of your retirement savings. The wonderful thing is that there are a few really easy steps that we can take to prepare for retirement with ease. In this episode: What key information you need to be able to track lost pensions Top tips for finding pensions that you h...

I speak with Symmie Swill, the head of business banking at Starling bank, about how to manage your business finances. Symmie shares the journey of Starling bank, the kind of accounts and businesses that they support, and talks us through some of the features that they have available that can support you in your business finance journey. In this episode: What is a challenger bank? What kind of busi...

A big part of creating wealth is understanding where on the journey you are. While many people are trying to reach financial freedom, they often lack the basic foundations. It can be difficult to know whether our problem is spending or income. I take a deep look at how we can understand the issues that we may have with spending versus income and just how we can make changes to achieve the financia...

Overspending and impulsive financial decisions are coping mechanisms and a distraction from what is really going on. Spending gives our brain a reward, a fleeting "high". We often act from an emotional irrational state that leads us to make bad decisions or bury our head in the sand. I explore exactly why overspending occurs including the science behind it. Once we have discovered the why, we can...

In this episode, Catherine speaks with Suzy Ashworth about how we can create impact and income as an entrepreneur. Suzy is a 7-figure entrepreneur and Quantum Transformation & Embodiment Coach. Catherine and Suzy discuss how making sure that income and impact are inextricably linked is exactly how we allow ourselves to step into being a wealthy woman. This is how we can create an expansive vision...

Catherine is joined on the podcast this week by a very special guest: her son, Thomas. Thomas joins us to share his experiences with money. As a Starling Kite user for some time, Thomas gives great insight into how children can use the pots to increase their financial education and why it is never too soon to begin learning these essential skills. We hear from a younger account holder just why Sta...

In today's episode, Catherine is joined by marketing and mindset coach, Ellie Swift. Ellie joins us from Western Australia to share her expertise on how to set goals for abundance in business. Goal setting is sometimes considered quite a masculine act and often people set goals that have no real vision for their own life. The other challenges when setting yourself goals is not truly believing that...

We are officially back after a 'dark' summer on the podcast! Regular listeners will notice that we are back with a brand new introduction to the podcast, and this week Catherine talks a little about some of the phrasing in the new introduction. One of the sentences that Catherine decided to use is "Are you ready to be a wealthy woman?", and today she talks about the word wealthy and what that can...

Join me on the journey to Jersey! With its beautiful beaches, good food, amazing schools and laid-back lifestyle, this move is going to make waves for my family and business. Join me as I reflect on the last 10 years, talk about what the future holds for the business and share the exciting things that are coming to the "In Her Financial Shoes" podcast. In this episode: Life changing experiences ca...

Lucienne Shakir was a teacher for 12 years and after suffering a nervous breakdown that left her bedbound for a year, took the decision to stop feeling sad about going into work. Lucienne and I have a fascinating discussion about how you can live a high performance life without stress and pressure. In this episode: Why changing your mindset can help you step into the role of entrepreneur Aligning...

This week, Catherine welcomes Sian Gabbidon to the podcast. Sian is best known as the 2018 winner of the BBC television show, The Apprentice. After quite an organic start to the business, Sian went on to receive investment and support from Lord Alan Sugar. Sian joins Catherine to talk about pivoting during the Covid-19 crisis, staying grounded and shares some great tips that she received from her...

I am joined by Joy Bufalini, a business coach and the creator of Simplify to Multiply. This is a principle that busts the belief that being busy equals greater wealth. Joy shares her money journey with us and provides a really vulnerable account of going from $70k in debt to running a million dollar business. Joy helps established entrepreneurs to grow and scale by focusing on the things that brin...

In today's episode we are looking at why it isn't always about the money. The average person has 13 money secrets. Psychologists have found that these secrets can lead to poor focus, anxiety and deep rooted shame. These secrets are actually the relationship that we have with ourselves, it is not about the money. Catherine shares with us the story of a 13 year old girl and how one secret shaped her...

This week, we are joining on the podcast by John Lee Dumas, founder and host of daily podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire. John is talking to us today about how he developed a 17-step roadmap for the path to success and what his journey has done for his life. In this episode: What does failure look like and what it means The common path that all entrepreneurs take Why John's million-dollar business is t...

There's a myth about  passive income. People have this idea that you do nothing at all and money somehow magically appears in your account. After all, it's passive right? Not true, I'm afraid! Creating passive income means creating an asset upfront that you can then make money from time and time again. The hard work is upfront but then it gets so much easier! In this episode: Is passive income a m...

On the In Her Financial Shoes Podcast this week, Catherine takes a moment to reflect on what it means to step into wealth. We talk about reducing financial anxiety and really stepping into a position of feeling deserving to create, hold on to, and give out wealth. The word "change" has appeared on several occasions this week and Catherine takes a moment to discuss how stepping into wealth starts w...

The idea of generating regular income with little to no effort, without having to toil for hours and hours, as entrepreneurs is appealing, right?! But the reality is that the best way you are going to make money regularly and consistently is through multiple semi passive income streams. In this episode: I share 25 passive or semi passive income ideas I share the passive and semi passive income str...

Emma Gosling, one of my incredible Kite masterminders, shares with us how she shifted her mindset from that of employee to a CEO mindset. In this episode: The importance of 'who, not how' The value of collective support and finding your tribe Why we should be upgrading our self worth as often as we upgrade our phones!   Resources Kite Mastermind: catherinemorgan.com/kite-mastermind/