It’s time to hit replay on an episode that covers an increasingly relevant topic in today’s digital age: uncertainty and adversity.
Fear can paralyze us and prevent us from achieving our dreams. That’s why we want to share these practical steps on focusing on what you CAN control, using visualization, and seeking positive influences to stay motivated.
By tuning in, gain clarity on:
Focusing on what you can control and what you can do to reduce fear and anxiety
Surrounding yourself with positive influences and limiting exposure to negative media
Take small, actionable steps toward your dreams, like researching travel destinations or talking to professionals
How visualization can be a powerful tool in staying motivated and excited about your future
Something every financial planner dreams about doing is helping their retirees achieve a far better retirement than they had ever hoped for.
Our guest, Amber Knips has a lot of experience doing just that.
In this episode, Brittany Anderson chats with Amber Knips, wealth advisor at Sweet Financial, about the biggest obstacles modern-day retirees face and what strategies they can use to mitigate these struggles, both financial and mental.
Amber discusses:
Where she sees retirees getting the most ‘stuck’ and what modern-day obstacles they face the most
How she uses “fear mitigation” with retirees when they are afraid of overspending (and the risk of inexperience because of this fear)
What does dreaming big mean to her and how does this mentality apply to retirees like you
How to apply the 50/50 retirement approach – the misconception that retirement is either full-time traveling or full-time doing nothing at home
Amber helps people see possibility through life’s greatest and most challenging transitions. She is someone who has total passion and conviction for what she does. Using her empathetic and sincere approach, she has made it her mission to build deepened relationships with her clients all while helping them cultivate a financial plan that helps them focus on what they most enjoy. After joining the team at Sweet Financial Partners in 2012, Amber has gained extensive experience and training in guiding women through transitions such as the loss of a loved one, divorce, career change, retirement, and much more. You only experience these life transitions a few times during your lifetime, but she helps people through them every day.
Whether one is harnessing resilience and confidence in the realms of athletics or the professional sphere, it’s crucial not to overlook the significant influence they wield.
As a mindset coach and accomplished author, Cindra Kamphoff imparts invaluable wisdom on mental conditioning for athletes, emphasizes the importance of present-moment awareness, and introduces practical tools such as the “truth meter” to counter negative thinking patterns. With a notable track record of assisting esteemed sports organizations like the Minnesota Vikings and the American Olympic Track & Field team in conquering self-doubt and dispelling limiting beliefs, Cindra convincingly demonstrates her mastery in cultivating high-performance mindsets.
Join host Brittany Anderson as she chats with Cindra about handling pressure using techniques like “pop the pressure,” and the universal application of these strategies in life transitions and facing skeptics. Sandra also teases her upcoming book on confidence, differentiating the feeling from the skill.
Top Take-Aways Include:
Transitioning from athlete to coach & mastering the high-performance mindset
Applying an athletic mindset to personal challenges
How to handle pressure like an Olympian
Defying the naysayers using the “Watch me” mentality
Cindra Kamphoff, Ph.D., CMPC, PCC, is an award-winning keynote speaker and certified professional coach for leaders, professional athletes, and championship teams. Her clients range from Verizon Wireless, Target, and Walmart to the Minnesota Vikings. She has provided mental training for the Minnesota Vikings for the last four years, working one-on-one with the players. Cindra worked with the United States Olympic Track and Field team in Tokyo working with the athletes one-on-one to help them train their minds.
She is the author of an Amazon bestseller, Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High-Performance Edge, and a recent second book, Beyond Grit for Business: How to Boost Performance, Leadership, and the Bottomline. Her podcast, TheHigh-Performance Mindset podcast, has over 3 million downloads and is ranked in the top 100 podcasts where she interviews thought leaders about mindset. She is a proud Minnesotan and lives in Mankato with her husband and two teenage boys.
As we approach Giving Tuesday, Brittany Anderson invites Sweet Financial’s Director of Wealth Services, Oliver Kollofski onto the show. Together they dive into the topic of charitable giving and how you can start making this practice part of your greater financial vision.
They also discuss the significance of non-cash donations, like appreciated investments, and donor-advised funds. The conversation also covers personal growth, with Oliver sharing his experience in auto racing, and the importance of having a roadmap for life transitions.
Oliver and Brittany talk about:
Oliver’s journey of fulfilling the role of Director of Wealth Services at Sweet Financial
How to start implementing charitable giving strategies in your life today
How to avoid making the most common mistakes when it comes to finding your charitable giving strategy
The first steps you can take when struggling to decide what the “best” charity is to give to
Oliver’s knack for simplifying the complex and generating creative planning strategies for our clients has earned him the unofficial title of the “smart guy” in the office. All jokes aside, Oliver thrives in creating opportunities in even the most complex cases, and in painting a picture that allows the client to make informed and educated decisions. Since joining our Sweet Financial team in 2007, and becoming a partner in 2013, Oliver has worked closely with the advisors in the office to help our clients create the retirement they can’t wait to wake up to.
He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor.
What some may not know about the poised and often reserved Oliver, is that he enjoys driving race‐car and has been an avid hockey player and coach for much of his life. When he’s not doing all of that cool stuff, you’ll find him spending time with his wife, Emily, and sons, Jace and Van.
Today, we are providing resources and guidance to business owners to help them avoid burnout, realize the opportunities AI is providing and rethink their retirement.
In this episode, Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by business owners. They highlight the struggles of limited employee markets, hiring difficulties, succession planning, and the identity shift that comes with exiting a business.
