Sher Genius: Welcome 2016

Welcome to 2016.  There have been many conflicting predictions for what lies ahead for 2016.  Many financial pundits believe this will be the worst financial year in decades. Others see unemployment at an all time low and the economy on the rebound. 

Now's the time to take stock as we set out to take on our goals for 2016. When asked what are the keys to success, the answer usually is preparation, preparation, preparation.  How are you getting prepared? 

Please consider these thoughts from Barbara Sher, Life Coach, in the attached link. Aside from my mother and God, she has served as a real inspiration in the things that I endeavor to accomplish.

Happy New Year!

https://youtu.be/H2rG4Dg6xyI

The Restart Project -on AOL

I happened upon a program hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson called The Restart Project. Perhaps you have seen it, but this was my first exposure to it when I logged onto AOL today. Yes, I still have the same AOL account I had since college, thanks to my mother.

If you get a chance check it out. There are eight (8) episodes on there currently and each episode runs about 7 minutes long. I hope you find the same inspiration and emotionally moving thoughts when you catch an episode. Imagine, each woman had to work to keep or get her financial house in order while overcoming and facing the obstacles she shares in each of these viniettes.

Temptations

In your quest for financial stability after divorce you will be faced with many temptations-financial that is. Less than one week into my 2013 resolve and I had endured being tempted by the Home Improvements magazine that always comes with some huge sale enticement. I perused through that thing like a junky peruses the ground looking for a slightly used cigarette butt, (Yes, I have witnessed this on many occasion).

Note to self...back away from the wood composite sidetable with built-in power strip for oh...$179.99 on sale. But, it matches perfectly with my bedroom furniture and could replace the Rubbermaid contraption. Yes girls, Rubbermaid. To all of you cringing, if it's any aesthetic conciliation to you, I never did attach the four black rolling wheels.

Rationalization (that saved me from credit purchase): "It's not real wood."

Other tempations I dodged that week were Friday night fastfood and "kamakazee grocery shopping." Kamakazee grocery shopping, as I have defined it, is going into the grocery store without a clear agenda (some folks like to make a list-I am not one of those folks-a mental agenda will suffice)and getting to the cash register and realizing that you spent more than you had mentally or actually budgeted on items that some how miraculously ended up in your shopping cart.


Maple Wood Side Table Later Purchased for $29.99
at local Department store-odds and ends section.



What temptations are you struggling with? Consider writing some notes to yourself on how you can overcome these temptations and/or put them on a schedule of "to do/wishlist items" that you can work your way towards during the course of the year.