In five minutes a day you can accomplish so much. Really…you have to try it. What I’ve noticed is that clients that pay attention to their money are more likely to feel competent, to notice important details, and most importantly, they ask great questions. Curiosity, when it comes to money, is your new BFF. Spend keep reading »
I’ve seen it happen— a father with three young children drops dead of a heart attack at 40 years old; the sister dies in a skiing accident; the partner who “accidentally” falls off a cliff; the mother who’s breast cancer returns with a vengeance, and before she’s had time to think about the mess of keep reading »
Last week, after being snowed in for five days (in Portland, OR— strange, I know!), I was finally able to get my car out of the driveway. Definitely plenty of snow around here! I drove downtown to meet my younger brother for a belated birthday breakfast, and just as I was maneuvering my car into keep reading »
There’s an exercise I give people in my retreats that I call From your Island of Enough to your Land of Plenty. The instructions are to imagine yourself first living on an Island of Enough. You have enough shelter, food, money, work, love. What does this look like? The first time I did this, keep reading »
Part III: How Fear Creates Financial Quicksand I have been afraid of many things when it comes to money. In my twenties I was fearful of making ends meet, of doing my taxes correctly, of not having health insurance. In my thirties I was afraid that I was genetically flawed when it came to money, and would keep reading »
Confusion can be paralyzing when it comes to dealing with financial issues. Confusion is the state of mind between where you are and where you want to go. If you don’t want to be where you are, but don’t know where you’re headed it’s difficult to move forward, to take action, to make decisions. SHE keep reading »
Procrastination and Money: Five Triggers that prevent you from getting Sh*t done PART I: RESENTMENT Maria wanted to get her act together— at least that was the number one goal listed on the questionnaire she filled out at the beginning of our working relationship. “What would that look like?” I asked. She sighed, shrugged and keep reading »
Spending is often triggered by our emotional state; depression might lead you to buy clothes that are cheap or don’t fit right and exhaustion might result in extra large triple espressos or expensive dinners with booze and desserts you don’t need. On the other hand, you might only buy yourself cut flowers when you’re feeling keep reading »