88: Overcome Negative Thinking
About the Episode
Did you know that our minds process 80,000 or more thoughts per day? These thoughts have the power to dictate how we navigate through life, relationships, and how we experience reality. We often label these thoughts as positive or negative thinking. In Yoga Science, there is no good or bad. There is only shreya or preya. Shreya, are thoughts, actions and deeds that honor our highest and greatest good. You can think of shreya as that which cultivates long term fulfillment yet delayed gratification. Preya on the other hand are thoughts, actions and deeds that are pleasant. It’s instant gratification and makes you feel good in the moment but does not support you in the long run until you learn the lesson to be learned. In Essence of the Upanishads: A Key to Indian Spirituality, Eknath Easwaran says “Preya is that which pleases us, which tickles the ego.”
If we can follow the practical principles of Yoga Science, what we learn is that thoughts are merely thoughts. They are not positive nor are they negative yet how do we overcome the cycle of what we call “negative thinking”?
In this episode, we explore what negative thoughts are by navigating a subject that many can relate to — money. We talk about common thoughts around money, how money serves us, why they appear and how we can shift our perspective in a way that serves us on our path.
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About The Financial Unicrowns:
You deserve to run a profitable business while living a fuller life.
The Financial Unicrowns empower and educate business owners about how to optimize their most important resources: time, people, and money.
Co-founders, Bridgette Boucha and Amanda Whitaker, serve as guides, advisors and trusted team members to help you align your personal, professional and financial goals. Their soulful approach to managing money and scaling a business is designed for the heart-centered business owner so they can run a profitable business while living a fuller life. Whether you are thinking of starting a business or have gone all in on scaling, their soulful approach to managing money is refreshing in our entrepreneurial space.
The Founder’s Story:
Like you, money has a softer side. It’s simply a tool that allows you to build beautiful things. A life you’re proud of, a profitable business, a positive impact. Yet, many business owners aren’t using their numbers to achieve their goals. We are here to change that.
But first, a look at who we are and how we got here.
After leaving a successful corporate CFO career, Bridgette quickly realized that entrepreneurship was an entirely different ball game. With little resources to start, she had to become super ninja about her time and extremely intentional about her money. Tapping into her 15 years of corporate experience managing OPM (other people’s money), she began to develop proven strategies to manage, scale and optimize her own business. While investing in herself via coaching, mentors and masterminds, she learned that many of the creative, heart-centered business owners in her groups were in need of the same thing. They needed the financial framework and strategic support to scale their business without burning out.
Enter, Amanda. Having worked on several corporate clients together, Bridgette and Amanda always felt there may be something on the horizon for them as a team. Amanda has led various accounting teams, from startup entrepreneurs to $50M annum clients, in her 30 years’ experience. She specializes in all things numbers, including financial modeling, business setup, operational workflow and accounting systems. Throughout her career, Amanda has been a part of mastermind programs, as a participant and a leader, knowing that the synergy of energy, motivation and commitment as well as the willingness to learn and grow together is vital to any business owner’s professional and personal sustainability.
With the combined skill sets of Bridgette and Amanda, they knew they could provide value to a business owner beyond what was offered in the market by other CFO teams.
So, Financial Unicrowns was born with a mission to educate, empower and inspire you about your numbers so you can build a business that doesn’t compete with your goals, but one that will help you reach them. All of them. Personal, professional and financial goals all come from the same source: YOU. You deserve to run a profitable business while living a fuller life.
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