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Do you know your communication style?
You may find that you use multiple styles of communication in different environments. It is important to be aware of your communication style(s) and work to improve your communication skills, so you can have a better relationships, including relationship with money.
Passive
Passive communication is an avoidance of one's own feelings and opinions. You fail to express your point of view or assert yourself out of either apathy or fear.
Passive Communication & Money
You may feel like you have no control over your money. You do not understand what is going on with your finances and genuinely do not want to be the overseer of them. Ultimately, you ignore the issue and nothing is resolved as the problem gets worse.
Aggressive
The opposite of passive communication. Aggressive communication is marked by being heavily critical of others, blaming, lack of impulse control and exhibiting low tolerance of ideas difference from your own
Aggressive Communication & Money
Because you do not know what is going on with your finances, you lose your cool and begin to blame and make others feel responsible for your lack of knowing and understanding. You do not think prior to spending. You may give hasty thoughts before making a purchase but, your aggressive personality leads to overindulgence and gives no regard to responsibilities.
Passive Aggressive
Passive aggressive communication is when you appear docile and cool on the surface while accepting uncomfortable situations because you struggle with confrontation and straightforwardness.
Passive Aggressive Communication & Money
You avoid financial conversation altogether by saying you will get to it, knowing that you really do not care and will continue to pay or avoid bills the way you see fit. When it is time to go over the finances with your spouse or accountability partner, you do enough to get them off your back. You have inner conflict with yourself and your finances. You avoid bill collectors and become angry with them instead of facing the situation and working out a plan.
Assertive
Assertive communication is an awareness of your emotions that includes an expressed value of yourself, your time as well as an awareness of other's feeling.
Assertive Communication & Money
You are very detailed oriented when it comes to budgeting. You and your spouse or accountability partner are on the same page with a plan. If either person have any input, it is respectfully discussed ending with a comprise or execution of a plan. You make rational purchasing decisions and save for larger purchases. You develop financial goals that are related to meeting your need while working from a detailed financial plan.