What is Life’s Canyon and How do I Cross it?

One of the key concepts that iMoneyCoach teaches is that of Life’s Canyon. “What is Life’s Canyon?” you ask. Picture it as a great divide where on one side you are either unhappy or apathetic, basically surviving but not really enjoying life. It’s also a place where your finances are either unsuccessful or mediocre.  A place where money is in control rather than you. The other side of the canyon is both happiness and financial freedom. It’s a place where you can get up in the morning and both honestly and enthusiastically say, “I love my life!”

What is financial freedom? It’s freedom from debt. It is freedom in having the money you need to achieve the big dreams you have for your life (i.e. funding your kids’ college, living comfortably in retirement, going on that vacation, starting a charity, etc.). It’s a place where you are in control, a place where your life is in balance so you can be happy and successful.

Sounds great right? I will tell you that it IS possible to get to that place. We’ve helped thousands of people get there, and it’s still a wonderful, encouraging thing every time we see someone new reach that place. So how do you get there? In the simplest explanation… you have to achieve balance. We’ve found over the years that money is really the smallest part of your finances. It’s your life that’s the biggest part. When you are able to achieve success across all areas of your life, you are able to build a bridge that will take you right across that canyon. When some parts of our lives are successful, but others are a mess, we actually create stumbling blocks for ourselves and have no way to cross that bridge (imagine walking across a bridge that drops off way low and then all of the sudden you have a huge wall in front of you). When we have balance, only then are we able to be successful in our finances and find that we love our lives.

This is just a small taste of the concept of Life’s Canyon and Life Balance. If you’d like to learn more, we have a great variety of resources out there. Please check them out:

1. Money is the Smallest Part of Your Finances – this book, available as an ebook and in print, explains more about the concept of balance and gives many true life accounts of people who have found success with iMoneyCoach.
2. If you struggle with debt or if you make decent money but have nothing to show for it, we have several online courses available to you at the iMoneyCoach University. The Financial Life  Training System is the basis for all of the courses, and I recommend starting there because it teaches you all of the basic concepts (plus budgeting, tracking, goal-setting, and much more). Then move on to other courses in areas where you are lacking. They are based upon the 5 main life segments: Personal, Spiritual, Relationships, Work, and Finances.
3. Let us know if you would like more information or if you want to meet with one of our Financial Life Coaches. Our goal, quite honestly, is to reclaim America’s financial freedom. We realize it is a lofty goal, but we believe that people do not have to live these unfulfilling and debt-ridden lives. We can all do better with our money! Email us or call the office at 303-462-2001 for more information. You can also visit our home page to learn more.

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