Because feeling before you decide changes everything.
Maybe you recognise this: you make a financial decision while running on autopilot. Your head is calculating. Your to-do list is shouting. Before you know it, you’ve said “yes” to something that didn’t feel right. Or “no” to something you actually should have said yes to. The solution? The pause button.
Our nervous system is built for speed. Especially in stressful situations, it defaults to familiar patterns: fight, flight, or freeze. And this happens with money too, often without us realising it.
“The power of pause? It gives you access to the version of yourself that already knows what’s right.”
Pausing sounds simple, but it’s revolutionary. Because in that moment of stillness, space opens up. For feeling. For alignment. For wisdom your head hadn’t caught up with yet.
Real-life example
One of my clients was about to buy an expensive course. “Opportunity of a lifetime,” she said. But she felt tension. Restlessness. Her head came up with 100 reasons to go for it. But when she learned to pause and check in with her body, she realised: “I want this, but not now.” She decided to wait. Three months later, the exact same opportunity came back — with better timing and better conditions.
🔧 Mini-exercise – Activate your pause button
Next time you need to make a financial decision, try this:
- Breathe in and out three times.
- Place your hand on your belly.
- Ask yourself: “Does this feel like fear or expansion?”
- Wait one full minute.
- Then make your decision.
📝 Write down afterwards what you felt and which choice you made.
Have you ever said “yes” too quickly? Or missed out on an opportunity out of fear? Share your experience.
Your story will help others — and yourself — to choose more consciously.
🎯 Do you want to learn how to make money decisions from calm rather than reactivity?
In my coaching I teach practical tools to truly integrate the pause button into your life.
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