How far should we go before we stop trying? Are you no good with money? Are you stupid? Should you quit while you are ahead? Is it too good to be true?




It is interesting that when we are children, unaffected by other things, we have the ability to keep on trying, no matter what gets in the way.  However, as adults we have all sorts of things in our way and the ability to keep on trying seems to wain.

On the weekend I watched my granddaughters playing hockey.  Watching children play sports really gets you back into what is important in life.  They have no fear.  They don't have the same fear of failure, they are willing to try and then try again.

All they want is that "player of the day" award so they can show it off with pride.

If we put this attitude into our homelife and what we do with finance, we start to see how negatively we have been affected in life by a lot of different variables, people, experience, failures and influences.

The truth is, all of us can be good with money.  All of us can make our money work for us.  All of us can improve our quality of life.  All of us can be rich.  We just need to keep trying!

We have all tried in the past, and failed many many times, which makes us give up.  We get tired of it, exhausted emotionally.  If we think back to our child like self, we never would give up.  We just keep trying until we have a break through.  Or until we gain enough skills to get it done.

You might get declined at the bank for a mortgage.  That happens to hundreds of people every day in this country.  The trick is to ask why!  What do I need to adjust, change, improve in order to get a yes.

You might not get a job you applied for.  Once again, you are fully in your rights to ask why, what do you need to do in order to have a different outcome next time.  People are usually very helpful, if they are not, I imagine it was not a place you wanted to work anyway.

There are plenty of brick walls in life, they are not a reason to give up.

In my area we have had some huge tragedies this week.  There are a lot of people really hurting.  Please know that there is always hope, there is always someone who cares.  Always.

Have a wonderful day and remember, you can get through that brick wall.  Believe in yourself.  That gets you there every time.

Feel free to share, follow, like, comment and/or question this blog.  I am always happy to answer questions and have discussions.  You are truly worth it.

 







 

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