{"id":131462,"date":"2021-06-15T12:43:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T16:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/?p=131462"},"modified":"2024-05-04T01:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:01:29","slug":"creating-conscious-wealth-the-art-of-blending-purpose-with-prosperity-to-create-lifelong-abundance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/15\/creating-conscious-wealth-the-art-of-blending-purpose-with-prosperity-to-create-lifelong-abundance\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Conscious Wealth: The Art of Blending Purpose With Prosperity to Create Lifelong Abundance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vm_column col-md-12\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Creating Conscious Wealth:<br \/>\nThe Art of Blending Purpose With Prosperity to Create Lifelong Abundance<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">AN INTERVIEW WITH SETH STREETER,\u00a0MS, CFP, CEA, CDFA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vm_column col-md-12\">\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14127\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Conscious-Wealth-Seth-Streeter-Meditation.jpg\" alt=\"Creating Conscious Wealth: The Art of Blending Purpose With Prosperity to Create Lifelong Abundance\" \/>true abundance comes as a result of tuning into your purpose and focusing on the 11 dimensions of wealth. photo: lerina winter<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clm-share-links col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"clm-share-buttons\">\n              <span class=\"clm-share-text\">Share:<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"clm-share-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/clm-shortcodes\/images\/facebook.png\" alt=\"Share - Facebook\" \/><span class=\"clm-count-span\">692<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n              <a class=\"clm-share-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/clm-shortcodes\/images\/twitter.png\" alt=\"Share - Twitter\" \/><span class=\"clm-count-span\">0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n              <a class=\"clm-share-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/clm-shortcodes\/images\/pinterest.png\" alt=\"Share - Pinterest\" \/><span class=\"clm-count-span\">318<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"vm_column col-md-12\">\n<p><em><span class=\"dropcap1\">I<\/span>n the following interview we sat down with Seth Streeter, one of the most inspiring, knowledgeable, and brilliant people we know, to get his take on holistic success, conscious wealth, and the trends shaping the emerging Financial Revolution. Seth has over 25 years in the financial industry, is the CEO and founder of Mission Wealth, a conscious wealth management firm managing $5 billion in assets for over 2100 families and non-profits. Seth holds a Masters of Science in Financial Planning and is widely renowned throughout the financial industry and entrepreneurial community as a thought-leader in the area of conscious financial planning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clm-ads clm-ads-4\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:0px;overflow: hidden\"><!-- Yieldlove AdTag - consciouslifestylemag.com - responsive --><\/p>\n<p>var dimensions = new Array(336, 280);<br \/>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n        if (window.innerWidth &gt;= 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_d_336x280_1&#8217;, dimensions, &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836202190-0&#8217;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>if (window.innerWidth &lt; 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#039;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_m_336x280_1&#039;, dimensions, &#039;div-gpt-ad-1407836202190-0&#039;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();<br \/>\n        googletag.enableServices();<br \/>\n    });<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1407836202190-0\">\n<p>        googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(&#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836202190-0&#8217;); });<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In addition to helping hundreds of individuals and families to redefine wealth beyond finances, he remains active with environmental and entrepreneurial organizations in his local community of Santa Barbara, California where he lives with his two children. In 2017, Seth founded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SustainableFuture.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">SustainableFuture.org,<\/a> a nonprofit designed to unite the community to address serious climate change concerns. The technology platform utilizes gamification to amplify existing nonprofit, business, schools and public programs that empower positive actions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Seth has been an active member of YPO (Young President\u2019s Organization), serving in various capacities, including as the Global Chair for the Financial Services Network with over 2,000 executive members, as the founder of the Inspired Living Subnetwork and as a board member for the Health and Wellness Network with over 6,500 global members. In 2017 he spoke at the organization\u2019s Global Leadership Conference in Vancouver and has since become a keynote speaker and facilitator, including the award-winning \u201cDevelop your 3.0 Vision for Life\u201d international retreats that he leads. In 2016 he graced the TEDx stage and delivered his first Tedx talk, which you can watch below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conscious Lifestyle Magazine:<\/strong> Please define Conscious Wealth and give us an outline of what it means and what\u2019s involved in it, so that anybody walking into this conversation can wrap their head around what we\u2019re talking about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seth Streeter:<\/strong> Wealth traditionally has been about money\u2014it\u2019s been about material accumulation, it\u2019s been about your 401K plan, it\u2019s been about the home you purchase\u2014it\u2019s how much money is in the bank account.