{"id":4534,"date":"2022-03-07T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T06:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/contattoblogs.timslatter.co.za\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2022-03-07T08:30:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T06:30:07","slug":"whats-changed-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/whats-changed-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s changed in your life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>WHERE TRUE FINANCIAL PLANNING STARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best ways to make any constructive change or difference in the direction of our lives is to take a moment to observe what\u2019s currently going on. Life whizzes by so quickly that if we don\u2019t check in with ourselves, we will find it hard to observe and articulate what has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial planning, if done right, should start in the same place. Rather than beginning a financial planning conversation by talking about what\u2019s changed in the market, or what\u2019s changed with financial products, it\u2019s more helpful to talk about what\u2019s changed within our own life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So often, it\u2019s easy to get sucked into the financial happenings of everyone else, and then benchmark ourselves according to things that we cannot change or influence. This is when we run the danger of developing a toxic and harmful view of our financial situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we think that everyone else is doing well because we see the lifestyle choices they\u2019re making, we can feel like we\u2019re falling behind or the only people struggling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We read on social media how other people are buying new cars, moving homes, or emigrating &#8211; we see the changes happening in their lives and can subtly start to think that perhaps we should be doing the same. But &#8211; it\u2019s not about what changes in their lives. It\u2019s not about what happens with the stock exchange or political unrest on another continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s about what\u2019s changing in our own lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial decisions are linked to our daily lifestyle choices; we cannot separate them. Anything we choose to do today will impact our finances tomorrow. So, if we\u2019re going to talk about financial planning in a way that is inseparable from our life, family and business, we need to focus on what\u2019s changing in our own lives, day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may know that journaling is a powerful way to help us heal and sustain our mental health. Coaches, counsellors and psychologists all encourage their clients to keep journals to track their emotions and thoughts in a way that can help them observe behaviours and articulate the changes they\u2019d like to make. This process often includes identifying behaviours that are sparked or triggered by specific thoughts or feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to our finances, it\u2019s not too different. In fact &#8211; in accounting, the record of business finance is called a journal, and each item is referred to as a journal entry. In personal finance, the journal is a little like your personal budget. It helps us understand where our money is going, and why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial planning considers your budget, all of your assets and responsibilities and the potential risk of losing or limiting your income. It\u2019s all about you and helping you navigate the journey of making better financial decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So &#8211; your financial planning should always begin with a conversation about what\u2019s changed in your life, not what\u2019s changed in the middle of Asia. It should focus on your concerns, not those of your neighbours down the way. This is how we can work together to help you achieve and engage with a financial plan that truly benefits you and your family and changes with you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHERE TRUE FINANCIAL PLANNING STARTS One of the best ways to make any constructive change or difference in the direction of our lives is to take a moment to observe what\u2019s currently going on. Life whizzes by so quickly that if we don\u2019t check in with ourselves, we will find it hard to observe and articulate what has changed. 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