Financial Stress Reduction Workshops, speaker/author, Los Angeles, CA (2026)

05/19/2026

What? Give Up Show Business!?
This was really one of the most significant realizations I ever had.
And it totally changed my life.
What is YOUR real goal underneath your surface goal?
What really makes your heart sing?
"Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.”—Andy Rooney
For many years I had studied acting, gotten my B.A. Degree in Dramatic Art, and made the trek to Hollywood as countless thousands before me. I got my Equity card performing in Hello, Dolly! with Martha Rae, my SAG card in The Time of Your Life with James Whitmore, and did odds and ends of dinner theaters, commercials, and Disneyland. Though even minor stardom eluded me, I enjoyed my creative pursuit of the dream.
In between acting jobs, I took secretarial jobs to pay the bills—luckily, during one summer-school session, my mother had said “Learn to type, honey!” Each time a show closed, I’d call the employment agency and they’d send me on my next temporary assignment. One fateful day in September, a play I was in closed when the backers ran out of money. The temporary secretarial assignment was supposed to last for two weeks.
I was there for four years.
The catch was they kept promoting me until I was the Office Manager. With every promotion, I got more involved with the company and my coworkers, my skills improved and I discovered a love for the creative side of business. I found myself turning auditions—and then parts—down. I had clearly come to a crisis about what work I was meant to do.
Push came to shove when I got a call from a director I had worked with before. She offered me the lead, Polly Peachum, in “Three Penny Opera” at the Huston Alley Theatre in Texas.
Gulp. I reeaaallly wanted to do that part!!
But I’d have to quit this Office Manager job. And who knew if I could find another one like that? Was I willing to go back to bad day jobs while I auditioned endlessly for acting jobs?
Agonizing over my choices, I called my friend, Gaye Kruger. She asked me what I loved about acting. I said I loved being creative, the fun I had with the other actors, the applause and acknowledgment, the money, and feeling important.
She asked me what I loved about my office job. I said I loved being creative, the fun I had with my co-workers, the praise and acknowledgment, the money, and feeling important.
She said, “It’s the same list. Go for the underlying value. You have everything you want where you are now.”
She was right. The ruby slippers were on my feet and everything I wanted was in my own backyard. I never acted again.
And never missed it, either.
What are the underlying values in your life and work?
Today’s Affirmation: “All my desires are worthy and I always get everything I desire.”

05/12/2026

Perspective – from “The Wealthy Spirit”
“Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.”—Italian Proverb
One afternoon, I was complaining about all of my problems to a friend as we milled with a group, waiting for a meeting to begin. She listened patiently to me whining for about five minutes, and then she had had enough.

“Excuse me!” she said loudly. I froze in my tracks.

“Did you eat today?” she asked.

“Yes,” I said, not understanding why she was asking this question.

“Do you have a place to sleep tonight?” she continued, looking at me coldly.

Now I was getting the picture. “Yes,” I said sheepishly.

“And do you have a car to drive you to that place you’re going to sleep tonight?” she demanded.

I was dead meat now and I knew it. “Yes,” I whined.

“And is that car a Mercedes?”

“Uhhh…” I was inarticulate with embarrassment.

“Then shut up!” she exclaimed.

We stared at each other for a moment and then we both laughed. “Thanks, Sandy,” I said. “Message received.”

I thought about this at the memorial service for my friend, Tom. Tom was happily married to Barbara for many years when his diabetes took a turn for the worse. First one leg had to be amputated, then later, the other.

A wonderful role model and mentor, his motto was “No sniveling.” At the service, Barbara said that after the loss of his legs, when someone would whine in his presence, he’d say with a twinkle in his eyes, “Oh? Cut off both your legs and then come talk to me.”

That pretty much shut everybody up.

And what are you complaining about? Take another look. Chances are, if that is the worst problem you have, your life is pretty good.

No sniveling.
Today’s Affirmation: “I take time to be happy—and to know that I am.”

