FEAR

What do you think of when you think of the word fear? Do you think of Jason or Freddie chasing some poor soul through the woods and the hair standing on the back of your neck? Do you think of arachnophobia, agoraphobia, or some other phobia that causes your heart to beat faster and your chest to tighten? One of my personal fears is the fear of loss; the loss of a loved one or the suffering of loved ones if I should lose my life. What is your greatest fear?

Fear can be an overwhelming emotion. It is built in our genetic code for survival. It is a fascinating emotion from the respect that our fight or flight response to fear can save us or paralyze us. Have you ever stopped to consider what fear is doing to you?

This is not an easy question. In our culture, fear is often associated with weakness. Can you imagine a professional athlete who was too afraid to perform in the championship game? Let’s be honest, due to this cultural bias there is an underlying fear of acknowledging our fears. What if others were to know you were afraid? What would they say? How would your spouse respond?

Fear takes on all shapes and sizes. It typically hides in the recesses of our souls and whispers, “you can’t….” Fear is not focused in on tight spaces or horror movies only; it wants to hold you hostage in all areas of your life. It focuses its energy on your soul. It creates doubt in our abilities to manage our relationships, our businesses, our education, our parenting and our happiness. What is fear whispering in your ear?

The first step in healing in any area of our life is acknowledgement. Define your fear. When you define your fears you take away their control. You set the path in front of you to dissolving the issue. The second step is to move forward. Our fears hold us back, so move forward. By moving one step at a time our fears slowly dissolve away. Before you know it you will move past the fear to the point it no longer exists.

The final step is to face the next fear in your life. We are growing and changing every day. As such, new fears will develop. The next phase of our maturity is realized each time we define our fears, move forward, and dissolve them away, then move on to what is next in our life. It is part of our growth, our self-discovery. Whatever your greatest fear is, it is not as strong as you. Do not listen to the whispering liar called fear.

Sincerely,

Grant Magers

CEO

Moola Monsters, LLC

www.moolamonsters.com

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My Point Exactly

Every so often there is something that happens that makes a person yell, "My point exactly!" I had one of those moments on the 5th. We have some dear friends in town for the 4th of July weekend. Their dad is over in Afghanistan for a year, so the rest of the family joined us for a week of R&R. We have 5 boys under the age of 8 in the house so it has been Wrestle Mania 24/7 and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Saturday night I woke up about 12:30am because the Arizona heat was winning. So I went over and turned the AC down. Ahhhhh...much better. Then at 3:00am I woke up again to the scorching Arizona heat only to find out that someone had turned the AC back up. So, like any other relatively sane person I turned the AC back down again, and went to sleep.

Saturday morning rolls around and everyone is scurrying around the kitchen. Bacon is frying, eggs are scrambled and ready to serve, and the coffee is made. Before I could reach the cups, my wife gets my attention, and asks if I was turning the temperature down last night. "Of course," I replied "it was scorching." She then began to remind me about the cost of the electric bill this time of year. You might think that this is the point... It's not.

Apparently before I stumbled out of hibernation, Tracy had asked the kids if they had turned the air down. They of course said no, and she went on to explain to them that it costs money to run the AC. It was at that point that my son's friend said, "Wait a minute, isn't this your

house?" Tracy replied, "yes". He continued, "Well if it is your house, why do you have to pay for your own air?"

THAT'S IT!!! That is my point. Thank you young man. This is why Moola Monsters was created. Children today do not have a conceptual framework of how the world works. It all just automatically appears and they consume. So much so that they naturally assume we just consume as well. Why should they think anything different? We hit a button, and the air turns on. We hit another button and cartoons are there. We hit another button and dinner is served. How old were we before fully understood that it is more than just hitting a button. It usually takes us growing up and moving out of our parents house. Unfortunately, by that time too many of us are programmed to bad financial behavior.

Now is the time for you to make a difference in your child's life. You can teach them how the world works. Moola Monsters can help. Your kids will learn to make good choices without even realizing that they are learning.

To my son's best friend... "Thanks pal! Thanks for having enough insight to ask the question. Thanks for helping us parents wake up. Now it is our turn to teach you."

Sincerely,

Grant Magers

CEO

Moola Monsters, LLC

www.moolamonsters.com