The Final Episode with Leisa Peterson
This is the final episode of The Art of Abundance podcast but it’s not an ending. It’s a new beginning! I’m starting a new podcast The Mindful Millionaire to complement the release of my book later this year.
So today I’m reviewing what I have learned over the years of hosting this podcast.
I’ve been very blessed and would have never guessed that the podcast would grow to be what it has become. I look back and feel very proud of all the guests, all the coaching, all the knowledge and the impact that these interviews have had in my life and yours. 
I hope you’ll come over to the new podcast and continue to listen! 
In the meantime, be sure to share your favorite episodes in the comments.
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
5 Steps to Financial Freedom
Ditching Debt with Tracie Fobes
Improving Your Money and Partner Relationship (Yes, it’s really possible!)

 
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Choosing Financial Independence with Chris Mamula 

Chris Mamula is an expert on choosing financial independence. He used principles of traditional retirement planning, combined with creative lifestyle design, to retire from a career as a physical therapist at age 41. After poor experiences with the financial industry early in his professional life, he educated himself on investing and tax planning. Now he draws on his experience to write about wealth building, DIY investing, financial planning, early retirement, and lifestyle design at Can I Retire Yet? Chris’s writing has been featured in MarketWatch, Doughroller, Business Insider and RockStar Finance. He is also the primary author of the forthcoming book Choose FI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence. 


Chris’s story begun when he and his wife made a plan to pay off her student debt while living solely on her income. After they successfully paid it off, they started to wonder if they needed a different strategy if they wanted to start a family. So he went down the financial learning rabbit hole and while it changed his life, he realized a lot of it didn’t resonate with him. His book, Choose FI, is the product of him wanting to give a different perspective.
During our conversation you will learn:
-What does it mean to be financially independent
-The stages on Chris’ process to get financial freedom
-The importance of knowing what makes you happy
-How saving early can change the rest of your life

 
You can reach him at chris@caniretireyet.com and learn more about him on his website
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Healing Trauma with Dr. Don Wood
My guest in this episode is Dr. Don Wood and we are discussing how to heal trauma fast. Dr. Wood is the founder of the Inspired Performance institute. He has dedicated his life to researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. As you will hear in this episode, Dr. Wood. set out to find a solution for his wife and daughter, who were experiencing physical manifestations of the trauma they were carrying. 
After all his research, Dr. Wood developed a 4-hour healing process. You will hear all about it in our conversation. He has helped thousands of people recover from trauma and perform better than ever before. Dr. Woods is the author of two books: You must be out of your mind and Emotional Concussion (coming soon).
Listening to our conversation you will learn:
-How being in alpha wave brain state can affect your productivity
-How trauma shows up in our lives
-A new way to look at addiction
-Why avoiding your pain is never the solution and in fact, is what is blocking you
-How your brain stores trauma
You can find more about Dr. Wood and his work on his website
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
Healing Relationship Trauma with Dr Renee Mudrey
Releasing Money Trauma in the Body with Lori Zeltwanger
The Throat Chakra and Geneen Roth’s Money Story

 
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AALP 249 – Overcoming Poverty Mindset with Ruby K. Payne, Ph.d
Ruby K. Payne is the leading authority on working across economic classes to create sustainable communities where everyone can live well. As a result, her work has changed the conversation in education to focus on poverty. Ruby’s work has expanded into social services, criminal justice, healthcare, the workplace, and more.
Ruby has written or co-authored more than a dozen books, including Bridges Out of Poverty with Philip DeVol and Terie Dreussi-Smith. Her seminal, award-winning work, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, has sold 1.8 million copies and continues to help individuals of all economic backgrounds achieve academic, professional, and personal success.
She holds a Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago, and she is the founder of aha! Process, a training and consulting firm that has been in business for more than 20 years.
During this episode you will learn: 
-How our environment shapes the way we think about money
-Why poverty should be defined in terms of resources, not money
-What happens to you emotionally when you come up in scarcity
-The difference that the vocabulary you grow up with can make
-How the marriage between your time and resources can change your entire life
-The 4 unspoken rules about money that the middle class has
-The connection between spirituality and abundance
You can find more about Dr. Payne and her work on her website
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
Living with Scarcity Mindset? 5 Tips to Shift Your Life For the Better
Breaking Free of Scarcity Beliefs
7 Ways to Dig Out of Debt

