goals

Wednesday Workshop: Achieving Financial Goals

Tonight we checked up on your goals. Since we started these group chats we’ve focused on setting and achieving financial goals. This week we paused to talk about the goals you’ve set for yourself, the progress you’ve made toward achieving them, and any setbacks you’ve had along the way. To enjoy this content, simply sign…

08/17/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Risks and Benefits of Investing

This week we talked about the risks and benefits of using investing to achieve our goals more quickly. When we first learn about investing, many of us immediately wonder how we can use investing to speed up saving for a short-term goal such as a vacation or a new home. We also tend to look…

07/27/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Motivation To Succeed

This was the last call in our series about the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. We talked about how time can be used to motivate us to succeed, or can be used to make our goals more realistic. We also discussed how social anxiety and…

06/01/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Achieving Our Goals

This was the third call focusing on the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. This we focused on actions we can take to get started, keep going, and cross the finish line to achieve our goals. Next week we’ll be discussing why we believe our goals are…

05/18/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Defining Measurements To Stay On Track

This week we continued talking about the SMART framework for defining our financial goals. More specifically, we talked about defining measurements that help you to keep track of how you’re progressing toward your objective. Finally, we talked about how to define milestones that make your progress feel so real that you don’t want to stop…

05/11/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Wrestling With What-Ifs

This week we followed up on some concerns brought up on last week’s call about wrestling with “what-ifs” and introduced the “SMART” framework for defining goals. Each member defined a goal and we spent a short time finding a way to make it more specific. Next week we’ll be talking about how to define measurements…

05/04/2022
Wednesday Workshop: Turning What-Ifs Into An Action Plan

This week we talked about wrestling with “what-ifs”. When ever we encounter something new, our brains are wired to think about what could go wrong. This is a healthy instinct when we use it productively, but it can often hold us back by making us unreasonably afraid to make a change. We talked about some…

05/01/2022
Podcast: One Step Forward, One Step Back?

Have you ever worked hard for a goal, only to have something come up that set you back and made your hard work seem wasted? Setbacks occur throughout our lives and being prepared to deal with them is an important part of setting yourself up for success. In this episode, you’ll learn some strategies for…

04/19/2022