<\/p>\n<p>Conscious Wealth is when we step beyond that definition and look at our lives much more holistically and factor in different components, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/healthiest-diet-foods-eating\/\">our health<\/a>, our relationships, our career satisfaction, the amount of impact we\u2019re having in the community and in the world, to our intellectual growth, to our spiritual capital, to our emotional wellbeing. These broader definitions are what I\u2019m really calling Conscious Wealth. Because someone could be worth $50 million, but if they can\u2019t climb two flights of steps without being winded because they\u2019re so out of shape, and they go home a stranger to their family because they\u2019re working all the time, and they need sleeping pills to sleep at night because they have so much anxiety, are they truly wealthy just because they\u2019re worth $50 million? So, Conscious Wealth looks at the broader picture of what wealth truly should be.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> Beautiful. So, let\u2019s dive into some more of these different aspects. Can you define the Ten Dimensions of Wealth and Holistic Success?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> The one that everyone knows about is the <strong>financial dimension<\/strong>. Do you have enough to live your life? Wealth is living within your means. So, as long as you have enough to live the life you want to live, well, then you\u2019re wealthy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clm-ads clm-ads-5\" style=\"text-align:left;margin:0px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div class=\"wpb_divider thin wpb_content_element jsadtracker\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.5em;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;letter-spacing: .05em;color: #333\" href=\"\/\/\" data-opf-trigger=\"p2c23620f124\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"opt-ad-img alignleft wp-image-9411 a3-notlazy\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Enlightened-Living-Guide-Cover-Hi-Res-min.jpg\" alt=\"Enlightened-Living-Guide-Cover-Hi-Res\" width=\"167\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"otp-ad-h3\"><span style=\"color: #00a2ff\">Free Enlightened Living Course:<\/span><br \/>\nTake Your Happiness, Health, Prosperity &amp; Consciousness to the Next Level<\/h3>\n<p>Discover powerful insights and techniques for creating radiant health, happiness, prosperity, peace and flow in your life and relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.5em;text-transform: uppercase;text-decoration: none;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;letter-spacing: .05em;color: #333\" href=\"\/\/\" data-opf-trigger=\"p2c23620f124\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"opt-ad-button alignnone size-full wp-image-9403 a3-notlazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Download-Button.png\" alt=\"Download-Button\" width=\"301\" height=\"42\" style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;padding-top: 10px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_divider thin wpb_content_element \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next component of wealth is <strong>impact<\/strong>. Do you feel like you\u2019re really leveraging your talents and gifts in the world and making a difference? It could be in a small way, volunteering with one child at a school, or pet-sitting. Or, it could be in a really large way in which you want to impact the environmental issues we\u2019re facing today or global illiteracy. So, impact is an important dimension of wealth because we know the more we give, the more we get.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emotional wealth<\/strong> has to do with your attitudes and wellbeing. Do you wake up happy? Are your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/how-to-overcome-stress-flow\/\">stress levels<\/a> low?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>social and family dimensions<\/strong> have to do with our intimate relationships\u2014both our family and friends, as well as our relationships in the community.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>amount of fun we have<\/strong> is about whether you are living your bliss? Do you have big belly laughs? Are you having enough fun in your life? A lot of people are really actually lacking in that wealth factor.<\/p>\n<p>Your <strong>physical wealth<\/strong> has to do with how your body looks, feels, and functions. Is it able to do what you want it to do without pain or injury?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>environmental<\/strong> dimension is about feeling a sense of place with where you live. It could be the geographic location and the feeling you have within your home. Are your lifestyle preferences optimized there, such as the climate and access to nature or a city, and does it feel like you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spiritual wealth<\/strong> is your connection to a framework beyond the everyday, something that anchors and centers you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual wealth<\/strong> is whether you\u2019re feeling stimulated. Do you feel like you\u2019re growing intellectually or do you feel kind of stagnant?<\/p>\n<p>Your <strong>career wealth<\/strong> has to do with whether you feel you\u2019re being appreciated for your talents and contributions and do you feel aligned with a mission beyond yourself with your employer.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17668\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Seth-Streeter-Dimensions-of-Wealth.png\" alt=\"Seth Streeter - Dimensions of Wealth\" width=\"1236\" height=\"1110\" \/>The 11 dimensions of wealth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> Definitely. So how did the Ten Dimensions of Wealth come together for you? How does it relate to your experience and your background?