WEALTHwork™

Bean Counting…Another Garden Metaphor

July 14, 2011

So there we are, Jan and I this morning, picking beans in my garden. I planted three types: green, yellow and purple. Before you get all excited about the purple ones you need to know they turn green when you cook them. Imagine my disappointment because I love purple. I had grabbed a metal bowl [...]

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The Arbitrary Classification of Rich and Poor: A Great Story for All

February 10, 2011

Arbitrary Financial Rules of Life: The Cause of Most Suffering Human beings have a tendency to create arbitrary rules, judgments, classifications, meanings and hence, emotions about the ‘stuff’ of our lives. I’ve heard it said more than once that we’re Meaning Making Machines. And it’s those meanings that we contrive that get us into trouble [...]

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Money Avatar…Which One Do YOU Choose?

February 11, 2010

This past weekend, I had the privilege of seeing AVATAR in 3D at an IMAX theater. What a gift that was and I recommend it. I’ve heard stories of people struggling after seeing this film but truthfully, it is just a classic tale in so many ways. What makes it so beautiful is the environment [...]

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What are YOU wondering about?

May 19, 2009

People who do great things don’t sit around wondering what can go wrong; they sit around imagining all of the things that can go right! One of my favorite things to teach is the power of the mind to ‘choose’ what it thinks about. At first, the person learning this concept usually doesn’t want to [...]

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Paying Yourself First – How it’s Going.

April 26, 2009

Habits, discipline, choice, appreciation, & gratitude:  Form new habits that serve your goals, not undermine your goals. Control your money – tell it where to go so you do not have to ask it where it went.  Choose wisely in all areas of your life, not just financial. Remember everything is a choice.  Be disciplined [...]

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Paying Yourself First – the bills!

April 3, 2009

So, how did I pay my bills last month?  I began by changing my scarcity thinking to abundant thinking. I was determined to meet my bills and put at least a little bit in each of my jars, using only the money in my checking account. Changing your thinking requires effort and the creation of [...]

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Paying Yourself First

March 29, 2009

“Pay Yourself First”: this is a vital ingredient in the recipe to gain financial freedom, state many of the most respected authors on the subject – Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump, & Elisabeth Donati, to name my 3 favorites. To those of us whose income fails to accomplish all we need it to in the month [...]

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Teach Kids to Set Goals with Dream Boards

December 28, 2008

Teaching kids the power of manifestation is the best way to teach them to be fully self-reliant and responsible for themselves. Building dream or vision boards is just one of teaching this concept to kids of almost any age in a fun, family-oriented activity.

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WEALTHWork #3

June 1, 2008

What are YOU worth? Have you ever decided how much you are worth? Have you ever experienced that awkward time when someone asks you, ‘What do you charge?” and your mind vacillates between amount you’d LIKE to charge and the amount you think they might pay and then to an amount you know someone has [...]

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WEALTHWork #2

May 4, 2008

So, how did you do with your first WEALTHWork assignment? Did you come up with your list of things you love and don’t love to do? Good job if you did. If you didn’t, why didn’t you? That’s a whole ‘nother lesson in that for you. Let’s assume you did. The next questions I want [...]

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