#306 How your beliefs shape your financial situation, seeing money as certificates of value delivered, and how to change your money thermostat, with Richard Friesen. - a podcast by Agi Keramidas

Richard Friesen has 30 years of experience in the financial world and trading and he has also trained as a therapist, coaching traders and financial professionals. He is the author of the book “A Private Conversation with Money” discussing how our beliefs shape our financial situation. He is passionate about helping professionals and business leaders to increase their personal effectiveness with joy and grace.

 

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of financial beliefs and how they shape our financial situation. With the help of my guest, Richard Friesen, we explore his fascinating story of overcoming internal limitations and how this led him to help others uncover their hidden beliefs that may be holding them back financially.

 

We discuss the concept of the "money thermostat" and how it can limit our financial success, as well as the importance of understanding that not everyone following the same system will achieve the same results. Join us for this insightful conversation as we examine our relationship with money and the idea of money as certificates of appreciation

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* Exploring Our Relationship with Money and How Our Beliefs Shape Our Financial Situation

* The Money Thermostat and Limiting Beliefs
* The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Financial Behaviour

* A Private Conversation with Money

* Appreciating Money as a Certificate of Value Delivered

* Money and Relationship: Awareness, Acceptance, and Agency

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𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦

0:09:51 - Limiting Beliefs & Finances

0:16:53 - Exploring Our Relationship With Money

0:34:02 - Achieving Money Meaning & Success

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“You’re ok, Rich. You’re ok.”

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Richard’s free online course: https://conversations.money/mastery

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𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧

I am Agi Keramidas, a podcaster, mentor, and knowledge broker. My mission is simple - to inspire you to take action towards a purposeful and fulfilling life. Visit my website: AgiKeramidas.com⁣

 

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Agi Keramidas was delighted to interview Richard Friesen, who has 30 years of experience in the financial world, trading, and therapy. He is the author of the book A Private Conversation with Money which discusses how our beliefs shape our financial situation. They discussed the topic of finances and financial situation, and Richard's background story and transition. Richard worked for an arbitrage firm, trading options, stocks and futures, and then went on his own, but felt he was capped at $200,000 a year. Through his own discoveries, Richard now helps professionals and business leaders to increase their personal effectiveness with joy and grace.

 

Richard Friesen was a philosophy major and MA in clinical psychology who had a business trading on the Pacific Exchange. He heard a voice one night telling him he was only worth $200,000 a year. He went to the exchange the next day and took the best spot, which was usually commandeered by the most aggressive person. Richard went berserk, making much more than $200,000. He then realized that many of his traders were limited by their own internal voices. He asked his sister, who was a budding hypnotherapist to help uncover these hidden voices. This experience led him to write the book Private Conversation with Money, which is a process to help uncover these hidden voices for everyone.

 

Agi Keramidas and Richard Friesen discussed the concept of a money thermostat and the idea that not everyone following the same system may have the same results. Agi was intrigued by the idea that there is a hidden element that guides people to a limit in terms of money and financial success. They discussed the possibility of using hypnotherapy to uncover limiting beliefs about money and financial situations. Richard suggested there are many paths and many books related to this area of exploration.

 

Richard Friesen is a therapist who helps people discover their underlying issues with money and finances. He does this by paying attention to their physiology and following the reactions that come up when talking about money. He then encourages them to exaggerate the facial expressions and emotions they're feeling, and to ask themselves what age they feel like. This leads to uncovering internal conflicts and from there, having a dialogue with those voices. Richard doesn't eliminate those voices, but rather invites them to be listened to and helps the client to develop skills to upgrade the voices and put them in their proper context. He also believes that many of those voices are there for a good reason, and that it's important to understand the context in which they work best. Richard has seen clients have epiphanies and realisations as a result of this process, and has also experienced it himself.

 

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