So, yeah, we all moan and complain now and again. It feels good to release some of that “Woe-is-me” tension!

It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person or you’re not doing your affirmations well enough. It’s just a release valve.

Just don’t get stuck with the valve in the “always on” position.

You know some people like that, don’t you?

You ask how they are…and they tell you. It’s never good. Sigh.

But you don’t want to be little miss sunshine and always chirpy, either.

Keep all your colors – it gives you depth and shape and hue.

Just notice your default position, and keep it bright!

05/05/2026

Goal Getting – from “The Wealthy Spirit”

"If you look up, there are no limits.”—Japanese Proverb
Goal setting is very important to achieving our desires. We have to know what the target is before we can hit it. But goal getting is the next step—taking action to get the goal you set.

When I enrolled in Roger Lane’s The Finance Course, he sent me a form to fill out listing the things I wanted. Then he called me to find out what I had on the list.

I told him one of the things I wanted was a brand-new Mercedes Benz. He said, “Great!” and asked me, “What model?” I said, “I don’t know.” Then he asked, “What color?” I said, “I don’t know.” “How much does it cost?” “I don’t know.”

Roger got impatient with me at this point. He said, “Well, you’d better find out exactly what you want because that’s what we’re going to do in the class—get you the things you want. You can’t get anything if you don’t know what it is.” I said, “Oh! I’d better go shopping!”

Now, you need to understand that at this particular moment in my life, my business was going very well and I was making good money, but I thought that there was no way I could really afford to buy a Mercedes Benz. My belief was that those cars were driven by rich people and movie stars. Well, I wasn’t that rich and I certainly wasn’t a movie star, so I “just knew” I couldn’t have one. I had already looked at and was ready to buy another, medium-priced car.

As luck would have it, two days after this conversation with Roger, I went to a networking group and a woman who sold Mercedes Benz automobiles stood up and said that there was currently a special savings on car leases. I made an appointment to see her the next day.

When I walked into the Mercedes showroom, there in the middle of the room, sparkling in the sunlight, was a beautiful metallic teal-green sedan with gold pin-stripes. I was in love.

Barbara came over to me and I told her, “I want this one.” She, good salesperson that she was, said, “You can have that one!” “Yeah, sure,” I said, disbelieving. “Show me the money.”

We proceeded to calculate the costs of this purchase. She gave me a great deal and it turned out not to be anywhere near as expensive as I thought. In fact, the monthly payments were only thirty-two dollars per month more than the other car I was going to buy!

I thought about how many times I might have stopped myself from having things I wanted merely because of a mistaken belief. Goal getting is knowing what you want, investigating what it will take to have it, and then taking the action steps to have it. What often happens is that you get it a lot sooner than you expect.

I bought the car. I drove it home that day. And then I drove it to Roger Lane’s workshop that weekend! I told him I knew what color of car I wanted. He said, “Good. What color?”

I said, “Green. Want to see it?” He said, “You got it already?!” And he took everyone in the class to the parking lot so I could show them the power of Goal Getting.

Today’s Affirmation: “I am a money-making machine and I’m making a lot of it today!”

04/28/2026

• Do you have too much month left at the end of the money?
• Are your closest friends your electronic devices?
• Is it a miracle if you get a massage?

Solve these problems and live the life of your dreams!

Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop!
--an 8-week course on ZOOM!
Change Your Money and Change Your Life!

If you are ready to do the work to make your life extraordinary, if you would like stop worrying, love your money, and put the “fun” back in “funds” – read on:

I’m Chellie Campbell and I treat money disorders – spending bulimia and income anorexia. I’ve been teaching people to make more money and have more time off for fun for over 30 years.

Are you ready for both material and spiritual abundance?

Is working on your financial abundance something you’ve thought about doing, but put it off for when you have more time, more money, or the bathroom remodel is finished?

Or your next course is launched, or you have more followers on Social Media or your TikTok reel goes viral?

