The Key to Financial Freedom: Discovering Your Worth with XayLi Barclay

In this episode of Everyone's Talkin' Money, XayLi Barclay shares the key to financial freedom - discovering your worth and not being afraid to share it with the world. XayLi, the founder of StartShootGrow, is a woman of color, an immigrant, an entrepreneur, and a brilliant teacher who helps people know their worth and build a personal brand around their knowledge, expertise, and experience. As XayLi said in the opening, Knowing your worth and taking action is so important to who you want to be and your ability to crush your money goals. She knows a thing or two about this, coming to America as a teenager from Trinidad, a small Caribbean island. She quickly had to learn how money works in America and how to value and price her worth to build financial freedom. XayLi believes you have to start by shifting your perspective, really understanding your story, and not being afraid or intimidated to share it at work and in your personal life. In this episode, you’ll Get an up close and personal look at XayLi’s money story, including a few embarrassing money tidbits she openly shared Learn how to overcome people-pleasing so you can stand in your worth(Raising my hand) Learn how to be confident in front of a camera - or any presentation Hear what XayLi thinks it takes to be a successful entrepreneur this year Get actionable tips to discover what financial freedom looks like to you and how knowing your worth is closely tied to financial freedom Links StartShootGrow XayLi on Instagram XayLi's website Timestamps 00:00:00 Knowing your worth is essential to financial freedom. 00:08:11 Charge more for your talents. 00:12:07 Importance of financial education 00:24:10 Overcoming money mindset obstacles. The timestamp in the podcast where it says "Content is a conversation" is at 00:30:46. Content is a conversation. 00:31:37 Understanding your story brings confidence. 00:43:37 Take action and trust the process. 00:44:18 Importance of self-worth and sharing. Sponsors Thanks to Factor for sponsoring the show. Head to www.factormeals.com/etm50 and use code ETM50 to get 50% off. Thanks to NetSuite for sponsoring the show. Download NetSuite’s popular KPI Checklist for free at www.netsuite.com/etm.  Thanks to ButcherBox for sponsoring the show. Sign up today at www.butcherbox.com/etm and use code ETM to get $20 off your first order. Thanks to AirDoctor for sponsoring the show. Head to www.airdoctorpro.com and use promo code ETM and depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off. How To Connect with Shannah: Join the Everyone’s Talkin’ Money Newsletter, where you get insider tips, exclusive content, and takeaways from each episode https://tinyurl.com/etmnewsletter  Ask Shannah a question on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannahgame/ or TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@shannahgame  Submit a money question for Shannah to answer in an upcoming episode https://tinyurl.com/askshannahq  Leave a 5-star Review here https://ratethispodcast.com/etm  Be a Featured Guest on an episode https://everyonestalkinmoney.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices