How did you make out with taming your Money Gremlin?
If you missed last week’s blog, you may wish to read it and
follow the four steps first and then come back to this post.
I asked you to take a close look at some things that may not
be comfortable for you to come face-to-face with and I applaud you for being
courageous enough to at least start examining where that Money Gremlin that’s
been haunting you came from.
One of the most important things in changing your financial
outlook is to acknowledge what you’ve messed up – without getting into blame or
excuses – and commit to doing things differently.
When you make that commitment to yourself, and anyone else
your financial life is interconnected with, you take back your power and
control.
There is no more “they” looking over your shoulder and
passing judgment on how you’re doing things.
There are no more furtive glances behind you (or sticking
your head in the sand) and waiting for the next bombshell.
It’s only you and your belief that you can make a positive
change in your circumstances, because you’ve taken responsibility for creating a
different outcome.
How much freer does that make you feel?
It’s natural for us to focus on what we expect is going to
happen…to dwell on it…to expand on all the possible ways something can go
wrong.
It’s kind of like when you were a child and had a loose
tooth – your tongue would always seek it out and give it a little wiggle, just
to check on it.
Your whole focus, then, dwindles down to what you are
expecting to happen – and if it’s a negative outcome, you are only amplifying
it by focusing all your attention on it.
STOP dwelling on your mistakes, on not having “enough” and
beating yourself up. None of that will
improve your finances one bit.
Instead, shift your focus, attention and expectation to a
successful resolution to your situation.
Open your mind to the possibilities that you might not have been able to
see because you were so focused on the negative.
No matter how constrained your financial circumstances may
be, you can still commit to setting aside $1.00 each week, that is to be safely
invested for your future.
I know that this is true because I’ve taught groups of
people who were on government assistance and received a very small amount of
money to live on each month. Every one
of them agreed that they could (and would) find $1.00 a week to set aside for
themselves.
They understood that, even though $52.00 a year might not
seem like much to someone else, it was the first rung on the ladder out of
their current circumstances and they came to believe that they were worth it.
So are you!
Shift your expectation to being successful in handling your
money.
Actively look for ways to use your money more wisely and
seek out others who have travelled the same road you’re on and have come out
the other side with a much sounder, and growing, financial foundation.
When you expect the best, you will find that information,
resources and people will suddenly appear to help you achieve that expectation.
I am one of those people and I’d be honoured to help you get
things back on track and moving in the right direction.
If connecting with me feels right for you, please call me at
705.881.1846 or 1.844.881.1846 or email me at Patti@AwesomeWealthyWoman.com.
"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish but it will not replace you as the driver." ~ Ayn Rand
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