I was listening to Vicki Robin’s Your Money or Your Life today on Audible and reflecting on the financial journey I've been on. Not just the journey of the last few years where I made the decision to create and craft my rich life, but the one that was thrust upon me from the moment I understand the value of money and the benefits of (mis)management.
She brought to my attention the need for compassionate self-awareness as I wade through the life I've built around myself in trading my time and life for money.
Sitting with that made my uncomfortable.
For years, I placed myself in the category as someone who is simply "not good with money" even though I understand budgeting, have been wildly successful, and knew how to leverage debt for both personal and professional gain.
I'm actually really good with money, but taking on the label of not being good with money allowed me to be reckless gave space to becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I sit in my office in Scottsdale not because I'm bad with money, but because I began mastering the things that would get me where I am. Understanding the power of budgets in my life. Determining what success looked like on my terms. Sharing with others what I wanted my life to look like.
All of those are things that prove to me that I'm good with budgeting. Not just money, but also time, energy, resources, and love.
I need to get better at budgeting love, time, energy, and resources for myself.
That's where this all comes together. Compassionate self-awareness.