Redefining Wealth with Patrice Washington

Has the past stopped you from moving forward? Did you do something in your 20s or 30s that you’re now ashamed of?  For many people, the worry and fear around the thing they’re ashamed of is the reason they never move forward. Think of it like this, you’re afraid to build something because the truth of your past will come out and it could potentially damage you, so you don’t even try. Then there’s...

Have you ever put something off or not taken the next step simply because you were confused about what came next? Well, I’m pretty sure all of us have done this at one point or another. The problem with this is when we’re not clear on what comes next, we often do one of two things. We either become information-gathers who run around in circles or we do nothing at all.  But here’s the thing, in lif...

When you think about your story and how it’s made you who you are today, are there parts you’re ashamed to share?  For many of us, there’s often something we don’t want to talk about. Maybe you came from an abusive home and your parents were alcoholics. Maybe you suffered from depression and put on a lot of weight as a result. Maybe your business failed and you had to file for bankruptcy. Whatever...

Have you ever wondered why so many of us struggle with having difficult conversations? Whether we go into people-pleasing mode or we check out of the conversation altogether to avoid further confrontation, many of us find these types of conversations extremely uncomfortable. According to today’s guest, Kwame Christian, conflict is always an opportunity, and it’s difficult conversations that lead u...

As we head into Father’s Day, I wanted to do a special episode for all of our Black men out there. I know 2020 has already been a year of changes and challenges, and I want to give all of you listening hope as I speak to what you might be experiencing.  To help me do this, I’ve invited Jeff Johnson, founder of Men Thrive – a digital platform dedicated to helping Black men of all ages show up whole...

In case you didn’t already know, I’m a planner. My team and I plan out each week’s episode months in advance, and this week I was going to be all about the pruning and weeding the things from your life that are damaged, diseased or dying, since June 13 is National Weed Your Garden Day.    Then George Floyd died in Minneapolis. Then I saw the video of Amy Cooper calling the police on Chris Cooper,...

Have you ever heard the saying, “Bad things come in threes?” Well, I’m sure you have. You may have even experienced it yourself, where you wonder, “Why me? Why is this thing happening to me right now when I’ve already got all these other terrible things happening?” For Casanova Brooks, award-winning real estate agent, investor, speaker and author of Real Estate: Play the Game Like the Winners, tha...

When it comes to asking for what you want in life, are you the type of person who tries to figure things out on your own or are you the type of person who is willing to ask for help and support? For many women, myself included, it’s hard for us to ask for what we want because we’re not taught to ask. For me, I think about why I waited so long to ask for help when my business was crumbling in the l...

Have you ever struggled with loving yourself? I know I have. And since a Redefining Wealth community member recently asked me how I’ve learned to love myself, I figured it was probably a good topic to discuss, since it’s still an ongoing process for me. For me, I grew up feeling very ugly. I compared myself to others in school, I felt I wasn’t as pretty as my cousins, and even at home, I grew up w...

How do you set and keep boundaries in the midst of COVID-19? How do you practice contentment and gratitude during a global pandemic? And how do you stay productive when you’re stuck at home? Today’s guest, Nedra Tawwab – therapist, content creator and owner of Kaleidoscope Counseling – has the answers to all of these questions and more. Known as a boundaries expert and featured in The New York Tim...

If you’re a parent, then you already know parenting isn’t always easy, and parenting in the time of COVID-19 is something altogether different. Our kids want to go to school. They want to play with their friends and have birthday parties and sleepovers, and go places. And they can’t do any of that right now. Not only that, but for those 8 to 10 hours they were at school every day, they’re now at h...

Does grief always have to be reserved for the loss of a loved one, friend or pet? Can you experience grief with any loss like the loss of a job, loss of normalcy or loss of your finances?  According to Herdyne Mercier, Chief Grief Crusader and host of the Redefining Grief podcast, grief is a natural response to any loss and you have the right to grieve anything you want. In the midst of this globa...

