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Face Your Fear – Part 2

 

I haven’t actually managed to achieve as much as I wanted since I last posted – but I have achieved something.

I thought about all the things I didn’t want my kids to miss out on.  If we get hyper inflation, a lot of things will be very hard to do.  I often put off signing my kids up for activities which cost money as the finances are pretty tight.  However, I have decided that there are some things which I really want them to have – and with an investment now, it will get cheaper in the future.

I am specifically talking about skiing.  We live not too far from some mountains and a ski resort in within reach.  The classes are not hugely expensive, but they are a long way from free, so this is the logic which I have applied.  If I pay for lessons now, in the future they will have the skill and we can just visit any ski station and only worry about a ski pass and equipment hire.  So I am booking them in!

In my ideal world I would hope that the kids and parents could all go skiing – but this is way beyond the budget, but I am sure that we will enjoy watching our kids develop and the mountain air will feed out soul as we watch over a cup of coffee.

I think that all parents worry about doing the best for their kids – and although this may seem like a little and easy step for many, I find that I am often scarred of taking steps.  I know that I know that I can do better as a parent – but I have to overcome the fear of action if I am going to be a better parent.

I hope that any other sufferers of panic attacks will realise that sometimes the smallest steps can be really important.  It helps to keep you moving in the right direction, and it gives confidence to your actions.

Taking steps can cost money – so here is a link to a book which is really helpful.  I find that we often know what is in this sort of a book – but to see it in black and white and to have steps written out to follow always makes it easier to implement.

One word of advice – do get too carried away, find just find one thing which you think will benefit your family and then find a way to implement it!  Good luck.

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