1 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:13,930 Suze: April 5th, 2026. Welcome everybody to the Women and Money 2 00:00:13,930 --> 00:00:18,370 Suze: podcast as well as everybody smart enough to listen. And 3 00:00:18,370 --> 00:00:21,909 Suze: today is Suze School, but you know what else today is? 4 00:00:22,170 --> 00:00:27,200 Suze: It's Easter. Happy Easter, everybody. It's also still Passover, so 5 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,790 Suze: happy Passover as well. And I find it very hard 6 00:00:32,409 --> 00:00:37,049 Suze: on days like this when religion seemed to merge into one, 7 00:00:38,290 --> 00:00:42,349 Suze: to just talk about money and the lessons of money, 8 00:00:42,810 --> 00:00:45,450 Suze: but the truth of the matter is the lessons of 9 00:00:45,450 --> 00:00:48,830 Suze: money are really also the lessons of your life. 10 00:00:49,540 --> 00:00:53,060 Suze: I've always said to you that you and your money 11 00:00:53,060 --> 00:00:56,919 Suze: are one, and if something is going wrong with your money, 12 00:00:57,459 --> 00:01:03,299 Suze: it's because something's going wrong within you, just that simple. 13 00:01:04,139 --> 00:01:07,349 Suze: But I find myself being very introspective today. 14 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:14,589 Suze: Because this world is a very, very difficult and changing place, 15 00:01:14,849 --> 00:01:20,169 Suze: no matter where you live. I've always said that if 16 00:01:20,169 --> 00:01:22,589 Suze: America sneezes, the world catches a cold. 17 00:01:23,730 --> 00:01:27,620 Suze: And in essence, that's exactly what's happening. 18 00:01:28,639 --> 00:01:34,379 Suze: There's just one theme, that I think at times like this. 19 00:01:35,099 --> 00:01:40,519 Suze: That every one of us really needs to firmly embrace 20 00:01:40,739 --> 00:01:44,339 Suze: and find a way to believe in it, and I've 21 00:01:44,339 --> 00:01:46,319 Suze: talked about this theme before. 22 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:51,519 Suze: And the theme is you have to have faith that 23 00:01:51,519 --> 00:01:54,750 Suze: everything happens for the best. I know, I know. 24 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:59,309 Suze: It's very difficult at times like this to believe that. 25 00:01:59,849 --> 00:02:03,849 Suze: How is that possible, Suze? Look at what's happening in Minneapolis. 26 00:02:03,970 --> 00:02:06,449 Suze: Look at what's happening in Iran and now in Abu 27 00:02:06,449 --> 00:02:10,288 Suze: Dhabi and now everywhere. Look at everything that's happening in 28 00:02:10,288 --> 00:02:13,289 Suze: the world. How can you say that, Suze Orman? 29 00:02:14,589 --> 00:02:16,728 Suze: Is there another choice, everybody? 30 00:02:17,490 --> 00:02:23,589 Suze: Is there really another choice, because when you lose faith, 31 00:02:24,130 --> 00:02:25,570 Suze: you've lost everything. 32 00:02:26,619 --> 00:02:32,139 Suze: Money doesn't matter. People don't matter. You don't matter. 33 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,720 Suze: You become empty. 34 00:02:35,669 --> 00:02:40,000 Suze: And really the goal of life is to be an 35 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,389 Suze: empty vessel but to be filled in my opinion, with 36 00:02:43,389 --> 00:02:48,199 Suze: God's grace. And yes, I believe in God so much 37 00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:49,720 Suze: you have no idea. 38 00:02:50,419 --> 00:02:52,520 Suze: Now I'm not asking all of you or any of 39 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,940 Suze: you to believe in God, but I am asking you 40 00:02:55,940 --> 00:03:01,699 Suze: to believe in yourselves, to have faith that everything happens 41 00:03:01,699 --> 00:03:05,059 Suze: for the best and that you are a warrior and 42 00:03:05,059 --> 00:03:07,979 Suze: you are not going to turn your back on the battlefield. 43 00:03:08,699 --> 00:03:11,740 Suze: It is important that you always talk about or you 44 00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:14,179 Suze: speak the words of what you're really feeling, that you 45 00:03:14,179 --> 00:03:17,978 Suze: stand in your truth. You don't pretend to be happy 46 00:03:17,979 --> 00:03:22,220 Suze: when you're sad. You don't pretend like everything's fine and 47 00:03:22,220 --> 00:03:25,059 Suze: it's gonna be OK and this airy fairy stuff that 48 00:03:25,059 --> 00:03:27,619 Suze: so many people do when it's really not. 49 00:03:28,690 --> 00:03:32,690 Suze: But what you have to do is have faith in 50 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:36,929 Suze: who you are and what you can do to make 51 00:03:36,929 --> 00:03:39,990 Suze: your life the best life possible. 