 
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How to Improve Company Culture With Jenny Joy
This week’s guest is Jenny Joy. Jenny Joy is the owner of Ruby Red Cleaning, a residential cleaning service based in downtown Orlando. As you’ll hear in this episode of the podcast, Jenny started her company out of necessity after leaving her marriage and only having $30 to her name. She knew she could clean houses and make money immediately so in a humble moment of need, she got down to work and started Ruby Red Cleaning. One of the things I admire the most about Jenny is the company culture she has been able to create and you’ll get to hear how she did it in this episode. 
 
During our conversation you will learn:
-The importance of having boundaries
-The difference between personal relationships and work relationships
-How knowing your values can change the hiring process for a company
-How to be a leader while still feeling like yourself
-The two types of customers you have as a business owner
 
You can find more information about Jenny Joy and Ruby Red Cleaning on their website
 
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
Knowing Your Core Values with Chanie Wilschanski
Fueling Growth with Gene Hammett
Mindful Leadership with Jonathan Raymond

 
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Do Less, Earn More with Sarah Li Cain
Today my guest is Sarah Li Cain. Sarah is a finance writer and the host of Beyond The Dollar whose work has appeared in places like Bankrate, Business Insider, Redbook, and the Financial Planning Association. Her work blends practical tips and mindset strategies so that those trying to change their financial life can see themselves in the starring role. She also integrates physical, spiritual and mental wellness so that money becomes a tool to enhance people’s lives.
 
Listen to our conversation to learn about:
-How to do less and earn more
-Trusting your skills to get over scarcity mindset
-How to cut out tasks that are not making money
-How making the decision to earn more can change your income dramatically
-Having big goals and working towards them
 
You can find more about Sarah on her website
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
Podcasting Your Way to Abundance with David Ralph
27 Ways to Overcome Your Money Fears
Living with Scarcity Mindset? 5 Tips to Shift Your Life for the Better

 
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AALP 246 – 5 Things To Know About Life Coaching with Kate Swoboda 
In this episode of the Art of Abundance podcast, my guest is Kate Swoboda.


During our conversation, you will learn:
-The top 4 things you need to know about life coaching
-What courage as a daily habit looks like
-How courage habits that can help your business
-Why we don’t have to have a perfect life to go after what you want


Kate is the creator of YourCourageousLife.com and Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification. She is also the author of The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life. Kate helps individuals, teams, and companies see where old, fear-based habits have kept people stuck or started to limit what’s possible for an organization. In addition, she teaches them how to start creating more courageous lives by getting into “the courage habit,” a four-part process for behavioral and organizational change.

Kate has appeared in MindBodyGreen, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Forbes, Lifetime Moms, The Intelligent Optimist, Business Insider, and more. Similarly, her website Your Courageous Life was named a top-50 blog for happiness by Greatist. She has spoken at conferences and seminars on the topic of courage as it relates to personal development. Her talks highlight how courage can create change in business and marketing and in your money mindset. Kate also presents courage as the key to increase emotional resilience and healthy goal-setting.
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Make sure to check out these similar resources to learn more:
Podcasting Your Way to Abundance with David Ralph
Knowing Your Core Value with Chanie Wilschanski
Living With Integrity with George Kinder

