The Stewing is Worse Than the Doing.

You know how when you don’t want to do something, and you avoid it, it gets harder and harder to do it?

For me this comes up with tasks like cleaning the garage, or packing for a trip. 

I know that once I get started, it's never as bad as I imagine it will be. Also, putting it off makes me more stressed than just doing it.

I like the phrase "The stewing is worse than the doing" to describe the anxiety that piles up when we procrastinate.

I see this with my clients all the time when it comes to many money tasks, and especially the dreaded B-word: Budgeting.

Here's how it might go.

>You start thinking about making a budget.

>That means you have to figure out what you spend money on.

>Immediately you remember all the things you "shouldn't" have bought, and you start feeling bad. Really bad.

>You tell yourself that budgeting is complicated, and you'll probably do it wrong anyway.

>Now you're thinking of all the reasons you should NOT try to make a budget, because you want to avoid that bad feeling.

See how quickly that happened? If this scenario hit home, you need to focus on letter E in my CLEAR system: Expenses.

Focusing on letter E means you understand where your money is going.

The immediate benefit most people notice when they have a handle on Expenses is clarity. 

It's better to KNOW, you know?

When you have clarity about where your money is going, you can stop focusing on problems and start focusing on solutions. (Simple shift. Total game changer.)

If you want to know exactly where you should focus your time and energy to generate solutions, take the Money Management System Scan now.

If you're wondering how budgeting can actually make you feel better about your money situation, not worse, watch the clip below.