There are four seasons to every year, but many people have an all around ‘wintery’ attitude right now concerning their financial future. They are freezing trying desperately to find ways of keeping warm! Others are hibernating waiting out the winter in hopes that the spring of a new beginning will fill the air…
But it doesn’t have to be that way. People are basing their decisions on ‘what if’ and not ‘what is’. Our governments want to stimulate the credit market, encouraging us to spend more. They’ve even considered bailing out entire industries of the plight they are in. Really the stimulus, spending and bailout will not come from the government per se but from the changed behaviour of its people…we have to change our attitude!
I’m talking about developing our mind to master our money situation – yes that’s it…to take back control…with a positive attitude!
A positive attitude is the key to your financial success!
It’s this same attitude that will help you take back control of your financial situation and not the other way around. “But how do I change my attitude?” you might ask. By changing the way you think about money. You need to learn to master your money-mind-attitude.
Yes…I know…we’re talking about money and you’re getting that anxious feeling inside the pit of your stomach again. You don’t feel in control at all…and you often feel paralyzed just thinking about investing what money you do have! Put another way, your attitude towards money is decidedly negative – and that my friend impacts your behaviour to take action. The fact of the matter is an amazing number of people – over 80% in a recent survey – stated that money is one of the top stresses in their lives (American Psychological Association’s 2008 “Stress in America” survey).
Does it have to be that way? Absolutely not! It all comes down to choices. Actually it comes down to making the right choices. The first one you need to make is to become more financially knowledgeable. Being financially educated is one of the first steps to taking back control. Once you apply this new found knowledge, you will see your attitude towards money change dramatically – your eyes will be opened wide to the many new possibilities available to you today – even in this dismal economy we are living through.
What’s stopping most people to change their attitude is all the “noise” they hear. We are inundated with so much information we can’t separate what is right and what is not…what’s positive or negative. Long gone are the black and white days of decision making – today we see many shades of gray. One expert says one thing while another will argue an entirely different point of view. Which one is right? That depends on your point of view. Remember the most important viewpoint is your own. It’s based on your values and what feels right and makes sense to you. Perception is reality – that is so true. What you perceive to be true and real is just that to you.