The First Step To Financial Freedom is AWARENESS And Where Its Pattern Come From

1 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker explains that the first step to uncovering any subconscious pattern is awareness. He recounts a vivid memory from eighth grade when his father, a car enthusiast, drove a dilapidated 1985 Pontiac Bonneville to drop him off at school. The speaker felt intense embarrassment and, lacking the perspective of his father's sacrifice—choosing to provide for the family over owning a nice car—interpreted the experience as a personal failure. This shame sparked a resolve: he would someday earn enough money to buy any car he wanted, eliminating that feeling of humiliation. The story illustrates how early emotional experiences can surface as subconscious patterns that, once recognized, become insight and a motivating force toward financial freedom.

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The first step in uncovering any subconscious pattern is awareness. My dad loved cars and he passed that love of cars onto me. When I was in 8th grade, my dad drove a 1985 Pontiac Bonneville. It was brown with some rust coloration. We had thumbtacks in the roof to keep the headliner from falling down. He would drop me off in school and I would be fucking mortified. I could not understand why my dad, who loved cars, why he would drive such a shitty car and embarrass me like that. Obviously my 13-year-old brain did not understand the sacrifice that my dad was making. He would have loved a nice car, but instead he chose to feed his family. I didn't understand any of that at 13. I just said, I'm gonna have enough money that I'm gonna buy any car I want. So that's insight.