There are plenty of resources to show you how to make more money and how to invest and save it, yet millions of people don’t seem to manage to do it. Why is that?

If your financial situation has caught your attention, then money is one of your greatest teachers.

I believe the money we have, or don’t have, is a reflection of how much we’re serving others, and how we’re feeling about ourselves.

Money is a mirror for all that’s going on in our lives. (more…)

I feel like it’s time to get past the hype and talk about what’s REALLY going on this year. I think we were all hoping things would be better by now…

Maybe you’re business isn’t where you want it. Maybe 2009 wasn’t what you planned for. Instead of enjoying the season of gift giving, you’re experiencing fear of spending… You wake up worrying about bills.

I wanted to share with you the truth – not the glossy version either. I deal with these same worries.

I’ve had a tightness in my chest this whole holiday season. My family just celebrated Hanukkah and honestly I had a hard time reveling in the joy of the season. I couldn’t really get in the gift-giving mood.

Funny thing is my business is on track and doing better than ever before! BUT, my husband just went back to work after a year off and we’re still digging out. I’ve got lots of “business investment” on my credit cards and I’ve utilized my home equity line to keep my business going. That’s a scary place to be. The stress is palpable.

I share this because I’m not a quitter and I will continue to do what it takes to do what I’m meant to do. (I always describe myself as a Weeble – they wobble but they don’t fall down.)

I’ve seen people shopping and I’ve seen the nervousness around spending. I’ve received emails from some wanting to invest in the future of their business but are afraid of putting one more thing on their credit card. I feel it too!

But you have to keep moving forward. You have to identify what’s really going to make a difference in 2010 and then you have to just go for it!

If you’re not sure what 2010 should look like (or you know but you can’t figure out how to get there) then I want to invite you do join me at my upcoming Get It Done Challenge. My job is to help you come up with a strategy so you know EXACTLY where to invest your time, energy and money – where can you get expect the very best return.

We’re getting started in January and I have some special pricing that won’t last long so visit www.getitdonechallenge.com now for the details.

I have shared that money is a highly charged subject for me. I believe the money we have, or don’t have, is a reflection of how much we’re serving others, and how we’re feeling about ourselves. It’s a mirror for all that’s going on in our lives.

My friend Helen Kim, the Money Relationship Mentor has been helping people make up years of not only lost income and savings but as importantly, misplaced energy and time given over to anxiety and worry about money by successfully helping people gain clarity around their money relationship and make the money they want, from the inside out.

For the first time, Helen is going to teach her process that has helped people create a prosperous and integrated money relationship (one of the longest and oldest relationships you will ever have in your lifetime).  Believing that we all hold our own answers, she has a way of helping you get clarity about WHY you do what you do with your money, what you WANT to do with your money, and how you will MAKE a lot more money (thanks to this process).

Check out her class called  “Fire Up Your Finances! Transform Your Money Relationship from the Inside Out“.

Helen will share some very helpful information about…

1) 3 Simple Tools you can use immediately to get clarity around your money relationship and begin creating more money from an integrated, thoughtful place.

2) The most prevalent ways people avoid earning and living up to their full potential, why they do this and how to get out of such patterns that don’t serve your best interests.

3) The emotional triggers that YOU use to make money decisions and choices

4)  How to make sure your needs and wants are getting met

5) How you can implement simple, low maintenance money management techniques (really!)

6) The most critical shifts you must make to sustain your financial growth and wealth (Without taking these steps most people slide back into their old, habitual patterns with money).

To reserve your spot in her class, click here.

What you do (and who you are) has huge value. To truly be prosperous in business and life, you must wholeheartedly believe this. Often, however, I see women in business, myself included, underestimating their value. From a financial perspective, if you’re not appreciating the value of your products and services, you’re certainly not being paid what you’re worth. I want to share some suggestions how to get clarity about your true value so you can really maximize your potential.

