Growth Potential: Money is one of the biggest issues we all have to deal with in this life - there is no way you can exist without some kind of dealing with money. I used to avoid dealing with money at all (ignorance is bliss) and it paralyzed me with fear. Now I’m well on my way to saving money for travel and a prosperous early retirement; I have an ease around dealing with money and it makes my whole life work better.

Pop Potential: This process would work for anyone who doesn’t know the basics of how to track their income and expenses who doesn’t want to read a book or take a course on money. I personally prefer the individual attention to keep me accountable and so I can ask whatever questions I have, whenever I have them. No pop icons swear by Conscious Bookkeeping that I know of, but they should!

“Get Real” Potential: I can see how this process might not work for people who aren’t into “clearing limiting beliefs” and “setting intentions.” There are plenty of nuts and bolts available (such as tracking all your income and expenses in Quicken), but folks who are seriously averse to slightly New-Agey language might have a problem here.

What I Got out of it: Through my coaching with Joetta, I have transformed my relationship with money from one of fear, avoidance, and thinking it was someone else’s job to deal with (which is ridiculous, since I’m single and it IS my job) to a relationship of empowerment - I know what I want my money for and I know how to handle it. My two goals in this process were to be financially empowered so I could get what I want in my life, and to model a successful relationship with money for my small daughter as she grows up, and I’m very pleased with the results so far.

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