Andsojustlikeanactorisgiven a scriptandtoldin a scenehowtoact, whencertainthingshappenaroundmoney, ourbraingivesus a certainthought, andthenweknowthescriptandhowwe'regoingtoact.
Ourearlyexperiencesinourfamilysystemanddirectlyaroundmoneyhave a profoundimpactonourbeliefsaroundmoney, andourbeliefsaroundmoneypredictourfinancialoutcomes.
Andsoasanadult, whatisinterestingis I'vealwaysbeengoodatmanagingthemoney, makingmoney, butmyloveofmoney, mydesireasanentrepreneurtobeprofitable, actually I hadtoworkthroughsomeofthatshameandthatdiscomfort, I think, because I wassentthemessagethatit's notokay, Kathleen, thatyoulovedmoneysomuchthatyouwanttokeepit.
Ifyouthinkthatyouareveryfinanciallywell-offandsoyourchildrenarefine, theydon't needtohearoryoudon't needtotalkaboutmoney, take a stepbackandthinkaboutyourparentsandyourparents' parentsandyourparents' parents' parentssothatyoucanbeclearthatyou'reonlybenefitingyourchildbyhavingthesemoneyconversationsandexperienceswiththem.
And I thinkthosenaturalfinancialconversationsandthoseteachablemomentsaregreatwaystobeabletoexpressyourfamilyvalues, toteachyourkidsaboutmoney, andtodosoin a waythatis a littlebitmorepalatable.