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> First, professionally, I\u2019ve been in finance for 25 years, and I\u2019ve been an advisor to hundreds of families, mostly on the dimension of financial wealth, and then I realized firsthand how financial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/can-money-buy-happiness\/\">wealth really wasn\u2019t the sole source of happiness<\/a> for these people, or the sole source of frustration in some cases. So, it was from my own professional experience of having thousands of appointments over the last 25 years, and seeing, wow, there\u2019s more to this than money and then starting to put that into practice in my professional life.<\/p>\n<p>From a personal standpoint, I\u2019ve lived this myself. I was someone who was raised within a very goal-driven family. My brother and I had high expectations on us to do well academically, do well in sports, be involved in student government, and we always had jobs. So, I executed that strategy diligently, thinking that was going to get me ahead. It got me to a point where I realized that, even though I was achieving a lot of success in a traditional sense, I was really not fulfilled, and I was longing for more. So, from a personal standpoint, I realized that there was more to success than these achievements, these traditional metrics of career and finance and looking good on paper with all A\u2019s. I knew that I was longing for something deeper and more fulfilling. So, I think it was kind of a bridge of those two\u2014my professional life and my personal life\u2014that led me to where I am today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clm-ads clm-ads-10\" style=\"text-align:left;margin:px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div class=\"jsadtracker\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/subscribe?campname=subscribe&amp;camplink=in-content-banner-1\" class=\"jsadtracker a3-notlazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Discover-the-Secrets-to-Your-Evolution-Banner-4.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> Of the Ten Dimensions, which are the ones that you see people struggling with the most?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> I would say it all starts with the self. Most people are so focused outside of themselves\u2014and I\u2019ll say financial, of the ten, is the one that hits on that the most. Because most people are thinking that once they get that job promotion, once they make more money, once their 401K balance goes up, once they can buy their first home, once they pay off their school debt\u2026 well, then finally they can be happy! So, it starts from a finance standpoint because people might actually attain those milestones\u2014they might get the job, get the new car, get the promotion\u2014and then realize they\u2019re never satisfied because that benchmark always gets raised to another level. This goes for people I know who are worth $20 million who are not satisfied because their neighbor has $30 million, and then that person knows someone who has $50 million. And you\u2019re never there when you\u2019re looking for these external benchmarks to then trigger internal happiness; it doesn\u2019t work that way.<\/p>\n<p>So, I would say once someone realizes that that\u2019s fools\u2019 gold, that pursuit of the external, it really gets into the personal. Really, it\u2019s a blend. The spiritual is a big part of it; the physical too\u2014if you don\u2019t feel good it\u2019s hard to perform in life. Your social structure matters, specifically because the people you are around all the time shapes the person you are, so if you\u2019re around people who are solely focused on \u201cgreed is good\u201d and capitalism in the traditional sense, then you are going to think that is what you need to be pursuing. So, oftentimes, re-shifting a social structure really helps someone find more of that personal balance. Emotional wellbeing is critical; there are so many people who are so stressed and beating themselves up to try to get ahead\u2014fighting traffic, battling hundreds of emails, doing the dance everyday\u2014thinking that once they finish those emails at midnight and once they get ten appointments in a week, then, finally, I\u2019ll be good enough.<\/p>\n<p>All of these other nine dimensions besides finance blend together because it comes down to realizing that your sense of worthiness isn\u2019t tied to any type of performance. There\u2019s nothing you can achieve or acquire that will allow someone to actually feel worthy. Once someone gets that eye-opener, that translates across the board\u2014in their careers, relationships, health and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/self-acceptance-self-judgment\/\">emotional wellbeing<\/a>, and in the impact they\u2019ll ultimately be able to have in the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clm-ads clm-ads-2\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:10px;overflow: hidden\">\n<div class=\"jsadtracker\">\n<!-- Yieldlove AdTag - consciouslifestylemag.com - responsive --><\/p>\n<p>var dimensions = new Array(336, 280);<br \/>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n        if (window.innerWidth &gt;= 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_d_336x280_2&#8217;, dimensions, &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836108933-0&#8217;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>if (window.innerWidth &lt; 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#039;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_m_336x280_2&#039;, dimensions, &#039;div-gpt-ad-1407836108933-0&#039;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();<br \/>\n        googletag.enableServices();<br \/>\n    });<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1407836108933-0\">\n<p>        googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(&#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836108933-0&#8217;); });<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> How do you see peoples\u2019 lives shift once they make that connection to the deeper aspects of Conscious Wealth? That is, once they understand that they are being psychologically driven by these unconscious things, that aren\u2019t necessarily in alignment with their life purpose, and let them go, what happens?