Ep.238 – Paul Fenner – The Financial Story You Keep Telling Yourself
Have you ever noticed that when things feel uncertain, you already seem to know how it's going to turn out?
You're not predicting. You're confirming.
In this episode, I explore why the story you're already telling about your financial life shapes every piece of information you take in and how that filter quietly drives some of the most expensive decisions families make.
I walk through two real family situations where fear and overconfidence each created blind spots, and why the problem isn't the information available to us. It's what we choose to look at.
This week, I'm asking you to name the story you're currently telling about your finances: fear-based or confidence-based. Spend ten minutes with one source that doesn't confirm it. You don't have to change your mind. Just widen the filter.
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1 Big Idea to Think About
Your brain doesn't process financial information neutrally; it filters for what confirms the story you already believe. In uncertain times, that filter gets stronger, not weaker. The story you're telling is shaping every decision you make, whether you're aware of it or not.
1 Way You Can Apply This
Name the story you're currently telling about your finances, fear-based or confidence-based, and spend ten minutes this week reading one source that doesn't confirm it. You don't have to change your mind. Just widen the filter.
1 Question to Ask
What financial information have I been avoiding lately, and what story am I telling myself that makes it feel unnecessary to look at it?