“A Mantra is a protector of the mind.” ~ Chris Dorris You can’t get very far into working on your money mindset before someone starts telling you about their “money mantra.” At first, I scoffed at these pithy sayings. I felt like people are treating them like they are magic spells. If you search for…
I’ve been working on my money mindset the last few months My fake money experiment made me aware of how uncomfortable I am with money, how anxious and itchy it made me, and created a desire to have more freedom in my relationship with money. It also helped me see how attached I was to…
On Tuesday, we discussed the fake money experiment I started a few months ago. I became aware of how anxious I was around money, and in an attempt to become more comfortable with money, I bought $50,000 worth of fake cash and stacked it on the side of my desk. Maybe just being around money…
This spring, I started an experiment. I had come across this video clip of Oreoluwa Sorunmu saying, “Money just finds its way to me. I think money recognizes me, money is comfortable around me, and money likes me. So money feels when it needs someone to talk to, it will choose me in the crowd…
“We’ve been conditioned to spend an enormous amount of time rehearsing what could go wrong and what has gone wrong.” Chris Dorris On Tuesday, we discussed how we frequently imagine and rehearse negative outcomes of significant events. When I’ve got a big proposal presentation or performance review scheduled, I often go over it in my…
I got a call from a client. “I’ve got an appointment tomorrow to talk to a prospect about the biggest deal I’ve ever closed!” “Congratulations!” What are you thinking about as you go into that call?” “I’m terrified that they are going to say no. I really think they will cut the price, and I’m…
In the US, we have this concept of earning vacation time. Your HR system accrues so much vacation time for every pay period. It does that for accounting reasons. I’m not saying that’s “wrong” – it’s just a misunderstanding of time-off. When we work hard, we deplete ourselves. That’s why, no matter how engaged you…
When I ask my clients, “Why are you working on vacation?” They tell me that they feel guilty if they don’t. Their staff is hard at work, they don’t want to let clients down, and there’s just so much to do I have to keep going. I’ll let you in on a little secret…your team…
In August, my family and I are going to a dude ranch. It’s a place I’ve been to before, and I have fond memories of the times I spent there with my parents and my older kids. But it’s been 20 years since I went, and none of the people I’m going with this time…
“Don’t get too high with your highs, don’t get too low in your lows.” I have heard my clients, agency founders, describe leading their firm like they are riding a rollercoaster. One minute they were on cloud 9, they closed a big deal or had a client presentation dripping with insights, and their clients clearly…