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Speaker: [00:00:00] Welcome to Intentional Money Moves Live. I'm Leah Hadley, and this episode was recorded live and is brought to you in audio form so you can take it with you wherever you go. Each week, I tackle the money topics that matter most to women who are ready to build wealth with purpose and confidence from investing and retirement planning to navigating finances through some of life's biggest transitions.
No topic is off the table. Now. Let's get into it.
Speaker 3: Hi there. Welcome back to Intentional Money Moves Live. I'm Leah Hadley and I am so glad that you found me today. If you're here watching live, let me know that you're watching, say hello. If you're watching the replay, be sure to put hashtag replay. Always gonna come back and answer any comments or questions that you guys have.
I have to tell you though, today I am recording this with a lot on my mind because I am very [00:01:00] excited that tomorrow starts our bestseller campaign for the book that I'm launching. Intentional Money, the Modern Woman's Guide to Building Wealth Purpose, and. So tomorrow is the official launch date, which is really exciting.
And honestly, I couldn't think of a better topic to talk about today. We're really gonna focus on the entire reason that this book exists, and the reason that I was able to write it, finish it, and put it into the world is the same reason that any of us make real lasting change with money. We do not do it alone.
So today we're talking about community and we're not talking about community in like a soft, vague way. The specific, practical, real way that being in the right community really changes what you're actually able to do with your finances. So we do have lots to cover. If you are here live, I just wanna encourage you to say hello in the chat.
But let's go ahead and dive in 'cause there is a lot [00:02:00] here. There's something that I really want you to sit with for a second. Most people treat money like a private shame spiral. I'm gonna say that again. Most people treat money like a private shame spiral. They just white knuckle it alone.
They avoid looking at their accounts. They feel like everybody else has it figured out, and they are the only ones who doesn't. And I get it. I do get it. Money is. Deeply personal. There's no question about it. And there is so much cultural messaging that tells us not to talk about money, right? Not to ask for help.
Not to admit if we're confused or feeling behind or feeling scared. But here is what that isolation is actually costing you. And it's not just emotional. It actually, it shows up in real dollars. When you're figuring things out alone, you make slower decisions. You might second guess yourself. You could possibly [00:03:00] be avoiding things that matter most because there's nobody to talk them through with.
Now, I spent a long time on my own financial journey feeling like I had to have all the answers.
And honestly, I was an equity research analyst for years. I felt like I was supposed to know this stuff, and that identity really made it harder, not easier for me to ask for help. What changed for me was not a spreadsheet, it was a new strategy. It, excuse me. It was not a new strategy. It was finding people who were honest about their own money stuff, people who normalized the conversation, and suddenly those decisions that in the past had really felt unmanageable.
Felt possible. In the book Intentional Money, I write about this as the sixth pillar of the Intentional Money Method. That supports specifically, and I put it last not because it's the least important, and I wanna be very clear about that because it's really the one that makes all of [00:04:00] the other pillars sustainable.
So clarity, values, mindset, strategy, action. They all require ongoing support to actually stick. The book comes out tomorrow and honestly, one of the things that I am most proud of is how direct I am about this specific issue. Transformation is not a solo sport. I don't care how smart you are, right? Okay, so we a great, you need people, but this is where I want to be really specific.
Because there is a kind of community that feels very supportive, but actually keeps you stuck. There's the venting kind, right? The commiserating kind, the group where everyone agrees that money is hard, so that. Nobody actually moves forward, and that is not what I'm talking about. That is not the community that's going to change your financial life, right?
You want one where people are honest, where [00:05:00] there's accountability, where education and real conversation happens side by side. And this is important where their values are aligned with yours, right? Just like we talk about in the Intentional Money Method, getting clear on your values and really using them as a filter for decision making becomes even more important that you are in community with people whose values are really in alignment with your own.
You want people to celebrate your wins without minimizing them, right? And to challenge you. When you're in avoidance, you want people who are a few steps ahead of you, a few steps behind you, because both of those relationships are going to teach you something and you want a place where the goal is not perfection, right?
We really wanna be celebrating progress every step of the way. And I'll be honest, what I'm describing is genuinely hard to find, and I say [00:06:00] that as somebody who is. And has built a community intentionally, because I know what goes into it, right? The Empowered Sisterhood exists because I couldn't find what I'm describing in one place.
I wanted women who were doing the work, asking the real questions, not performing financial confidence they didn't have, and I wanna be very clear about the importance of how. That vulnerability, the willingness to be open and authentic in community gives others in that community to be, to, gives them permission to be that way as well.
When I watched in in community is exactly what I talk about in the book, and that is women who come in completely overwhelmed. Can really create a cool plan. Women who hadn't opened their investment statements in years are starting to really know what they own and why they own it.
And tomorrow when the book launches, I want you to know that chapter [00:07:00] two actually walks through all of the six pillars. So support is the one that, quite frankly, I wrote with the most heart because. I really want people to know what happens when they finally allow themselves to truly receive support.
It's so powerful, so beneficial. Hi Jennifer. Thanks for being here.
So you know that I talk about compound interest all the time. US financial planners, we love our compound interest, right? The way a small, consistent investment grows into something that looks. Almost impossible when you first see it, right? Community actually compounds in the same way. Those small moments of showing up.
The weekly check-ins, the conversation and a comment thread, the time someone in your community says, I just did the thing you were afraid to do, and here's what happened. Those are deposits, and over time they turn into something that really can't be manufactured [00:08:00] and in any other way, right? I've been watching women in the empowered sisterhood make financial decisions in some cases that they've been putting off for years.
