Put yourself first – prioritise Personal before Business so you bring your ‘A’ game to work

Like the saying “you are what you eat”, it’s all too easy with humans to think “you are how you behave”. So we describe people as grumpy or smiley as if that outward show of temporary emotion displayed in a certain set of conditions defines their identity. However, every parent or carer knows that even a placid character can get “hangry” or “trumpy” (tired + grumpy, my own word-invention – you’re welcome) – by Laurence Hart >

The reality is our behaviour is an outer shell and we have to work down through layers to reach our core, who we really are. What we really need to happen is for there to be the least distance between inner and outer – so that our behaviour is an unfiltered expression of our true self.

When it comes to managing our money, that makes for an ideal simple scenario: I need £x and I know how to get it, i.e. Knowledge > Goal > Action.

The issue is that all these layers get in the way – let’s call them Values & Beliefs.

Beliefs are deeply held principles we have adopted from past events, family, teachers/mentors, and culture amongst others – they are constantly reinforced with every experience in life. Our beliefs determine our inner response to the outer world. However, they are not necessarily based on logic and rationality.

How might that play out when you’re working on your pricing? You know from analysing your figures that you need to raise your hourly rate, but your Imposter Syndrome makes you believe you’ll be found out for not being able to deliver a good service.

Or when you’re setting your business revenue or personal take-home targets. You suffer from Scarcity Programming and believe you’ll never have enough funds to make you feel secure. So those targets will be unrealistic and unachievable, and probably lead to debt and/or burn-out.

The answer lies, as to be expected, within you – experience shows it’s only when you acknowledge ‘I do this’ and reflect on why that you will find the power to change it.

Life is better when you’re in control, and so therefore Finance is better when you’re in control!

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