Mindfulness can help us discover new awareness of thoughts as they relate to our financial life. Through mindfulness we can learn how to reduce the frequency of negative thoughts anxieties that arise when we think about our finances. Learn how you can make more conscious decisions as they relate to your financial well-being.

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Commit To Your Future Now

The reasons for overriding our financial goals often include being unprepared and needing something last minute; feeling emotionally low or tired and wanting a boost; insecurity and perceiving that new thing will help us be accepted; or wanting to show love for others. Essentially experience some overwhelming emotion, ranging from love to fear and insecurity. And when we're emotionally overwhelmed, we override what we want long-term for what we perceive will give us that boost we're looking for right now.

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Awareness

Curious Observation

Cognitive Flexibility

Attitudes of Mindfulness

Focus

Reality Check

Often people have this worry of not enough, but they haven't actually asked themselves how they would know if they did have enough. How do you answer that question for yourself? What does financially having enough actually look like for you? When we shift from an abstract worry of not enough to examining the issue more clearly and concretely in the present moment we shift out of a state of worry and into a state of productive data gathering and problem-solving.

My Best Bet

VUCA -Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity are a part of life. For some people, when they face VUCA they become curious, excited and engage in problem-solving. They thrive in making decisions when it isn't possible to know the outcome. And for others, VUCA elicits anxiety, worries, and obsessive worries. For those in the latter group, they become stuck and unable to make effective decisions. What's really needed in these moments is a relaxed, clear and compassionate attention to support making the best decision possible, and to live with the uncertainty knowing you're what makes the most sense now.

I Cant Stop Shopping

When we only have a few considerations for how we spend our money, we tend to be more clear about the value and priority of each. We can clearly evaluate it in comparison to other spending and determine if it is aligned with our financial and live goals, as well as our values. However, when we're continually being marketed another exciting way to spend our money, our evaluation and perspective begins to dilute, and the deodorant we buy may feel as important as tonight's fish for dinner, the flight we're buying for next month's vacation, the shirt we saw in a window, and so on... We may find ourselves getting evaluation fatigue and purchasing from a "what the heck"or stressed state.

I Can't Stop Shopping!

It All Adds Up

We all know that our pennies add up and can amount to something significant over time. And even though we know it, we may have a mental habit of dismissing the value of saving small amounts because we are focused on that small amount not the greater significance of being in the habit of saving. Or focusing on the big picture.

The Joy in Enough

We all know that we can't actually buy happiness. But the confusing thing is that we get a short-term boost of dopamine, which is a chemical in the brain that gives us a boost of pleasure. So for a moment, we do get a feeling of excitement when we buy something. Unfortunately, that doesn't last long. And if we are seeking that boost because we're feeling unhappy, down, or bored, we haven't done anything to actually address our true needs in the moment. We just gave ourselves a momentary relief and a delay in dealing with what we really are needing.

Intentional Spending

For many, part of their financial health or freedom, means both purchasing products that they believe in and products that work for their budget. When life is busy and full of purchases, it can seem like a daunting task to only invest in products that are aligned with your values. However, it doesn't have to be a burden. The easiest way to do this is simply to purchase less. The fewer purchases we make the fewer decisions we have to make. It also means that we're likely to want to make sure that the purchases we do make are aligned with our values. We can also take a moment to pause and ask, "Is this purchase aligned with my values?". And if it isn't, is there a way to realign with my values?

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