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Happy Money with Ken Honda
 
My guest today is the Japanese author of the book Happy Money, Ken Honda. He has sold over 7 million copies of his books. Ken decided to take the next 4 years off to dedicate his time to parenting after he found out his wife was pregnant. He started creating financial booklets by hand after he realized how lucky he was to be able to choose how he spent his time. After he gave away more than 100,000 copies of the booklets he was approached by an editor interested in him writing books. Ken didn’t believe he had anything else to share but with time he discovered he did. He ended up writing a book in just a few months. He created Happy Money during this time.
During our conversation you’ll learn:
-What the Japanese concept of Ikigai is and why it’s so important
-How to integrate the love you feel inside into the work you’re doing
-How to get paid for work that you love
To learn more about Ken and his work, you can visit his website.
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Related resources
For more happy money and being of service resources, check these out:
The Joy of Service wit Farnoosh Torabi
What is a Mindful Millionaire?
Heart Centered Life Planning with George Kinder
Overcoming Fear to Live Fully with Jason Vitug

AALP 244 – Debt Management with Jerrold Mundis
My guest today is the superstar of getting out of debt and debt management, Jerrold Mundis. Jerrold is a writer, speaker, and counselor. He is the author of over 30 books including 17 novels and 13 nonfiction books. His book “How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously” has helped thousands of people getting out debt.
He started studying debt management after he ended up in a tough spot financially. He has been a freelance writer his whole life so not having a fixed income meant he needed to borrow money if he didn’t manage his money properly. At a time, he owed around $80,000. After researching how to get out of this cycle, he realized there weren’t many resources available. It is this part of his journey that inspired him to write his book.
I hear questions about how to get out of debt constantly and I know listening to Jerrold’s story will bring some clarity and I hope you can find applicable knowledge that will inspire you to take action.
During our conversation you’ll learn:
-What unsecured debt is and why it’s the main cause of money stress for most people
-How Jerrold got out of debt himself
-Debt management strategies
-How to identify if you’re a compulsive underearner
-About attaching your happiness to any person, place or things
 
To learn more about Jerrold and his work, you can visit his website.
Related resources
For more debt management resources, check these out:
7 Ways to Dig Out of Debt
Paying Off Debt with Gerri Detweiler
Living Fabulously with the Debt Free Guys
Ditching Debt with Tracie Fobes
 

 
Passive Real Estate Investing with Goodegg Investments
In this episode of the podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Annie Dickerson and Julie Lam from Goodegg Investments. Their company focuses on bringing investors together so you can start generating reliable passive income through real estate investing. They take out all the hassle out of the investing process so the investment is passive for the investors.
During this episode you’ll learn:
-What is real estate syndication
-New strategies to invest in real estate
-How having an asset manager can benefit you
-How can real estate investing can be passive
-What to look for in a property to make sure you survive a recession
 
If you want to learn more, you can go to the Goodegg Investments website or check out their YouTube Channel.

Knowing Your Core Values with Chanie Wilschanski
My guest in this episode of the Art of Abundance is Chanie Wilschanski. Chanie is an early childhood leadership coach and CEO of DiscoverED Consulting. Her leadership program is designed to help early childhood directors build a school of excellence, a collaborative culture and create an environment that fosters the growth of teachers as leaders.
In this conversation you’ll learn:

* How to ask questions correctly to learn the most
* The benefit of staying in your lane with your business
* How understanding your top 2 core values can make decision-making easy
* How to identify what opportunity is for you and which is not
* Where do your limiting beliefs come from

If you want to learn more about Chanie’s work you can visit her website.

 
 
 
 
Living with Integrity with George Kinder
Today I’m joined by my good friend, George Kinder. He’s been a big influence on the work I do since I came across his book the 7 Stages of Money Maturity.
In this episode, we’re talking about his second book called A Golden Civilization.
During our conversation we talk about:

* The impact George is hoping to have in the world
* Living with integrity
* What a Golden Civilization look like
* What’s happening in the financial industry
* The trajectory of democracy

George Kinder is a poet, spiritual teacher, life planner, artist, and photographer. He is the founder of the Kinder Institue of Life Planning.

