We all have a money story. That story includes how we have spent money in the past and how we learned hard lessons about money and about how much money we have earned or how much we haven’t earned. And this is important because it gives us clues about what we are thinking about, Read More
We are taught that a man is going to financially support us.“Men bring home the bacon.”“Men are better at handling the money.”“Men are better at math.” Sometimes people tell us these things, but more often it is simply what we observe. If in every family you know the man handles the money, that’s what, Read More
A lot of people think that the law of attraction means that you sit in the lotus position and think of things you want and then you are magically showered with money and treasures and all the things you desire. You just have to want hard enough. I don’t think that’s how the law, Read More
We tell ourselves that money is hard. We tell ourselves that money is scarce and we need to do things we don’t want to in order to have enough money to live. We tell ourselves there is never enough money. And if we get more money that means someone else has less money. Lies., Read More
There are lots of reasons to go shopping on Black Friday. Some people do it as a fun annual activity with family or friends. Some people are trying to get those loss leader deals. Some people want to get their shopping finished so they can enjoy the holiday parties. What I like to keep, Read More
You can fight with money. You can cheat on your money by racking up debt. You can lie to money by pretending you have a different money story. And you can hide from money by not looking at the bills and receipts and balances. Or you can be honest with money. You, Read More
The best predictor of permanent weight loss is how much food you are willing to throw away. No, that’s not it. That’s one of them, but it’s also how much joy you create in your life. No, it’s your self talk. That chatter inside your head. It’s your resilience. How much are you willing, Read More
Massive action sounds like it’s excessive action. But it’s usually not. Massive action is taking action until you achieve your goal. It can be slow or fast. But the hallmark of massive action is that you keep going until you get where you want to go. Most people take action when they try to, Read More
Outcomes you try to force are rarely as good as the outcomes that happen naturally. Take dating. Being overeager can sabotage a date. If you go out with someone who talks about buying a house together on the first date, it’s a bit of a turnoff. To get the outcome you want, the secret, Read More
I never used to curse. I always thought that people who swore just hadn’t put enough thought into articulating exactly what they felt. It was an easy way out. It was inefficient. I simply had no desire to curse. Then I had children. I thought I shouldn’t swear in front of a child. If, Read More