I’ve started a practice of pulling a Money Talks! Card for inspiration before my presentations, consultations, and writing.
Today the card asked: If you could eliminate one financial worry or burden from your future, what would it be?
Many of the worries we carry when it comes to our finances can be eliminated by one of three approaches:
- Creating a plan. When I was a financial advisor, clients often expressed worry about future occurrences that were highly unlikely to happen. When we ran their plan, with conservative assumptions, they felt more confident.
- Changing behavior. We often know exactly what we need to do, and yet don’t do it. Taking clear, inspired action toward your goals lowers stress. What is one thing, that if you did, you know would make a significant difference in your financial life? Do that. The sooner the better.
- Shifting your mindset. What we worry about rarely happens. According to a National Institutes of Health study only 8.61% of worries came true. That means that 91.39% of the time they don’t! Adjusting money beliefs doesn’t have to be as hard as you think. (Resources are in the P.S. below – let me know if I can help.)
Naming what you’re worried about is a great first start (name it to tame it). I hope you’ll contemplate this question: If you could eliminate one financial worry or burden from your future, what would it be?
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