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> Oh, man! It\u2019s really exciting! It\u2019s incremental and sometimes it\u2019s exponential. When someone has the AHA!\u2013which really comes from hitting a pause button in their life and actually asking: \u201cAm I happy or do I need to redirect my energies and focus elsewhere?\u201d Once they make that shift, then all of a sudden, I\u2019ve seen that things really start to fall in line. People might make major career changes and then their stress levels go down. As their stress levels go down, their health improves. As their health improves and their stress goes down, they have more family time and balance, their relationships improve. As they have more time and balance, they begin to think about ways in which they can give back, which they didn\u2019t have time for before. There is an absolute domino effect between all these other nine dimensions that all seem to conspire in someone\u2019s favor toward justifying and validating the decision to step away from that prior path and into what\u2019s truly in alignment with their highest goals.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> I love that, and let me play devil\u2019s advocate for a little bit. What would you say to people who have this idea that they can\u2019t do these things, that they can\u2019t play more because they have bills to pay or responsibilities or a family? Because what you\u2019re essentially saying is, follow your bliss on a certain level. Do the things that really bring you joy and happiness first. How do you do that and still create wealth in your life and still deal with responsibility?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> Like with Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs, there is a certain baseline of financial practicality that needs to be adhered to. I am not advising people to just leave all responsibility and be whimsical\u2014not pay your mortgage bill and forget your credit card bill and stop funding your kids\u2019 college and just go join the circus! I help them make sure that their blocking and tackling of their baseline finances are in good order. That\u2019s why financial planning is a great portal into these conversations. Because once someone has a basic understanding of cash flow, assets and liabilities, taxes, estate planning\u2014which are kind of the baseline four\u2014then we can start moving up that Maslow pyramid to start working toward areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/feed-your-soul-spiritual-nourishment\/\">self-actualization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a study that was done in 2010 by a couple of professors at Princeton that actually had a sample of 450,000 people that they studied over two years, and it was about the correlation between income levels and happiness. What they found was that there was a positive correlation between these peoples\u2019 happiness and income levels up to $75,000 a year of income; beyond $75,000 a year of income, there wasn\u2019t that much of a correlation at all with happiness levels. Typically, I\u2019m dealing with more affluent people who are above that baseline threshold\u2014they know that they\u2019re going to be able to pay their rent or pay their mortgage that month\u2014and they\u2019re stressing out in a zone where it\u2019s not about turning the lights on; it\u2019s about them stressing over stuff they shouldn\u2019t have to be stressing about. But, yes, there should be a baseline level of practicality we have with our finances; and, in doing so, it\u2019s going to free you up to pursue your bliss in a sustainable way versus just over two months until your credit cards are capped and you have to go face reality again.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> As you were talking about this, it came to me that this idea that it\u2019s not spiritual to focus on money, that money is just a distraction from the spiritual path, this is something that comes up a lot, even though one of the Ten Dimensions of Wealth is spiritual. Can you talk to how having a healthy relationship with money can actually be in support of your spiritual path and the spiritual dimension of love? How can we include money on the spiritual path, because it\u2019s so necessary in our day-to-day lives?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> Money has no value in and of itself; it\u2019s just a representation of its value elsewhere. A dollar is just a piece of paper of paper that\u2019s worth about four cents. A credit card is just a piece of plastic that\u2019s worth about one cent. Gold bullion is just gold that we put a monetary value to. When we think about value, value is really energy. With money, we\u2019re putting a lot of value, a lot of energy, into something that really doesn\u2019t have power: a piece of paper, a piece of plastic. Instead, the spiritual integration with money is more about how that energy can flow through you into the world and make a positive difference and help others. The spiritual framework around money is really about creating value by being of service to others.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Untethered Life: Wealth Redefined | Seth Streeter | TEDxSantaBarbara\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHNhNjNwGVY?feature=oembed&#038;width=840&#038;height=1000&#038;discover=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And, when you are leveraging your gifts and being of service to others in your own unique way, then money will be a by-product of that, rather than saying: \u201cI need to make as much money as possible and what careers will pay me the most money?