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...

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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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 ...

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...

      AALP 241 – 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...

AALP 241 – 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 *...

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...

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 allowed 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Excited to share this profoundly inspiring and mind blowing conversation about all things money with Garrett Gunderson of Wealth Factory.  I’ve been noticing all sorts of synergies between our work and I knew this first conversation would be something everyone would like to listen to — AND here it is! Garrett tackles a topic (money and finance) that is critically important, yet normally neglected by most business owners (mostly due to the painfully boring presenters in this field and...

Today’s guest is my friend blogger and FinCon creator, Philip Taylor.  PT as he is lovingly known throughout the FinCon Community has created a financial blogger movement that goes way beyond expectations.   Each year people from around the world gather somewhere in the U.S. to celebrate all things money and personal finance.  This conference has become a very special time for many of us in the personal finance blogger space.   During our conversation, PT shares about his journey to...

Always fun to speak with my friend Joan Sotkin – she’s a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to finding her own pathway through life and money.  Joan has been studying prosperity for much of her life, directly and indirectly.  Her depth of understanding of what it takes to create a life that is 100% your own is second to none and for that reason I always learn a lot about myself when we speak.  My hope is that you will do the same as you listen to our conversation about money,...