08/03/2020
Do you want the bad news or the awesomely good news about breaking the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle?
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I'm gonna pretend you said bad news first.
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Every single one of my clients that finally broke the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle worked their butts off.
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No, not making more money. Though wouldn't that be nice?
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But, they changed their mindset that this is a *MAJOR* hurdle that we needed to overcome.
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They learned it wasn't going to happen in 1 paycheck.
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That it took repeated effort, over multiple paychecks, to break this cycle.
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They stayed super committed to it.
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Setbacks, of course, happened.
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Being discouraged happened.
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I know, you're thinking... who would sign up for such a thing?
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This stuff is hard. No doubt.
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Here's where we turned the corner:
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We focused on 1 paycheck at a time. Then we made it to the next check.
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We put blinders on to everything else but the 2-week time period we were in. I can't say that enough.
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Those weeks, though seemingly inconsequential, are what make or break your ability to get out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle.
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It eventually led to this good news:
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The ever-after rainbow of your efforts will absolutely, positively change your life.
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You'll feel the weight lifted off of you....
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You see the impossible happening - paying for things in cash, discipline to wait on buying something even though others around you say you 'deserve it', you make tradeoffs for those things you really love.
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You also get a taste of financial freedom as debt balances go down and your money stays in your account.
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You get margin in your finances, something you never felt before.
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You begin to trust yourself with money.
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What do you think....is the reward worth the work to break this cycle?
