Richard Canfield argues you can't control geopolitical or economic conditions, but you can control your mindset. He explains how clarity about what you think shapes what you do when fear or financial stress hits, and connects money stress to feeling trapped.
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It's important to recognize that the climate of the economic world isn't really within our control. We don't control the geopolitical environment. There's a lot of things that we don't have control of. What we do have control of is this squishy mass in between our ears. And if we can get clear on that mindset component, it doesn't mean it's easy. It is a challenge to get clear on what is something that you can do in the moment in an action step to get yourself out of that stuck state, move beyond the fear. You know, as humans, we're conditioned to have this fight or flight type of energy that's built in from, you know, the prehistoric times. And we are always battling with it because we want to survive naturally. So when it comes to your money, maybe being in some turmoil because of an economic change, you want that to survive because it directly connects to aspects of your freedom and your choices. And so being able to make a choice in the moment, I do think is so, so critically valuable and important.