MyFinancialCourse

As you go through your financial goals, explore adding the element of time to each one. Wait, what? When did we write down financial goals? Seriously. I never did that. When were we asked to do that? Ok, seriously, I just double-checked. Nowhere has he asked us to create specific goals. He asks us to feel into what we feel about making goals. But he does not outline this for us at all.  What the fuck? The most significant part of this and it is not clear or clearly held at all? That's fucked.

Does incorporating the element of time raise the stakes for you in a way that inspires, or does it frighten and overwhelm you? This depends. It adds pressure. And pressure sometimes motivates me, and sometimes makes me give up. What determines the difference? I think creating an outside-of-me factor helps motivate. For example, last year I put in my 60 day notice to move out of my apartment. Then I had to leave by a certain time. 

I'm back, after two weeks off. Here I go... Starting with an easy one: In general how do you relate to the concept of Time in your life? Well, this has become an interesting question. I used to relate well to time in terms of always being somewhere on time.  Ok, not ALWAYS always, but much better than most. Now, it seems, time has become a bit more fluid for me. I'm not everywhere on time all the time. I also don't feel as much of a need to be. I mean, I'm not a jerk about it. But I do give myself more permission to be open in terms of time.

Let me be honest: I just reviewed the last five lessons all at once. I have done this once or twice in this course, but I am not taking the time to answer each question. I'm going to summarize my answers here. The reason for this is I'M GOING TO SPAIN. Tomorrow. Wow. Therefore, I have been focused on other things. I have been focused on one of my financial dreams or goals that is actually coming to fruition. When I was 14 or 15 I had a friend who went to Spain as part of a trip with her Spanish class. When she came back and told me about it, I knew I wanted to go. Now, over 20 years later I'm doing it. This is a big deal for me. The biggest deal from a financial perspective is being in a place where I can put this trip together and afford to do it and take care of all the details myself. Super cool. This is my first out-of-the-country trip that I am doing without riding along with someone else and just following their plans. Yes! So, this has distracted me some fr...

What came up for you this week? Did you feel pleased that you were on a path that more or less felt integrated with the “Real You”… ? Or did you feel disjointed and faraway from your Authentic Self? Did your dreams change from last week, and if so, how? Is your Authentic Self someone you know quite well or someone you've yet to really meet? I'm going to do a summary answer again this week. When I went to my authentic self yesterday, I discovered what I want comes from within me. Well, I actually knew that, but my dreams shifted based on that.  I also have something that wants to come up, but isn't ready to be expressed yet. I feel some blockage of my genuine self that's wanting to shine through. Or some connection that isn't connecting. I'm still sitting with it. 

Every time I want to brush off a lesson, I question myself and then do the lesson. Good job, me. This one will be brief (I think). How have your own dreams evolved? My dreams used to be more about the things I would have. Now they're more about the experiences I want, or the state of being I'm in.

How in touch do you feel you are—especially on a financial level—with the dreams you enjoyed last week? Do they still feel authentic to you… or is there another, more personal vision waiting in the wings, ready to be invited to emerge? These are great questions. Something I attempt on a regular basis is to tune in to what feels true for me now, rather than something that used to feel true. What is my current truest expression? My strongest desire in all of life is to feel simultaneously secure and free. Feeling secure, or rooted, can come from many different things. It can come from financial prosperity, but, more reliably, it comes from being in myself and being myself. When I feel embodied and true to myself, I feel rooted. From that place there is infinite freedom because I know I am the one who can make myself feel secure. I can do anything and still come back to myself.  Where does money fit in to this? I am not a person who thinks money is evil or shouldn't...

First of all, here's a shout-out to 100 lessons down. Woot woot!! Now, this lesson, once again, made me want to roll my eyes and say "I don't need to explore this." So, I'm exploring it. The general question is, which of my dreams are still true to me now? Let's review.. -In my imagination I learn how to fly and I own my own plane . This dream came to me after visiting an Air Force Base. Being next to the planes made me want to fly them and get a pilot's license. For this current activity, I think it was just a spark to help me remember what some of my big dreams have been. While flying would be super cool, I'm not particularly interested in spending that much time and energy on flight school. It's a no-more. -I never "need" to work again because I have money to support me and all that I want to do the rest of my life. I work only doing the things that I feel passionate about. In its essence, this is true. Maybe a truer way o...

I am just going to respond to a mentally summarized version of the questions: This week was interesting. I am grateful for today, with my dreaming muscles getting stretched. Like I mentioned a previous day, I feel some resistance to dreaming these days. I think I only start financial dreaming anymore when I play the lottery. That's kind of how my list came through, was as if I won the lottery. I would like to keep my dream muscles flexing. Seriously. I love to imagine the possibilities.

I am feeling better today than the last few days. And the idea of dreaming seems more appealing. Okay.....let's do this. In my imagination I learn how to fly and I own my own plane. I never "need" to work again because I have money to support me and all that I want to do the rest of my life. I work only doing the things that I feel passionate about. I support other people's dreams. I do bodywork because I love it. I own multiple houses - several in the US, and some abroad. I spend the year in the parts of the world I most desire, depending what time of year. I have the ability to bring my dog with me easily wherever I go. One of the benefits of having my own plane. My parents are fully supported financially, living where they choose. I get them places in a retirement community if they want to be there. Otherwise, they can be where they want. I own the house on Kyrene and Warner where myself and my friends can come and go as we choose. I have a pole room in ...