Tag: Harmony Financial Wellness

5. How to Regain Your Financial Strength After COVID-19

5. How to Regain Your Financial Strength After COVID-19

The past year and a half has had a tremendous impact on us financially and emotionally. As we come out of this pandemic, it is vital that we follow some best practices to recover our strength in these areas. 

In this episode, Erica Cummings reveals a financial- and mindset-based process that you can incorporate into your routine as you venture into your post-pandemic life. She touches on best practices to follow and shares common mistakes you’ll want to avoid. 

Erica discusses:

  • How people’s finances have likely changed as a result of COVID-19
  • Four basic financial principles you stick to
  • Common personal finance mistakes to avoid
  • Why remaining true to your financial situation is important
  • Reasons to ignore “background noise” from the media
  • And more

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Episode 4 – How to Find the Right Financial Advisor for You

Episode 4 – How to Find the Right Financial Advisor for You

When seeking out a financial advisor, you want to find someone you can trust and who will be able to help you work towards your unique financial goals.

In this episode, join Erica as she reveals how you can find the right advisor for you. Erica reviews key questions you should be prepared to ask any potential advisor and explains why each is critical for finding someone that will help you reach financial wellness.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How to find an advisor who is well-suited to your needs 
  • About the different financial designations and how they might support your goals  
  • Ways financial advisors are compensated 
  • The importance of having your values align with the values of your advisor 
  • And more!

Tune in now to equip yourself with information that will help you the best financial advisor for you! 

Resources: Harmony Financial WellnessHarmony Financial Wellness Facebook | Connect with Erica on LinkedIn | erica.cummings@rbc.com

Episode 3: The B.I.N.D.E.R Process

Episode 3: The B.I.N.D.E.R Process

When life throws a curveball your way, it can be easy to respond with a knee-jerk, emotional reaction. However, letting your emotions guide your financial decisions can derail you from truly experiencing financial success.

That’s why Erica Cummings and the Harmony Financial Wellness team have created a process to prevent this and to reconnect you with your rational brain.

In this episode, join Erica as she guides you through the B.I.N.D.E.R process. Erica breaks down the 6-step process and highlights how they each work to guide you towards rational thinking and an understanding of what truly matters.  

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Having faith in your future 
  • The importance of setting long-term goals  
  • How to create a roadmap for working toward your goals  
  • The value in having a community of individuals in similar financial situations as you 
  • And more!

Tune in now to discover the B.I.N.D.E.R process and how it could help you! 

Resources: Harmony Financial WellnessHarmony Financial Wellness Facebook | Connect with Erica on LinkedIn | erica.cummings@rbc.com

Episode 2 – An In Depth Look at the Eight Dimensions of Strength

Episode 2 – An In Depth Look at the Eight Dimensions of Strength

Balancing multiple aspects of your life can be tricky, but luckily, the Eight Dimensions of Strength can help you recognize how you can live a more fulfilling life and how to recognize when one of those dimensions may need a little extra care. 

In this episode, Erica Cummings dives deep into what the Eight Dimensions of Strength are and how they might translate into your life! She gives deeper meaning to each Strength and shares some personal experiences along the way! 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • What the eight dimensions of strength are and what they look like  
  • Ways to find your inner fire and keep it going 
  • How confidence fits into the various dimensions of strength 
  • The importance of nourishing our relationships 
  • And more!

Tune in now to hear more from Erica on how the Eight Dimensions of Strength translate to your life.  

Resources: Harmony Financial WellnessHarmony Financial Wellness FB | Erica Cummings | Erica Cummings

Episode 1 – Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women!

Episode 1 – Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women!

Welcome to A Strong Woman for Strong Women, a podcast made to empower women in all areas of life! 

In this debut episode, meet your host and guide, Erica Cummings. Erica shares her personal and professional background and reveals how she found her strength as a woman throughout her life journey. Plus, learn why Erica is on a mission to empower other women like her — and how she plans on doing it!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why Erica works with high-achieving women  
  • Erica’s eight dimensions of strength 
  • Why you sometimes need to put yourself first
  • The B.I.N.D.E.R process  
  • And more!

Tune in now to get to know your host and to gain insight into what this series can bring you on your journey to wellness!

Resources: Harmony Financial Wellness | Erica Cummings