I Started Off The Week Feeling Like A Failure But Ended The Week Feeling Like A Champion!

This week has been an emotional roller coaster

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I’m someone who gets what he wants.

Most times if I decide to set a goal for myself I’m able to accomplish that goal not because it’s easy, but because I’m determined to do so. Over the last 3 years I’ve had many of my undertakings work out in my favor—at least publically— and in a way it’s built up this false sense of confidence that i’m pretty proud of.

In truth as I’ve carved out this little lane for myself in discussing overcoming financial trauma, I’ve experienced quite a lot of it.

Entrepreneurship is not easy and the financial stress and struggles that come with it are even tougher. So navigating that we have to celebrate EVERY victory because we may be faced with just as many—or more—losses as we celebrate victories.

Early this week I sat for the AFC exam. AFC is short for accredited financial counselor and in the slew of financial and personal disappointments I’ve experienced this year, I felt as though this was the one thing I had control over working in my favor.

I failed it. (by 2 points I might add)

I was disappointed, anxious, tense, and relieved(?).

I kept playing in my head over and over what are the mistakes I could’ve made, how could I have better prepared, what if I slowed down and didn’t rush, why did I rush, who would be disappointed in me, who would even know?

I honestly felt defeated.

But the week had to go on. In addition to sitting for the exam I had my “Set up and monetize your Substack” event, I started a program called Trauma of Money, I had season 2 of my tv talk show “Financially Irresponsible” starting and I really just wanted to crawl into my bed and sleep.

At some point during the middle of the week however, I decided to focus on what I could control and that was my attitude and my mindset. I begin to access what things were working, what things in my business I wanted to focus on, what things drive me internally rather than externally and I felt freedom, and relief.

My webinar had a great turn out.

I won not one, but two awards for this Substack publication.

I rescheduled my exam.

Suddenly things didn’t look so bad.

I’m sharing this to say that these storms (financial or otherwise) don’t last forever. That there is light at the end of the tunnel only because you keep going. A simple mindset shift and maybe some clarity in where you are going can make all the difference.

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