I have a client right now going through a major move – as in one state to another – and it’s bringing up a ton of emotions.
Her last move was difficult and left behind a variety of feelings that this new move is now triggering.
I remember having a difficult move once.
In 2007, Debbie and I bought a house when the housing market was at its worst.
A series of unfortunate events shortly after resulted in our foreclosing, which was painful.
When we bought another house about a decade later, I had a joyful experience. But it could have been a lot different.
I could have been resistant, stressed, and worried about home purchasing as a result of what happened in 2007.
But I wasn’t.
I had spent a lot of time evaluating and reflecting on the emotional parts of that time and comparing how what happened then was different than what was occurring at the moment.
See, what we fail to recognize is that our money journey is more than what jobs we got, how much we make, or what we can buy with that salary…
Our money journey is actually an emotional journey.
Our emotions can influence our thoughts and actions on just about anything, but definitely when it comes to money transactions.
What we spend in our businesses or personal life … How we show up on sales calls … The way we approach our budget … It all stems from a prior experience and how that experience made us feel.
Yet, when we run into problems around our finances, we don’t stop and pause to ask ourselves, “How do I feel right now? How is this similar to something that happened before? How is this time actually different?”
If we can interact with ourselves and our money in this way and understand how our emotions are attached to our buying, spending, and selling behaviors, we’ll disrupt the ways we always respond and make room for different actions and results.
But if we decide to continue to bury our feelings and not examine or confront them, we’ll continue to respond to similar situations the same way we did before.
Here’s the 3-2-1 on the emotional journey of money.
3 TRUTHS
- Our money journey is emotional. The sooner we understand how our emotions are triggered by money experiences, the sooner we can heal the stories that are preventing us from a more fulfilling life (and bank account).
- Whenever we run into problems, we need to look at our emotions. Our perception is our reality. We need to understand what we are perceiving before we can begin to create a new reality.
- When we aren’t aware of our feelings during various transactions, we can’t step into these situations with power or trust. We’ll be stuck in a cycle of responding in the same ways and getting the same results.
2 ACTIONS
- Jot down your most recent financial transaction and your emotional response.
- Reflect on why you responded the way you did.
1 QUESTION
- How is what I am living right now similar to something of the past and how is it different?
Mapping our emotional journey with money is something I teach inside Procedures for Prosperity. To know if that’s the next best step for you, sign up for a Prosperity Call: https://www.proceduresforprosperity.com/prosperitycall
To your impact and legacy,
