Imagine a life where you're doing what you love and making a real difference.
Don't let financial worries hold you back from achieving your dreams.
Our Starting Point Planning Intensive will help you navigate the financial and emotional aspects of your transition.
Together, we’ll create a Financial Runway Money Plan to fuel your dreams- even if you haven’t saved a fortune!
If you’d like to learn a little bit more about me click below…
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To quote from the movie Taken: “I have a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career.” Unlike Neeson, the only thing my skills kill are the roadblocks preventing you from living your calling to launch your coaching business 😀. My skills:
20+ years of financial industry experience.
Financially coached thousands at several Fortune 500 companies which grew my expertise in corporate benefits and helping employees plan job exit strategies
Partnered with a organization to teach people how to design a plan for their lives
My own incredibly frustrating journey of trying to find resources to help me create my own job exit plan so I could transition from corporate employee to coaching entrepreneur. Ironicallly I became my own client
The equal frustration of having so many come to me for help only to find the existing advice overly simplistic (just dream it and it will come true) or insanely complex (like a business plan that's written for a Phd in Finance)
My belief that anyone courageous and compassionate enough to want to share their lives with others should be given the best chance of success to launch their business
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How I know what I know (aside from my 20+ years of experience)
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Compassionate Straightforwardness -Kindness and honesty can peacefully co-exist
Turning Complexity Into Action-Moving from analysis paralysis to action
Honor everyone’s place in their journey- meeting and respecting where people are in their journey
Contagious Authentic Integrity-Imperfectly being myself to inspire others to do the same
Empowering Personal Agency- Helping you confidently take control of your finances so you can boldly take control of your future
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I gave my life to Christ when I was 30- to say I was a hot mess before is an understatement, so I am a "judgment and shame-free space" - you are welcomed exactly as you
At one point, my husband and I were over $100K in debt due to frankly really bad choices, and we paid it all off, so you are free to be your "money imperfect self."
I made leaps of faith in different seasons of my life- single, newly married, young family, and seasoned professional- I'm sensitive to the challenges of each season
I'm a mom in so many incredible ways- step, bio, foster/adoption- all teen and young adult ladies, so life is never boring.
Once I was married every leap I made was a team decision and effort.
I love chocolate, no, I mean I really, really love chocolate.
I think you are amazing. The compassion and courage it takes to pursue your calling to help others is admirable. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
Curious about my journey to becoming a job exit financial coach? Read on…
The early years…
My earliest money memory was watching my mom sit at our kitchen table, face filled with despair, looking down at the bills spread around her, and occasionally looking at a picture on the wall that said, “Lord, help me hang on one more day.”
She never verbalized it, but I learned that poverty was inevitable and that those with money were either lucky or corrupt. This was the extent of my childhood money lessons.
My First Financial Plan (Hint: It was a punishment)
Later, I joined the military and quickly got into debt. When the bill came, I decided paying it was optional (as they say in the South, bless my heart). My creditors disagreed and sent my unpaid bill to my commander.
My commander’s “punishment” (I still feel sorry for him- I was a mess) was to create a debt payoff and savings plan. A year into my plan, my grandmother died. The plan allowed me to pay for the costs for me and my mother to attend the funeral.
It was the first time I saw the power money choices had on my ability to make meaningful life decisions and care for those I love.
The lesson stuck, and when I left the military, I began my now 20+ career in the financial service industry.
The performance review “wake-up call” that changed my life …
Have you ever felt undervalued and stuck in a job that just doesn't light you up? I totally get that feeling. I had a performance review where I was labeled as "lacking team spirit" simply because I gave six weeks' notice about possibly missing a meeting due to my home closing. That moment was the wake-up call I needed to make a huge change in my life. Real talk- the change came after having a pity party that typically ended up with me crying in the fetal position on the floor because I the change meant a change to my comfortable way of living.
I eventually picked myself up and got to work. I created a plan to quit my job and start my financial coaching business focused on my passion for helping people transition into their calling. I wish I could say I rode into the sunset of entrepreneurial success. Far from it. I faced my fair share of challenges, stumbles and mistake. In fact I made so many pivots in my business my head felt like is was spinning like that girl from the movie The Exorcist. At one point, I even took a break from my business and took a job.
Ironically, during this time, I found myself helping others craft their job exit financial strategies. I used my job exit financial plan and the lesson I learned as a blueprint to help them. Over time, this experience led to the creation of the S.T.A.R.T. Method℠, a clear and actionable, 5 step-by-step roadmap designed to help people successfully navigate the emotional and financial complexities of transition from employee to entrepreneur.
Using my S.T.A.R.T. Method℠, I successfully quit my job (yes, again) and relaunched my financial coaching business, this time with a focused mission: empowering women 40+ to confidently and successfully transition into full-time coaching entrepreneurship.
Are you ready to write your next chapter? Let's S.T.A.R.T. this journey together. I'll be your cheerleader, guide, and partner in building a life of meaning and impact. Let's talk: https://www.taniapbrown.com/discovery-call
“Your calling to coach is the unanswered prayers of those you’re meant to serve. Your finances shouldn’t be the reason why you don’t answer.”
— Tania P. Brown