In September, Steve Harvey released the book titled “Act Like A Success, Think Like A Success.” He partnered with Strayer University to produce the Act Like A Success conference which took place earlier this month.
The conference featured speakers including life coach Doreen Rainey, Paul C. Brunson, the money expert Patrice C. Washington, Lisa Nichols and several others. Some speakers took to the main stage for riveting speeches while others led intimate breakout sessions.
[If you missed our first post, check that out HERE before continuing. This post you’re reading now is part two!]
“Once you learn the principles to success nobody can take that from you,” Harvey told a roomful of journalists after he delivered an inspiring and funny keynote to a packed ballroom at the Hyatt in Reston Virginia.
Her Agenda was there for it all, and lucky for you we took notes on everything.
Here are the highlights from Steve Harvey’s Act Like A Success Conference presented by Strayer University [PART TWO]:
Discovering Your Roots: Understanding Your Relationship With Money, Patrice Washington
Patrice C. Washington is known as the money maven who gives real money answers. Here are a few of the lessons she shared from her colorful talk:
- Becoming wealthy has nothing to do with money. It’s your mindset.
- Your mindset creates your beliefs.
- Your beliefs dictate your thoughts.
- Your thoughts dictate your actions.
- It’s all about just taking the first step.
- Sometimes you have to take a few steps back. Don’t be afraid to take a few steps back.
- I’m tired of hearing people saying “oh I don’t have enough money.” What do you have enough of? My money was gone but my mind wasn’t.
She also mentioned something made us stand up and applaud: Why can’t you make money and help people? This was all just in the intro! Here are her main points regarding understanding your relationship with money:
1. Keep in mind: what you verbalize, you magnify in your life.
- You bring more of it to you. If you have a problem with your finances, examine how you’ve been talking about money. Affirm something new. So keeping this concept in mind, Patrice doesn’t use the term emergency funds. She calls them opportunity funds. If you have an emergency then you have the opportunity to handle it.
2. Modeling: What did you see growing up?
- To have a breakthrough you have to participate in your own rescue! Money is not attracted to people who disregard and disrespect money! It doesn’t matter how smart you are, you can still end up in a financial mess. It takes one poor decision.
3. It’s emotional.
- Stop making up excuses about why you’re not willing to do the work and execute. You can start building your team before you really need them. When God sees what you’re working on He’ll send what you’re waiting on. There’s always someone watching you who has the power to bless you. But what are they watching you do? Are you playing your part? Rationalizing is no more than rationing out lies.
Read on for our notes on Lisa Nichols’ talk titled Unapologetic Success.
