Instead of writing an article this week, I am sending a quick and fun exercise to help you better see how you think about money.
Finish the Sentence.
Take the time to write down the first or first few things that come to mind when you finish the sentences listed below. Credit to Julia Cameron and her book, An Artist’s Way for the idea and some of the questions on this list.
People with money are ___________________________________________________________
Money makes people ___________________________________________________________
I’d have more money if ___________________________________________________________
My Dad thought money was ___________________________________________________________
My Mom always thought money would ___________________________________________________________
In my family, money caused ___________________________________________________________
Money equals ___________________________________________________________
If I had money, I’d ___________________________________________________________
Money is not ___________________________________________________________
I’m afraid that if I had money I would ___________________________________________________________
Money is ___________________________________________________________
Money causes ___________________________________________________________
Having money causes ___________________________________________________________
Having money is not ___________________________________________________________
In order to have more money, I’d need to ___________________________________________________________
When I have money, I usually ___________________________________________________________
I think money ___________________________________________________________
If I were more free with my money, I’d ___________________________________________________________
People think money ___________________________________________________________
When someone is “broke”, it tells me that ___________________________________________________________
People are poor because ___________________________________________________________
People become rich by ___________________________________________________________
Poor people are ___________________________________________________________
Rich people are ___________________________________________________________
When I was a kid, I knew who the rich kids were and who the poor kids were. I was a ____________ kid.
This had the following effect on my thoughts about money: ___________________________________________________________
What did you notice about your answers? Were there any patterns or consistencies? What can you learn from this exercise?
I would love to hear any feedback or takeaways you got from doing this exercise.
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