Joan Sotkin: Prosperity Coach

Adapting to Change

joan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:52 +0000

Because of what is going on in the world, last week I did a teleclass with my Peace of Mind & Prosperity group on adapting to change. Our society is going through major shifts and people who are adept at changing are the ones who will thrive and prosper. But for most people, any kind of [...]

Choose Love!

joan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:22 +0000

Many years ago, a teacher of mine kept repeating, “Love is the healer.” That phrase was always in the back of my mind as I moved forward with my own healing. It’s clear to me that love is the glue that holds everything together, and that peace is not possible until we reach a tipping point [...]

Financial Denial Blocks Prosperity

joan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:56 +0000

There’s an incredible disconnect between the movement of the stock market and the economic reality for much of the US population. As I’m writing this, the headline on CNBC.com, just above the market chart, is “Stocks Gain 4% for Week Amid Earnings Optimism.” No doubt about it, the market has been going up, enabling those who [...]

Is Prosperity A Threat to Your Identity?

joan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:31:50 +0000

I have always wondered why so many people have such a hard time permanently altering their financial position. Time and time again. I see improvements followed by declines. Or, no matter how much work people do on themselves, their struggles continue. Over the years, I’ve come to understand that any major life change can be a [...]

The Connection between Anger, Underearning, and Debting

joan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:39:12 +0000

In my book Build Your Money Muscles, I identify the five main feelings that are expressed most often through money. They include abandonment/aloneness, shame, deprivation, a sense of being trapped, and anger, which we will look at today. Anger is a very valid emotion. Yet in many cultures people are discouraged from expressing anger in a [...]

A Container for Your Income

joan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:51:50 +0000

Let’s assume, as I suggested last week, you’ve set an income goal that includes an amount you’d like to earn and you have set a date by which you’d like to reach your income goal. Now it’s important to make sure that you have a realistic container into which the money can flow. If you are [...]

Your Dreams Can Still Come True

joan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:22:47 +0000

With all of the gloom and doom that’s in the economic news these days, a lot of people are questionning whether it’s really possible to have their financial dreams come true. Last Friday, it was reported that consumer sentiment is rising and people have growing expectations that the economy will improve. Tap into this optimism and make [...]

Searching for the New Normal

joan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:18:53 +0000

One word that can sum up the current state of world affairs is uncertainty. No one really knows what’s going on and all of the old predictive models aren’t working. For example, this week, an AP article mentioned that economists had expected a cutback in consumer debt by about $4 billion in July. Instead, there was [...]

Daily Prosperity Tips on Twitter

joan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:24:03 +0000

Today I started posting daily Tweets designed to remind you to stay focused, let go of tension, take care of your money, and more. The goal is to help you develop peace of mind and prosperity at a healthy pace. There’s a double bonus: if you aren’t using Twitter now, you’ll learn to use this social networking [...]

The Selling of the Six-Figure Fantasy

joan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:42:05 +0000

I spend a lot of time online and check out a lot of sites just to see what others are doing. I’ll have to admit that I’m getting totally worn out by get-rich-quick overload. Over and over again, I see headlines and sales letters promising that anyone can make six-figures by doing ____. (Fill in [...]