Episode Summary
Patrice shares her financial and emotional intelligence, telling her story of redefining her quest for money into a quest for purpose. She speaks with compassion for herself – speaking honestly about the challenges she has overcome – and compassion for others in their own journeys to find purpose and financial stability.
Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MT...
Episode Summary
Patrice shares her financial and emotional intelligence, telling her story of redefining her quest for money into a quest for purpose. She speaks with compassion for herself – speaking honestly about the challenges she has overcome – and compassion for others in their own journeys to find purpose and financial stability.
Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author. The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free. Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan. Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Patrice Washington
Patrice Washington is an award-winning author, personal finance coach, inspiring public speaker and media personality. She is known as “America’s Money Maven,” she is the host of the Redefining Wealth Podcast and she founded the Earn More Money Movement for Women. Her podcast was placed on Forbes’ list of 15 inspiring podcasts for professionals of every stripe. She is also a mom and a wife and an excellent scrapbooker.
Insights From the Episode
- How to evaluate your money patterns and habits in order to change them
- How to start saving money by aligning yourself with your purpose
- Secrets to listening to your heart even when you’re broke
- Strategies for upholding your relationships in the midst of tough financial times
- How to create harmony in your life by respecting your important relationships
- Strategies for cultivating understanding
- Strategies for organizing your goals
Quotes From the Show
- “Every time it does get hard, I remind myself that I am blessed to be a blessing.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “I’ve always believed that becoming wealthy has nothing to do with money and everything do to with mindset.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “I don’t believe you can recondition what you’re not gonna recognize.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “Seventy to 80 percent of my audience, even though they were making good money, they were not working in their purpose, therefore they were so unfulfilled that they were using all these other things to cope. Or they were using all these other things to fill the void that’s created when you’re not working or living in your purpose.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- On maintaining a healthy relationship through tough times: “I think the foundation of that is he was my best friend before he was my boyfriend so he is my friend friend.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- On raising her daughter and cultivating harmony in her life: “It was important to me that she knew that it was possible, that she knew she would never have to grow up and make the choice between I am I going to be a mother or am I going to be a businesswoman or professional.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “If it don’t feel right it’s probably not right.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- On seeking therapy: “Going to sit on somebody’s couch I think saved my destiny.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “I do not believe that I could be who I am today had i not gotten the help for the childhood trauma that I experienced.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
- “I’m not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s okay.” - Patrice Washington, Create Your Life Series, #168
Resources Mentioned
Favorite Quote
- Her motto: “I am who I say I am.”
Favorite Book
- Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Ecker
Keys to Create Your Best Life:
- Chase purpose not money
- You have the power to define wealth as whatever you see it as
- Make it a point to create relationships that matter - everything that you need, if it’s not within your reach, you know someone who can get you there.
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