What drives you every day? What makes you get out of bed? What makes you smile through the tears?

As parents, it is normal for us to say our children or our spouse and I completely agree with you. Those are definitely the top two (four technically) on my list.

However, I really want you to go deeper this time, and one step further. Why do your children or spouse inspire you? And, I don’t want the cliché answer. I want you to think about specific examples. MORE

How can showing up really affect your financial life? You would be surprised. I belong to an organization called eWomenNetwork and one of the things the Executive Managing Director for the South Placer Chapter always says is you have to “show up”. I agree, that is the only way the magic can happen. But, I am not just talking about your body being where it is supposed to be, I am talking about really being present…mind, body and soul.

This last year has been an enormous transition for me mentally and spiritually. To say I have been on a roller coaster ride would be an understatement. A couple of weeks ago I sent out a tweet that stated I had lost my mojo and I could not find it. Well, let me tell you, I have found it and the shift that has taken place is enormous. I feel, for the first time in years, like I am on top of the world!

The reason I am sharing this with you is because I feel like the world had sensed it too. My children were acting up, my husband was frustrated with my mood, my work was not satisfying me the way it normally does, things were just really off kilter. Now that I have worked through some major shifts, I can feel all the good energy and…good things are happening.

So many people do not realize how their mood and mindset can really affect everything in their life. How is yours affecting you? How do you show up at work, at school, at home? Are you in a funk and cannot figure out how to get out of it? Ask for help! That is what I did. I know it is not always easy to do, but it is truly worth it if you can find the right people to help.

Remember, things that affect you do not only affect you. To spare your children, your spouse, your friends and your coworkers the heartache, let it out, ask for help. It is amazing what can happen when you actually ask for it.

One of the places I recommend you showing up is The Money Wi$e Women Conference – A Safe Place to Learn about Money in Sacramento, California on Saturday, September 26^th.  Follow the link above to find out more information and register for this wonderful conference put on my Marcia Brixey.

Choices…One of the things that distinguishes us as humans is the fact that we are able to make choices. Have you ever noticed when you make the harder choice…eventually there is a great payoff? Like in poker, the more risk you take, the higher the payout? Now, I am not telling you all to start gambling, so, put those poker chips away. I am talking about life decisions.