52 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,360 Suze: And the way that you do that, honest to God. 53 00:03:45,179 --> 00:03:49,240 Suze: It is to have your thoughts, your words, and your 54 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,660 Suze: actions be one. 55 00:03:52,429 --> 00:03:55,070 Suze: It's not OK for you to think I'm going to 56 00:03:55,070 --> 00:03:58,770 Suze: be happy, to say to everybody, I'm going to be happy, 57 00:03:58,949 --> 00:04:06,419 Suze: and yet do absolutely nothing to make yourself happy. Your thoughts, 58 00:04:06,750 --> 00:04:11,550 Suze: your words, and your actions have got to be one. 59 00:04:12,350 --> 00:04:16,320 Suze: You have to stand in your truth, but you not 60 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:20,828 Suze: only have to stand in your truth, today, you have 61 00:04:20,829 --> 00:04:22,410 Suze: to voice your truth. 62 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,519 Suze: Cause I really think that one of the reasons that 63 00:04:26,519 --> 00:04:29,950 Suze: many of you are unhappy, you don't know what to do, 64 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:31,760 Suze: whatever it may be. 65 00:04:32,630 --> 00:04:35,829 Suze: You don't say that what you are thinking. 66 00:04:36,660 --> 00:04:39,440 Suze: You don't do that which you are feeling. 67 00:04:40,350 --> 00:04:44,690 Suze: And therefore you have rendered yourself powerless. 68 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:50,000 Suze: When I say have faith, everything happens for the best. 69 00:04:51,178 --> 00:04:54,130 Suze: I want you to have faith in yourself. 70 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,519 Suze: I want you to take actions that are the best 71 00:04:58,519 --> 00:05:03,920 Suze: actions for you in your life at this point in time. 72 00:05:04,869 --> 00:05:08,799 Suze: I want you to think great thoughts. I want you 73 00:05:08,799 --> 00:05:13,519 Suze: to say great words. I want you to do great 74 00:05:13,519 --> 00:05:18,230 Suze: actions because if you don't do those three things, you 75 00:05:18,230 --> 00:05:21,719 Suze: have no right to complain about anything else that's going 76 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:27,059 Suze: on in this world because change starts within you. 77 00:05:28,049 --> 00:05:33,029 Suze: And you have to see your life as a blessing. 78 00:05:33,529 --> 00:05:36,010 Suze: I know I've told you this story before, but I'm 79 00:05:36,010 --> 00:05:37,769 Suze: going to tell it to you again. 80 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,159 Suze: Years and years and years ago now, I was sitting 81 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:43,118 Suze: with a teacher. 82 00:05:43,869 --> 00:05:48,019 Suze: And she said to me, Suze Orman, how do you 83 00:05:48,019 --> 00:05:49,839 Suze: deceive yourself? 84 00:05:50,899 --> 00:05:56,269 Suze: And I said, well, sometimes maybe I lie, sometimes maybe 85 00:05:56,269 --> 00:06:00,190 Suze: I don't really tell the truth. Sometimes I'm, and everything 86 00:06:00,190 --> 00:06:02,600 Suze: I said, no matter what I said. 87 00:06:03,178 --> 00:06:07,859 Suze: She looked at me, she said, nope. Nope. Nope, that's 88 00:06:07,859 --> 00:06:08,380 Suze: not it. 89 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,979 Suze: And finally she decided to put me out of my 90 00:06:12,660 --> 00:06:17,559 Suze: pain and she said, Suze, you deceive yourself by thinking 91 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:19,678 Suze: that you are not perfect. 92 00:06:21,140 --> 00:06:24,279 Suze: I want you all to take that in for a second, 93 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:28,779 Suze: because this is a universal truth that I'm now passing 94 00:06:28,779 --> 00:06:30,019 Suze: on to all of you. 95 00:06:31,339 --> 00:06:35,299 Suze: You're perfect regardless of the clothes you wear. 96 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:40,750 Suze: The car you drive. The home you live in. 97 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:45,339 Suze: Your job title, the amount of money you have in 98 00:06:45,339 --> 00:06:46,119 Suze: the bank. 99 00:06:47,529 --> 00:06:50,488 Suze: No matter what's going on in your life, you are 100 00:06:50,488 --> 00:06:53,690 Suze: perfect just the way you are. 101 00:06:54,660 --> 00:06:56,529 Suze: And can you even imagine? 