416: Train Your Brain for Better Habits, Decisions and Results with Holistic Prosperity and Mindset Mentor Joan Sotkin
Joan Sotkin helps entrepreneurs and practitioners experience freedom from struggle personally, professionally, and financially. She is THE expert when it comes to understanding how emotions learned in early childhood can affect a person's business and financial outcomes. Thousands have benefited from her groundbreaking book Build Your Money Muscles and her online programs. Joan's latest program is Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom.
Quotes:
“When you're under stress, you can't make good decisions, and it also leads to physical problems. The idea is to recognize when you're in a state of stress and know how to bring yourself back to a more peaceful place.” – Joan Sotkin
“More money does not make you happier, because it just brings a lot of new things you have to deal with.” – Joan Sotkin
“The more you allow yourself to express your feelings—which is an expression of who you are—the more satisfying your life will be.” – Joan Sotkin
Takeaways:
04:08 Worrying about money often masks deeper emotional concerns about resources and personal connections.
06:28 Childhood experiences create emotional habits that unconsciously drive adult decision-making and life outcomes.
08:39 Learning to recognize, release, and replace negative emotional patterns can help build inner peace and make better decisions.
10:11 Personal growth is about changing habits, not fundamentally changing who you are as a person.
16:42 Feelings are learned early in life and can be intentionally retrained through conscious practice and self-awareness.
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Filed in: Archive 2: 2017 • Interview • Mindset • Podcast
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