Recession or no recession, we all want to save money and make what we have go further. Being wise with our cash is one of the basic ideas behind Make it and Mend it – that and enjoying the buzz we get from doing something that’s creative – whether it’s painting a room or growing our own veg.
But saving money isn’t always an easy option. It means reaching for the leftovers in the fridge rather than the ready meal on a supermarket shelf. It means getting out a needle and thread rather than a credit card.
The good news is we all have the mental power to be good with our cash and there are some powerful self-help technqiues we can use…
The Make it and Mend it Top 5 mind over money audio downloads
1. Be more frugal
Enter a relaxed state of mental clarity in which you conduct a life review and ’see things as they really are’. You should then find that setting and committing to a spending style in line with your circumstances will feel inevitable and natural.
>> Read more aore about becoming more frugal
2. Stop impulse buying
We’ve lost touch with the real purpose of our impulses and this means that we almost never satisfy our real need. And because it isn’t satisfied, that agitation rises up again. And we get caught in a vicious circle. Rediscover your positive impulses.
>> Read more about stopping impulse buying
3. Be less materialistic
Explore some fascinating questions about the freedoms and constraints wel all operate under and identify your real needs as a human being.
You may be surprised at the conclusions you draw. A real eye-opener and a great way to explore the inner-you while achieving practical results.
>> Read more about being less materialistic
4. Keep your financial worries in their place
In theory, you can use willpower to keep a worry in its place, but it’s much easier if you also make use of the capacities of your unconscious mind to create and maintain the right states of wellbeing.
>> Read more about keeping money worries in their place
5. Get the money-saving mindset
Designed to boost your confidence so you tackle non-essential spending, organize yourself to reduce debt, face any uncomfortable truths calmly and positively and stay focused (long-term) on reducing your debt so you can save money and gain financial freedom
Using mind power to control your money urges
Roger Elliott
We’re surrounded by opportunities to buy. The reasons why we buy also become confused thanks to the money we spend on advertising and marketing. “We end up being encouraged to buy, not because we need these things, but because they will make us more attractive, younger, well-known, superior, or, at least, that’s what the advertising seems to be telling us,’ says Roger Elliott, whose organisation trains therapists to help people overcome a gamut of fears, phobias and bad habits – from overeating and smoking to fear of snakes and issues to do with money.
Because, while advertisers may have billions at their disposal, we have something even more valuable – what’s going on inside our brains and our ability to do all sorts of extraordinary things just by ‘putting our minds to it.’ Hypnosis, self-help and relaxation techniques can help.
Is hypnosis the key to a healthy bank balance?
People can assume that hypnosis is nothing more than a fairground trick involving swinging watches and people behaving like chickens. But it’s increasingly recognised as a very powerful therapy that helps people ‘reframe’ bad habits and bad experiences. It can help us relax and, while in that relaxed state, open our minds to new ways of seeing life’s challenges.
Mark Tyrell
“In hypnosis, you can still think logically but you also have access to the ’software’ of your mind so that you can update instinctive emotional and physical responses,” explains Mark Tyrell, who works with Roger. Mark previously worked for the European Therapy Studies Institute, the UK’s largest independent NHS and Social Services trainer, delivering psychotherapy training to health professionals. He has a particular interest in treatment for anxiety conditions.
Kickstarting success
Roger and Mark decided that there were more people who’d benefit from the advanced hypnosis they use than they’d ever be able to see personally (or train other hypnotherapists to see). So they launched >> HypnosisDownloads.com.
The Hypnosis website has over 550 self-help audio tracks, like the ones mentioned above, designed to help people overcome a whole range of personal challenges. Other self help audios cover area s as diverse as fear of dogs and dentists to improving your golf swing (search for subjects that interest you using the Search tool below).
“Hypnosis is a safe environment to ‘try out’ new behaviours and emotional patterns before you experience them for real,” explains Mark. “For example, sports people who use hypnosis learn new quicker and more accurately. So hypnosis gives you more control of yourself and your life, it’s natural and gives you instant benefits and it’s a way of ‘trying on’ and establishing new patterns of emotional response and behaviour.”
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Posted by Hilary Bruffell on August 20, 2009 at 5:41pm
I think this is a brilliant idea. You would think that, as a psychologist, I would poo poo this for being too touchy feely, but it makes great sense and hypnotherapy can help in so many ways. When we are stressed about money, we start to focus on all the negative issues about lack of money and not coping. Hypnosis not only helps you to relax abou things, but it gives you the chance to stand back and re frame your problems and helps you to find new ways of taking control of your life.