Ok, I get it. There are many books out there about money, on financial planning or books that tell you how to think like a millionaire by changing your spending habits or investing in the stock market.
Many of them have solid advice, but I see it over and over again that they provide little effect, if you are not “ready” for them (that goes actually for any type of book).
What do I mean by that?
Here is an example from sports:
Have you ever heard a professional basketball-coach saying that in order to perform at your best you have “to think basketball”? That means you should know what awaits you mentally when at the free throw line, when there are 12 seconds left to play with limited tactical options, how your teammates are moving, etc. It basically means: Technical, external skills alone are not enough.
Assume you are transitioning now from another type of sports, like baseball (we do the Michael Jordan reverse example). So you are familiar with pressure when stepping up there at the plate. But is it the exact same pressure when being at the free throw line? It may seem so, however, your physical body does different moves in baseball (swing) under this sort of pressure when throwing (basketball). This is not to be underestimated, because your pre-conditioned behavior as a baseball player does not match the exact same situation yet you need as a basketball player.
As a baseball player you could read a book now about how to throw a free throw (to strengthen your external, physical skills). Since you are already familiar with pressure (internal skills), you can benefit from your experiences as a baseball player faster in order to make improvements.
What if you had never played baseball? You would only get to know the technical, external skills from the book, while haven’t mastered any internal skills yet.
But it is important and crucial that those two elements are in alignment.
If you want to make lasting changes in your relationship to money, you must first observe your experience exactly as it is. Do not try to make a wish yet about how you would like to feel (you can think like a millionaire later if you want to). Do not make a financial move if you are overly excited, full of joy or desperate. Thinking like a millionaire makes only sense if you don’t have any underlying issues in your subconcious about money. So be honest and get to know yourself first.
Every solution of financial issues starts with internal clarity – then external clarity. Every improvement starts within.
Answer these questions for yourself: What are your feelings about money right now? Which of the following capture your mood best? Expand this list as you may.
Worry Gratitude Interested Greed
Fear Joy Amusement Overwhelm
Peace Pride Hope Frustration
Envy Serenity Excitment Sufficiency
One book that covers both your internal and external growth which you can purchase immediately through this affiliate link is Tony Robbins „Money. Master The Game“, which I highly recommend to read. You can basically order it right now.
For the upcoming posts in this blog I decided to cover the internal side more to help you to get ready for financial growth – which eventually will turn into success. So you can ignore more easily and with confidence all that ongoing noise in the world that may pull you (or force you) into a financial decision and false promises you don’t understand and don’t want to be in. And that you can take confident and determined financial action which are in YOUR best interest as well as never being stressed out about money and finances anymore. I’ve had so many customers during my last 15 years which had to sell their household (including their library, so they called me) because they made decisions they could not even explain afterwards. It was always pretty sad to watch. But it is possible for anybody to get financial security, internal and external confidence, regardless of one’s backround. But skipping one area wont be enough.