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Before you set out on your journey, it will be important that you clearly grasp what has drawn you to the adventure. What do you want your money to do for you? To bring this into focus we invite you to copy the sentence below into your Inspired Wealth Journal and fill in the blank as fully and specifically as you can. This will help you put aside your old ways for the new and exciting pathways of the Inspired Wealth Quest.

Since I see money as a form of energy (the ability to get work done), I want my money to_______________ for me.”

Some of our clients’ responses:

•I want my money to make my life easier - less work and stress for me.

•I want my money to protect those I love from the pain of financial hardship.

•I want my money to allow me to experience travel with the confidence that I can afford it.

•I want my money to enable me to say yes freely to projects that excite me.

•I want my money to facilitate a richer experience of life.

•I want my money to allow me to take more risks with greater safety in the direction of my dreams.

•I want my money to expand the human capital of each member of my family so we can all discover our potential.

Reflect on your own answer: do you want your money to help you move toward something or away from something? Are you creating or escaping? Is what you want your money to do for you sustainable, does it honor your whole being: body, mind and soul? Does it increase your capacity to add value to others?

Aileen:

When I work with clients on a financial plan, I help them create a “Money Filter.” This is a sentence, which clarifies what they want their money to do for them. For example, Samantha and Rick’s money filter was: “We want our money to enable us to have meaningful life experiences with confidence.” This statement became the filter through which their decisions about money passed. It was particularly eye opening for them to measure their spending in this way. Was what they were spending their family’s resources on bringing them more meaningful experiences and greater confidence? In many cases it was not. The money filter helped them focus on their intentions for money and was simple enough for them to do without much effort. They began testing all of their energy output through this filter and recognized that many of their activities were robbing them of the time and resources to pursue more meaningful experiences in life. More than that, the experiences that they were having were often undermined by the insecurity they felt by their weakening financial situation. This new awareness lead the couple to understand how important a strong financial foundation was to their ability to “have meaningful life experiences with confidence.” The result was that saving money became easier for Samantha and Rick, because they realized that feeling confident was more important to them than having “more.”

The Climber’s Voice:

“One day I realized I wanted to climb a mountain. This desire grew quietly, initially in the form of a faint whisper from a deep place within my soul. It sort of came out of the blue, but once I heard it, I knew it was a need to learn more about who I was and what I was made of: my heart, my character, my commitment. The decision to climb was pivotal in my life. I can only explain the feeling as a deep desire to feel fully alive. Intuitively, I knew that whatever it cost me in time, energy and money to listen to this voice, it was going to be far less than what I stood to gain. I knew that if I could do this one thing - I could do anything, and that this experience would increase my capacity to add value to everything I did after that.”

Now that you understand that money is energy, the remaining principles will teach you financial leadership from within: they will guide you in using money intentionally to create the life you desire.