Jun 10, 2026 · 13 min · 10 segments
Maslow said you can't reach your full potential without meeting your basic needs first. Your finances work the same way. The Hierarchy of Financial Needs maps out the exact order to build lasting…
Because what I find is when it comes to personal finance, people want to focus on the numbers.
who are you why do you use money the way you do why do you think about money the way you do what was your upbringing like and that holds so many answers to why we are doing what we do with money if you just jump straight into numbers it doesn't connect for me the thing that changes personal finance or behavior around personal finance is when your heart connects with the information that you are being told.
So the psychology of money, getting to know yourself is very important when it comes to managing money.
because our emotions often control us we know financial principles but if you cannot connect your heart mind who you are then you are probably just still going to keep on making the same mistakes okay so i even remember this lady who said to me you know i know why i am always getting myself into financial problems It's not because I don't have money, but it's because I have low self-esteem.
So sometimes even the purchases that you make, even the decisions you take around money, you really have to interrogate within yourself to say, why do I want that car? It can be a wonderful car.
But am I buying it so that I buy people's admiration? Am I buying it because and if truly you come back and you say no i actually have um the affordability and that's the car i want 100 but most of us are making decisions out of our own heavy emotions so i will link i will put down in the description the link to download your own money questionnaire actually You know, I had someone I was doing a coaching session with for one of our corporate clients.
She was saying that she did the money questionnaire over the weekend and she said she cried during answering the money questionnaire when she was doing the money questionnaire because it goes deeper than just the numbers of what's happening in your life.
Because what I find is when it comes to personal finance, people want to focus on the numbers.
who are you why do you use money the way you do why do you think about money the way you do what was your upbringing like and that holds so many answers to why we are doing what we do with money if you just jump straight into numbers it doesn't connect for me the thing that changes personal finance or behavior around personal finance is when your heart connects with the information that you are being told.
So the psychology of money, getting to know yourself is very important when it comes to managing money.
because our emotions often control us we know financial principles but if you cannot connect your heart mind who you are then you are probably just still going to keep on making the same mistakes okay so i even remember this lady who said to me you know i know why i am always getting myself into financial problems It's not because I don't have money, but it's because I have low self-esteem.
So sometimes even the purchases that you make, even the decisions you take around money, you really have to interrogate within yourself to say, why do I want that car? It can be a wonderful car.
But am I buying it so that I buy people's admiration? Am I buying it because and if truly you come back and you say no i actually have um the affordability and that's the car i want 100 but most of us are making decisions out of our own heavy emotions so i will link i will put down in the description the link to download your own money questionnaire actually You know, I had someone I was doing a coaching session with for one of our corporate clients.
She was saying that she did the money questionnaire over the weekend and she said she cried during answering the money questionnaire when she was doing the money questionnaire because it goes deeper than just the numbers of what's happening in your life.
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