Mention money to anyone and you will see a multitude of different reactions from embarrassment and coyness through to upfront bragging and brashness. Money is without doubt one of the most emotive subjects, arousing a range of complex emotions within all of us …

money is a great motivator, but we must value it correctly to get the most from it

Some of these emotions and reactions will be based on our upbringing and at times an even deeper level as part of our self belief framework, affecting our self esteem. Women can have the most complex relationship with money borne out of our maternal aspirations and also the conflict that being a mother and a business person can bring.

What about the person that never saves a penny and spends beyond their capacity? Or the other extreme of someone who totally struggles to justify spending any money at all? The relationship we have with money will without fail determine our financial success.

How do we change it then? Well, there are a number of ways – one of which is to establish what your values are around family/relationships and business as an example. If you find money is very low down on your value lists (if present at all) there is your first challenge and it’s one that can be resolved easily.

Follow the next simple 5 steps and see how things change:

1. Imagine and act as if – Create a picture of your desired financial future, what will it consist of, where will you be, what will you be doing, what car, boat, house or even what school the children will go to. Create a visual of this, something you can refer to frequently.
2. Feel positive about money – Be inspired about your journey to create more money, see it as a challenge and not a chore, welcome the opportunity to generate more money instead of a need.
3. Understand your money stoppers – Understand what you unconsciously believe about money, identify what is important to you in every area of your life.
4. Don’t budget, spend – Putting a positive slant on spending instead of using phrases such as “cutting back” will change the way you feel about money. Set some positive goals e.g. I will be solvent by the end of this year. You will immediately notice the way you feel more positive.
5. Create new habits – Start saving if you haven’t until now – it doesn’t matter how little as long as you make it regular. Or you could spend a little and see how that feels?

Our NLP Master Practitioner course includes methods to change your values, re-prioritising money and remove the blocks to making more of it which can only have a positive outcome for your entire life.

Give it a go and see your money grow!

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