Podcast
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Turns Out, There is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance
In this episode of the Financial Griot, the crew discusses work-life balance or lack there of. The last few months have been tough and filled with challenges and competing interests. Ironically, it's kinda of always been this way. On top of that, these challenges are both necessary and unavoidable on the path of changes. Not going to lie to you, it's hard out here but you have to learn and adapt to beat the odds. In short, work-life balance is the state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one's career and the demands of one's personal life. As such, Work-Life balance is an enduring cycle, not…
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Curating Your Space. How Your Social Circle Can Make Rich Or Poor.
In this episode of the Financial Griot podcast, we talk about the importance of curating your physical, mental and virtual space. The world is getting more complicated while tasks are becoming easier, and that's not a good thing. While it might sound ridiculous, you are suppose to have just 5 friends compared to Facebook's 5,000 limit. In truth, Social scientist Robin Dunbar hypothesized that an individualโs group can extend to 150 contacts. However, each contact is layered according to the strength of emotional ties. As such, your mind is constantly trying to keep up with over 1,000 people, story lines and complications. It's no wonder why people are entrenched in…
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Why You Need to Avoid Being Morally and Financially Bankrupt
"Don't be too quick to give up your agency, time and happiness for vanity" This episode of The Financial Griot is centered around Consumption and the draining effect on your purpose. Too often, we get stuck in a never ending loop where we buy into a lifestyle only to be indebted to it for even longer. For example, the college experience is an expensive pseudo inflated lifestyle that mirrors affluent middle class. Through loans that extend beyond tuition and books, many fall victim to an expensive experience that's akin to Disney World. All fluff and payment. After 4-6 years, you end up paying for it for 20-30 years. And then…
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Black Spending Tops $1.6 Trillion while Black Wealth Issues Persist
Spending for Blacks in the US has gone up to $1.6 Trillion but wages and standards of living are dropping. What gives? The Financial Griot podcast crew will discuss how to manage money in a time of uncertainty and how to make a way out of no way in lieu of external circumstances such as systematic oppression and a painful history. or decades and decades, Black consumers have been regularly overlooked by companies that donโt see them as a priority demographic. Black consumers continue to be underserved in areas such as food, housing, healthcare, broadband, and banking. During the last five decades, the Black community has had limited access to…
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Having Tough Conversations about Social Influence and Suicide
Tough conversations are needed but often afforded. Life is challenging, many times unfairly but still very hard. We have to talk more.
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Dating for Love and Surviving Strangers in the Meta Verse
In this episode (rant), the Financial Griot crew discusses love and money while listening to social media highlights. Alainta, Lawrence and Lovely gives their take on society at large on the lies and mirages that people cast on social media. Additionally, they drop tips and thoughts on how you can become more confident in your inner voice so that you don't end up being a victim of scams and scammers.
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Reading is the Best Life Hack. Here are TFG’s Top Book Recommendations for 2022
Finally, an episode that is simple. The Financial Griot crew is cooking up major heat with their Book recommendations. That being said, these are masterclass books that you need to get you in motion this year. Don't miss out on these life changing authors and let us know your recommendation as well.
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Real Entrepreneurs Scale Seven Figure Businesses. Here’s how to level up
In this episode, Lovely Merdelus is recording her first solo episode. It's going to be pure Flame. She is discussing her journey as a social entrepreneur and now as a full fledged business entrepreneur. Her journey was one of acceptance, mental shifting and purpose. In the long run, she knows that her purpose is to teach and help small businesses scale up. Her experience in big tech and growing in a company that was ultimately valued at a billion dollars, showed her that anything is possible. Listen for gems and find your purpose. Alas, since it's a solo episode, Lawrence and Alainta are sitting it out but they will be…
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Learn How to Stop Coming Up Short. No Vision + Objectives = Failure
"If the vision is weak so are the results." In this episode of the Financial Griot podcast, the crew talk about how to set your atomic habits to match your grand vision and vice versa. By February, most people already failed in their yearlong resolution to change. We told you, New Year Same You. There are ways to set the tone and start anew. If you want to be above average and you want to move beyond living paycheck to paycheck, the work starts in your mind. Making you wealth is easy but if you aren't ready for the work, it's a waste of time. So the choice is on…
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Love is an Action Verb. It’s a Genuine and Consistent Act of Service
To quote a great tweet from @sista_theology, "A God that co-signs everything I do, say, think and believe, is not a God; but an idol of my own making." Too often in this day and age, we relegate the work that needs to be done to others versus gaining a true understanding of our roles. We are here to serve. No man is an island, devoid of the purpose of service and being in service with his fellow man. As such, the Financial Griot podcast crew is dedicating this episode to share what really moves us, in hopes that you are moved to serve in turn. As always share, like…