Carolina Perez Sanz
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#37–When has your fear become pain in your body?
Have you ever felt a fear so intense that you became physically ill? Shortly after incorporating…
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#36–”Did you feel safe growing up?”
Barbara Huson asked me this generous question on a group call recently. Well, only if and…
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#35–Permission to feel
A couple of weeks ago, listening to this flamenco song by Camarón de la Isla, I…
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#34–What the Ghost of Misplaced Shame wants you to believe
Yesterday I was approached by a recruiter: did I want to interview for a corporate trainer…
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33–When self-discipline becomes internal dictatorship
I used to say that I’d acquired discipline through the ballet classes I took from 5…
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#32–Is the Ghost of Giving Our Time Away keeping you small?
Helping others feels good, I know. But when is helping others a way to stay safe…
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#31–What makes desperation such a cozy place?
I know I won’t solve anything by feeling desperate. I also know I’ll hurt my chances…
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#30–What makes the party-pooper in my head so appealing?
In the early morning, at the gym, I’m full of ideas. I’m going to contact this…
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#29–Is decisiveness an antidote against money ghosts?
Disclaimer: I could be totally making this up, based on some anecdotal observations of how people…
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#28–Is your effort paying off?
What would you think of a system that uses 1,000 times more resources than the results…
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#27–Did you mistake exertion for progress?
A client I worked with years ago told me she didn’t have couches at home growing…
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#26–My Ghost of Clinging to Useless Possessions strikes back
Like clinging to an old habit, I was, once again, hooked on “needing to know.” And…
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#25–You thought it was about money?
It’s not. It’s all about power––your personal power. A newly appointed executive at a large corporation…
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#24–Where will the Ghost of Not Following Up take you?
Nowhere. Rationally, you know you need to follow up. Rationally, you’re clear on all the steps…
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#23–When the Ghost of Stability Boredom takes over
A very effective way in which we, underearners, sabotage our earning potential is by creating unnecessary…
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#22–Our deepest source of freedom
Money gives us freedom, true. But if we want to “use” our freedom, we need to…
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21–What’s wrong about wanting more money?
Nothing. What’s virtuous about being poor? Nothing. So, why do so many people shy away from…
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#20–Undervaluing and the inability to say no
Another side effect of our undervaluing is that we don’t dare to say no. We think…
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#19–Needs, boundaries, and the Ghost of Undervaluing
Growing up in a codependent family, I never learned to distinguish my feelings, desires, and needs…
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#18–That’s never gonna work, or the Ghost of Idea Deflection
Think about making your dream come true: what part of your life or of yourself would…
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#17–Behind the grudges we hold
I think the biggest grudge I hold (maybe the only one) is against my sister. I’ve…
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#16–Grudges are useless possessions
What do we hold grudges for? Yesterday, I had a bad experience renting a car. I…
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#15–Clinging to useless possessions (another one of the Money Ghosts)
Why do we keep things that don’t serve us? In my closet there’s a beautiful skirt…
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#14–Who would you be if you had nothing to prove?
If you knew you had nothing to prove, what would you wear to work? How would…
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#13–On the other side of the need to prove–2
When you don’t feel the need to prove, you learn with an open mind and heart.…
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#12–On the other side of the need to prove
Since I can remember until a couple weeks ago, the Ghost of Compulsive Need to Prove…
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#11–What my father said
One of the readers of this email series, a well-known and highly influential author, is urging…
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#10–Pain is the messenger
In February of 2024, I opened my metaphorical purse and started paying for courses and programs…
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#9–Shrinking and puffing up, two sides of the same coin
You already know this: your ego’s only job is to keep you from dying. Sometimes, it…
Carolina Perez Sanz 