Congratulations! How exciting that you
      now feel inspired enough to begin counseling yourself on your
      own financial fears and issues! It will change your life. I have
      used my approach to help hundreds of people find financial peace
      of mind so I know that it will work for you.

      
I find that people can master their own
      financial anxieties and issues in their decision-making once
      they learn how to examine their fears and issues in the context
      of their financial facts, family money history, and stage of
      life.

      
In this website, I have divided your tasks
      into two parts. One focuses on understanding the anxieties that
      stem from your family history with money; the other, on learning
      to manage your own finances. At this point you can choose to
      start with the former by going to the Family
      Money Visualization or the latter by continuing below. Both
      parts need to be addressed to gain financial peace of mind.

      
Writing Down Your Financial Facts

      
My first step in helping clients is to
      have them write down their financial facts on a single page summary.
      Getting these facts on paper reduces one of their greatest fears
      ­ that of not knowing where they stand. It also grounds their
      emotions in their financial reality, which makes their finances
      seem much less forbidding.

      
Finding the Will to Write Down Your
      Financial Facts

      
In approaching the task of writing down
      your facts on your summary, you may find that your fears may
      try to block you. They will come up with all sorts of excuses.
      "I don't need this." "It won't do any good."
      "I don't have enough money to manage." "My situation
      is hopeless." etc. Recognize that this is just your fears
      trying to assert themselves. Let the fears have their say, but
      put your attention on writing down your facts, knowing that with
      each fact you put down, you will be taking a step towards gaining
      more peace of mind.

      
Suggestions for Taking Charge of Your
      Facts

      
You'll note that along side the instructions
      for writing down your facts I have included suggestions for taking
      charge of them. These will help you overcome any anxieties you
      have about managing specific finances. You may want to follow
      them as you write down each fact or after you have completed
      your summary.

      
You may either proceed to the on-line instructions
      for the Financial Summary, or download a pdf version from
      the following link:

      
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