A Little Bit of Impostor Syndrome Is a Good Thing
Self-doubt lights the path towards growth and learning.
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Do you feel guilty selling?
How to go from feeling guilty about selling to feeling confident.
Does Your Work Encourage Truth-Telling?
Kalen’s Story
I had a conversation with a corporate manager recently who was dissatisfied with the firm’s remote/in-office policy. The company mandated two days a week in the office but many people weren’t coming in with that frequency. This manager (let’s call him Kalen) often
Do You Celebrate Your Financial Wins?
When most people reflect on their financial life, they tend to focus only on the things that aren’t going right—I’m not making enough money, I’m not saving enough, I have a payment coming due, et cetera. This is normal and part of human nature—the survival
Decoding the Dialogue: What Are Your Inner Voices Saying About Money?
Having helped many people work through limiting beliefs around money, I've realized that it's never one limiting belief or one painful emotion that blocks people. Usually there's an entire chorus of emotions, which I'll call "voices," clamoring for attention.
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How to get over the fear of making a financial mistake
tl;dr - Go make a small financial mistake.
Fear of making mistakes is a common emotion. It shows up in all areas of our life, but it's especially pernicious in the world of finance.
The consequences of being afraid
Time is money. And time is something we
How to feel empowered when speaking with your financial advisor
Do you feel intimidated or out of your depth when you speak to your financial advisor? If yes, this post is for you.
In my 93 conversations with ordinary people about emotions and finance, the theme of uncertainty and mistrust about financial advice (and financial advisors) has come up consistently.
How to get through to someone
I had a conversation with a yoga teacher named Dalia (not her real name). This note isn't really about her story--it's about what I learned about getting through to someone who is paralyzed by fear, shame, and overwhelm regarding money matters.
tl;dr--when a person can
The feeling of being trapped by your job
Meet Burt (names changed to protect the innocent)
Burt is a software engineer, male, mid-30s, worked both in bigtech and startups. In his 20s he joined a Series A technology startup in a high cost-of-living (HCOL) area. Most of his compensation was in the form of stock options, but the
Where do negative self-beliefs about money come from?
One thing I hear often when I talk to people who feel blocked in finances are negative self-beliefs. These usually sound like "I'm not good with money," "I'm not good at math," "I'm not good with numbers."
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