Get Your Money Issues Out of the Way - TPS588
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When most podcasters talk about money and emotions, they talk about how people feel about their money. My approach is quite different in that I look at the emotions you are acting out through your money. In this episode, I talk about how what you feel when dealing with money is never about money – and what it is about. Highlights: You can use your money feelings to understand your emotional makeup. If you are afraid of running out of money, that indicates that you are feeling alone. If you think you need more money, you are saying that you need more people because money is always attached...
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Feel Comfortable Talking about Money - TPS587
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Small business owners and many practitioners have trouble talking about money. Yet, if you want to be comfortable financially, then you have to learn how to talk about money with potential clients, vendors, and financial practitioners. Highlights Sex and money are the two hardest things to talk about. A lot of people would rather talk about sex than money. Both sex and money are about sharing personal energy, which can be scary especially when there is a lot of shame around both issues. Always remember, money issues are never about money. They are about the emotions you’re acting out...
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How to Minimize the Effects of Toxic Stress – TPS586
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Because of everything that’s going on in the world right now, many people are experiencing stress and its side effects on the body and mind. In this episode, I discuss the causes of toxic stress and offer a few suggestions for dealing with it. Highlights Toxic stress often starts early in childhood and continues throughout life. This can lead to many physical and emotional problems. Most major diseases are caused by stress. I give examples. Stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol are meant to be released for short periods. When you’re under constant stress it wears out body...
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Doug Foresta: Problems Therapists Have with Their Money - TPS585
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I have known therapist Doug Foresta for a long time and we have been talking about how many therapists have money issues. In this episode we talk about that and an event we're planning to help people in the helper professions. Because we had such a rich conversation, I’m going to include most of the called transcript under the Highlights. Highlights Doug shares his personal background with money and why he was attracted to my work before he became a therapist. Doug talks about his emotional habits of disappointment and deprivation and how it affected his relationship with money. He...
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The Problem with Expectations - TPS584
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In this episode, I discuss the problems caused by unrealistic expectations with an emphasis on how subconscious expectations affect your life outcomes. You will also learn more about how habitual emotions are the creative force behind your life stories. Highlights Subconscious expectations that result from past experiences can influence our relationships and financial decisions. You can learn more about your expectations by recognizing patterns that might lead to disappointment and learning from your mistakes. I give an example of relationship expectations. Also, examples are given about f...
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Tips for Making Effective Changes in the New Year – TPS583
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The beginning of a new year is a great time to introduce some change in your life. In this episode, I discuss why it’s necessary to make changes gradually and I offer some tips on some easy changes to make to get yourself going. Highlights Take small steps towards change to avoid overwhelming your brain. Start with things that don’t have major consequences. I talk about how to embrace the discomfort and disorientation that change stimulates. I offer some suggestions about small changes you can make around your house. Develop an awareness about your current financial habits and decide...
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Don’t Be Afraid of Being Who You Really Are – TPS582
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The new year is a time of change. You can ignore this or use the energy of change to move your life forward. In this episode, I offer some suggestions for getting to know yourself better, to follow your intuition and to be who you want to be. Highlights What is your intention for next year and who you want to be? You can choose. How do you want to perceive the economy and what’s going on in the world. You can choose. This is a time of change, and you can decide if you want to tap into that energy. Your age will often determine how you think and feel about things. You have value just for...
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Henry Lopez: How Business Owners Create Their Own Chaos – TPS581
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Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, and consultant who helps people start, run, and grow a small business. He also hosts the popular podcast, The How of Business. Highlights Joan Sotkin and Henry Lopez discuss chaos in business. They talk about how chaos becomes an identity for business owners and how they feed off problem-solving. Joan suggests that this mindset can lead to discomfort when trying to delegate and step back from the chaotic environment. Henry talks about the importance of taking time away from the business to allow it to grow and giving...
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Elizabeth Ralph: The Spiritual Investor – TPS580
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Elizabeth Ralph is a high-level wealth strategist and intuitive investor who retired at the age of 39 to teach others how to reach financial freedom through non-traditional ways. She is the founder of The Spiritual Investor and the host of The Spiritual Investor podcast, the place where entrepreneurs transform from unsure investors to effortless wealth creators. Formerly a financial executive and energy trader, Elizabeth shifted her focus entirely in 2012 while feeding Cheetos to a kangaroo on a beach in Australia. She realized that to fulfill her purpose of saving unwanted horses from...
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How to Get to Know Your SELF – TPS579
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In this episode, I am interviewed by my friend, Greg Harrington. We decided to do this after having a long discussion about aloneness, which was the topic of the previous podcast episode. We talked about that and then talked a lot about getting in touch with instructions from yourself. Highlights We discussed the difference between loneliness and aloneness. Loneliness leads us to seek others and to be part of a tribe. Aloneness is a feeling of emptiness and separation from our self. People often look for God everywhere except within themselves. We have the power and we’re connected to...
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In this episode, I cover a number of topics including why exercise is just as good as medications for depression, why it’s important to get to know yourself, and understanding how you make the decisions that determine your life outcomes.
Highlights
- What’s true for me might not be true for you.
- I talk about an article I saw that stated that exercise is more effective than counseling or medication for depression.
- How you make decisions and what you believe is true is true for you. These are different for every person.
- You may be using a high level of emotion to make your decisions when someone else may not.
- Critical thinking skills are important, and we aren’t teaching people how to develop those skills. How to examine what you believe to be true.
- We are living in a time when truth is sometimes buried in belief and many of our actions are based on what we believe to be true.
- Your brain is always trying to protect you and keep you alive but it may be leading you to make ineffective decisions.
- What do you believe that may not be serving you in the best possible way?
- Decide what you want to believe, then test the hypothesis. That’s the scientific method.
- Sometimes, I discover that what I want to believe is true isn’t, and I have to be willing to look for other answers.
- Test things out for yourself. Come to your own conclusions.
- I talk about using your intuition to find out what you need.
- Get to know yourself and your needs.
- Don’t believe everything you hear. Question authority. Question your own beliefs.
- You could never know what another person is thinking, so don’t assume that you do.
- When you are willing to look at possibilities, then you will be in the right place.
- We learn by trying things. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
- There is no one who has your answers. Only you do.
- Explore the emotions behind your decisions because those decisions are defining your life.
- Don’t be afraid to be who you really are. You are unique – celebrate your uniqueness.