Maybe the time is now for you to accelerate your progress on all levels?

This workshop is a financial intensive where you will learn and accomplish many of your financial goals:

THE FINANCIAL STRESS REDUCTION® WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

Class #1: MIND OVER MONEY AND CHANGE
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results.” In order to expand our financial reality to the next level, it is important to understand the nature of change and our resistance to it. Examine past attitudes and create new ones using the Law of Attraction and the Law of Action: think positive and send out ships!

Class #2: FINANCIAL HISTORY
“Success in life comes not from holding a good hand of cards, but in playing a poor hand well.” In order to become financially successful we have to understand where we’ve been and what we’ve been doing up until now to create our current reality. We will identify our past money strategy, chart it, graph it, and change it.

Class #3: SHOW ME THE MONEY
“Budget: A mathematical confirmation of your suspicions.” It seems that most people, no matter what their income level, spend 115% of their income. Examine techniques for better cash management, problems with credit and credit cards, etc. Prepare budgets for all occasions and project your future cash flow. I say budget stands for “Baby-U-Deserve-Getting-Every-Thing!”

Class #4: MAKING MORE MONEY IN LESS TIME
“Life is a never-ending stream of possible activities.” Time does not equal money; the richest person still only has 24 hours in each day. Make sure that you schedule in time each day for working on your number one goals. Manage time and money creatively and effectively, delegate, say “No” and commit to time for rest, relaxation, relationships, and fun!

Class #5: GOAL GETTING
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Setting goals is fine but it’s getting goals that really counts. Create your ideal scene and develop working action plans to achieve it. What do you really want to be doing and “By when?” Brainstorm with others for maximum creative ideas on accomplishing your goals.

Class #6: BREAKTHROUGH (Often preceded by breakdown)
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Examine resistance to positive action, discuss intention and commitment. Invent strategies to overcome breakdowns. Develop goal budget: how are you going to spend the money you deserve to make?

Class #7: BALANCE AND PERSPECTIVE
“If they write the biography of your life in 14 Chapters, and 13 of them are about work, it isn’t going to have a happy ending.” This is the “What’s it all about, Alfie?” class. What is your life purpose and are you living it every day? Examine relationships with your Higher Power, other people, a harmonious balance between work and play, self-esteem, ethics, your place in the Universe and contribution to others.

Class #8: COMPLETION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CELEBRATION
“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.” Discuss shifts in perspective, share testimonial letters, list accomplishments and results achieved. Give yourself a reward and party!

LAST CHANCE FOR CLASS BEGINS SOON:

This course will have regular participants and some enrolled in the FSR Coaches Certification Program

8 Mondays – May 4 – June 22 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm PT
Because my classes are small, intimate and each person shares their challenges, wins and questions each week, attendance is limited to 6 participants per class.

HERE’S YOUR SPECIAL OFFER!
Regular Price Your Price You Save
$4,700 $2,997 $1,703

Reply to this email or Call now for your personal interview and assessment – I love helping people and will be delighted to talk with you about your situation to see if this course is right for you. Cell: 310-508-8658

04/21/2026

I’M A TUNA IN RECOVERY

"Some will see your flame and want to blow it out; others will approach it with a candle." ~Josh Tatum
Back in the 80s, I worked for motion picture producers Edgar Scherick and Scott Rudin. Scott was rather the “boy wonder” in his early 20s at that time. He subsequently was very successful a long way up to the top of the Hollywood food chain.

He produced many top-of-the-line films including The Hours, The Addams Family, The Queen, The Social Network and won many honors, including the Academy Award for Best Picture for No Country for Old Men.

Also working in the office back then was Carlton Cuse who went on to write and produce "Lost" and Michael Barnathan who directed some of the Harry Potter movies. Donna Smith was my mentor there and helped me learn to handle these tough guys. I treasured her advice! She became Associate Producer of "The Terminator" and went on to be the first female VP of Production at Universal!

