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Growing up, I had no positive financial role models. But I didn’t let that stop me. In 2014, a financial disaster struck that left me feeling inadequate, terrified and helpless. But it was also the wake-up call that I needed to change my life for good.
I spent countless hours, days, months and years learning about money. I had to unlearn the psychological behaviors that kept me poor. I had to face the reality of what it means to be a woman in today’s world - we live longer but earn less. I had to tackle the financial language that would keep me from tapping into the key sources of wealth that are being generated in this century. And I had to rebuild my own confidence by making time to cater to my financial health and overall well-being. As my financial literacy grew, so did my confidence and financial net-worth. And I began sharing my learnings with friends, family and colleagues. And I found out they too knew very little about money. Because of the silence around money, they had no one to speak with. They wanted someone who would break down the basics and walk alongside them. And the more I spoke with women, the more I heard about two recurring imposters: embarrassment and fear. These co-conspirators can keep women frozen, scared and small - not knowing where to start - pushing us further and further away from touching our rightly-owned rich lives. In 2018, I launched wealthsquats.com to demystify money and my personal results have been astounding! This work began as a hobby and I am still on a journey. I am determined to bring other women along because empowered women do powerful things. I want every woman to be fluent in money speak, to live longer with comfortable endowments and to design her own life on her own terms. To my fellow women who feel anxious about money, I am hopeful that a new dawn has set upon us. Yes you may face setbacks and false alarms, but this time you will be doing this from a place of unrivalled confidence. So let us build generational wealth, enjoy lattes, buy that bag, travel the world, be charitable, negotiate better pay, own businesses, and inspire others. This is my vision. Chiamaka Odikanwa Founder, Wealthsquats.com |