In this week’s episode we talk to Lester Philander, a property investor and the founder of Corp Cafe based in Muizenberg, South Africa. He shares how to grow a coffee brand throughout South Africa.
Understanding Nervous System Co-regulation and How Trauma is Passed down from Generation to Generation
One day we need to unpack how consistently feeling powerless and helpless impacts the nervous system and can lead to traumatic stress, which eventually overwhelms the nervous system.
How so many of us watched our parents, grandparents and other adults around us feel powerless with money, especially when there wasn't enough or because they were dependent on others for their finances.
When Expansion Feels Unsafe
I've had to work through various layers of vows of invisibility and loyalty in this plane and the spiritual plane because expanding financially or business wise leads to more visibility, which feels unsafe for me.
How does Our Financial Expansion Benefit Others?
I have time flexibility, I can spend months at home in South Africa and I've had the time to help one of my aunts become debt free, which led to her building back rooms to make extra income and her taking early retirement (there are other ways to make money with ease)
My Relationship with Money Changed When I started Focusing on My Nervous System
One of the things I keep learning on this money journey is to allow myself not to know and to have compassion with my learning process.
The truth is a lot of things that are normal to most people were hard for me, especially when it comes to money.
We Shouldn’t have to Choose between Making Money and Our Mental Health
The first half of my days have always been dedicated to selfcare; I very rarely start work before 2 pm.
As I type this, I have just come from my weekly acupuncture session, had my smoothie and am now about to take my afternoon nap as the sea breeze blows in.