Waking up a Leader by Dr. Daphne Scott

Author:Dr. Daphne Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-11-08T21:17:16+00:00

A Transformational Look at Money

When I met with the financial planner before I quit, we discussed legacy wealth and giving to charitable causes. It suddenly hit me: how much money have I ever given away? What could I be giving away now? Because I had been living in a fear-based reality of not having enough money, being generous with my funds had never dawned on me. I had never thought of contributing monetarily to something bigger than myself. This also is a reality found in the research. When we prioritize and focus on money, our behavior changes. We become less helpful, a bit stingier, and less interested in the welfare of our fellow man.6 Money motivates us to work more hours, but it decreases our motivation to help others.

After realizing how I had been functioning, I decided to do an experiment. I stopped looking at my checking account for a year. In doing so, I unchained myself from the dot. I stopped compulsively looking at the balance and stressing about running out. Because I wasn’t worried about the balance, I actually gave away more during that year and still ended up having more than enough. I proved to myself that obsessing over money doesn’t help.

After that year, I stopped relating to money out of fear. I stopped trying to hold on to it. I realized money is meant to flow and that it comes and goes. Like all things in life, money isn’t permanent. Attempting to hold on to it is as ridiculous as trying to hold on to good feelings. But out of fear, we still try, with all our might. The truth is, if it flows out, it’s going to flow back in, so there’s no need to worry.

When we relate to money from fear, we start believing things that aren’t true. Then we act on those beliefs.

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