#30–What makes the party-pooper in my head so appealing?In the early morning, at the gym, I'm full of ideas. I'm going to contact this person, and I'll create a list, and I'll write a post, and I'll do this, and I'll do that...But then, at some point...

#29–Is decisiveness an antidote against money ghosts?I could be totally making this up, based on some anecdotal observations of how people buy coffee machines (which isn't a "major" purchase like a house or a car, nor is it a need, like a fridge or a...

#28–Is your effort paying off?What would you think of a system that uses 1,000 times more resources than the results it produces?That it's inefficient, wasteful, and unsustainable. Well, that's how a lot of (wishful) entrepreneurs view working in the...

#27–Did you mistake exertion for progress?A client I worked with years ago told me she didn't have couches at home growing up. Not because they were poor but because her parents believed that resting during the day was unnecessary. A waste of time. I...

#26–My Ghost of Clinging to Useless Possessions strikes backLiking clinging to an old habit, I was, once again, hooked on "needing to know." And because I didn't know, I felt lost.I was commenting on a social media post in which someone declared her...

#25–You thought it was about money?It's not. It's all about power––your personal power.A newly appointed executive at a large corporation told me once that they felt intimidated by their peers on the executive team.Digging down, we discovered that wh...

#24–Where will the Ghost of Not Following Up take you?Nowhere.Rationally, you know you need to follow up. Rationally, you're clear on all the steps you need to take. Rationally, you have no problem doing it. But then you don't.Because when it's time...

#23–When the Ghost of Stability Boredom takes overA very effective way in which we, underearners, sabotage our earning potential is by creating unnecessary chaos when life feels easy.In 2019, when I was finally getting a hang of my work at the consul...

#22–Our deepest source of freedomMoney gives us freedom, true.But if we want to "use" our freedom, we need to embody our personal power, the only true power. And that's in us––unless we give it away.In his book, The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis rec...

#21–What's wrong about wanting more money?Nothing.What's virtuous about being poor?Nothing.So, why do so many people shy away from admitting they want more money? Why do so many people feel they shouldn't love money?I have no answers to that. I only...