Because somebody else in the community did it first, right? That's not a coincidence, right? That's the power of being, being close to those that are taking action, right? When action becomes normal then that momentum becomes easy. And I wanna be honest about the flip side too. I do wanna be honest about that.
If the people around you treat money as something to avoid. Something that is shameful, something that's complicated and scary, that becomes your norm too, right? Whatever we allow ourselves what we let in, that's what's gonna become the norm, right? That community really shapes your financial behavior.
Whether you intended to or not. So you wanna make sure that you're being really intentional about who you are interacting with, who you're allowing to be, that [00:09:00] support system. Fortunately, we see it in social media all the times, these groups that I think mean really well. But become these places where people are just venting and spreading negativity in such a way that it becomes the norm to not make progress.
And that's not the kind of community that you wanna be a part of, right? In the last chapter of Intentional Money, it's about momentum and specifically I talk about the role that community plays in sustaining momentum. And there's actually like a 90 day I call it the intentional money reset in the book because I know.
That the book itself is just a starting point, right? It's a jumping off point, and you wanna have that framework to know that this isn't just I'm gonna read this and be left alone, but that you have that infrastructure and support to really change your relationship with money in a meaningful way.
But you need people to do the work. You really do, and honestly, that is one of the beautiful things [00:10:00] that we have in our membership program, is just that container of space to do the work, to be in community, to support one another. Many of our clients choose to do that through individual support.
There's nothing wrong with that. A lot of times people don't want to have those conversations about money in an open space, or they don't want to ask the questions, and that's fine too. It's not about, having your paid financial planner or the community that you're paying to join. It's about getting the support that you need to sustain the transformation that you want, right?
All right, so let's bring it home. Three moves today. Actually, let me just double check and make sure there's no questions or anything in the chat that I wanna revisit. Now it looks like we're all good there. So three things that I want you to take with you today, right? Move. Number one is that isolation is costing you more than you think.
Real dollars isolation is costing you more, more than you think, right? The decision to figure it out alone isn't a virtue, it's a pattern that's keeping [00:11:00] you stuck. All right? So if you are finding yourself stuck in that pattern. Feel free to reach out. We have tons and tons of resources, lots of opportunities to get unstuck, but really the power of community is unparalleled.
And move. Number two, of course, we talked in depth about how not all community is created equal, right? You wanna be in community with people who are honest, right? Values aligned, right? Who are taking action. Proximity to the right people changes everything. It changes what's possible. I went to this wonderful event last week for business owners and the, event was really, it was a mastermind.
So there were a lot of opportunities for collaboration and for sharing. And, it, it was so obvious to me that I was in a room. Of people with big visions because instead of anybody, even pooing like my big vision or the impact that I wanna be able to make in the world, it was really [00:12:00] supported.
And it wasn't like, oh, how could you possibly do that? It was like, how can I help you do that? Those are the kinds of rooms that you wanna be in. Those are the spaces you wanna be in, right? And then the third one is to let it compound, right? Those small, consistent moments of showing up in community.
Turn into that momentum that honestly, it's just, it's so hard to manufacture on your own. I went to the gym this morning. Some of you have been following me online, may have been following some of my workout videos. But this very sweet woman I was walking down. The area where I work out is upstairs.
So when I was walking down the stairs, this woman was standing at the bottom of the staircase and I just thought she was standing there. I was just gonna walk right past. I didn't realize that she was waiting for me. And she stopped me and she was saying how my my consistency at the gym was really inspiring for her and how much she appreciated seeing me and the impact that I made on her.
Even I don't even talk to, this isn't a person that I know, but it was just so nice to know that [00:13:00] hey. Somebody's witnessing that I'm showing up every day or they're, that I'm doing the work that I'm putting it in, and the results are amazing, but sometimes it just feels good to be seen that you're doing the work.
And being in community, being in spaces like that where people are lifting you up, showing you the support, helping you to dream bigger, right? Helping you to take the actions that feel uncomfortable, that's so powerful. I wanna say it one more time. Tomorrow is the Big day. The Intentional Money, the Modern Woman's Guide to Building Wealth, purpose and Peace is released tomorrow, March 18th, 2026.
We'll have our bestseller campaign so you can actually get that book for free. On Amazon for a full five days. If you're not on our email list, you should be, you'll get an email first thing in the morning letting you know that is now available. And the book really is the Intentional Money Method in full, right?
I go through all six pillars of the Intentional Money Method, the framework. I go through tons of stories, my own [00:14:00] stories, client stories, but I also give you very practical steps. And yes, there is an entire chapter devoted to the value of support and community because honestly, that's just how committed I am to that particular idea.
So I will make sure that there is a link in the description and in the comments. Please grab your copy. You've already pre-ordered. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. If you haven't yet, tomorrow is the big day. And of course if you are ready to be in a space in community. To be working towards your goals with other women who are committed to doing the same.
Check out the Empowered Sisterhood where we are consistently doing this work together and make sure you come back to Intentional Money Moves Live next week. Because I'm gonna do a. Full episode. That is gonna be all about the book launch Live q and a. I'll walk you through the framework. We're gonna go deep and so you are definitely gonna wanna make sure you're there.
So thank you so much for [00:15:00] being here today. Every single one of you who shows up to this show. Is part of what makes this work. So I wanna thank you for being here. Whether you choose to show up and comment or you just wanna watch, that's fantastic. And please share this with a friend who you know would benefit.
We wanna continue to increase financial literacy and lift all of us up together. Have a fantastic day.
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