I’ve shared before one of the main money stories I’ve had to work through, and am still working on, is the narrative that wanting to make more money is greedy. For most of my career, I never set income goals or new asset goals. My internal story was that if I took care of people and did the right thing, money would take care of itself–which I still, and always will, believe is true. In the past, I was always afraid that if I set a financial goal, the Universe would interpret my intentions as...

“Jimmy: Sometimes, a little reminder that life is short can be a gift. Can give us that little extra push that we need. Alice: That’s pretty stupid, thought isn’t it? Jimmy: What? Alice: Needing something bad to happen to make you do the thing you should have done all along. Jimmy: I’m not so sure it matters how you get there. You just gotta hope that when you do, it’s not too late.” The closing dialogue to this week’s episode of Shrinking. Don’t let it be too late for whatever it is you...

You probably know the old proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat.” I’m sure at some point in your life, someone has recited that to you in order to keep you from exploring your curiosity. But did you know that the cat’s “death” is only half the actual saying? The second part says, “but satisfaction brought it back,” which suggests that the result of the curiosity was worth the risk. It’s interesting that society has chosen to leave out the proverb's positive aspect and has allowed it to become a...