102 00:06:57,420 --> 00:07:02,160 Suze: That if perfection is the starting point of the soul. 103 00:07:03,799 --> 00:07:07,540 Suze: What is probable within your life? 104 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,679 Suze: Yeah, think about that. 105 00:07:14,679 --> 00:07:19,119 Suze: We spend so much time thinking about all the horrific 106 00:07:19,119 --> 00:07:21,739 Suze: things that are happening. It doesn't mean that you shouldn't 107 00:07:21,739 --> 00:07:22,660 Suze: take note of them. 108 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:25,109 Suze: That you shouldn't be aware of them. 109 00:07:26,059 --> 00:07:29,829 Suze: But you can't do anything about them until you do 110 00:07:29,829 --> 00:07:32,269 Suze: something about yourself. 111 00:07:33,589 --> 00:07:39,230 Suze: And I've always believed that you change yourself, you have 112 00:07:39,230 --> 00:07:43,690 Suze: the ability to change the world. And when I mean change, 113 00:07:44,149 --> 00:07:45,910 Suze: I mean get in touch. 114 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,940 Suze: With that part of you, that joy within you. 115 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:55,380 Suze: That warrior within you that has a desire. 116 00:07:56,260 --> 00:08:02,250 Suze: To think great thoughts, say great words, and take great actions, 117 00:08:02,750 --> 00:08:08,529 Suze: cause that really, everybody, is exactly what this world needs 118 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:09,910 Suze: on Easter, 119 00:08:10,739 --> 00:08:15,850 Suze: on Passover and on every single day of the year 120 00:08:15,989 --> 00:08:18,450 Suze: from now until eternity. 121 00:08:19,559 --> 00:08:23,760 Suze: Years ago, I used to give a lot of talks, 122 00:08:24,220 --> 00:08:28,600 Suze: 5,000 people, 10,000 people, 50,000 people, 100,000 people. 123 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:35,948 Suze: But every single talk I gave. I ended it the 124 00:08:35,948 --> 00:08:38,189 Suze: exact same way. 125 00:08:38,969 --> 00:08:41,348 Suze: So I want to end this podcast. 126 00:08:42,830 --> 00:08:46,869 Suze: With how I used to end every single one of 127 00:08:46,869 --> 00:08:48,189 Suze: those talks. 128 00:08:50,450 --> 00:08:55,340 Suze: Every single one of us enters this world with two wings. 129 00:08:55,419 --> 00:09:00,179 Suze: Now I'm sitting here, and I'm literally taking my arms, 130 00:09:00,299 --> 00:09:02,900 Suze: putting my fists up to like my shoulders, and I 131 00:09:02,900 --> 00:09:06,859 Suze: have two wings that I can flap, flap along with me, everybody. 132 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,919 Suze: One wing, now I'm flapping my left wing. 133 00:09:11,969 --> 00:09:14,750 Suze: One wing is the wing of grace. 134 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:20,419 Suze: That wing is flapping 24 hours a day, 7 days 135 00:09:20,419 --> 00:09:23,640 Suze: a week from now until eternity. 136 00:09:24,719 --> 00:09:28,200 Suze: The wing that you bring to this equation. 137 00:09:29,390 --> 00:09:32,390 Suze: Is the wing of self effort. 138 00:09:33,250 --> 00:09:37,289 Suze: And now I am flapping my right arm along with 139 00:09:37,289 --> 00:09:38,450 Suze: my left arm. 140 00:09:39,719 --> 00:09:45,489 Suze: That wing, when it flaps equally as hard as the 141 00:09:45,489 --> 00:09:49,609 Suze: wing of grace, then you will take flight, flight into 142 00:09:49,609 --> 00:09:55,530 Suze: the world of unlimited possibilities where anything and everything is possible. 143 00:09:56,869 --> 00:09:59,750 Suze: But you have to believe it. You have to do it. 144 00:10:00,419 --> 00:10:05,270 Suze: And most of all you have to have faith that 145 00:10:05,570 --> 00:10:08,500 Suze: everything happens for the best. 146 00:10:09,940 --> 00:10:14,260 Suze: I wish you a very happy holiday today. May every 147 00:10:14,260 --> 00:10:19,760 Suze: day be a holiday for you where you feel the joy, 148 00:10:19,900 --> 00:10:23,099 Suze: you feel God's grace, you feel hope. 149 00:10:23,859 --> 00:10:27,619 Suze: That you have the ability to make this world a 150 00:10:27,619 --> 00:10:31,900 Suze: better place. Before I sign off, I just wanna say, 151 00:10:32,179 --> 00:10:36,979 Suze: please make sure you tune in on Thursday's podcast cause 152 00:10:36,979 --> 00:10:39,900 Suze: KT and I are both revealing something. 153 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,400 Suze: That we have worked on for a long, long time. 154 00:10:44,479 --> 00:10:47,199 Suze: This is not something with Alliant. This is something that 155 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:53,199 Suze: is brand new, that every single one of you, including me, needs. 156 00:10:53,479 --> 00:10:58,569 Suze: So don't miss Thursday's podcast. But until then, there's only 157 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:00,479 Suze: one thing that I want you to remember when it 158 00:11:00,479 --> 00:11:06,520 Suze: comes to who you are, you are perfect, just as 159 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,960 Suze: you are. Now, stay safe. Bye-bye.