Exploring the dynamics of our financial attitudes and behaviours is crucial to understanding our relationship with money.
Most people don’t have a great relationship with money.
That’s a fact.
It’s not necessary having a bad relationship with money.
More an unhealthy one.
If you could sum up an unhealthy relationship with money in one word, it would be constantly experiencing a sense of ‘powerlessness’ when it comes to your finances.
In other words, feeling like your money controls you.
Not the other way around, which is you being in control of your money.
Often, our relationship with money – healthy or unhealthy – can be traced back to our childhoods.
In fact, a number of studies point to our money habits being set in stone by the time we turn seven.
Crazy, right?!
The good news is that it is possible to transform your relationship with money.
Often people think that having more money would solve all their problems.
In reality, though, it all comes down to shifting your mindset.
Money is just a tool.
That’s all it is.
Once you realise this, you quickly come to the realisation that money itself isn’t the goal.
All money is, is a tool that you employ to help you achieve whatever goal it is you’re working towards.
From there, it’s all about getting the right tools, systems and advice in place, and you’re away.
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