I’m pretty new to all this – an old dog learning new tricks so to speak (they used to call me Worst Case Scenario Girl). Not that I was a gloomy, pessimistic old grouch or anything, I’m actually quite fun! I just anticipated too much of the time what I’d do if such and such happened. And how I’d feel. And how I’d pay for it. And…And…And… You get the idea!
So as a newbie – here’s what I’ve manifested this month. My (general) intentions were my finances to get easier, for improvements in my job, and, (work related) to come up with a really terrific fundraiser for the spring.
Money has been an issue since my divorce last year. To make matters worse, ex had some financial difficulties recently and decided he’d deal with it by shorting my support check in Nov, Dec, and Jan. “Worst Case Scenario Girl”
would have dealt with this by entertaining horribly negative thoughts, blathering on about how obstinate and uncooperative he is, all the difficulties I was going to experience because of his actions, etc, etc. “Best Case Scenario Girl”
released those thoughts and concentrated instead on believing he would do the right thing and in a timely manner. (That was a stretch)! On Jan 18, he sent a check for $2100, paying his past due balance in full. Today he emailed and said February’s (full) check is in the mail.
More money – My (“I didn’t make money by giving it away!”) dad sent a check last week for $1000 with a note that said, “I thought maybe you could use a little extra cash.”
My job – My work is very socially and spiritually rewarding (at a non-profit agency serving abused children) but non-profits are not generally where one goes to make the big bucks. In addition, I wasn’t in exactly the right-fit position. This month I was given an opportunity to take a new position (out of the blue). It has me doing more of what I love and less of what I don’t. And, you guessed it. More money - $12,000 increase in annual salary.
Fundraiser – a businessman in town contacted our agency last week. (He called US!) He sponsors fundraisers for various non-profits in the county every year and would we like to have a sock hop? Last year’s for XYZ Non-Profit was a HUGE success. He will finance – hall rental, massive advertising, band, food, drinks, door prizes, contest prizes, etc. All proceeds go to our agency. In addition, his media person tells me if the non-profit sets a goal for their fundraiser and event proceeds fall short, Mr. Businessman writes a check for the difference. Ca-ching!
OMG – Can you imagine what might happen if I get serious about this???
