Letter From The Editor

“As many entrepreneurs start exploring the challenges to get them going, money issues are almost always the most common roadblock. Financial roadblocks began somewhere, often in our younger years.

If you hope to eventually be financially free, then one of the most important things you can do is identify the reason you’re overwhelmed by the thought of money issues. Only then can you act to move past the money blocks keeping you from obtaining your financial goals. Search hard for answers by asking yourself “What is your first memory around finances, and what are your thoughts and feelings about it?”

Most people have negative feelings and memories regarding money that they find challenging to talk about. The difficult fact of this is that these negative emotions and feelings surrounding money often come from people we are close to (e.g. our parents, friends, and family members).

“These internal fears, created by past situations, negatively impact financial breakthrough in our later years. In order to move forward successfully (personal and business), we have to face the past fears that scorned us.”

Excerpt from The Black Book for Financial Freedom by Dr. Karen S. Ratliff.

Exercise: Instead of thinking “I can’t do it,” ask yourself, “what will happen if I could get it done?”

Dr. Karen S. Ratliff Editor In Chief, I Love Mondays with Dr. Karen