I’ve been thinking! (I sometimes do that😉)
I’ve been coaching a little more than I was coaching before, you know, guiding my clients towards a more simple but efficient way to deal with their money so that they can create the life they really want to live. I’ve been through this process myself and yes it does work and yes it does take some work, but it’s so much worth it in the end!
Why do I tell you this? Well, I’ve gone through the process myself, I mean, I go through the process every single day! Because it’s a commitment you have to make to yourself and in your life. Basically it comes down to “how bad do you want it?“ kind of mentality! And because I chose to create the life I want to live (read am living!) a big part of it is education, literacy, never stopping to grow! Be it by reading pertinent books or listening to a podcast or going online to find out about what’s going on in the world. These will help you to grow in some capacity! (kinda like you are doing now!! Congrats!)
I digress, so I’ve been reading “Everything is figureoutable“ by Marie Forleo and it’s been setting off fireworks. Although she’s talking about time management, it most certainly can be applied to money management! In the book she talks (writes) about how a few minutes here and there are going to add up at the end of the day, the week, the month and the year! WOW! I mean, nothing new, right? It’s just 10 minutes on FB, no big deal! For me it’s more like it’s only $10 a week! No big deal!
Let me tell you how big of a deal it actually is: $520 a year deal! This is the amount you need to buy a washing machine if yours dies over the weekend! When you need to catch up on laundry so during the week you can actually get some work done without worrying if your husband has clean clothes to go to work! (this might or might not have happened over the weekend, right before vacations and drinks in the evening with favorite people!!! a much better use for that money!!!) It’s enough money to get through vacation season without putting said drinks on a credit card!
I get that you work a lot and you deserve to spend those $10 a week just to feel something. Whatever you need to feel that makes you feel good! But you are choosing what you want right now, over what you really want! And ultimately you want to live a free happy life! You don’t want to be stressed out about credit card bills you can’t pay, if you have enough cash for that run to the grocery store… the list goes on and on.
It is a choice! and you are free to choose however you want to live! But I’m going to take a guess and say that, if you were happy with how you are living right now, you wouldn’t be here reading this! Am I right? I probably just lost a few readers, but that’s ok, it’s truths like these that will get you thinking and eventually decide to make that change you need and WANT so badly!
It’s not even about the $10! It’s about what they represent in the bigger picture.
it’s about what kind of life you want for yourself and what legacy you want to leave. I’m not talking about money, I’m talking about living true to yourself and living a peaceful life. Remember, more is caught than taught! They are watching.
Are you going to take responsibility for your life? Are you willing to look inside and work on it so that you get to live the life you really want to live?
Sara
