by Michelle Manuel | Jul 31, 2020 | Financial Control, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS
I am fascinated by the psychology behind our money decisions and recently came across Professor Scott Galloway who in his book, “The Four. The hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google”, uncovers how our ingrained “money” behaviours are so powerful they have...
by Michelle Manuel | Jun 19, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS
“Investing is not the study of finance. It’s the study of how people behave with money.” Morgan Hounsel In an interesting blog on the psychology of money, Morgan Housel, a partner at the Collaborative Fund, a venture capital investment vehicle, describes a powerful...
by Michelle Manuel | Jun 13, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS
“ Thinking a lot about money would be fine if by thinking more about it we were able to make better decisions.” Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler. The author of the best seller “Predictably Irrational” which unpicked why people make irrational decisions everyday,...
by Michelle Manuel | Jun 6, 2020 | Financial Control, FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS
Our personality traits are the “adornments” that make us the unique person we are. They drive our thoughts, feelings, responses and actions. Early research into our personalities identified a large number of common personality traits. Over time these traits...
by Michelle Manuel | May 29, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TALK, FINANCIAL TIPS
“Remember that: Money will always match your mindset” Joe Vitale (Spiritual Teacher) A powerful psychological tool is cognitive reframing, which means looking at a situation from a different perspective. A simple analogy would be changing the focus...
by Michelle Manuel | May 22, 2020 | FINANCIAL MINDSET, FINANCIAL TIPS
“Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics. It is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality” John W Gardner I read this quote a while back and at that point felt like a bucket of ice water had...