But along the way, Scott was also awarded the dubious title of one of “New York’s Worst Bosses” on gawker.com in 2007 and was profiled in a Wall Street Journal article entitled “Boss-Zilla”. Shudder. In 2021, after The Hollywood Reporter detailed decades of abusive behavior toward staff, including bullying, physical violence, and creating a toxic workplace, he stepped back from producing.

One account mentions he once went through 250 assistants in one year (although he claimed he could only count 119) – he was reputed to be the model for the evil producer played by Kevin Spacey in Swimming with Sharks.

(I wrote a story about telling Scott “no”, that I wouldn’t run an errand for him. A reader sent me a note saying, "Chellie, you bad-ass! You said 'no' to Scott Rudin. That must be on the bucket list of thousands of assistants.")

Oh, dear. He wasn’t quite that bad when I worked for him—I’m sure it was fortunate for me that he was in New York a lot of the time. Actually, I liked and admired him--he was brilliant, creative and quick, and we got along.

Edgar was the scary one to me. Unlike Scott, he was there every day. He would scream at the top of his lungs and turn red in the face. Once he yelled at a production assistant who hadn’t accomplished a task, jumped up on my desk and pounded the ceiling until plaster rained down on the three of us!

Picture me as a small animal who freezes in place because motion attracts the predator. When he jumped off the table and looked at me, I just said, “So do you want to call Freddie Fields now?” They told me later he said I was “unflappable.” Nope, frozen stiff is what I was, but redirection was a tool I found handy for survival.

I had taken the job with Scott because I wanted to be a producer’s assistant. I figured I would get an overview of all the jobs in the film industry and then I could decide if there was a job I wanted to do on the other side of the camera after my acting career.

Good idea, because the two years I spent with Scott and Edgar convinced me that it was no place for me. There was just too much yelling. I felt I’d have to become used to that, or become a screamer myself, and I just didn’t have it in me to do either.

I read a book by Harvey McKay “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” which gave helpful tools about dealing with difficult people, but by the end of the book I thought, “But why swim with sharks when you could swim with dolphins?”

After that, I saw there was a third group – tuna. Food for the sharks. That’s what I was in that job and why I always say, “I’m a tuna in recovery.”

I remember the day I opened up the want ads and prayed, “Please God, please—help me find a nice little bookkeeping job again with nice, normal people.”

And soon enough, I found one and off I went. Pretty good move, too, as it turned out. It was there that I developed my Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops. I love my life!

And there’s no yelling.

Could you use a little help and support to remember you are fabulous?
With people who will lift you up and cheer you on?
Join our group of dolphins manifesting abundance in every area!
Go to chellie . com to check it out!

04/14/2026

HAPPY FOR NO REASON

"If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.”—John Wayne

Hi, Dolphins!

Today I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes story of how I got chosen by Marci Shimoff to be one of her “Happy 100” and one of 17 to have a story in her book.

It was one of the magical things that happen when you think positive and send out ships.

Marci Shimoff, co-wrote the NY Times bestselling book “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul”. In her travels as a speaker and author she came across very happy people and very miserable people. She noticed that their happiness quotient didn’t seem to have much to do with their circumstances.

She decided to research happiness, asking everyone she met, “Who’s the happiest person you know?” Usually, the first person they’d mention would be someone fabulously successful, but then they’d stop and say they weren’t “really happy.”

She kept searching and interviewing people. She discovered habits that happy people share and determined to write a book to show people how to consciously develop lasting happiness. I am honored that she chose me as one of her “Happy 100” and included one of my stories in her book.

How she found me is quite a serendipitous chain-of-events story:

Marci’s co-author Carol Kline, had also helped write Jack Canfield and Gay Hendricks’ book “You’ve Got to Read This Book: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life”. I had been invited to submit a story for that book, and it was chosen for publication.

As Carol and I worked together, we became friends and had great fun sharing ideas and stories with each other.

