Awareness

If you lowball yourself, you’ll get what you asked for

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Undervaluing yourself in wage and salary negotiations can be one of the biggest hindrances to building wealth. Fear and scarcity mindset is why we do it though. There are so many aspects to our financial life, our income specifically, that … Read More … Read More

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Freed from the golden handcuffs: the surprising joy of being laid-off

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Anyone can feel like they have golden handcuffs even if they don’t make a lot of money. But breaking free can give you surprising relief. There is a lot to be unhappy about right now. Rampant injustice, an economy that … Read More … Read More

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Enroll in my new course: Take Control of Your Money Story

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I announce the release of my first-ever online course, and why knowing your money story is so crucial to your building wealth. Ever since I started blogging back in 2012 (no joke!), I’ve wanted to offer more to you. At … Read More … Read More

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The politics in empathy

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If there is any political alignment I have, it’s for views that allow for the most empathy. I believe that’s how most people can thrive. Money is political. There’s no getting around it. We need to acknowledge it and move … Read More … Read More

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Is money political?

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It has become harder to separate the political from our building and maintaining wealth. Probably because money was always political. I’ve spent years trying to convince people that money is inherently emotional. You may think of a financial planner’s report, … Read More … Read More

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What kind of freedom are you looking for?

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A brief philosophical discourse on what financial freedom really means, and if there are other ways that we could define freedom. ‘Always with you this freedom! For your walled-up country, always to shout “Freedom! Freedom!” as if it were obvious … Read More … Read More

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The pastor and the flood: A parable on who can save you

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I use the story about the pastor and the flood to ask who you’re waiting for to come to your aid. Is it someone else, or is it you? My dad used to tell this story. It was meant as … Read More … Read More

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The affiliate trap: How professionals can lose both trust and income

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Amazon just severely changed its commission rate, showing how easy it is to lose not only trust with affiliate marketing, but also income. There are many ways that flout conventional wisdom in building my financial coaching business. For one thing, … Read More … Read More

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The alarm and the weighted blanket

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There are two methods of helping people make meaningful change in their financial lives, which I call the “alarm” and the “weighted blanket”. Your financial situation is like a bed. We’re each lying in ours. (Or sitting. Or reading. Or … Read More … Read More

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Offense and defense: What chess can tell us about financial wellness

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So much financial advice relies on defense, such as reducing spending, but you need a good offense plan too. Just like in a game of chess. I confess I’m not much of a sports person. I collected baseball cards as … Read More … Read More

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