Character assassination.

Why can’t I move forward?

I can see now that one of the reasons we’re stuck in our financial mess is because of how we interpret the meaning of that mess. In other words, when we see the mess, we almost immediately turn towards character assassination. We start to self-blame, self-guilt, and self-shame. This leads to a type of emotional numbing and physical paralysis. We just sit and go over the self-induced negative feelings.

How should one look at the mess? Well, the scientists have already figured out how to solve problems.

1. Be objective as possible.

2. Don’t go beyond the evidence, or what is right in front of you.

3. Find the patterns.

4. Find the cause of the patterns.

5. Hypothesize the reason between the cause and the effect.

6. Test your hypothesis.

If you do not succeed, repeat steps 2-6.

Leave the self-blame behind. 9 out of 10 times, it has nothing to do with you or your character. Move forward.

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