Saving money
We've heard a lot in the news recently about the declining economic climate. Whether we believe the hype or not, I'm sure we've all felt the pinch when filling up with petrol or doing the latest household shopping.
As you might have gathered by now, I'm passionate about what I do - helping others to really find and reach their potential and to get the most out of life.
What saddens me, is the number of people who put off doing anything about themselves and their lives, often because of money pressures. Of course, I'm not disputing that, given a choice between a meal on the table and self-improvement, we'd go for the meal every time.
Often, though, the choices aren't as stark as that. We know we really want to change things about our lives for the better, but we start feeling the pinch, or feel we should tighten the purse-strings, and decide to put it off - again.
A good question to ask ourselves, if that approach sounds familiar, is "What will it take before I do take action?"
Sometimes the money side of things is just hiding another fear that's stopping us moving forward. Perhaps we're scared of the enormity of the changes we need to make, or don't feel ready to face a different future, even though we might be desperately unhappy with our current reality.
And, amazing though it might sound, often just biting the bullet and making the changes we need to make can create such a brighter - and wealthier - future, that we kick ourselves for not doing something about it much earlier.
I may have told you about the lady who came to me to find herself and her zest for life again after years of bringing up children. Not only did she regain her old self-confidence and take up hobbies she'd previously only dreamed of, but she even saved herself £500 a month - yes, per month! - by working on her budgeting. In fact, the money she saved paid for far more than the cost of the coaching - and she gained a much happier, more positive future into the bargain.
So it might serve us well, when we start to feel the pinch, to ask ourselves what we choose to spend money on and whether the financial decisions we're making will really lead to a better, wealthier future.
When will YOU start to invest in your own future?
As you might have gathered by now, I'm passionate about what I do - helping others to really find and reach their potential and to get the most out of life.
What saddens me, is the number of people who put off doing anything about themselves and their lives, often because of money pressures. Of course, I'm not disputing that, given a choice between a meal on the table and self-improvement, we'd go for the meal every time.
Often, though, the choices aren't as stark as that. We know we really want to change things about our lives for the better, but we start feeling the pinch, or feel we should tighten the purse-strings, and decide to put it off - again.
A good question to ask ourselves, if that approach sounds familiar, is "What will it take before I do take action?"
Sometimes the money side of things is just hiding another fear that's stopping us moving forward. Perhaps we're scared of the enormity of the changes we need to make, or don't feel ready to face a different future, even though we might be desperately unhappy with our current reality.
And, amazing though it might sound, often just biting the bullet and making the changes we need to make can create such a brighter - and wealthier - future, that we kick ourselves for not doing something about it much earlier.
I may have told you about the lady who came to me to find herself and her zest for life again after years of bringing up children. Not only did she regain her old self-confidence and take up hobbies she'd previously only dreamed of, but she even saved herself £500 a month - yes, per month! - by working on her budgeting. In fact, the money she saved paid for far more than the cost of the coaching - and she gained a much happier, more positive future into the bargain.
So it might serve us well, when we start to feel the pinch, to ask ourselves what we choose to spend money on and whether the financial decisions we're making will really lead to a better, wealthier future.
When will YOU start to invest in your own future?
posted by Elizabeth Juffs at 10:01 AM
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