How to harness money emotions
- Emotion isn’t all bad. It tells you what you’re passionate about, and what really matters to you. It makes you feel alive.
- Anxiety isn’t all bad either. Mild to moderate levels of anxiety are motivating. Harness them to tackle what you need to face and know that you will feel better when you’ve done so.
The key is self-awareness. Much of our emotional world is unconscious. But it’s not that hard to access if you know what to look for and have a blueprint for the kinds of emotions and family stories that can influence your personal relationship with money.
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- Catch yourself worrying.
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- Don’t get involved with your worrisome thoughts.
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