Money Matters WhatΓÇÖs Stopping You from Having Financial Freedom? By Curry Glassell Money ΓÇô┬áitΓÇÖs a topic we all have in common. Lack of money, excess of money, hard-earned┬ámoney, easy money ΓÇô itΓÇÖs something that affects everyone. But few people have┬áseen money from as many angles as I have. From being┬áborn into┬áextraordinary money as the daughter of an oil magnate, IΓÇÖve had it, lost it,┬áfound it again and along the way learned so much about different peopleΓÇÖs┬árelationships with the almighty dollar. IΓÇÖve spent years teaching people┬áhow┬áthey can change viewpoints that keep them from creating wealth, and also how to┬ábe comfortable with money once they get it. I┬áteach a course called ΓÇ£Right Riches for YouΓÇ¥, and I am constantly surprised┬áat what stops people from earning the money they want and deserve. When we get┬ádown to the core of peopleΓÇÖs money beliefs on a course, thereΓÇÖs┬áalways a story┬átheyΓÇÖre not aware of. For some itΓÇÖs that their parents never had enough and┬átaught them that money was always in short supply; for some itΓÇÖs their culture┬áor religionΓÇÖs view on wealth. For me it was that I had grown up┬áwith some very┬áwealthy people who did some very unkind things so I associated wealth with┬ámeanness and saw money as the root of all my malaise. Whatever┬áthe background story is, change comes quickly when people discover the often┬áuntrue subconscious thoughts they have about money. Once I realized that money┬áwasnΓÇÖt evil, I stopped spending it wildly and living beyond my┬ámeans. I no┬álonger tried to get rid of it as soon as I got it, as I realized wealth wasnΓÇÖt┬ásomething terrible. There are plenty of nice wealthy people out there and┬ápeople are unkind because theyΓÇÖre unkind, not because theyΓÇÖre rich! There are┬ásome questions you can ask yourself to discover what hidden points┬áof view you many have about money. Here are some of them: 1. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áHow do you view money? Is it a happy or sad thing? 2. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áIs money easy to make? Why or why not? 3. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áWhat should people do when they have lots of money? Save or Spend? Why? 4. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áWhat are your familyΓÇÖs views on money? 5. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áWhat does your culture or religion say about money? 6. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áWhat do your friends think about money? 7. ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á ┬á┬á┬áWould you like to be earning more? If so, why do you think this isnΓÇÖt happening? If you┬áanswer these types of questions honestly you can start to form a picture of┬áyour money mindset. Then you need to start genuinely questioning whether your┬áanswers are true. For example if you realize one of your recurring┬áthoughts is┬áΓÇ£Money makes you greedyΓÇ¥ or ΓÇ£You have to work long hours to make good moneyΓÇ¥ or┬áΓÇ£I can only ever earn a maximum of $50,000 a year doing my jobΓÇ¥ you have to┬álook at whether thatΓÇÖs actually a fact or not. More often┬áthan not, it isnΓÇÖt┬átrue and if you can let it go, everything can change in a matter of minutes. Tthe most challenging part of helping people to create wealth is to make them┬árealize they can. It really does come down to mindset. Anyone can be wealthy┬áand happy with it, but so many people donΓÇÖt believe that, and thatΓÇÖs┬áthe only┬áthing standing between them and all the money they could want. And I know. IΓÇÖve┬áseen money in ways few people have, and that fact is true every time. About┬áCurry Glassell As a┬áΓÇ£Right Riches for YouΓÇ¥ facilitator helping people around America and┬áinternationally, CurryΓÇÖs progressive worldview is informed by early experiences┬áin Texas, Manhattan and Boston. While the glitter and gold of girlhood looked┬áwarm┬áand beautiful to outsiders, reality was far different inside the chilly┬áGlassell bubble. Later, when she found herself a divorced, deserted and┬ádesolate single mom of two young boys, she pivoted and took total charge of her┬áown life to┬áforge a courageous new path– supercharged with a passion for┬áconscious change and personal empowerment. Curry is a┬ádynamic producer, author, speaker, philanthropist, facilitator and art-loving┬ámother of two who loves helping people realize whatΓÇÖs actually out there for┬áthem in the world, if they let it in.