Emotions & Finance

This is Part 3 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth. 1.      Finance as a Framework 2.      Assets = Liabilities + Equity: What You Own Comes with Strings Attached 3.      Assets = Liabilities + Equity 2: What You Have vs. What You Can Use 4.      Time Value of Money 1: The

This article explores the concept of liquidity, mapping financial principles like asset usability, time horizons, and market value to personal growth. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining key assets—be it skills, relationships, or health—to respond to challenges and seize opportunities.

This is Part 2 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth, examining the concept of a non-monetary balance sheet. Are you building up "personal equity" over time?

This is the first in a nine-part series exploring how basic financial concepts can be applied to personal growth and development.

This post explores how certain types of suffering—like rejection, uncertainty, and voluntary discomfort—can build resilience and emotional strength. By leaning into discomfort rather than avoiding it, we unlock growth, adaptability, and a sense of unfazed confidence in facing life's challenges.

This post explores why most people work—often driven by fear, pressure, or rewards—and examines the quiet power of working without external motivators. It delves into the 'gray zone' of motivation, where consistency and identity take over when inspiration fades.

The things we have always dreamed of doing but have never done say something about the type of person we want to become. Since change is scary, we avoid the work of becoming a different kind of person. Embracing the dream points the pathway of growth for us.

Rather than treating fear as a negative emotion, we can use fear as a guide. Fear denotes risk, which is usually accompanied by reward or the potential for gain. By attacking the scariest tasks, we also unlock the highest potential reward.

This post explores the fear of not being good enough as we rise in our careers or lives. It discusses how self-doubt can lead to procrastination and avoidance, and offers insights on accepting this fear to build courage and act.

Many people feel paralyzed by fear. Fear is often connected to the future, about what can go wrong. By connecting to the present, we can free ourselves to take action, which melts the fear.