Elevate Your Money Story

”The main challenge for me before joining "Elevate" was not being able to talk about money/ discussing anything money related. And by that I don't mean discussing money with another person but being able to be honest with my self. I was lacking this very powerful self-awareness when it comes to my own relationship with money (how I REALLY feel about $ when on one is watching, why was I feeling all of these things, how can I change my current money situation, etc).

After working with Ileana and the money archetypes I love that I have a unique, personalised action plan to get me where I want to be financially, with very practical, actionable steps. And it feels very liberating, plus I have learnt to be more gentle with myself and forgive myself for past financial mistakes (even if it takes time for things to settle).

The top benefits for me at the end of the program were:

1. learning that I am totally OK to continue to pay rent for the next 2 years instead of buying a house because after completing Elevate I know genuinely what MY real money priorities are (and being a home owner is not one of them atm).
2. learning that unless I take action and pro-actively change the course of things financially (read make new and empowered money decisions) I won't be able to accomplish what I set out to do in this lifetime (my mission)
3. learning a new, empowering way of looking at money (thank you, Ileana & the archetypes!) which translates into very specific actions, easy to implement and makes goal-setting easy-peasy
4. if I genuinely dare to look at my life backwards (starting from the very end to where I am right now) things are not going where I want them to go

None of the financial educational programs I have signed up for so far have asked me to look at things like this. It was raw and honest. And it felt like a kick in the nuts to have this powerful awareness that unless I change things, things won't change on their own. I can keep on making excuses, or I can start having results!

What attracted me to Elevate was that I've known Ileana for +10 years now, and I have been following her own journey with money mindset work along the years all the way to her deciding to actually get certified and start teaching this kind of work to others! "Elevate" has her personal touch and I LOVED it because it's very REAL and authentic. And you get to find your own solutions, your own answers to problems that seem impossible to begin with. Especially financial situations which are super sensitive and so important to talk about openly more often. The program has a very easy to follow structure which builds on the previous knowledge / exploration. And it's nothing like those "how to invest your money and buy stocks/ bonds" kinda of thing. There was no bullsh!t and no fluff! I really enjoyed the close knit group of women I worked together over the 5 weeks and the cosiness feeling of the group, being seen and heard, learning from the other participants and relating to their experience.

Dana M. (Celebrity/ Romantic/ Alchemist)Financial Analyst