The Startling Truth About Being Financially Vulnerable
Financial vulnerability isn’t anything new. But the current partial U.S. government shutdown has brought this condition front and center – causing it to become a part of a national conversation. Especially as 800,000 affected federal and federally-contracted...
For the New Year, Do Less and Have More?
The day after Christmas, I had the awesome pleasure of appearing on Minnesota Public Radio to talk about financial resolutions for 2019. Not surprisingly, Fidelity’s 10th Annual Resolutions Study came up during our conversation; also not surprising were the findings:...
This is the Wrong Goal: “I Don’t Want to Worry About Money.”
According to the National Financial Well-Being Survey, 43% of Americans say they struggle to pay their bills. According to the Federal Reserve’s “Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making,“ 74% of Americans say they are doing ok financially. Whereas, nearly...
Navigating Your New Reality When You Get What You Want
This week a dear friend shared how, for him, January 1 starts on December 1. I chuckled in agreement, because in November I had already mapped out my high-level goals and plans for 2019. Sure, he and I may be part of a small group of people who get started this early...
Do You Like Having Choices, But Don’t Like Choosing?
If you follow me on social media, you know I am in the midst of a multi-city workshop tour. Since September 18th, I’ve been to Birmingham, AL; Richmond, VA; Las Vegas, NV; Shreveport, LA; and Indianapolis, IN. Next, I am bound for Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Washington, DC;...
Are You Ready to Welcome the New You?
When you think about what you crave – that thing you desire, which is nestled deep within your soul – you are naturally focused on what you want. Especially if you feel like your life will be so much better once you’re actually experiencing what you are...
How to Unlock The Power of Your Desires
Power. It can be such an intimidating word, right? In fact, I bet you had a visceral reaction just from reading p.o.w.e.r. So before I go on, I have a few questions for you: How did you react when you read “power”? If your response wasn’t physical, what did you say to...
Everybody Craves Something; What About You?
Seriously, what are you craving? What do you want? Maybe it is something that you haven’t told anyone about, or that very few people are aware of. Heck, you very well may not have even given yourself permission to say it out loud! Because, society. Craving anything...
This One Thing is the Key
You and I are adults. But let’s get real, there’s an aspect of our terrible twos that we haven’t fully outgrown: It is our reaction to the word “no.” When we were toddlers, we didn’t like our parents and/or other caregivers saying, “no, you can’t…” or “no, don’t…” or...
