My Monday blog “Your Life Story” provided the context from which to examine today’s blog “YOUR Money Story,” as it relates to your life story. Certainly money is only one area of your life, but it is the one which most impacts all others. That’s not meant to minimize spirituality, religion, faith, friendship, health, family, or any/all other areas, and it doesn’t mean that money equals or determines happiness, success or satisfaction.
It is meant to indicate that money, or the lack of it, impacts your quality of life: where you live, the food or transportation you can/can’t afford, the education/job you have access to and so on. It is also meant to demonstrate the very significant connection between your money story and your life story.
Your money story is an integral part of every word and chapter of your life story; it has much to teach you when you listen to it.
First and foremost is that your current financial circumstances are the result of your past money story.
When you realize how true this is you can begin to recognize the potential benefits of this insight. They are many beginning with:
- A clearer understanding of the role of money in your life.
- The chance to recognize financial patterns.
- How healthy your relationship with your money is/isn’t.
- How well your thoughts, feelings and attitudes about money serve you.
- Weather you need/want to rethink your financial behavior.
- The opportunity to learn from past mistakes, rather than to keep repeating them.
- The ability to begin the journey to a better financial future.
Obviously, there are many steps required to make the shift from passive to proactive author. The good news is that once you make the choice to do so there are countless ways for you to succeed. It may not be as easy as you might wish, but it will most likely not be nearly as difficult as you might anticipate.
Making the choice is always the first step and if you read this blog regularly you know that making the commitment is the next one. With those two steps in place you are much more prepared to write future chapters with better outcomes.
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