\u201d I\u2019ve counseled a lot of young people over the years and eventually with this type of thinking they will burn out because they\u2019re not being fueled from an authentic place. So, really, the spiritual connection to money is about authenticity, it\u2019s about service to others, it\u2019s about recognizing that your job is to be in full expression of your gifts into the world; and, if you do that, money will be a by-product.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> In that same vein of thinking, is worthiness, which you mentioned earlier, a by product as well?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> First of all, for me, spirituality is an inside job; and I\u2019ve learned that worthiness is an inside job as well. Spirituality, for me, doesn\u2019t come from doing a bunch of things out there; and worthiness, I\u2019ve learned the hard way, doesn\u2019t come from retaining a bunch of things out there. All three\u2014spirituality, worthiness and wealth\u2014all three are inside jobs, so in that way, they\u2019re completely connected.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> So how does this tie in to life purpose? A lot of people make their money just being driven by wealth. But, after a certain point, after you make enough money, then what?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> It\u2019s interesting; I\u2019ve worked with a lot of executives over the years, and I\u2019ve taken them through a process I call the Inspired Life Purpose Assessment (see graphic below). The best part is that when we have them look at the intersection of the four categories from the exercise\u2014where their gifts intersect with their skills and education, what their greatest passion is and what they believe the world needs most\u2014that intersection is their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/finding-your-life-purpose\/\">inspired life purpose<\/a>. What\u2019s really cool is that, instead of just thinking about return on money, its important for people to reflect on their return on purpose. What type of return are you getting on the purpose that\u2019s within you that you really can\u2019t deny? The one that has always been knocking on the door inside your soul. Return on purpose is an important dimension of wealth when we look at our Conscious Wealth assessment.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14129\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Inspired-Life-Purpose-Assessment.jpg\" alt=\"Inspired Life Purpose Assesment\" \/>to learn more about creating conscious wealth and to take your inspired life assessment, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionwealth.com\/redefining-wealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">missionwealth.com\/redefining-wealth<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> Return on purpose instead of return on investment. So, the more you align with your purpose, the more return you get?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> Absolutely. That\u2019s been a truth I\u2019ve seen over and over again. Back to those examples where people are taking the job out of college that they think will pay them the most rather than saying or thinking, \u201cMy biggest priority is to be in pursuit of my inner purpose. And I\u2019m going to be in the fullest expression of my gifts, abilities, skills, and passion to try to push this purpose forward.\u201d If those are the two things that they focus on, I can tell you they will achieve tremendous success and tremendous wealth in the ways that matter most to them.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> That framework that you just outlined sounds like it\u2019s a perfect way for people, if they\u2019re not sure what their purpose is, to figure out where all these things overlap and to crystallize that for them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> I would just encourage people to realize that you can be in expression of your purpose and be wealthy. I think a lot of people have this mindset that there\u2019s two camps when it comes to money: There\u2019s the capitalist who thinks greed is good, who\u2019s just focused on money and has no life balance and maybe limited spiritual connection; and there\u2019s the yogi who\u2019s meditating on a mat and has their abundance board and their vision wall, and they\u2019re praying to be able to pay their rent that month, but they don\u2019t have a lot of financial abundance. It\u2019s important to realize that you can have both; one is not in conflict with the other. The people that I\u2019ve worked with who have become the wealthiest are those that have realized that there\u2019s an absolute integration of those two. That you can be in full expression of yourself, connected to source, amplifying your gifts, being of service, coming from a place of joy while also kicking butt at a business, being paid a fair exchange for the goods or services that they\u2019re providing to the world. Again, that\u2019s what money is: money is just a reflection of energy, it\u2019s a reflection of value. When you\u2019re coming from an authentic place, putting out your best into the world with a purpose you care deeply about, there\u2019s going to be value, there will be money.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> I love this idea, especially with the new paradigm emerging from the way that society is restructuring itself with the Internet. It\u2019s allowing people to earn money in ways that you\u2019ve never been able to do before. You can have a knitting store selling little personalized mittens for children and be a millionaire! You have to start to rethink your life if you\u2019ve been operating from the old paradigm where you just have to show up and get your paycheck. You really have to reconsider what your life purpose is because that\u2019s going to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/abundance-mentality-attract-wealth\/\">the key to your happiness and abundance<\/a> and all those things that you\u2019re talking about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> Everything is available. People feel threatened by the changes that are happening now, where more and more jobs are going to be automated\u2014whether it\u2019s driverless cars or robotics or it\u2019s artificial intelligence coming into our machines\u2014the Internet of Everything; yet, I see it the opposite. I see it as such a tremendous opportunity for you to finally say what is uniquely you and ask how can you bring that into and a place that you really care about. And you guys are a great example of that by the way!