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The Power of “Enoughness”

| Financial Planning

Enough is a powerful concept. Acknowledging that we have enough can keep us whole. By contrast, constantly striving for more can make us feel less than complete.   Tracy Theemes explains her journey discovering the power of enough:   A few years back when we were working to open this business in the midst of a financial crisis, and I was struggling with ...

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Overcoming Obstacles In the Pursuit of Wisdom

| Financial Planning

Where do We Turn for Sound Financial Advice? We live in a world where self-proclaimed experts dole out investment advice along with manifestation plans. People who don’t know the first thing about the financial world are writing DIY books about abundance and wealth. What’s the alternative? Many of us imagine professional financial planners as men ...

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Tracy’s Bathroom Theory

| Financial Planning

If the service centre was 30 miles away the kids would go into crisis mode and they could “hold it” sometimes for heroic lengths of time. But as soon as they saw our car edging its way into the off ramp towards the “promised land” they would repeatedly have their “accidents”. I came to see this phenomenon in many other situations. Most of us can get ourselves through a crisis or situation that requires valiant effort with some grace. We dig deep into our internal reservoir, put our heads down and do what has to be done. The trick is when the crisis eases or when impending relief appears close at hand, we lose our hold on things.

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