If you’ve ever watched The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you’ll know of the Emerald City. You’ll have seen how the inhabitants of the city all dress in green and wear green glasses so that they live in a green-tinted world.

According to some, the colour green was used to symbolize the US Dollar bill as at the time that The Wizard of Oz was written, America was debating whether to use paper money or gold. Since that time, green has become widely associated with money and wealth.

 
Through my years of experience as a coach and business woman I have worked with many successful people who have built businesses from scratch, cleared huge debts, tapped into the flow of prosperity and achieved flourishing financial freedom.

What this required was not an advanced degree or specialised financial knowledge. It simply required that they RAISED THEIR AWARENESS of their current financial condition, DISCOVERED THEIR WINNING EDGE and the assets within them, then CREATED a solid action plan to take them towards the financial life they desired.

Just like a garden in springtime, getting your prosperity levels blossoming means creating the right conditions within you and without. I have put together a simple guide to help your finances flourish this spring. 

STEP ONE;
Prepare the ground

Your first step is to prepare the ground by raising your awareness around your current financial situation. Do you know how much money comes in and from where? How much is going out? How much are you spending on unnecessary expenses? What are your assets? Your liabilities? How much debt do you have and what is it costing you?  How large are your savings and will they take care of you in an emergency and your retirement? All financially successful people are clear about their financial information and use this to measure their financial health. Make sure you’re one of them.  

STEP TWO;
Remove the weeds

It has long been recognized that in any group of people, 20% will make 80% difference. This ratio applies to every collective, including yourself.
What is the 20% that you DO that brings you the biggest financial reward? What is the 20% that you spend that makes the biggest difference to your life? What is the 20% you spend that you don’t have to waste? What are the qualities in your thinking and being that bring you most financial freedom? What habits and patterns bring you the results you want to see? List your 20% and make that your priority to develop rather than focusing on areas that bring little yield. 

STEP THREE;
Select your seeds

Log onto Goal Mapping Online and spend a priceless hour dreaming up and setting your financial goals. If you can see it in your mind, you can hold it in your hand. What does your dream financial life look like in the areas of career, health and wellness, relationships, personal growth, your leisure and free time? How do these goals translate in financial terms: income, assets, liabilities and net worth?

STEP FOUR
Tend your patch

Use the Goal Mapping Online Success Centre to help action the steps you have laid out. In the Success Centre  you will find all the action planning tools and diary options necessary to plan your schedule and begin taking the steps you have put in place. Remember to keep in mind the reasons why you want to achieve your financial goals as the person who “has the why, can bear with almost any how”.
 

STEP FIVE
Watch your garden grow

Continue to monitor your performance and track your finances with Goal Mapping Online. To achieve higher results, top sportsmen will use certain parameters to track their performance. The same principle applies to your finances. By keeping track of your key financial indicators on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis you can see how your finances are growing. 

The steps I have shared with you here are simple enough. As with all life success, you will require honesty and self discipline to establish and achieve your financial goals. Many of my clients have done it and I have absolute faith that you can too.