With everything going on in the world right now it’s understandable that people are worried and scared. We’re in a time where our normalcy has been stripped from us and it doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor or black or white. COVID-19 is no respecter of person. Some communities are obviously more impacted by this virus than others, but we’ve seen both celebrities and everyday people stricken by...

Have you ever lost it all and thought how the heck am I going to rebuild all of this? For many people losing it all might sound extreme, but I’m sure many of you have lost money at some point in your life and thought, “What am I going to do now?” Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista, has experienced losing it all – her job, her home, her boyfriend – and remembers thinking, “How do I rebuild as a grown...

When it comes to getting clear and committing to your truth, what do you think is involved? And if you’ve spent your whole life pleasing others and doing what you think they’d want you to do instead of what your truth tells you to do, then how do you change? According to Varian Brandon, a transformational business and leadership coach and an expert in helping her clients stand boldly in the truth...

When it comes to decluttering your home or office, it’s probably a chore you don’t get too excited about. Especially with all the emotions that can come up as you’re going through and purging things. I get it, believe me. But I also get that the people who are most successful, don’t live in clutter – they can’t because they wouldn’t be able to function at their highest level if they did. To help t...

What would happen if you gave yourself the chance to approach your finances from a more simplistic place? This episode is sponsored by the Simplifi by Quicken App at simplifimoney.com, but all thoughts and opinions are of course, my own.  I don’t know about you, but in the past I’ve been one of those people who would overcomplicate things. Fortunately, in 2018, my theme for the year was simplicity...

This month I turn 39, and as I walk into this last year of my 30s, I want to recap some of the top lessons I’ve learned over the past year. For me, life isn’t about just checking things off, it’s about making sure I look at how I’ve grown from the things I’ve done. So in this episode, I’m going to reflect and share my biggest takeaways with you in the hopes we can grow together and you can offer y...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You grind and hustle, exhausting yourself every week. And then you end up further away from the thing God has called you to do. For many people, this is their reality, and it’s one that I’ve lived for too long That’s why, for me, this year is all about obedience. Thus far, I’ve realized that when I’m disobedient to God’s word, everything goes out of whack. In other...

How many times has God asked or encouraged you to do something and you responded with, “I will, but once I finish this,” or “Are you sure, God? I don’t think I have the ability to do that?” For me, I spent years making up excuses about why I wasn’t ready or why I was too busy to do the things God was calling me to do. So, when a business relationship of mine went sideways last year, and God had al...

Introverts pursue purpose boldly too. That’s what Arika Davenport has been showing us lately in my business accelerator, Purpose to Platform!  Not only did Arika not have her idea quite refined yet, she was also pretty shy. So  much so that she didn’t turn her camera on for our weekly video calls for the first few months of being in the community. Since joining Purpose 2 Platform, Arika has not on...

It’s not uncommon for women to be uncertain of what platform they want to build when they come into my Business Accelerator, Purpose to Platform, but that wasn’t Suzette Vearnon’s story at all. Quickly approaching her 60th birthday, she had a vision of seeing her self on a bigger stage and knew she was called to deliver her soul’s message to the masses, but didn’t know who she could trust with suc...

Faith Joyner had experienced coach hurt like many emerging entrepreneurs out there who were hoping to learn the how-to strategies of a successful biz owner. Instead she found that some of the people she admired didn’t have real businesses and were using faith as the veil to cover up greed in their coaching practices. When Faith joined Purpose to Platform, she knew she had found a purpose-first com...

Linda Murray Bullard experienced not one layoff, but two layoffs in the last year. The first time around her six-figure salary was snatched from under her and she had no additional income streams to rely on. But the second time which was just several months ago in 2019, she was a member of my business accelerator, Purpose to Platform, and this time she knew she would be all right.  Linda started h...

When Brittany joined my Business Accelerator, Purpose to Platform, she came into it with the idea that she was going to build a business. There’s nothing wrong with that idea, but as Brittany says, “Purpose to Platform is a program that takes you from having a one-track business mind into developing a full platform. It transformed how I thought about building a business.” Since then, Brittany has...