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the best companies out there that are attracting Millennials are those that have a purpose and a mission to their company and people will work for those types of companies\u2014with even a lower income level\u2014because they are so behind what that company is about. And Millennials want to work for a company that they believe is doing something good for the world. It\u2019s not just about a paycheck, and that\u2019s been a shift.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14134\" src=\"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mindful-money-seth-streeter-labyrinth.jpg\" alt=\"Mindful Money Seth Streeter\" \/>photo: lerina winter<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our parents\u2019 generation would go where the jobs were. They would move the family, and they would make their life in Toledo, Ohio, if that\u2019s where the job was. Millennials say: \u201cWhere do I want to live? How do I want to live? And, by the way, I will find a way to make my career blend into that lifestyle!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> You\u2019ve intuitively pulled up the concept of Financial Evolution; it was kind of bouncing around in the background. What is Financial Evolution and how does that play into everything?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> As we\u2019re talking about Conscious Wealth, I think there are additional trends that are supporting it besides what we spoke about before. Those trends include careers where people want to work for mission-led companies and be part of a culture that feels really aligned with them, and they\u2018ll make less money to work for a company like that.<\/p>\n<p>When we take a look at investing, it used to be that people invested just for a return, and they wanted to maximize return. And, now, there\u2019s over $20 trillion in socially responsible investments. People now are saying, \u201cI want to invest according to my values. I don\u2019t want to own tobacco companies if I\u2019ve lost my mom to lung cancer. I don\u2019t want to own a company that does animal testing.\u201d Whatever someone\u2019s values are, they can now invest according to those values. Companies are taking note, and now companies are really cleaning up their practices because they realize not only their investors but then also the consumers really care more about the products they are buying. They look at labels and they wonder is this an organic product or is this made chemical-free? Companies are waking up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/the-six-levels-of-higher-consciousness-how-to-make-the-shift\/\">a greater level of consciousness<\/a> because of investment influences and consumer influences.<\/p>\n<p>When we look at definitions of success, it used to be that material success was the greatest\u2014the Porsche and the Ferrari and the boat and the mansion\u2014that was how someone was successful. And, now, as we mentioned (and Millennials know) it\u2019s about lifestyle\u2014it\u2019s about balance, it\u2019s about time for health, it\u2019s about purpose, it\u2019s about giving back. Even in my career, in the financial services world, it used to be that advice was solely based on investment decisions, cash flow planning, taxes, estate planning, insurance. Now advisors are starting to measure these holistic metrics. They\u2019re starting to talk about happiness and career alignment and return on purpose to actually measure what matters most to people. There\u2019s a lot of wonderful trends that are also kind of shifting this greater consciousness around money and I call that the Financial Evolution.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> So, here\u2019s another kind of devil\u2019s advocate question: Having been on both sides of the coin, where, at first, financing business was just this super-complex, obtuse thing; it seemed hard and expensive to play with and risky. But since I\u2019ve erased that, I\u2019ve really learned that it\u2019s not that hard, it\u2019s not that complicated; just some general ideas and principles that, once you understand those, things start to make sense. Taken out to a practical level\u2014this might seem like a basic question for someone who is running a wealth management company\u2014how can someone get started? Not everybody who\u2019s reading the magazine is going to have millions of dollars. How can someone with $30,000 or $74,000 who wants to invest their money impactfully, how can they get started?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> It\u2019s interesting that when I think of the 35-year-old who makes $70,000 a year, the level of attention that I will hear that they put into their diet, their workout regime, their travel, vacation planning, their social events that weekend, maybe even their wardrobe\u2014they put a lot of thought into those areas. But when it comes to really building their personal wealth in the traditional financial sense, they put very little thought. Maybe they just invest in a 401K, and they just try to pay off credit cards and student loans and that\u2019s all they really think of. We\u2019re talking three minutes a week is all they spend thinking about this.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to have a dedicated practice to your wealth\u2014the same way you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/7-chakra-meditation-balancing\/\">dedicated practice to meditation<\/a> or to your yoga practice. You have to have a dedicated practice in which you first sit and visualize what you want from your life\u2014as far as lifestyle, as far as the types of investments you want to make, as far as the type of home you want to live in\u2014you know, really visualize your life. Step two is making an honest assessment of where you are at today. Ask yourself: \u201cNow that I know where I want to go, where am I today? How is my career tracking? Am I maximizing my career opportunities in my current role with my current company? How am I doing with my debts, with my savings, with my investments?