Maree was like many others, she was tired of feeling like every month turned into the same defeating self conversation. She would pay something, avoid something, spend something and then sit with the guilt that always followed. Something was always out of order, or behind and it constantly reminded her, she wasn't who she wanted to be.
Maree's responses to money weren't because she was lazy, it was because every decision she made, reinforced the reality that she had lived in patterns that constantly left her behind. And when you feel behind long enough, you stop treating money like a tool and start treating it like a threat.
Do you find yourself:
- Checking money only when the pressure gets too loud?
- Tell yourself you'll handle it later?
- Use temporary relief to avoid deeper discomfort?
- Keep calling this cycle failure?
What is happening is you're in a money pattern you've become familiar with that's not serving your goals or your nervous system. Once you understand your money behavior and the story behind it, you can begin to build the strategies needed to help you succeed.
Ask Yourself
Before you avoid the next statement or pay the next bill, ask yourself "Will my next move produce the same feelings of the past? If so, how can I structure this differently?"
Sit with that answer for a minute. No really, sit with it for at least 3 minutes, and move from there. You might just find you need to see it all on paper; the bills, the income, the goals. You may just find the story that's been keeping you stuck.
How Proofing Dough Can Help
If you're ready to understand your patterns, reconstruct your habits and make stronger financial decisions with more clarity, Proofing Dough has tools to help you do that in real life.
- Explore The Dough Factory for practical financial tools and downloads
- Read more on The Proofing Process blog
- Wear your money personality with Proofing Dough merch
- Start with The Credit Clean Up Plan if your story includes debt, avoidance or credit stress
- Book a Financial Counseling session if you want personalized support
