POWERFUL LESSON FROM HAPPY MONEY

In #HappyMoney , the #author #KenHonda reinvents the way we see our personal finances. We will come to understand that money flows like water and arrives like a guest. We will rethink our own attitudes and examine the way they were shaped by beliefs about the money we were taught as a child. When we heal the fear and anxiety we have about money, we successfully achieve prosperity and peace. That is the #zenpath to #financial #security and #happiness .

After having read the book page by page, I, hereby, list down 35 momentous lessons from this awesome book.?

These are the examples that stuck with me.?

I know that I need to keep practicing this learning day in and day out.?

These learning are worded and appended in a way that makes it easier for most of us to understand and absorb.

?if you wish to know about Happy Money, and what I learned from it, here you go...

1/ We have a notion that if some people will get a lot of money, we will be devoid of opportunities to earn money. We think that the money is limited. This false belief about the scarcity of money drives negative behavior like greed, jealousy, and fear. Imagine if you could truly believe that there was unlimited money and that there was no hurry.

2/ Money that is used to create love and happiness is happy money. It has an extremely fast compounding rate.

3/ If you could count on money being there for you today, and also would be there for you in the future, then it is quite likely that you are living a happy and satisfying life. You may not be wealthy but you are likely to be feeling blessed.

4/ Money cannot buy happiness. Nothing can. However, it is a lot easier to be free from the anger of the past, and worries of the future, with the money by your side.?

5/ Many studies reveal that person's happiness grows in direct proportion to money but only to about a million USD which roughly translates to your financial freedom. Beyond that, the correlation stops and it has to be something else that drives your happiness.

6/ Love is letting go of fear.

7/ Your happy relationship with money starts with gratitude, by being thankful for how money has served you until now, and then not being worried about the future. You will get through the way you have gotten along so far.

8/ Focus not on accumulating things but experiencing things.?

9/ If you are rushing from one moment to another, one goal to another, you are missing out on the beauty of life.

10/ Sharing should be a part of every moment of life - whether you are sharing joy, grief, money, talents, or whatever. What you share doesn't matter. All that matters is that you do it - just share - with everyone you meet. The more you share, the more abundance you have in your life.

11/ What you appreciate, appreciates.

12/ Running away from fear doesn't do anything good. The only way to get over fear is to face it head-on.

13/ Kindness, generosity, and gratitude are the three fundamental traits to lead a happy as well as prosperous life.

14/ We don't have to wait until we have all the cash in the world to start living our lives.

15/ The children of happy and prosperous parents tend to do well later in life because their parents choose to spend more time with them rather than overworking for money.

16/ Our expenses have a habit of catching up with our increased incomes unless we are driven by a goal. And imagine what can happen if you do not get that income for some time.

17/ Fear, Confusion, and Anxiety are all good - indicating that you are about to try something different or now.

18/ Getting a verbal thank you for something feels great, but when we receive money or gifts from people around us, we feel even more appreciated, and we feel that they have been truly impacted positively by our actions. We feel valued.

19/ Most people have a difficult relationship with money because the way they earn and spend it is unhealthy. e.g. a lot of people work at a job they hate, and stress adds up quickly. Suffering gets embedded in the act of earning money. Every time, such money is used, feelings of stress, pain or irritation come up even without we realizing it. Even though the feelings were because of the work and not the money, but the boundaries between work and money get blurred. Money becomes equivalent to work. Spending money feels like doing more work to earn it back. Happy people earn money by doing things that bring them joy. When they spend, they feel joy and happiness, because they will have to now do what they love to earn more.

16/ Our expenses have a habit of catching up with our increased incomes unless we are driven by a goal. And imagine what can happen if you do not get that income for some time.

17/ Fear, Confusion, and Anxiety are all good - indicating that you are about to try something different or now.

18/ Getting a verbal thank you for something feels great, but when we receive money or gifts from people around us, we feel even more appreciated, and we feel that they have been truly impacted positively by our actions. We feel valued.

19/ Most people have a difficult relationship with money because the way they earn and spend it is unhealthy. e.g. a lot of people work at a job they hate, and stress adds up quickly. Suffering gets embedded in the act of earning money. Every time, such money is used, feelings of stress, pain or irritation come up even without we realizing it. Even though the feelings were because of the work and not the money, but the boundaries between work and money get blurred. Money becomes equivalent to work. Spending money feels like doing more work to earn it back. Happy people earn money by doing things that bring them joy. When they spend, they feel joy and happiness, because they will have to now do what they love to earn more.

24/ If you create enough stock (#networth ) and flow (#incomeandexpenses ), you are quite likely to experience the joy of happy money.

25/ How people get their money - fast and easy, or slow and steady - is also how they tend to lose it.

26/ People who earn money quickly tend to lose it quickly as well because they are not prepared for it, their intellectual wealth is not able to match with their financial wealth.

27/ It's not what you do, it's how you do it. Finding an area that you enjoy and where your skills can shine can take decades, but may still be worth it

28/ Constantly feeling that you deserve more is a dangerous way to live your life. It's simply impossible to keep getting more forever. We need to find an equilibrium position somewhere.?

29/ Thank the money when it comes in, and thank it when it flows out. Trust the flow. Trust your life.

30/ Donating money to a charity of your choice leads to a happy money flow. It gives you the confidence that you have enough.

31/ Always get some small gifts for your loved ones whenever you meet them.?

32/ Whenever you are giving, give a little more than the expectations of the recipient.

33/ The families that I have seen are the happiest are the ones that are transparent with their children - on money and all other matters.

34/ Unless you believe in yourself and your gifts, no one else will.?

35/ On your death bed, it is quite unlikely that you would remember money or check your bank account. All you will remember is your loved ones and the memories you created.

Hope these 35 momentous lessons will help shape up your thought process to some extent and help you manage your money and life better. Hope you can change your money to Happy Money.

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