You have financial troubles.

That crazy little thing called money will let you down at some point.
“I’ve personally been rich and poor multiple times”
Upon reflection, the time I’ve been the happiest has been when I’ve had the
least amount of money.
Countless studies have shown that money isn’t what your life’s about. As
humans, we seek meaning, love and our own version of happiness.
Money won’t give you any of those human needs.
That doesn’t mean money doesn’t matter; it just means that it shouldn’t be
your main focus or something you obsess over.
Solution:
Lack of money is a gift. When you don’t have money, you become resourceful
and creative at the same time.
Lack of money helps you decide on what matters and what doesn’t.
If things get really bad, then you’ll likely prioritize feeding your family over
buying another useless car that will never make you happy. You’ll take joy in
the simple things in life.
The solution to financial problems is to see them as a gift and choose a
meaning for your life instead.
You feel stressed.
77% of people in the US alone experience regular stress.
This young, previously blonde blogger has also recently learned about the
effects of stress. I had a cortisol test and the doctor found the levels to be twice
the normal range.
This stress led to brain fog, tiredness and a lack of mental clarity. Stress is also
caused by what you let into your life. Having options can be a bad thing.
Solution:
“We don’t need more; we need less to destress”
• Declutter your home and office
• Say no to more meetings
• Say yes to invites from people that make you feel like saying “Hell Yes!”
• Buy less material things
• Have fewer people in your life
• Listen to one podcast instead of many
• Read fewer books instead of every one that’s recommended on a podcast
• Have less recurring subscriptions
• Invest and save more money so you can stress less about unexpected bills
• Take regular breaks (quarterly has worked for me)
A fear is standing in your way.
There are so many common fears — fear of spiders, flying, public speaking,
dying, career change, heights and maybe even a fear of expressing yourself.
Fear is a concept of the mind. Nothing is scary or not scary. Our mind makes
that choice for us and provides meaning to everything.
Fear can be overcome and that’s why we love stories of battling with fear. I’ve
famously spoken about creating fear lists and then knocking them off one at a
time.
Solution:
Smash the fear into tiny little pieces. Don’t avoid it. Don’t let it stand in your
way any longer. Make a decision to overcome each fear you have and you’ll be
unstoppable by the end.
Don’t let nerves trick you into thinking you’re fearful. We all get nerves, but
we can still keep moving forward with nerves — I’ve even learned to use
nerves to my advantage by using them as an extra energy source.
Nerves tell me I’m on the right track.
I’ve overcome my fear of public speaking and my fear of flying — my fear of
spiders remains, but I’m working on that one :)
Real fear can be overcome through deliberate practice.