![]() Our mental health impacts how we view the world it impacts our belief systems it impacts how we manage our emotions and our behaviors.Īnd when we promote positive mental health, we have higher emotional intelligence, which improves our relationships. How can being happier, less depressed and less anxious help people financially? And what do you think is the reason behind that connection? I was able to successfully sell it seven years later for a multi-million dollar offer. By shifting my financial boundaries and accessing support, I was able to now refer to my financial life as Prosperity and really turned my business around. I wasn't making sure that my business was profitable in a way that would take care of myself. So, Penny resulted from me having some co-dependent behaviors where I put other people's needs before my own. And when I finally went and talked to a CPA, that's when I started to make some really important shifts and taking better care of my financial self. I realized that ego and shame were preventing me from accessing financial advice and consultation I was really afraid that somebody would tell me that my business model didn't work. ![]() I was having difficulty paying my rent and my staff and it was paralyzing. They happened early on in my business, a large counseling practice headquartered in Chicago called Urban Balance. You say that when you were in your thirties, you had 'crippling financial anxiety,' but then you went from what you call having a financial life persona of 'Penny" to the one you call 'Prosperity.' Can you talk about the Penny days and the Prosperity days? In the book, you're very candid about your personal issues. And I was like, 'Why is this happening?' Because we actually weren't talking about those issues.īut I realized it's because we were always working on underlying self-esteem and when we feel better about ourselves, we're more confident and we put ourselves out in the world more positively, we're more assertive and proactive, and that shapes our financial reality.Īnd as an entrepreneur, I noticed how my own psychology of money - my thoughts, my belief systems, the way I handled my emotions around money and my behaviors - impacted my business and my financial reality.
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