I don’t know about you, but I often struggle with motivation. Particularly with the gym. There isn’t a single exercise class or regime in the world that makes me want to go every day. Any excuse and I don’t go! The same goes with money. Sticking to paying off debt, saving …
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The self-help industry is FULL of discussion surrounding affirmations. But what are they and how can they help you with your money problems? What are affirmations? According to the Huffington Post’s Article by Dr Carmen Harra: Affirmations help purify our thoughts and restructure the dynamic of our brains so that we …
I’ve been asking some serious questions over on my instagram page lately – and I’ve had varying but interesting responses! Here were my questions: “What money mistakes have you made?” “What’s the worst thing about money?” “If money was no object, what would you do?” Based on the responses I got, …
With the risk of sounding a bit “woo-woo” or “wishy-washy” in this post, I wanted to talk to you about personality typing, specifically, The Sacred Money Archetypes®. Last year I did a course online in this subject, and quite honestly, it was probably the most accurate personality test I have done …
So this week, I was having a discussion with my work colleagues, and the topic of instant gratification came up. We were looking at the choices we had made in our profession, and came to some interesting conclusions. We decided that on the whole, individuals who liked quick wins went into …
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Being a GP is a huge privilege and with this comes a great responsibility. Not only for my patients, but for myself. Stories of burnt out doctors are in the news with a regularity that is deeply upsetting. And don’t even get me started on the suicide risk of doctors. So I believe that thinking …
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I have read some brilliant books on the subject of mindset and the struggle we have between our old-brain and our new brain. The old brain is the “chimp” ready to cause havoc and destruction to our finances. The new brain is the human, and trying desperately to save for a new house or …
Today I want to talk to you about a message I have read in a book that I am currently reading – it’s called The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert*. In the book he talks about how we need to be more compassionate with ourselves, and he tells a story about …
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I’ve been working hard on sorting out my money for the past 4 years – I thought I was doing ok… My net worth has vastly improved, I have savings and investments and my blog is doing well. All good. But then I started planning a wedding!! We had our first …
So you’ve decided that you want to get your money-sorted this year? Yay!! Go you!! But do you have what it takes to ACTUALLY follow through on this? If you’re anything like me, you’ve been overspending for a long time. A coffee here, a takeaway there, an unplanned holiday or purchase. …
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