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This is the stuff you millionaires in the making need to know to kick start or propel you on your financial fitness journey. Tracey Bissett, Founder of Bissett Financial Fitness and award winning Financial Literacy Champion, gives you the straight goods each week to set yourself up for financial success. As a former executive at TD Bank, one of Canada's Big 5 Banks, Tracey has worked with and in support of thousands of individuals and entrepreneurs to secure the financing they needed.  This hands on experience combined with her formal financial education, Masters of Business Administration and Chartered Financial Analyst designation, position Tracey uniquely to coach all things money. Tracey goes behind-the-scenes of all the money matters with need-to-know tips, money-making demystified, and special power-player interviews. Join us weekly for Financial Fitness Training that will turn even a Cash Couch Potato into a Marathon Money Maker.

Dec 26, 2017

Rachel Brownlow Lund is the founder of Me 2 Lead, a coaching organization that empowers ambitious millennial women to become well connected influencers and create incredible lives of impact. A passionate communicator and leadership coach, Rachel helps young women overcome feelings of 'compare and despair' and 'I’m not there yet' to become career-savvy change-makers who work, play and lead in their zone of genius. Over the years she has helped dozens of millennial women and men establish lucrative career advancement opportunities, win thousands of dollars in earned grant money and secure key recommendations that move the needle forward.  

 

On today’s episode, Rachel shares her story of how she got into coaching, and why she does what she does. She shares the steps she took that set her up for success and explains what comparisonitis is and how it can affect your financial goals. We also discuss the benefits of mentors, her biggest turning point, and what she wished she would have known at a younger age.

 

“If you keep in mind what you’re seeing is someone's highlight reel, that can help with managing your expectations.” - Rachel Brownlow Lund

 

This Week on Young Money:

 

  • The importance and power of networking, mentors and sponsors
  • Her biggest turning point and the impact it had
  • The importance of budgeting and the freedom it provides
  • The cost of comparisonitis and when it starts
  • The role social media plays in comparisons and expenditures (ie: instaworthy and ootd)
  • How to recognize if you are suffering from comparisonitis

 

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Key Takeaways:

 

  • Budgets provide freedom, when adhered to you can have everything you want
  • Worth is something that should be internal rather than external
  • Actively practice gratitude

 

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