Emotions & Finance

In Part 1 of this post, I discussed how the feeling of financial insecurity can be mapped to simple math—a person who feels financially insecure does not have much of a cushion. For many people, the best way to increase your cushion is to bring in more money, and

This note is split into two parts due to length. Part 2 will be published next week. -- I recently had two emotions & finance conversations with women who are hourly solopreneurs—one is a yoga teacher, and the other is a licensed therapist. Both came into the conversation feeling

Having a scarcity mindset prevents you from committing to specialization. Specialization leads to abundance, in ways that you can't predict or expect.

Most people who are stuck in a scarcity mindset are stuck because they have no practice thinking in abundance terms. This post describes a technique for practicing your abundance mindset.

I recently had a conversation with a more junior person in my field that went sideways. Over the course of the conversation (which related to our shared field) I felt myself becoming angry—with internal words like “this attitude is a mistake” and “he just doesn’t get it.” Later

Learning, teaching, and doing are all connected as part of the same process. This process produces the confidence that, over time, dissolves guilt and fear.

Self-doubt lights the path towards growth and learning.

How to go from feeling guilty about selling to feeling confident.

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

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