It turns out that Carol was working on Marci’s book at the same time as Jack’s book. We had a lot of fun and seeing that I was a pretty happy camper, she told Marci she should talk to me about doing a story for her book.

Marci and I hit it off – she’s wonderful! She said she was looking for people who could be happy even when in a disaster or emergency. What was a story of overcoming challenges in my life?

I said, “I’m a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous and that might be a good story for your book.”

She said, “No I already have someone telling that story.”

“Okay,” I replied, “How about being a battered wife?”

“Nope, have that.”

“Filing bankruptcy? Losing my home to foreclosure?”

“Have that.”

I thought for a minute and said, “How about being left at the altar three weeks before the wedding and he married the girl he got pregnant two months later?”

“OMG!! Yes, please – that will do nicely!”

And that’s the story in her book.

The point is, I was chosen to be a role model for happiness because I don’t stay stuck in the bad news. Problems happen to everyone. But to counter the bad stuff, I celebrate little wins. I play The Glad Game. I look on the bright side.

Want to be happier? Find reasons to be happy right now, where you sit, in whatever circumstances you find yourself. Be happy without regard to circumstances, just because you’ve chosen to be.

Today, choose happiness!

Wishing you Smooth Sailing and Wonderful Adventures!

Love and hugs,
Chellie xo

Could you use a little help and support to remember you are fabulous?
With people who will lift you up and cheer you on?
Join our group of dolphins manifesting abundance in every area!
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03/31/2026

I've been wondering why my Financial Stress Reduction workshops have worked so well for 36 years...

As I get ready to do my next train-the-trainer course and certify more people to teach the Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop, I’ve been thinking over the last 36 years I’ve been coaching people how to make more money in this class.

It’s really been wildly successful at helping people break through their habits of thinking and behavior so they achieve extraordinary results. It’s so much fun to do that!

But how does it work exactly?

First of all, the structure of the class works to help people change their minds about what’s possible and to take the actions to make more money.

It’s 8 weeks, and at the beginning of each class, every participant goes over the homework from the week before and identifies what worked for them and what were the challenges.

As I listen to them talk, I hear problems and also see solutions.

For example, an attorney who worked on contingency was having cash flow problems. I said, “Don’t you get a retainer?”

He said, “Yes, but it’s just $1,000 and it isn’t enough.”

“Ok, so why don’t you ask for $5,000?” I asked.

He started to answer and then stopped and said, “Well, I guess I’ve been afraid that if I ask for too much, they won’t hire me.”

I said, “If they can’t pay what you need to live, you need to let them go!”

“You’re right,” he said, and agreed to ask the next prospective clients for $5,000.

He had three meetings. He got $5,000 from each of the three.

Sometimes I think all I do is give people permission to do the thing they are afraid to do.

So a big part of my training people is to listen for what’s missing or what’s in the way, and then suggest they take a different action. Even if the first new action doesn't work, it leads to another one that does!

That's why I've always given a money-back guarantee. If you're interested in talking with me about how the 8-week course and/or certification program might work for you, let me know!

03/23/2026

“How to Put the Fun Back in Funds!”
A Magic Money Masterclass

• Do you have too much month left at the end of the money?
• Are your closest friends your electronic devices?
• Is it a miracle if you get a massage?

COME TO CHELLIE’S FREE MAGIC MONEY MASTERCLASS

Tuesday, March 24th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT
Register in advance to attend this meeting (link in comments)

I love helping people solve financial problems like spending bulimia and income anorexia. For the past 36 years, I have taught an 8-week program that has helped people achieve extraordinary results like these:

“have tripled my income and finally got that saving program going. Do not miss this workshop!---Mimi Donaldson, Co-author, Negotiating for Dummies and Bless Your Stress

“My peers are shocked and amazed at how fast I grew my business and how much money I made in my first year. I’m now the powerful businesswoman I always wanted to be!”
—Dr. Nancy B. Irwin, Therapeutic Hypnosis/Psychotherapy

“The best thing I ever did for my business was take Chellie Campbell's Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop.. I know hundreds of people who have taken her workshop who can attest that it was a Godsend and miracle to their business.”—Carol Allen, Relationship Coach and Astrologer

*Note: I have 87 pages of testimonials like these

In any economy, people are clamoring for help – at one networking group, I asked, “How many people know somebody who is financially stressed?” Every hand in the room went up immediately!

