Your Billionaire Baller Isn't Coming: The Secret to Real Financial Freedom

Ok I admit it. I’ve got a secret. I’ve got a little Disney princess living inside me. Most days I go for the brown girls: Jasmine, Tiana, Pochohantas, or bad ass Mulan.

But on my particularly dreary days nothing less than Cinderella or Belle will do. Am I proud of this? I’m a 33 year old woman raised with all the feminism I could get from She-ros like Angela Davis, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Oprah.  I regularly worry about reinforcing my goddaughter’s sense of intelligence, her athleticism in addition to her beauty. I don’t want her to think being a pretty princess is the only option.

I won’t lie though, I like pretty. I like long hair and pretty nails. I appreciate male attention. I love inspiring men to heights of adoration that culminate in flowers or diamonds or trips, but I’ve learned how dangerous it can be to rest my entire future on these flights of adoration. Cause the truth is, Prince Charming may decide he hates practicing law, or medicine and decide to chuck it all to be a folk musician.

Which is why every woman needs a little Mad Money.  It’s great to attract and even marry great men. Earners, Lovers, Captains of industry, but this bitch needs to make her own money (sorry I just channeled Lil’ Kim there)

But seriously I want my own financial freedom independent of my man. I want a business that caters to my lifestyle not vice versa. I want a business that serves my dreams. I want my own money to make those dreams happen. I want my money to fuel my dreams,

My dreams to:

Travel throughout the year for extended periods of time

To have the freedom to decide what I will do with my time

To be a mother

Have the financial security I didn’t always have as a child

To invest my money wisely

To use my money to give and create a better world

What are your dreams for yourself and your money? Have you received any of those dreams? Those dreams are what I call REAL financial freedom. It’s not about some arbitrary number. It’s about the number YOU need to fuel your dreams (and let me tell you it's less than you think). You there yet? Tell me your money dreams in the comments below.

An Indecent Proposal? 4 Ways To Stop Being a Slave to Money

What would YOU do for money?

How far would YOU go?

I just finished watching the Mad Men episode The Other Woman (enter strains of Nina Simone’s The Other Woman)

 (Spoiler Alert) In this episode, Joan is charged with sleeping with a male client to help the advertising firm Sterling Cooper Draper Price land an important account.

I have always liked the character of Joan. I’ve found a sort of kinship with herand her buxom curves as a fellow curvy girl who was a c cup at age 9.

 I even admit to appreciating the way she uses her sexuality and beauty to get what she wants. But last night she just seemed sad.  So what if she gained a 5 percent stake in a company that might make her millions, the price just wasn’t worth it.

 Then I started thinking about the ways we all prostitute ourselves, prostitute our time with jobs we detest, prostitute our emotions working or being with people who verbally abuse us……

So in honor of Financial Independence Day on July 3, here are 4 moves to get you Financially Free this year:

move one. GET GRATITUDE.

Be grateful for the fact that you even had the courage to start your own business. Haven’t started it yet, well be grateful that you were born in this place, in this time when it’s easier than ever to be an entrepreneur.

move two. GET CLARITY.

How much money did you make last year? What did you spend it on. What are you on track to make this year. How much do you want to make? Who is your ideal customer? If you don’t know these answers than no magic business fairy is going to throw millions your way and even if she did, you would lose it all in a heartbeat.

move three. GET STARDOM

That’s right become a legend even if it’s only in your own mind. Someone will eventually believe and pick up on the hype. You’ve got to market yourself. Subscribe to our email list to get some pretty awesome tips on marketing to get you started.

move four. GET GENEROUS

It really is better to give than to receive. Making money for money’s sake can be fun, but using that money to fund your passions is even better. Even better still is taking others along for the ride. So, collaborate, help other businesses you like, give, give, give.

Alright. There they are. Four simple moves to get Financially Free this year.

In what ways would you like to be more free? Tell me in the comments section below.

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xoxo,