Financially projecting your future is both mathematics and disciplined art. Yes, 2 + 2 = 4, but so is 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 and 3 + 1. There is more than one way to work an equation that equals four. Working out different scenarios expands our thinking about income-generating activities. Money meetings are a way to look at the numbers from more than one viewpoint. More than one belief system. Even co-creating a belief system that aligns with our vision and values opening us up to noticing that money can come from lots of different places. Instead of having back-n-forth arguments fueled by unmet needs and inadequacies or insufficient sales to cover expenses, the focus is on what you can co-create, cash flow accountability, and ways to create a better world.

Money Meeting Benefits

Money meetings add a layer of vocabulary and focus as nuances are tracked. They help us become aware of limitations and identify where guidelines are needed, so we know our bottoms as well as the possibilities that advance our abilities to influence change. 

Constructive regular money meetings honor our dignity and help us clarify our intentions. Weekly money meetings strengthen our connections with those we make financial decisions. Regularly talking about money is a way to consciously unmask ourselves and learn how to make money and achieve great things together.

Weekly money meetings create a space for us to talk about the inner workings of what we generate and our motivations behind them. Talking about when a betrayal happens, our needs, and our deepest desires is an effective way of expressing ourselves and encapsulating a new future, especially in a setting designed for honest conversations, accountability, and healing our financial wounds.

In this solo-episode, I go over how to use the WeMentor Money LAB Template. I suggest downloading the template and then listening. Play, experiment, express, and learn. DOWNLOAD

WeMentor Money LAB Template

Memorial Day. We took a family vacation to Boston last week. Taking a Water Taxi to our hotel, we were met with another industry profoundly affected by this COVID pandemic, water transportation. We were the only ones aboard. 

Masks were mandatory in every inside space, like the red, green, and blue subway lines. Matthew, Olivia, and I walked seven to ten miles each day as we explored the many sites: 16 principal sites on the Freedom Trail, the Black Heritage Trail on Beacon Hill, the many universities like Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and Northeastern to exploring thrift shops, the Institute of Fine Arts, over 12 plant-based restaurants around the city, and much more.

We were met with a ray of sunshine as we sat down for breakfast at Bonjour Café. Owner and manager, Driss Elmokri, expressed how he opened  his doors last January to packed breakfast and lunch crowds. By March of 2020, as COVID spread and our economy shut down, Driss told his wife he needed to go to the restaurant every day, just in case someone needed food. He began transitioning to a takeout menu.

A local medical doctor stopped by one day asking if Driss could fill some orders for the Massachusetts General Hospital staff. One-hundred orders flowed in, and a steady stream of patrons kept coming. Driss said he hasn’t yet fully recovered but is hopeful he will. He made it through last year. Anything is possible. His café was packed when we visited for breakfast one day and lunch another day.

Boston sets up flags for the fallen called Patriot Week with a commencement ceremony on Memorial Day. The picture reflects the flags as we read through Boston’s thick five-foot glass monument of U.S. military service people who died on duty between 2001 and 2020. May all those who have passed before us Rest in Power. Thank you for making the greatest sacrifice for our country.