This Masterclass is a jam-packed hour of action steps you can take now to start achieving the financial ease you want.

Topics include:

Change Your Mind – Change Your Money
Send Out Ships- you can’t wait for your ship to come in if you don’t send any out
Count Your Money-Budget stands for Baby-U-Deserve-Getting-Every-Thing
Swim with Dolphins (glad) and avoid Sharks (bad) and Tuna (sad)
Survive the Storms – we have a lot of these right now!
Seek Balance and Enlightenment – Promote Peace and Prosperity for All!!

Find out more about the next Financial Stress Reduction® workshop and
How you can become certified as a Financial Stress Reduction® Coach!

I can’t wait to talk with you!

Chellie Campbell is a Financial Stress Reduction® Coach and the author of The Wealthy Spirit, Zero to Zillionaire, and From Worry to Wealthy. She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” in her NYT bestseller Happy for No Reason and contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Past president of the LA Chapter NAWBO, she was voted "Most Inspirational Speaker" by Women in Management and "Speaker of the Year" by the Association of Women Entrepreneurs

03/20/2026

The Top 10 Reasons Not to Take a Money Class:

• 1. I’m one of the 1% and buy all the toys I want at Neiman Marcus

• 2. I’m already retired and love watching TV 49 hours a week

• 3. I have no debt, a fabulous credit score, and all the shoes I need

• 4. My phone is ringing off the hook with people calling to give me money

• 5. The Bag Lady/Homeless Guy I Might Become never keeps me awake at night

• 6. My children are rich and happy - and are moving out soon

• 7. I love my staycations in the backyard and don’t want to see Paris

• 8. I’m not jealous of my neighbor’s pied a terre in Rome

• 9. My significant other and I never argue about the money I spend on clothes, makeup, hair, baseball, football, skiing, fast cars, or the dog

• 10. I love my budget which stands for Baby-U-Deserve-Getting-Every-Thing!

If you answered yes to all the above, congratulations!

But if you’d like to improve your results in any of these areas, I can help you do it. I’ve only been teaching Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops for 36 years…

COME TO CHELLIE’S FREE MAGIC MONEY MASTERCLASS
“How to Put the Fun Back in Funds!”

Tuesday, March 24th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT
Register in advance for this meeting! Link in the comments below.

Chellie Campbell is a Financial Stress Reduction® Coach and the author of The Wealthy Spirit, Zero to Zillionaire, and From Worry to Wealthy. She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” in her NYT bestseller Happy for No Reason and contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Past president of the LA Chapter NAWBO, she was voted "Most Inspirational Speaker" by Women in Management and "Speaker of the Year" by the Association of Women Entrepreneurs

03/19/2026

• Do you have too much month left at the end of the money?
• Are your closest friends your electronic devices?
• Is it a miracle if you get a massage?

COME TO CHELLIE’S FREE MAGIC MONEY MASTERCLASS
“How to Put the Fun Back in Funds!”

Tuesday, March 24th from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT

*Register in advance for this meeting with link in the comments

I love helping people solve financial problems like spending bulimia and income anorexia. For the past 36 years, I have taught an 8-week program that has helped people achieve extraordinary results like these:

“have tripled my income and finally got that saving program going. Do not miss this workshop!---Mimi Donaldson, Co-author, Negotiating for Dummies and Bless Your Stress

“My peers are shocked and amazed at how fast I grew my business and how much money I made in my first year. I’m now the powerful businesswoman I always wanted to be!”
—Dr. Nancy B. Irwin, Therapeutic Hypnosis/Psychotherapy

“The best thing I ever did for my business was take Chellie Campbell's Financial Stress Reduction® Workshop.. I know hundreds of people who have taken her workshop who can attest that it was a Godsend and miracle to their business.”—Carol Allen, Relationship Coach and Astrologer

*Note: I have 87 pages of testimonials like these

In any economy, people are clamoring for help – at one networking group, I asked, “How many people know somebody who is financially stressed?” Every hand in the room went up immediately!

