This is the call for us to gain control over ourselves and our finances! And you shouldn’t feel guilty about putting yourself and your money first while doing so. Now I’m not “throwing any shade”, but the truth is that sometimes taking care of everyone else trumps taking care of ourselves. Nevertheless, it’s essential that we begin showing our money the same amount of tender, love and care that we show to our loved ones. Wouldn’t it feel great to know you’re on the right track to pay off your debts, you’re saving money in an emergency savings account for a rainy day and you have taken all necessary measures with your life-insurance plan to assure that you’re family is taken care of if something fatal were to happen to you?
It’s time that we take charge or our lives and take responsibility of our finances. I know it can be an overwhelming task to complete, and we even fear what we may encounter when we finally face the realities of our financial circumstances. Ladies, it’s time we put our “big girl” panties on and take charge over our financial situation. I am firm-believer that your life is a reflection of who you are on the inside. Outside of all the labels that we have career women, mom, sister, daughter, aunt, employee, or entrepreneur; there are factors in our inner self that either facilitate our growth in life or adversely hinder us from maximizing our true potential as women.
Therefore, I am recommending another Suze Orman book, Women & Money. Financial expert, Suze Orman wrote this book specifically
for us women. She is not speaking down to you, but she speaks to you in this book. She says “NO” to putting ourselves on “sale”, which is something that we do when we do not know our value. Furthermore, she shares the 8 Qualities of a Wealthy Woman; which I have decided to share with you. These qualities are all something that we can attain in our lives if we choose to do so; it’s about our inner attributes that aid us in truly becoming wealthy. Your wealth begins with your state of mind, you character has to be aligned with what it takes to essentially be wealthy.
8 Qualities of a Wealthy Woman
Quality 1 & 2: Harmony & Balance
– Harmony: the agreement in feeling, approach and sympathy. It’s the agreeable interaction
of what you think, feel, say and do.
– Balance: the state of emotional and rational stability in which you are calm and able to make sound
judgments.
The reason why these (2) qualities go together is because you cannot effectively have one without the other. When you have a harmonious spirit, what you say, think, feel and do align with one another. Sometimes we may think or feel one way but say another because we are afraid to hurt someone’s feelings or we fear being rejected. But a woman of true wealth is not afraid to speak how she thinks (always in a respectable manner of course). When what we think, feel, say and do does not align with one another we tend to become emotional, irrational and experience imbalance. Being harmonious makes you balanced, and helps you live in a rational and calm state of mind.
Quality 3: Courage
– Courage: the ability to face danger, difficulties, uncertainty or pain without being overcome by fear.
When you have harmony, you words and actions reflect how you actually feel. In order to do that, you must have courage. When you have true courage you’re not a slave to your fear. Courage helps you overcome all fear. But sometimes we lose our courage when we think we’ll hurt others. Fear does not allow us to be courageous. FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real; therefore, do not allow your fears to control you. Whether it’s a fear of losing someone or fear of being scrutinized, learn to conquer your fear by adjusting your thoughts to think positively and step out on faith!
Quality 4: Generosity
– Generosity: giving the right thing to the right thing to the right person at the right time and
the both of your benefit
There is much power in giving and giving from a pure place in your heart. When you give from an honest perspective and you do not expect anything in return, it reciprocates a rewarding feeling that is overwhelmingly pleasing. Be sure to always give from a sincere place in your heart, but be conscious of how you give and realize what your intentions are. Give so that you both benefit, if you give someone money but you cannot afford your bills at the end of the month then you might want to reconsider. Give of yourself, even if it’s your time, but be wise in how much of yourself that you give.
Quality 5: Happiness
– Happiness: being in a state of well-being and contentment
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to allow situations to mess with your inner happy or you can choose to be happy no matter what life throws your way. Now this is far easier said than done, but you have to start practicing to do so. Practice makes perfect right? Be optimistic about your situations. When you’re harmonious, balanced, courageous, and generous then you can find happiness. If you feel that you’re not happy, try and figure out why and start from there. Maybe you’re not being appropriately compensated at work or you’re tired of always giving of yourself and not having it reciprocated. Think about what’s making you unhappy and develop the courage to choose to do something about it!
Quality 6: Wisdom
– Wisdom: the knowledge and experience needed to make sensible decisions.
Can I just say that is my favorite quality! Ladies, if we do not own and use our wisdom then we can never really live and embrace our legacies. Wisdom shows us how to shut out the noise in our lives. We are inundated with all sorts of noise on a daily basis that can distract us from tapping into our inner power. A wise woman realizes her faults and plans to do something about it. Her faults and mistakes enable her to know better so that she can do better. Being wise means being conscious of your thoughts, words and actions. It’s about accepting responsibility and realizing what you need to do in order to make sensible decisions to get where you want to go in life.
Quality 7: Cleanliness
– Cleanliness: a state of purity, clarity and precision
Attaining cleanliness is about being orderly and organized. From the way you dress to the way you manage your important documents in the house are a reflection of your cleanliness. You want to always be presentable and your wallet or purse should also be organized. In the home, try to organize your clothes and put all of your important documents in a safe place. Even paying your bills in an orderly fashion is key. Keep all your bills in a folder and date when they’re due so you can pay ahead of time. Learn your credit card billing cycle so you know when to expect a bill or how to spend ahead of time. Being orderly is a task but make an effort to start somewhere, even if that means cleaning out your closet to get some space. Or better yet, start with organizing your wallet or purse perhaps that may be an easier task to being with.
Quality 8: Beauty
– Beauty: the combination of qualities in a person that gives you pleasure to the senses or
pleasantly exalts the mind or spirit
Beauty does indeed shine from within. True beauty is the culmination of all the other qualities working with one another. Your beauty and confidence exude from the inside when you incorporate all these qualities in your character. Be secure in yourself and in your ability, the power to be great lies within. Acknowledging and living in that beyond a doubt makes you beautiful. When you achieve the equilibrium state of these qualities then you are on your way to true wealth!
