Emotional Money Blocks

7/27/2016

What comes to mind when someone brings up finances? Do you get really excited and want to talk about your investment portfolio and different income streams or does it make you want to stick your head into the sand? Feelings and thoughts surrounding money are often linked to our childhood when we observed others handle their finances.

Were your parents spenders or savers? How about you? Are your financial patterns the same or entirely opposite of your parents? Some people have the exact spending habits as their others while others, if they felt restricted or are more rebellious, will have the opposite.

When growing up, did you hear the expressions: money doesn’t grow on trees, I’m not made of money, etc? If you did, you probably have some blocks surrounding money.

How do you know if you have blocks?

Some obvious signs:

you have no money
You spend it as fast as you make it
you have credit card debt or other debt
You can’t pay your monthly bills
You borrow money from others

Here are some less obvious ways:

You say, I might as well enjoy it! You don’t live forever.
You sabotage yourself, you work hard to earn a raise and never ask for it
You don’t ask for what you are worth when you do ask for a raise
You don’t apply to the higher paying jobs
When someone talks about money, you say, health is more important than money is.
You get jealous of what other people have

While some of the above statements may hold some element of truth, keep an eye on how often you say it when money is involved.

Spend some time observing your thoughts whenever you hear a story surrounding money. If you find out, ask if it’s your thought or something you learned from someone else.

For more about your emotional money blocks, come to one of our complimentary advanced workshops.

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7/29/2016 09:12:12 am

It's so important to become aware of our patterns. The lists you provided are extremely helpful for creating awareness. I caught myself on a couple of them, and know exactly where they are coming from!

Amanda

8/2/2016 05:08:50 am

Good job on catching yourself! It's the first step to creating change.