The conversation also explores the shift in retirement mindset, the advancements in technology, particularly in AI, and the importance of proper exit planning. They encourage business owners to stay ahead of technological trends and leverage AI to their advantage.
Bryan & Brittany discuss:
The struggles and triumphs of business ownership: How to curb common pain points as a business owner in the modern day
Embracing technological advancements and taking advantage of the opportunities AI provides
The role of intentionality when avoiding business owner burnout
Some modern takes on retirement planning and business exit planning
Something every financial planner dreams about doing is helping their retirees achieve a far better retirement than they had ever hoped for.
Our guest, Amber Knips has a lot of experience doing just that.
In this episode, Brittany Anderson chats with Amber Knips, wealth advisor at Sweet Financial, about the biggest obstacles modern-day retirees face and what strategies they can use to mitigate these struggles, both financial and mental.
Amber discusses:
Where she sees retirees getting the most ‘stuck’ and what modern-day obstacles they face the most
How she uses “fear mitigation” with retirees when they are afraid of overspending (and the risk of inexperience because of this fear)
What dreaming big means to her and how this mentality applies to retirees like you
How to apply the 50/50 retirement approach – the misconception that retirement is either full-time traveling or full-time doing nothing at home
Amber helps people see possibility through life’s greatest and most challenging transitions. She is someone who has total passion and conviction for what she does. Using her empathetic and sincere approach, she has made it her mission to build deepened relationships with her clients all while helping them cultivate a financial plan that helps them focus on what they most enjoy. After joining the team at Sweet Financial Partners in 2012, Amber has gained extensive experience and training on guiding women through transitions such as loss of a loved one, divorce, career change, retirement and much more. You only experience these life transitions a few times during your lifetime, but she helps people through them every day.
Planning for retirement consists of so much more than setting and investing the right amount of money. People often forget how important it is to invest in their health so they can enjoy their wealth.
How are you investing in your health to enjoy your retirement?
In this episode, Brittany Anderson talks with Wendie Pett, a professional trainer and coach. Wendie discusses her journey of becoming a health and wellness coach so many people can enjoy their retirement years and create valuable memories.
Wendie discusses:
The path that led her to become a passionate health & wellness trainer and coach
How you can implement physical and fiscal healthy habits into your lifestyle
How to not just invest your money for retirement but invest in yourself
How to start realistically pursuing your fitness goals
For over two decades, Wendie Pett has been motivating people to make fitness and good nutrition part of their daily routine. She teaches the balance of mind, body and spirit through her Visibly Fit™ wellness program. Wendie has a nationally syndicated television program that airs each week on the NRB Network, LIFTABLEtv, WLCN, Faith Unveiled Network and IBN Television. It has aired for over 9 years. Her television show also appears weekly on the Life Network For Women app. For over 8 years, she’s been known as ‘Coach Wendie’ on KTIS radio in the Twin Cities with her featured healthy tips segments. Wendie is also a featured columnist in VEGWORLD Magazine, The Christian View, Best Ever You, Refreshed, Vegan Lifestyle, and Diet.com. Wendie has two podcasts, Visibly Fit (won Best Lifestyle Podcast 2021 by Spark Media) and Your Biggest Breakthrough with her husband, Todd. Wendie is a full-time business owner, a naturopathic doctor, wife, mother, author, speaker, TV host, advisory board member for Christian Women in Media and part-time volunteer. Her business consists of whole-food/plant-based wellness coaching, emotional healing, personal online training, fitness planning, educational and motivational speaking, and creating new products/tools to assist clients along their wellness journey. After a major injury to her shoulder, she resorted to body weight resistance exercises for strength and healing and hasn’t turned back to any other form of training since. She has helped countless others reach their fitness goals without ever compromising their joints, tendons, or ligaments – teaching that Your Body Is Your Gym™ and instilling new diet habits that have shown to reverse multiple diseases and allow people to get off medications. To learn more go to www.wendiepett.com.
For some reason, people think that experience equals traveling somewhere. But experiences are sometimes just making the extraordinary out of the ordinary.
But ultimately you have to define what experiences mean to you.
In this episode, Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson discuss how to be intentional about the experiences you want to have in your life. They also explain how their resources and connections can help to eliminate all the reasons why your experiences are not going to happen, to live a more fulfilling life.
Bryan and Brittany discuss:
Two examples of Bryan’s most favorite experiences
How they help clients find those things that can give them experiences to satisfy that itch
Why you should be intentional about your desired experiences
If it’s not front of mind it’s less likely to happen
The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. There’s been studies done that say if you lack purpose, your life expectancy is four to seven years less.
In this episode, Bryan Sweet and Brittany Anderson address why it’s so important to take the time to discover what motivates you, and gives you a sense of belonging.
Bryan and Brittany discuss:
What it means to have purpose in your life
How to prevent emotional or rash decision making
Being intentional about how you want people to feel because of your actions
You did it! You have gained and have been able to sustain your confidence.
Now what can you do with it?
In this episode, Bryan and Brittany build off of previous ideas about gaining confidence by explaining what you can do once you have found confidence in your abilities to achieve the things you have been dreaming about. They also discuss strategies you can implement in your life to find the opportunities that can bring your dreams to life.
Bryan and Brittany discuss:
How to find out what “dreaming big” means to you
Strategies to avoid stalemates and take action on your goals
How to find and create the opportunities that can make your goals come to life
How to maximize your ability to make conscious decisions in both your personal and financial life
