I was listening to author Steven Pressfield the other day talking about the difference between doing something like a pro or like an amateur. And it made me think about running your money life as a pro or like an amateur. How does a pro go into the day? If it’s a professional dancer,, Read More

I so wish I could tell you exactly what to do to fix your money life.Well, I could give you some pretty good guidelines. But each person has their own wants, desires and values.And in my case, a spouse who is not a saver. He is a good earner, but he sees no reason, Read More

Making money decisionsWhat to do… what to do… When you are making decisions about your money, it’s hard to know what to do. You have so many thoughts about what you “should” do. I “should” stick to a budget.I “should” look prosperous.I “should” be generous.”I “should” have a new safe car. Whew.You also have, Read More

Worry about money is universal… it crosses all income levels. There are multimillionaires who are more worried about money than people on welfare. I know a woman who has millions who thinks she is on the brink of losing everything and moving in with relatives. She clips coupons and makes her own clothes. She, Read More

You KNOW that stuff doesn’t fill your soul.Having more THINGS doesn’t create happiness. You know this in your intellectual brain but underneath you still want the stuff. It seems like one part of our brain wants to get more stuff and sneaks out and spends while the managing part of our brain is goofing, Read More

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