Learn to control money but do not allow it to control you

Firewalker

Welcome, Tricia, and thanks for your post. And thanks to all who have started posting more often – I feel that there is a group rather than me rambling and lecturing.

Well today has been an interesting day. I was just going to say that not much was accomplished but then had to stop myself; because I remembered my post from yesterday. Not much was done but loads of thinking was done today. As a result I have a plan for the Workshop paper I have to finish by the end of next week – this is the Workshop my colleague and I organised and invited all BIG people in the field; and they are all coming as well. But had a panicky moment just now – had forgotten to send a letter of support for a young PhD student to come for a visit. Had to be done – and I am very keen to supervise this person; extremely exciting research straight down my lane.

Today I also did some more of the exercises from Tim Ferriss’s book. The question I worked on was ‘what are you putting off from fear?’. And I know that the thing I am putting off from fear is the thing that will give me the biggest kick of all – to write a book people really want to read. What is the fear? Oh, you know, that if I do there won’t be any doubt that I can’t crack it; but if I don’t do it I can continue doing the Lady Catherine thing...’I never wrote a popular/self help book. But if I did it would have been a real bestseller.’ You get the drift. But when I got to the question ‘what is it costing you?’ I realised that not doing something I really want to do is costing me big time – financially, emotionally and possibly physically.

Another thing that I have been postponing because of fear is writing the first post for my blog. It is set up, I even found a lovely picture I took at the Alhambra to have as a header...And the first post is not written. Because I have made such a big thing out of it! Tomorrow it will get written and it will get posted – I know what I want to write about...so I might as well do it.

OH and I did come to a decision today which involves a deadline. It is about finance but I am not ready to talk about it yet – will tell you when I am ready and have done enough research.

Firewalker

savingwannabe

I love it when a plan come's together. Firewalker this feels like an adventure! There is no stopping you is there. (a statement of fact not a question) I love it. It is sooo infectious:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::D

elantan

oh i'm reading Tim Ferris just now .... is it 4 hour working week your reading ?

savingwannabe

Elantan where on the site is it? I appear to be the dunce in the group i keep looking at his blog thing and getting distracted. And no i am not being rude at all (Bob).:rotfl:

elantan

saving just look it up on google ... it isnt on mse ... after reading people talking about the richest man in babylon i read it and found it wonderful ... then i looked for more books and tim ferris popped up ... so i am working my way through it just now ... although yesterday i read living sober sucks ... but living drunk sucks more ... very good book ... alot of things missing and the guy has issues that you can clearly see and pinpoint ... but a good book all the same and worth reading if you have or know someone with drink issues

savingwannabe

Well dad did but over 20 years ago. If you find his book on that page can you tell me where it is i keep getting distracted. A sign that i need to sleep i suppose. Goodnight. Happy rest of Friday.

elantan

your dad's book?

Aesop

lol elantan - no SW is trying to find Dreamlines on Tim's book. I found them and gave her links and will e-mail the spreadsheet

elantan

ahhh right thanks ... i was confuzzled there ... not that it takes much to confuzzle me lol

Marru

Firewalker wrote: »

Today I also did some more of the exercises from Tim Ferriss’s book. The question I worked on was ‘what are you putting off from fear?’. And I know that the thing I am putting off from fear is the thing that will give me the biggest kick of all – to write a book people really want to read.

Ok my top want in the be category to be is to be animal communicator. I have been sent couple of pictures of animals to practice on, I have access to a website where I can have more case studies to practice on, I have 9 books of the subject on my book shelf and I have basic course on a CDs that I could re listen to refresh the course I was on.

So why I am not doing it. Because I have other unfinished things to do. Am I working on those unfinished businesses? No! What am I doing - cross stitching. Is cross stitching helping me to sort out the unfinished businesses? No! Is it helping me to become what I want most. No! So why don't I just allocate time and get on with it? Because I would be so upset if I was completely rubbish at something that I really want to do. Or I don't believe I can do it and don't want to prove myself right. Oh dear...