 

 Women In Business – Recognize Your Value: The Key to being Prosperous [Metromom Podcast] [5:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

As a woman in business for yourself, who you are – including your relationship with money – translates into your business. A few months ago I interviewed my good friend and mastermind buddy, Linda Hunt, for a training call for my members on The Language of Money – Understanding Your Language Around Money So You Can Change Your Relationship With It. I want to share just a few highlights from that call on how to improve your relationship with money.

 

 Women In Business - How to Improve Your Relationship with Money [Metromom Podcast] [6:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Many of the women I speak with are feeling a lot of stress financially right now. The key questions become: How do you remove this stress when you’re thinking about money, so you can do the work you’re meant to do, especially in a time like we’re in right now? How can we all replace a “lack” mentality with an “abundance” mentality?

The fact is your attitude about money is incredibly important when you’re an entrepreneur. As a woman in business for yourself, who you are – including your relationship with money – translates into your business.

A few months ago I interviewed my good friend (and now mastermind buddy) Linda Hunt for a training call for my members on The Language of Money – Understanding Your Language Around Money So You Can Change Your Relationship With It. Linda shared many great suggestions and powerful exercises during that call, that she really got me re-examining my attitude towards money.

I want to share just a few highlights from that call on how to improve your relationship with money.

Redefine what money is.

Money is energy but it is also a transaction tool that helps us attain what we want and need. It’s important to remember that money does not define your worth. It’s a separate distinct energy like electricity, a book or a table.

Develop a healthy mindset about money.

This mindset works for a lot of things, not just money. For example, the woman who diets and is successful at keeping her weight off is the one who changes her eating habits. She doesn’t deprive herself and she doesn’t view food as evil. She just changes her eating habits. She approaches it with a healthy mindset.

Money, like food, is emotionally charged for many of us. Probably because we heard the following messages growing up…

“We can’t afford that.”
“Money doesn’t grow on trees.”
“You must work hard for your money.”

The problem is we develop the mindset that money is the only vehicle for being able to get what we want or not get what we want. If you don’t have the money to give, you can’t get something. We end up thinking of it from our childhood perspective as though we’re being punished.

Instead of feeling bad about not having money, it’s a time to step back and look at your habits. Do they really reflect your family values? Ask yourself, “Do I really need this or is it just a habit?”

In my next blog post I’ll share a few more tips that will help you improve your relationship with money. In the meantime women in business really need to checkout my upcoming Metromom Prosperity Telesummit.

Based on my own money history, I am fascinated with money as a tool for personal growth. Let me tell you what led up to my decision to hold a Telesummit at the beginning of the year for motivated women entrepreneurs about all the confusing issues surrounding money.

Money has always been a highly charged subject for me.

Growing up my parents were on opposite sides of the money spectrum. My mom came from a depression-era home and savings and frugality were paramount. The message I received was, “If I spend money, I am frivolous.” My dad worked very hard to create what he had and he wanted to enjoy it, and share it with his daughters. He’d periodically sneak me money to buy something I wanted. The message I received was “I must hide my spending from my mother.”

Needless to say, these conflicting messages set the tone for my very confusing relationship with money, which as an adult, I’m still working through. I started out after college making $17,200 as an assistant buyer at Bergdorf Goodman, a very high-end department store in New York City. On that salary I could barely afford to live in NYC but I had to look the part of the well-dressed fashion girl. However, as the  daughter of a frivolous mother Bergdorf’s was NOT where we shopped. If I did now, was I going to disappoint my mother?

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One of the women I connected her with is an intuitive. She helped this struggling metromom get to the root of her problem by asking her what she really loved to do. Through this meaningful interaction she discovered that she wasn’t pursuing her passion. There was, in fact, another business idea she had in the “back of her mind” and that is where her true energy lay.

This was such an exciting discovery. When I learned the direction she now wanted to go (which was totally different than her direct sales business), I was able to connect her with another woman who will be able to offer her the guidance she needs in her new endeavor. It was like a spider web of connections created to give this metromom the support she needed.