So, have you decided that you want to change the way you view money? The good news is that dealing well with money is no different than dealing well with anything else.
Marketing has made people feel that there are different sets of rules for different things. It is important for marketers to make things seem complicated and confusing. This strategy preys upon the normal human tendencies of laziness and procrastination. When something seems difficult, most of us shy away from dealing with it until we have to. Eventually, we have to deal with it and we leave ourselves insufficient time to learn what we need to know. Not having time to learn leads us to whomever is thrust in front of us in that moment. Sometimes it is a friend of a friend. Other times it may be a person that happens to hold a position at a company that we have heard of. We tend to assign importance to people that we hardly know or who may be unqualified or inexperienced. This action is common. We justify turning over our whole financial being to someone that we just met yesterday.
Why do we do that? Simple. If we didn’t do it, we would be responsible for the outcome. If the “professional” messes things up, we have someone to blame.
Well, I’m sorry to tell you that if you continue reading this, you’ll no longer have the option to justify this behavior. The bad news? You’ll have some work to do. The good news? This will be the beginning of the end of your bad relationship with money (or anything else). You can apply these principles to anything that you are having trouble with. They are simple and easy. Taking the time to shift your thinking, recognize your behavior and change your pattern is the difficult part.
So , where to start? Last time, I asked you to write down “why you do the things you do?” and “what is your relationship with money?” If you haven’t already done that, please go back and read part one now before you continue. If you don’t do it, then you’ve confirmed that you may be a “lazy procrastinator”.
Be honest. Are you still reading without having read part 1? It’s ok if you did. But it does begin to reveal your pattern. There is no judging here. Just accept your pattern for what it is and vow to change it.
As we move forward, each of my next few blog posts will be a rule of change. It takes courage and effort to change. It is not easy. But it will lead you to a better relationship with money or whatever you apply it to.
I hope you’ll join me. See you next time.