Today’s guest is a highly inspiring woman that I am so excited to introduce you to — her name is Randi Lee.  Randi is a life coach who also happens to be ranked as the #4 Best Powerlifter of All Time in Superheavy Wealthclass.
I met Randi at a conference where I heard her speak and it was in that moment that I knew I had to have her share her story with you, my listeners.  During our conversation, Randi shares how she found herself through her journey to accept and love her body for its unique qualities.  You’ll be inspired by how powerlifting taught her to fully embrace and love all parts of herself.
“Most people believe that no one is perfect. I believe that EVERYONE is perfect.” Randi Lee
 
 To learn more about Randi, go to www.randilee.net
***If you enjoy this episode be sure to listen to Leisa’s new show, Mindful Millionaire with Leisa Peterson***

Today’s show is with my friend and past client, Amanda Walker.  Amanda is a health and wellness coach who is obsessed with helping women feel amazing naked.

By listening in you’ll learn how and why releasing limiting beliefs allows us to step more fully into our jobs and businesses.  Amanda shares how she went from not even know limiting beliefs were a “thing” and what happened after our first session together that helped propel her business forward in new and exciting ways.  
Since that time she’s gone on to create a podcast that had over 25,000 downloads this past week alone and build up several new coaching programs to expand her business multi-fold.
The power of identifying and releasing your limiting beliefs is evident throughout this conversation and will inspire you to think about what you haven’t yet identified about your own beliefs and how they could result in huge shifts in your own life and business.

 
To Learn more about Amanda Walker go to www.awalkmyway.com 

 
Today’s podcast is a deep dive excursion that a client of mine and I took recently to uncover the beliefs that were holding her back in her business and relationships.  This work is an extension of my Mindful Millionaire Group Coaching Intensive that helps people to not only uncover their money story, but break free of the limiting and lack-based patterns that have been governing their life thus far.

One of the participants was so excited about how this work has affected her life and business, she volunteered to come on the show and do the work together to reveal the inside scoop of one of the many ways this work that will be featured in my upcoming book leads to life-changing breakthroughs.



During this episode, you’ll hear the exact process I guide my clients through after we’ve identified a limiting money belief — in this case her beliefs were causing her to procrastinate in her business and with other endeavors that are deeply meaningful to her life. You’ll witness the healing process in action while considering just how stuck we can become in our own stories of limitation and lack.  My hope is that by listening to this conversation you’ll have your own epiphanies and breakthroughs around limiting beliefs that have been holding you back from creating the life you dream about.  At the end of the conversation, you’ll hear how my client, who also happens to be a therapist, has used my methods and teachings to create a whole new reality for herself — with her money, her business and, most importantly, within the relationship she has with herself.
Please be sure to leave your comments about limiting beliefs and the realizations that come up for you as you listen in.  I’d love to hear what you think and how this helps you to learn more about yourself 🙂

 
Today I’m discussing the process of transforming your limiting money beliefs and how it can affect your life and your money.  It’s a short episode and I’m giving you a “behind the curtain” look to what I’m up to and sharing some changes I’ll be making to the podcast and future episodes.  Enjoy!

My guest today for the second time is author, blogger and money educator, Erin Lowry.  It’s a pleasure to be speaking with her about her new book, Broke Millennial Takes on Investing.
Interesting enough, it took Erin a long time to feel confident and worthy when it comes to investing. She was under the false impression that you need to be wealthy and have in-depth knowledge before you even considered getting started. Thankfully these beliefs didn’t stop her and now she’s put together a great introduction resources for anyone wanting to learn more about investing. I love her approach and we dive into her journey to writing this book during our conversation.  
More about the book…
As you likely know many millennials want to learn how to start investing. The problem is that most have no idea where to begin. There’s a significant lack of information out there catering to the concerns of new millennial investors, such as:
  *  Should I invest while paying down student loans?
  *  How do I invest in a socially responsible way?
  *  What about robo-advisors and apps–are any of them any good?
  *  Where can I look online for investment advice?
Erin Lowry answers those questions and delivers all of the investment basics in one easy-to-digest package. Tackling topics ranging from common terminology to how to handle your anxiety to retirement savings and even how to actually buy and sell a stock, this hands-on guide will help any investment newbie become a confident player in the market on their way to building wealth.
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ERIN LOWRY is the author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together and Broke Millennial Takes On Investing: A Beginner’s Guide to Leveling Up Your Money. Her first book was named by MarketWatch as one of the best money books of 2017 and her style is often described as refreshing and conversational. Erin’s appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, CNBC and Fox & Friends. She has written for Fast Company, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Refinery29 and regularly speaks at universities and conferences around the country. Erin spent most of her childhood living in Asia, but now settled in New York City with her husband.
 