\u201d Once you then have that honest assessment, then the third step is to now develop a strategy forward. \u201cWhat are the next steps that I can take?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes down to kaizen: incremental small steps. First is, \u201cI\u2019m going to commit to spending less than I earn, so I have a surplus. I\u2019m going to find a way to live within a certain budget and be mindful because paying myself first needs to be one of my most important bills.\u201d Just as important as it is to pay your mortgage, you need to pay yourself first. Once you\u2019ve committed to having that surplus to pay yourself first, then you ask: \u201cHow should I be investing this surplus?\u201d However small it is, starting somewhere\u2014it could be $50 a month\u2014start there. You want to say, what\u2019s the smartest ways I can invest? From a smart standpoint, tax-wise, you want to take advantage of pretax or tax-free type of growth vehicles. Maybe it\u2019s your 401K with your employer; maybe it\u2019s a SEP IRA if you\u2019re self-employed; maybe it\u2019s a Roth IRA; there are a lot of different tax structures that can benefit someone for long-term accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you know how to invest in a smart fashion, you then ask: \u201cNow what do I do as far as my investing within that vehicle? Within my Roth IRA or within my 401K, how can I invest that money?\u201d That\u2019s where you can seek professional guidance or do some research online to understand the power of compounding interest, the importance of asset allocation, the importance of rebalancing. Once you have that type of piece in place, then you can ask: \u201cTo what degree do I want to make this a socially responsible investment?\u201d There\u2019s mutual funds out there; there\u2019s exchange-traded funds out there; there\u2019s companies that can do screening on stocks and bonds for you to make that investment a socially impactful investment.<\/p>\n<p>It comes down to simple steps; but it really begins with taking time to visualize, making it a priority, and then breaking it down into simple, action items the same way you would if you were trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/longevity-diet-foods-and-herbs-health\/\">change your diet<\/a> or begin a yoga practice.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> So many people just ignore finances, especially conscious people because money has got so much stigma around it. Without guidance, without having gone to school for it, it could be a little intimidating. It\u2019s pretty straightforward; if things get complicated, then you can just go with a financial advisor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> There are also a lot of online robo-advisors available today. You could do this all from the comforts of your home and be able to have professionally managed money much cheaper than ever before. There\u2019s really no excuse; it can be done\u2014with a few clicks of a button, you can have a portfolio. The thing that I would encourage people to think about is not just their financial assets but that we all have a lot of forms of assets. What is your artistic capital? Maybe you have a lot of creative genius that isn\u2019t being fully deployed with your current employer. Or, maybe you have good social capital: you have some really fantastic relationships and connections that you aren\u2019t fully leveraging right now. Intellectual capital: what\u2019s something that you have knowledge of or unique insight into that maybe isn\u2019t being brought into the marketplace today? So, when you\u2019re thinking about your assets, it\u2019s not just how much cash and debt do I have today? It\u2019s what are your unique assets that can be leveraged to help build more value and more financial wealth in your life?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> To make this as practical as possible, let\u2019s say someone\u2019s in their 30s, somewhere in the middle of their life, and they\u2019re wanting to be as successful as possible but still have fun, still honor their life purpose and have a meaningful life. What advice do you have for them?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> It may sound counterintuitive, but I would say they should be a lot more playful; they should have a lot more fun and have a lot more levity in their approach to life. I know that I always felt that to be successful in my career, I had to be super serious because money is a serious thing! Same with my workouts: I had to train to do an Ironman, and I\u2019d be really serious about that. In my relationships: I want to be a really good parent. In a lot of different dimensions I\u2019d realize this is really serious; I had a lot of responsibility in me. At some point, I realized that Buddhas are playful, and some of the most successful people out there have a kind of a gleam in their eye and a certain sense of playfulness. So, to that person I would say to think about ways in which you could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/centering-meditation-relaxing\/\">more ease, more relaxation, more playfulness<\/a>. When you\u2019re at work, smile more; I think you\u2019ll find that you\u2019ll actually do better. It sounds kind of counterintuitive, but those people who have a lightness about them, it brings a certain confidence, it makes you more approachable, it makes you more likable; you\u2019re going to be more promotable if you have more playfulness and ease in your every day. You don\u2019t have to prove anything to anyone. Just be light. Be yourself and allow your natural abilities to flow into your career. I\u2019d say that\u2019s the most important advice: have more ease, more joy.