Stir Up The Gift by Yvetta Gayle Thompson

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According to USA Today, “women carry higher levels of debt than men across numerous categories, have higher amounts of student loan debt, higher credit card balances, and also owe more for their auto loans.”  Though we have debt, we also know how to make money so let’s teach others to help it grow.
Gaining wisdom about the purpose of money and the fact that it is a currency, a tool, and a resource that provides me the freedom of choice. My goal is to share my knowledge with others. In my most recent training, Developing Your Capacity for Wealth, we talked about Money Wounds.  Accepting and understanding money wounds and money traumas create peace of mind.  Women have the ability to make something out of nothing and build whatever we put our minds to do and there is more within us.
Paying it forward by investing in our young generation sets the path for a legacy.  The youth have a hunger and thirst for knowledge that grown-ups can lose sight of as we grow older.  They have gifts inside of them that call for us to nurture and cherish as we help them to succeed.  A healthy conversation about how money works, why it’s important, and how to use it at an early age will build self-confidence.  Take a moment to share your experiences about money with a young person by letting them know your thoughts about it when you were their age.  I shared with my granddaughters and we were able to laugh and gain understanding.  Now, I pile them up with money books, games, scriptures, and conversation because I want them to learn about it earlier than I did.
We touch the lives of others even when we are not aware of it.  Women are in a position to provide guidance, leadership, love, and compassion to anyone who crosses our path.  That’s just how we are made.  Try partnering with a young person to provide guidance while helping them unwrap the gifts and talents inside of them.  Changing our mindset will contribute to our ability to teach the youth how to begin to manage their finances and how they can assist us as we get older.  
We can all contribute to raising, poised, productive, and profitable youth.
We look forward to you sending a young person to our Financial Literacy Webinars.



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