Steph Wagner

We have to be able to set new goals.

We have to be able to create a vision that we want for ourselves and get excited about it and make sure that we have the financial resources to help accomplish that.

I couldn't agree with you more that the intersection of financial autonomy builds so much more, you know, autonomy in our lives and choices and the ability to stay curious, open, and again, dream big.

And that never ends.

I think in some ways for women in midlife where like my children are gone.

You know, I don't have to worry about college and how I'm going to handle all of those expenses and all that.

I can just start focusing on me.

And it's a really amazing, powerful time, but you have to have financial autonomy to be able to do that.

Sure, sure.

Well, money mindset, right?

I mean, it's like our mindset in life.

We're either operating in a growth mindset or a scarcity mindset or an abundance mindset is what I use in the book.

And when you're living in fear, which obviously oftentimes when we don't have a handle on our money, we are operating out of fear.

Well, no good decisions come out of fear.

It also keeps us living small.

We don't have the confidence to dream big.

But when we're living in a world of abundance, where we think, wait, there's enough for everyone.

I can continue to recreate.

I believe in myself enough to invest in myself and monetize and grow my earning power.

But what's really key is