This week we talked about wrestling with “what-ifs”. When ever we encounter something new, our brains are wired to think about what could go wrong. This is a healthy instinct when we use it productively, but it can often hold us back by making us unreasonably afraid to make a change. We talked about some…
This week’s guest is Star Trek’s first blind actor, Bruce Horak. Bruce is originally from Calgary, Alberta where he trained in theatre and Improvisation. Horak lost over 90% of his eyesight to Retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer. He has worked for over 25 years as an actor, writer, musician, composer, and painter, often creating work which…
Bruce: And I asked one of my mentors at the time, “What school should I go to and how should I follow this career path?” And he said, “At the end of the day, it’s not gonna matter what school you went to. When … When you write a script and it goes across somebody’s…
This week we weren’t able to hold a live group chat because Chris Peterson was flying home from presenting at a conference in Las Vegas. Instead, he recorded this brief message from his hotel room about why saying no can be a powerful tool in achieving our success. To enjoy this content, simply sign up…
Have you ever worked hard for a goal, only to have something come up that set you back and made your hard work seem wasted? Setbacks occur throughout our lives and being prepared to deal with them is an important part of setting yourself up for success. In this episode, you’ll learn some strategies for…
Liz: The successful people take from the previous experience that they’re starting over from, and they don’t do that again. Right? Especially if it didn’t work. They try something else. The Penny Forward podcast is transcribed by Anne Verduin, a blind transcriber living in Portland Oregon who charges competitive rates. To hire Anne to…
On this week’s members only group chat, we talked about why changing banks might help you to control your finances. We also talked about how many banks are eliminating nonsufficient funds fees, and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking out for us by investigating whether nonsufficient funds fees are illegal. We closed with…
Yesterday while setting up a private RSS feed for our members to access past recordings of our members-only group chats, I mistakenly posted our first members-only group chat to the wrong podcast channel, briefly publishing it to the public Penny Forward podcast feed. This file was only available publicly for a short time, but due…
In this members-only group chat, we followed up on some questions from last week’s chat, discussed why we invest and how it helps us grow wealth, and introduced new members. To enjoy this content, simply sign up for a Penny Forward membership. If you’re already a member, just log in using the form below. We’re…