Business and Money Trauma Is Real. Don’t Let It Consume You.
I grew up in Wahiawa, a dusty, sun-baked old plantation town in the middle of Oʻahu. It felt like the epicenter of the American war machine, as it was surrounded by an air force base (Wheeler), an army base (Schofield), and a naval communications center. I lived up in the heights, and my elementary school abutted army training grounds.
The soundtrack of my childhood was more Apocalypse Now than Mr. Rogers.
Shop Local and Save Money. Yes, SAVE Money and Do Good.
On New Year’s Eve I came back home to Hawai’i, in time for the greatest amateur fireworks extravaganza on the planet.
After a few days, I’m suffering from culture shock. Everything is both weirdly familiar and slightly off. I feel like I’ve been teleported to an alternate universe and I’m not quite sure who I am anymore.
But I’ve been the outsider my whole life, which makes me observant.
Week 4 of Round-up of Feng Shui Your Financial House
I have always preferred sunrises to sunsets, the start of journeys to the end, and the prologue of a book to its epilogue.
I am in love with potential, with what lurks over the horizon, with opportunity yet to be spent, with fresh starts and swelling tree buds.
I love the New Year.
Week 3 of Round-up of Feng Shui Your Financial House
Every time I open up a blank google doc, I feel a spark of joy.
For the longest time (years!), whenever I sat down to write, I would fire up google and then change the font and size from the default Arial 11 to Nunito Sans 14. It took seconds and just a few keystrokes, but I did it Every. Single. Time. I opened a document.
It was The Groundhog Day of annoyances.
Week 2 of Round-up of Feng Shui Your Financial House
I’m 14 days into a 31-day Feng Shui Your Financial House email challenge. Every day I write about something useful for entering the New Year with anticipation.
If you signed up, hi! 👋 and congrats on taking control of your finances!
It warms the cockles of my heart to hear about your triumphs so far.
And…
I have hit what marketing guru Seth Godin calls The Dip and marathoners call The Wall.
Round-up of Feng Shui Your Financial House
I confess. I’m an agent of chaos. 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🙄
On December 1st, I decided to create a 31-day email advent calendar that would help you tidy up your financial house so you could enter the New Year on top of your money shit.
Do you also routinely set your hair on fire just for fun? Or is it just me?🤣