Grab a copy of Erin’s Book by clicking here 
*Link includes my Amazon affiliate code so I may be compensated for your purchase which offsets the cost of producing my podcast and is greatly appreciated!*

Credit expert Gerri Detweiler has been helping individuals find reliable answers to their credit questions for more than 20 years.  Today, she’s my guest and we’re talking about debt payoff and credit management and so much more.  We’re also sharing our own stories about downsizing and how that’s played out in our lives.
 
Gerri is Education Director for Nav, which provides business owners with simple tools to build strong business credit and financially healthy companies. Gerri’s been interviewed in more than 3000 news stories and answered over 10,000 credit questions online. Her articles have been widely syndicated, and she is the author or coauthor of five books, including Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast Track. She has testified before Congress on consumer credit legislation.
 
Gerri and her husband recently downsized to from a 2000 sq. foot house to 480 square feet.  WOW!  During our call, she shares what that transformation has been like for her and her family.

Super pleased to welcome Georgiana Kovell back on the podcast!  
We’re planning a one day Mindful Millionaire Workshop together in Eugene, OR on August 24th, 2019 – learn more here:  www.unearthyourflow.com
 
In this episode, Georgiana walks us through what it means to be selling with integrity — how we can be better at sales while feeling good about how we’re showing up in the world.  Let’s face it, people are far more conscious than ever before and they’re asking us to be in alignment with our marketing and sales approach — no more “fake it until you make it”, they want us to walk our talk.  Georgiana provides key insights that can help us be more of ourselves while positively affecting the bottom line.  
 
As an International Sales & Performance Coach, Mentor, Author and Speaker, Georgiana has over 25 years of experience in Sales, Personal Development, Business Management, and Leadership Training. By combining her diverse and successful business background with her extensive coaching experience, Georgiana teaches entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs how to drastically improve their sales, increase their prices and produce extraordinary results in their business.
 
Learn more about Georgiana at https://georgianakovell.com
 
Be sure to join Georgiana’s community, Millions of Women Strong on Facebook.

Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and one of the “Top Networking Experts” by Forbes, Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on business networking.  
As founder of the incredibly successful organization, BNI (Business Networking International, Inc), Dr Misner is one of the best people on the planet to learn from when it comes to meeting people and receiving referrals in business.  I was a BNI member in Truckee/Tahoe, CA when I was a financial advisor and found the experience to be incredibly powerful and financially lucrative.
During this conversation you can hear first hand about how Ivan thinks about the people you surround yourself with and why it matters so much to your success. He shares his daily habits and how he gets his greatest epiphanies and why managing time is pivotal when you want to be living fully.  You’ll also  learn  about  what  he  wishes  he’d known sooner when it comes to money and personal finance.  

 
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Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization.  Founded in 1985 the organization now has 9,000 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world.  Last year alone, BNI generated 11.2 million referrals resulting in $14.2 billion dollars’ worth of business for its members.
Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California.  He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written two dozen books including his latest bestseller – Who’s in Your Room? He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has been a university professor as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of La Verne.  
Among his many awards, he has been named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Red Cross and was recently the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award.  He is also proud to be the Co-Founder of the BNI Charitable Foundation.  He and his wife, Elisabeth, are now “empty nesters” with three adult children    Oh, and in his spare time!!!  he is also an amateur magician and a black belt in karate.
***If you enjoy this episode be sure to listen to Leisa’s new show, Mindful Millionaire with Leisa Peterson***
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To get a copy of Dr. Misner’s new book, Who’s In Your Room, CLICK HERE