The first time I heard about bag lady syndrome was from Martha Beck. It’s the fear that no matter how much money you have, you are going to lose it all, become destitute and end up being a bag lady living under the highway pushing around all of your belongings in a shopping cart., Read More

Feeling courage.It seemslike courage should feel good. After all, courage is a good thing. A noble thing. But courage does not feel good. Courage means you are doing something you are afraid of doing. Think about what’s going on when you need courage.You are in a pickle. Maybe you are having money problems and you, Read More

You may feel ashamed of carrying debt.You may feel less-than because you have debt. But you are not less-than.And that shame filled thinking doesn’t serve anyone. Debt is not inherently bad. Thinking badly of yourself because you are in debt doesn’t get you out any faster and often does just the opposite. Instead of, Read More

What do you feel when you feel wealthy? It might be pride or abundance or many other things. But to create true wealth, it comes from a place of peace. It all starts from peace. Wealthy starts when you get to your place of peace and want for nothing more in that moment. That, Read More

If you don’t have time to read this, take a deep breath.In that breath you will capture a capsule form of what it feels like to feel abundant.You have an abundance of air.Pull it into your lungs.Hold it there for a moment.And let it back out. Try it again.Breathe deeply from your diaphragm.Fill your, Read More

Money problems? Usually we either blame other people for causing our money pain… we hold others accountable… or else we blame ourselves. It may seem like blaming ourselves is taking responsibility. But a lot of the time blaming ourselves shows up as self-pity and self-loathing. We indulge in overwhelm and worry… neither of which helps, Read More

I want you to write down what you spend. Not so you can judge yourself.Not so you can criticize yourself about what you spent.Not so you can beat yourself up. I want you to write down what you spend so you can decide whether it makes you feel abundant or if you buy things, Read More

You can’t hate yourself richer. Thinking that you are stupid with money is not productive.Thinking that you are less than someone else who is “further ahead” is not useful. If you are trying to loath yourself into getting more money, it may spur you momentarily, but it’s not sustainable. The dream is that you, Read More

I could be upset.I could be angry or nervous or scared. But I don’t want to feel angry or nervous or scared or upset.My property tax just went through the roof. It seems like feeling angry is going to be motivation for change.It seems like being upset is the impetus for social justice. But, Read More

A money block is a thought you have that keeps you from feeling abundant. No matter how much money someone has, I see a lot of the same money blocks across the board. Here are three I hear a lot: 1 – Thinking you have to deserve it.Here’s the real deal…Money is just money.  It is, Read More