Personal Note
Dear friend,
Doesn't it seem like the majority of clients who contact you want to know how much it's going to cost for them to work with you FIRST rather than wanting to find out how working with you is going to help them achieve their goal?
With all that's going on these days, money is an issue for everyone in one way or another. So, now more than ever, we as career consultants need to encourage positive thinking with those people contacting us.
The next time a potential client tells you they can't afford your services, explain how working with you should be viewed as an investment, not as an expense. You ARE well worth the investment and it's up to you to make sure they know it. =)
Today's article sheds some light on how people think about money. See if you fall in the majority!
Keeping you in mind,
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Today's Chat
Money Talks... But People Don't
Here's a quick quiz about one of the major issues most individuals struggle with these days.
- What do you think are the two most frequent points of conflict that recur in relationship after relationship?
- Name the biggest fear people have about their future.
- Guess the secret we hold dearest, beyond even our most intimate relations.
If you said: 1.) Communications and money; 2.) Losing control of their physical or mental facilities or being on the street because they don't have any money; and 3.) The amount of money we owe; you're absolutely right.
Money--the lack of it, the fear of losing it, and the dread of not having enough--tops the list of concerns of the majority of people these days. Everybody, it seems, has money issues, but, sadly, hardly anybody talks about it. Money is our secret, both in private and in public. Sometimes we don't even admit our worries to ourselves.
Like most secret fears, anxieties about money spread like the common cold until they've infected our attitude and behavior and smothered any sense of well-being. And, because we don't talk about them or admit them, we are held back from doing anything about them.
Once the fear is given voice, however, some of its power is taken away and we can begin to take action.
Suze Orman, the author of The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, believes that the sooner we deal with our fears, the more money we will be able to create. "When you heal your heart, you help your pocketbook," she says.
Often it's the early messages we received about money that influence our current beliefs. That persistent, looping tape recorder in our minds picks up and continues to play old ideas that are sometimes so subtle we don't even realize their presence.
So, one of the first steps in dealing with current money issues is to check out early beliefs that continue to color behavior and attitudes. Make notes about these old messages. Write them down just as they play in your mind. Also, list your fears about money--no matter how ridiculous or far-fetched they might sound.
Our unspoken attitudes and ideas about money issues may be getting in the way of a sense of well-being and security in our lives. In fact, we may not even know they exist. And, like finding our way through a darkened room when things are going bump in the night, it always helps to turn on the lights.
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