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Category Archives: Finding Purpose & Financial IQ
Bringing the Dream Into Focus
“First I would dream it, then I’d plan it, then reality (aka challenges) would upend the dream … It seemed like I would forever bury all my dreams in the graveyard of regret. But then … !”
“Tyranny of the Urgent”
“… the issue is not simply lack of time …”
FINDING THE ONE WHO “COMPLETES” YOU! Finding Purpose & Financial IQ – Part 5
May I take you on a journey? I promise it will be worth it if you stay with me to the end. You’ll have to be brave on this journey. It’s not for the faint of heart. It’s a journey fraught with failures, pain, terror, shame, and guilt, but also a relentless pursuit of something better, perseverance, never giving up, self discovery, epiphanies, love, and transformation. It’s ultimately a journey of learning how to take control of your life, experiencing transformation, and discovering the purpose of your life. Do I have your permission to take you on this journey?
THE LIVING DEAD! Finding Purpose & Financial IQ – Part 3
If you retired today, exactly how would you spend your time? Where would you live? What would you do? Where would you go? What would you have? Who would you spend it with? What would your retirement look like?
Being “Financially Fat” Finding Purpose & Financial IQ – Part 2
You pay your bills on time, you have a nice home, a nice car, nice cloths, and may even go on some nice vacations. By all appearances you are living the American Dream. You feel confident because you (and maybe your spouse, if you’re married) have a great job that pays you well. Life is comfortable and you have everything you ever wanted. Life looks great … from the outside. … They are financially fat and yet, without even realizing it, they are just one paycheck away from financial bankruptcy and ruin.
FACING YOUR DEMONS!
You begin to gasp for air. Your tongue grows numb. You begin to sweat. You begin to tremble and shake. You begin to see either black or red in your periphery vision, and you become tunnel visioned. Your thoughts are paralyzed—you can neither tell your feet to move nor form a cogent thought. You feel like your chest is about to explode. Your body goes into fight or flight drive and you have no control over its response to the situation at hand. The one and only thought that races through your mind is ESCAPE! I must escape.
F.E.A.R. is false evidence appearing real. It also can either be “forget everything and run” or “face everything and rise”!
NOTHING EVER CHANGES, RIGHT?
Have you ever felt like you keep working hard, sometimes harder than everyone else, and yet you never seem to be able to get ahead? Have you ever felt like no matter what you do, nothing will ever change for you? Have you ever felt like everything you do is a waste of time and effort? Have you ever felt like you have no purpose for even existing? have you ever felt like it’s not even worth trying? I can relate!
Musings By Rebecca 