From Money Mayhem to Micro Mastery
"Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements." - John C Maxwell
Insights from a Certified Money Coach:
From Money Mayhem to Micro-Mastery: Why Small Steps Are the Real Power Money Moves
She stood in front of the cheese fridge, staring down a wedge of Brie like it was a moral dilemma.
Not because she couldn’t afford it.
Not because she didn’t want it.
But because something in her brain kicked up a familiar internal drama—
Is this responsible? Should I be spending $9.50 on cheese right now?
What about the mortgage? What if an unexpected bill lands this week? What if I never retire because I bought too many luxury snacks?!
It sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud.
But in that moment, it felt real.
It wasn’t really about the Brie. Or the fancy crackers she eyed next.
It was about the mental chaos that had been simmering quietly all week—subtle second-guessing, budgeting guilt, and the gnawing feeling of not quite being on top of it all.
And that’s when it hit her:
This wasn’t a money problem.
It was a micro-trust problem.
The Sneaky Psychology Behind Money Guilt “a.k.a Brie-Guilt”
Here’s the thing: our brains are designed to keep us safe.
They love the familiar. They cling to certainty. And they hate ambiguity.
So when life gets busy or finances feel a bit messy, your brain goes into hyper-vigilance mode—even over small, seemingly insignificant decisions. That’s when a $9.50 wedge of cheese becomes a metaphor for your entire financial identity.
This is what psychologists call cognitive load. It’s when your brain is carrying so many spinning plates that even tiny choices feel overwhelming. Especially when those choices are tied to money—an area that already carries a hefty emotional charge for most women.
Why Big Money Fixes Often Don’t Work
In moments like these, we tend to respond in one of two ways:
1. Avoid everything. Shut down the budgeting app, avoid checking your accounts, pretend it’s not happening.
2. Try to fix everything. Download a complicated spreadsheet, start a “new system,” binge a personal finance podcast playlist—and get overwhelmed by Thursday.
Neither of these lead to long-term peace. Why? Because they skip over what’s actually missing: trust.
Enter: The Money Micro-Action
The shift you want doesn’t come from overhauling your entire financial life in one weekend.
It comes from building a track record of tiny, self-honouring actions.
One clear, manageable moment at a time.
That’s where micro-actions come in.
They’re small, doable steps that cut through the chaos and start rebuilding the most essential part of your financial foundation—your trust in yourself.
This Week’s Money Micro-Action:
🧀 Buy the Brie. But do it on purpose.
Buy the fancy yoghurt. Or the organic tea. Or the wild-caught salmon.
But don’t do it mindlessly, or with guilt bubbling under the surface.
Instead, pause. Acknowledge the choice. Say to yourself,
"I’m choosing this. I can afford this. This is allowed."
Because financial confidence isn’t built on restriction.
It’s built on clarity and consciousness.
This one small act—done intentionally—can shift the entire tone of your financial mindset.
Want to Go Deeper With Money Coaching?
If your financial life feels more like a tornado than a plan right now, you’re not broken. You’re just overloaded. And you don’t have to untangle it alone.
This is exactly the kind of work I do with my clients—rebuilding confidence, creating clarity, and developing systems that work with your brain, not against it.
💬 Want to take the next micro-step together?
Book a Money Pattern Interrupt session with me.
It’s one hour, one-on-one, and could be the circuit-breaker you didn’t know you needed.
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