EP #177: Lighting Your Fire with Amanda Cassar
What lights your fire? This is the question of the day. It can be tough to answer the question in such a busy society.
Many of us lead very busy lives - too busy. Amanda Cassar fell into that trap. She’s a financial advisor with a family business and a drive to be ultra-successful. Years of business led her to burnout, marriage troubles, and a longing for the fulfillment she thought she should already have.
Amanda shares some amazing stories that illustrate why and how you should figure out what is most meaningful to you in life. Note that what is significant for you often involves what is critical for others.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
That causes Amanda is interested in
How Amanda got into financial planning
About Amanda’s “family business”
Why money is boring
How the government isn’t going to rescue from poverty
About Amanda’s experience serving the impoverished
About Massimo’s dear friend Samantha and the scholarship fund in her name at South Alabama University
About Amanda’s activism in the financial abuse space
About Amanda’s struggles in life and marriage
How Amanda overcame the struggles
What Amana’s friend said about the life she built for herself
How joy is more important than happiness
Why you must listen before you give
What the Australian Prime Minister can teach us about time
How to find what lights your fire
Why people need to be less busy
How Amanda is helping her friends avoid burnout
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I love to volunteer.” - Amanda Cassar
“I grew up around the lingo.” - Amanda Cassar speaking about her upbringing and becoming a financial advisor
“I kind of fell into it.” - Amanda Cassar about the start of her career
“It’s one of the biggest causes of marriage breakdowns.” - Amanda Cassar
“All the really simple things about money are what work.” - Amanda Cassar
“I just absolutely fell in love with the work.” - Amanda Cassar
“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.” - Amanda Cassar
“I selfishly feel like I took away more from those visits to Han we took away.” - Amanda Cassar
“It’s such a control mechanism.” - Amanda Cassar speaking about financial abuse
“Our minds are our worst enemies.” - Amanda Cassar
“Why aren’t you happy and fulfilled every day?” - Amanda Cassar
“Nothing was wrong but my mindset. I ended up separating from my husband for nine months..” - Amanda Cassar
“It wasn’t all bliss.” - Amanda Cassar joking about her marriage
“I think it’s really important to find out what lights your fire.” - Amanda Cassar
“Most charitable endeavors start because we've been touched personally.” - Amanda Cassar
“I think the most beautiful gift we have is our time.” - Amanda Cassar
“I'm working with a couple of girlfriends of mine that are going through the burnout.” - Amanda Cassar
“I don’t want to be the one where on my tombstone it says, ‘I did 20 hour days at the office.’” - Amanda Cassar
“That’s why she married me.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about Mrs. DePasquale
“Doing service that’s really hard for other people is such a moving experience.” - Bob DePasquale
“It’s been beautiful but it’s also been ugly at times.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about his marriage
Resources In Today's Episode:
Amanda Cassar - Website - LinkedIn - X - Instagram - Facebook
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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