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Episode 99: Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals


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In this episode, we ask:

  • Have you heard of fear setting (instead of goal setting)?
  • Is emotional reactivity a helpful financial strategy?
  • Are you white knuckling the financial rollercoaster?
  • What did Seneca the Younger say?
  • What if there was a benefit to suffering in our imagination?
  • What if there is courage to exploring your own fears?
  • What if you could use your imagination to become more courageous?
  • How can overcoming fear help you achieve your goals?
  • What happens when you focus on what you can control?
  • How can you bring more emotional to life?
  • What happens when you pay more attention to something?
  • What practices, systems and habits can you build?
  • What is one of the biggest problems for the average investor?
  • What is the biggest super power you can bring to your financial life?
  • What is a wealth shock? Did you hear Episode 97?
  • What is the fear?
  • Where can we find the courage to take action?
  • How might you act in your own best interest?
  • How might you overcome your challenges?
  • What’s holding you back?
  • Would you like to meet with us?
  • What is the premeditation of evils?
  • What is the worst case scenario, in detail?
  • What does anxiety do?
  • How does anxiety paralyze us?
  • Have you heard of goal setting?
  • What is the 3 page writing exercise for fear setting?
  • What if I…?
  • Can you list 10 specific fears? Can you list 20 specific fears?
  • What’s an example?
  • What can I do to prevent this fear from happening or at least minimize it?
  • If your fear actually happens, what would you do to repair the damage or who could you ask for help?
  • What about the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)?
  • Has anyone, in the history of time, ever figured out my problem before?
  • What is the cost of inaction?
  • What is the cost of the status quo?
  • Where am I going to be in one year? Where am I going to be in three years?
  • What’s Mark’s story with student loan debt paralysis?
  • What is the debt SnowBank method?
  • What about the emotional stress of living paycheck to paycheck?
  • Have you heard Tim Ferriss’ TedTalk on this?
  • How are the biggest challenges in life solved?
  • How can you use goal setting and fear setting together?
  • How can you cut through the fear in the beginning?
  • What is one fear that’s holding you back?
  • Would you like to leave a review on iTunes?
  • Would you like to fill out the Fear Setting pages?
  • ...more
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