In my book Build Your Money Muscles, I identify the five main feelings that people act out through their finances. One of those is a sense of being trapped. When I wrote the book, I didn’t understand the depths of this feeling and it’s nuances. Lately, that understanding is coming into focus. Here’s what I’ve learned.

Children often are discouraged from truely expressing themselves because their parents, and others, just don’t get who they are. I can remember my mother’s reaction when, as a three-year old dressed in my favorite yellow sunsuit, I proudly presented myself as a black bear, having covered myself with mud. I learned then, and in many instances afterwards, that it isn’t always safe to let people now who I am.

Perhaps you can remember moments when you realized that speaking or acting freely could lead to punishment or stimulate negative reactions from those around you. As a result, you developed coping mechanisms that allowed you to fit it or be acceptable.

The result: being trapped in a persona that works in the world, but leaves you feeling disconnected and, perhaps empty. This is often accompanied by less-than feelings, shame, and lots of negative self-talk.

Not the best foundation for drawing in a free-flow of love and support — financial and otherwise.

Recognizing how you have hidden yourself from the world can be one of the most important steps you can take towards lasting prosperity. As an adult, you know how to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, like running round naked in public, so you can devise ways of expressing yourself safely.

For me, I’ve had to overcome my fear of doing sound healing work in public. I’ve done it a few times during teleclasses and now do a healing at every class of the Peace of Mind & Prosperity Program. This coming weekend, I’m going to take the big risk and do a group healing at the spiritual community that I attend. I feel as if I’m getting ready to do a firewalk.

Which of your talents are you hiding from the world? Were you discouraged from singing, painting, seeing into the future, going into business, or being playful or creative on any level?

What do you secretly wish you had the courage to try? Look what happened to Susan Boyle  when she finally stepped out to show the world who she really is.

Talk to other people about this. I’m sure you’ll discover that like you, they too have aspects of themselves that remain secret and hidden. Perhaps you can find a group of people who can offer you support in “coming out” to the world.

The Peace of Mind & Prosperity Program offers a safe and ongoing support system. People attending the twice-monthly classes are seeing real results in many areas of their lives. Read about the program at http://ProsperityPlace.com/pomp

And I hope you’ll attend the free teleclass, Finding Financial Peace of Mind in an Uncertain World, where I’ll be discussing this topic (and doing a sound/energy healing.) Click here to register.

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