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CLM:<\/strong> Do you have any final thoughts that you\u2019d like to share?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong> I\u2019d say that my passion is being a positive catalyst in people\u2019s lives. Anyone in professional services has this ability to be almost a Trojan horse, to show up and have the other person think we\u2019re talking about a tax return or a portfolio, but really we\u2019re here to be a change agent in someone\u2019s life for the positive. That is really helping my business grow exponentially across the country. You can really have the same thing. Figure out what your deepest purpose is; be bold enough to pursue that. Understand that vulnerability is strength; it\u2019s not weakness. The more vulnerable you are, the more people are going to feel they can relate to you, and they\u2019re going to feel like you are being truly honest and genuine with them. It\u2019s going to serve you in your career and in your relationships. Be able to really define what wealth means to you. My experience with hundreds of families has been that wealth is not external; it\u2019s really about internal work. Wealth is about knowing your priorities and living them. It\u2019s about a lot more than just money and encompasses those other nine dimensions of wealth. It\u2019s about being of service to others\u2014the more you give the more you get\u2014and that\u2019s the truth. It\u2019s about meaning; making sure you have meaning and connection every day with others and with strangers. It\u2019s about appreciating what you have and it\u2019s about wanting less than you have. As long as you want less than you have, by definition, you are already wealthy. Be bold enough to redefine what wealth means to you and just lean into that and watch the abundance flow your way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blank_spacer col-md-12\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clm_divider dotted  col-md-12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vm_column col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"clm-ads clm-ads-1\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:10px;overflow: hidden\"><!-- Yieldlove AdTag - consciouslifestylemag.com - responsive --><\/p>\n<p>var dimensions = new Array(336, 280);<br \/>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n        if (window.innerWidth &gt;= 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_d_336x280_3&#8217;, dimensions, &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836201133-0&#8217;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>if (window.innerWidth &lt; 768) {<br \/>\n            googletag.defineSlot(&#039;\/53015287,69492224\/consciouslifestylemag.com_m_336x280_3&#039;, dimensions, &#039;div-gpt-ad-1407836201133-0&#039;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\n        }<\/p>\n<p>        googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();<br \/>\n        googletag.enableServices();<br \/>\n    });<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1407836201133-0\">\n<p>        googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(&#8216;div-gpt-ad-1407836201133-0&#8217;); });<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blank_spacer col-md-12\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clm_divider dotted  col-md-12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vm_column col-md-12\">\n<p><strong>About The Interviewee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seth Streeter<\/strong> Seth Streeter is the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of <a href=\"https:\/\/missionwealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Mission Wealth<\/a>, a nationally recognized and employee-owned wealth management company that empowers families to achieve their dreams. Mission Wealth manages $5 billion in assets for over 2100 families and non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA and Austin, TX, the firm has offices located across the country. Mission Wealth is proud of its recent Best Work Places recognition by Fortune, Investment News and Inc. Magazine and as the #1 ranked Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers for firms in its size category.<\/p>\n<p>Seth is a thought-leader in the area of conscious financial planning. He helps people reframe their perspective of wealth beyond the financial to enjoy more balanced, impactful, and fulfilling lives. In 2015 he was recognized by Real Leaders magazine as one of the Top 100 visionary leaders. In 2016 he spoke on the TEDX stage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qHNhNjNwGVY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Untethered Life: Wealth Redefined<\/a> and shared his powerful message. Since this time, he has been an in demand podcast guest on numerous industry shows; including, Fidelity Fin Point, ForbesBooks, Belay Advisor and Becoming Referable. For more information and resources, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missionwealth.com\/redefining-wealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">missionwealth.com\/redefining-wealth<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blank_spacer col-md-12\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clm_divider dotted  col-md-12\"><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\/conscious-wealth-purpose-prosperity\/\">Creating Conscious Wealth: The Art of Blending Purpose With Prosperity to Create Lifelong Abundance<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifestylemag.com\">Conscious Lifestyle Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating Conscious Wealth: The Art of Blending Purpose With Prosperity to Create Lifelong Abundance AN INTERVIEW WITH SETH STREETER,\u00a0MS, CFP, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,157],"tags":[154,158],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131469,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131462\/revisions\/131469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorbestlife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}