How the Sedona Method Helps You in Challenging Financial Times
Afraid That You Can’t Make Ends Meet?
Here’s The Best Investment
You Can Make Right Now
by www.Sedona.com
Are you worried about your job security? Fretting over your home’s value? Wondering how you’ll be able to put away money for your children’s college fund or your own retirement -- or simply afraid that you can’t make ends meet?
If so, you’re in good company.
Eight out of 10 Americans are worried that the financial crisis will affect them directly, according to an AP-GfK poll. In fact, more than half of over 1,000 adults surveyed feared having to work longer in order to retire due to lost savings. Another half of respondents worried that their home’s value would be reduced over the long-term.
Meanwhile, one-third feared that the financial crisis would put their jobs at risk, while a full eight in 10 had fear that increased federal debt would be a burden for their children and grandchildren.
For many these worries are heightened right now amidst the shaky economy, yet financial worries like this are nothing new. Back in November 2006, 30 percent of Americans were concerned with being able to meet their monthly living expenses, according to a survey by InCharge Education Foundation. Another 51 percent reported being worried about setting aside money for retirement and college, while 21 percent were concerned about paying down debt.
When money is tight the way it is for so many people right now, you may be tempted to do some tinkering with your investments. Well, you may be surprised to learn that the BEST investment you can make has nothing to do with stocks, 401(k)s or mutual funds.
The Best Investment You Can Possibly Make
“The best investment you can make right now is in yourself,” says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of training of Sedona Training Associates. “It is the only asset that you can actually be sure of and the only one you can be guaranteed a return on the investment.”
Think of yourself as a small business -- a small business that you’re in charge of. You need to invest the right amount of energy, have the proper attitude, and develop a clear set of goals in order to succeed. Similarly, just as you need to put in hard work, you need to take time off in order to keep yourself functioning at your optimal level.
So, from a practical perspective investing in yourself means:
- Staying ahead of the competition (Do you need to take a few college courses? Get some type of certification? Refine your public speaking skills?)
- Getting physically healthy (a sound body leads to a sound mind)
- Defining goals (Do you want a promotion or do you want to start your own business?)
- Keeping up your professional appearance and reputation (Perhaps you need to do more networking, lease an office, or step up your marketing materials)
- Getting technologically savvy
Investing in yourself is much more than simple a practical matter, however, as you must also nourish yourself on a deeper, emotional level in order to be successful.
Whatever “problem” emotions you’re having right now -- fear, anxiety, stress, etc. -- these emotions are zapping your energy and threatening your success. If you learn to let go of these emotions, which is what The Sedona Method teaches you how to do, your positive emotions will take over and propel you toward success.
“The best way to invest in yourself is to let go using The Sedona Method. The Sedona Method will help you to remain calm, centered and clear even in the midst of the current financial storm,” Dwoskin says. “When you are feeling stressed or anxious, you tend to make bad decisions or freeze like the markets and not decide at all. When these feelings arise you can simply welcome them and then decide to let them go.”
The more you let go, the more you will find that investing in yourself is easy. You will clearly see the next steps you need to take to gain financial security and achieve the lifestyle you want.
“By letting go you can ride the wave and be proactively engaged in what is most advantageous for you now. You will also find that you will be protecting your health and well-being as well,” Dwoskin continues. “Letting go is not a luxury; it is a basic survival tool for what is happening now.”
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