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Dee Christensen ��

01. Inventory

02. Financial Planning

Doing a personal inventory is not just for begin-

The time has come to get your ﬁnances in order.

ners, and it certainly doesn’t have to be compli-

What does this mean for you? Have you done your

cated. Image you just purchased a retail store

taxes? Do you understand what a retirement plan is?

with the intent to run your very own business.

Do you have ﬁnancial goals, and have you thought

Before you open your doors to the public, your

about challengingyourself to sit through the discom-

ﬁrst job would be to inventory the stock you

fortof asking for help? Maybe you want to buy a car

already have on your shelves. As you go through

or a house one day? Maybe you want to set some

allthe items, cataloguing each one in your inven-

money aside for travel but you think your income is

tory, you should see a pattern immerge. Some of

too small to consider such a thing. Makean appoint-

the items need to be tossed out, while some are

ment with an investment specialist at your bank,

quite worth keeping. One thing is certain, at the

that’s what they’re there for! Sit with someoneand

endof your inventory you will get a pretty good

review your ﬁnancial matters; empower yourself. It’s

idea of the kind of “merchandise” you’re offer-

easy to avoid this area of our lives, but even on the

ing to the public. And every wise business owner

tightest budget there are ways we can restructure

knows, an annual inventory certainly helps ensure

our ﬁnancial setup to serve us in the present and in

no shelves are bogged down with useless stock.

the future. You’ll be surprised how good it feels to

The crux of toxic thinking is rooted in the unwill-

pull your head out of the ﬁnancial sand.

ingness to look at the big picture. There may have been a time when we lived moment to moment;

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avoiding the concept of our future, but that time has passed. Living in the present alone is a luxury meant for childhood. As adults, we have to be

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