Stepping Up to Your Potential

Life is a venture of constant learning. While I highly recommend taking classes, sometimes what we think we are pursuing is not what we are actually looking to learn. Use your frustration as a guide to help figure out what's going on beneath the surface. -- The written version of this post with links at https://sondrarobinson.com/frustration-as-guide/

I approached a budget as if it were a punishment, and emotionally responded by rejecting the limits I was trying to impose on myself. By changing tactics and approaches, I was able to create a spending plan that I could emotionally support and follow. -- See the original blog post here https://sondrarobinson.com/budgets-didnt-work

In many cases, our greatest strengths are so inherent to our natures that they are dismissed as mundane when in truth they have the potential to be your greatest asset. Use this exercise to help locate and recognize these inherent values. -- See the show notes at https://sondrarobinson.com/recognize-value/

Humans are social creatures and the fear of being alone is a fundamental one that affects a many of our decisions. Examine instances of it in your life to learn how your relationship with this fear manifests in you so you can start recognizing it when it happens. For the full transcript of this episode, see the written form at http://sondrarobinson.com/recognizing-fear/

Your tracked expenses is a treasure trove of personal insight just waiting to be mined. The process of mining through it can help turn your subconscious self into your strongest financial ally, enabling you to consciously meet your spending and savings goals. Join me as I share what I've learned on ways to use past habits to build future success. For a full transcription of this post, see the blog post at http://sondrarobinson.com/financial-ally/

Imposter Syndrome is an insecurity that keeps many from stepping beyond their comfort zone. It can be managed with awareness and thus overcome. Join me as I share the best ways I've found to overcome it... See the text and the resource links on the blog entry at http://sondrarobinson.com/overcoming-imposter-syndrome.

Your financial life is typically closely related to your emotional awareness. While there are money management skills apart from mindset, the behind-the-scenes thoughts and feelings often get overlooked. This section will look at all of it from a practical, grounded perspective with a focus on results. See the full transcript of this episode at http://sondrarobinson.com/financial-friday/.

Stepping Up focuses on the tools I've found useful for overcoming self-doubt and aims to lead by example so that you are inspired to further your own journey into personal growth and development. Join me on this exploration. Step up with me.