This Masterclass is a jam-packed hour of action steps you can take now to start achieving the financial ease you want.

Topics include:

Change Your Mind – Change Your Money
Send Out Ships- you can’t wait for your ship to come in if you don’t send any out
Count Your Money-Budget stands for Baby-U-Deserve-Getting-Every-Thing
Swim with Dolphins (glad) and avoid Sharks (bad) and Tuna (sad)
Survive the Storms – we have a lot of these right now!
Seek Balance and Enlightenment – Promote Peace and Prosperity for All!!

Find out more about the next Financial Stress Reduction® workshop and
How you can become certified as a Financial Stress Reduction® Coach!

I can’t wait to talk with you!

Chellie Campbell is a Financial Stress Reduction® Coach and the author of The Wealthy Spirit, Zero to Zillionaire, and From Worry to Wealthy. She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” in her NYT bestseller Happy for No Reason and contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Past president of the LA Chapter NAWBO, she was voted "Most Inspirational Speaker" by Women in Management and "Speaker of the Year" by the Association of Women Entrepreneurs

03/10/2026

HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT IT? – from “The Wealthy Spirit”
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”—Pablo Picasso

Alice Kahn wrote an article in the Los Angeles Times in which she told of walking on a beach on a cold winter’s day.

A chill was in the air, fog and mist dampened her clothes as she trudged through the wet sand.

There were no lifeguards on duty, and the lifeguard stations stood empty sentinels surveying their deserted kingdom.

As she passed one lifeguard station, she noticed there was a sign posted on the side of it. Curious, she detoured over to it so she could read what was written there:

Air Temperature: 58 degrees
Water Temperature: 55 degrees
Swimming Conditions: It’s there if you want it—but you gotta want it bad!

Why does success elude so many talented people? Because they don’t “want it bad” enough.

There are risks to take; challenges to overcome. There are discomforts to be endured. Without a clear vision of a goal that they must have and very strong desire and will to achieve it, they will falter along the way.

One of my acting teachers years ago told me that the key to analyzing any character in a play was to ask two questions: “What do they want?” And, “What are they willing to do to get it?”

This test has served me well throughout my business career as well.

There are people who are consistent and persistent in achieving their goals and others who give up when it gets difficult.

Some people are even willing to commit crimes in order to get what they want. (Shark warning… Aaoougha!…Get out of the water.)

What do you want? How badly do you want it?

When I was working to get a publisher for The Wealthy Spirit, my agent connected me with an editor at Harper San Franciso, a subsidiary of Harper Collins – one of the leading publishers in the world!

They had a series of books labeled “365” like “365 Dao” and “365 Goddess”. They thought my book of daily stories and affirmations would fit right in as “365 Money”, and I got the call that said we had a deal!!

I was over the moon with joy!

For 4 days.

Then they called to tell me they had to cancel the deal because the parent company had just signed another woman to do a page-a-day book about money.

I was destroyed. I had told everyone I had a deal and now no deal. Back at the starting gate. I went to bed, turned the electric blanket up to “Mother” and cried myself to sleep.

But then, the next morning, I woke up with the most steel in my spine I had ever felt. This rejection just made me so determined! I said to myself, “There are 6,000 book publishers out there and I’m going to get one!”

I was willing to send out ships no matter how long it took. I was going to publish this book. I wanted it BAD!

And so I did.

What do you want so badly you will not give up the ship? Find that feeling and treasure it – that’s what gets it done.

Financial Stress Reduction Workshops, speaker/author

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