When we take an honest inventory of our lives and relationship to money we finally see that money can neither make us safe and secure in this world, nor return all the precious energy we sent its way.

Out of this sense of loss comes a grief cry that awakens our slumbering Authenticity. Our Soul waits for this homecoming celebration - this passionate embrace between those never meant to be apart. It is only then that we are serious about bringing our day to day actions into alignment with the wishes of our Soul. It is only then we see money's true purpose - to mirror back to us in black & white the width of the chasm that so easily appears without constant attention. Rather than gazing into the financial pages for the performance of our investments rand our related well-being, we can gaze into the money mirror and see how our financial decisions reflect our alignment with our Authentic Self - our Soul who has been welcomed Home at last!

For example, rather than expecting my investment portfolio to one day make my life what I've always wanted, what if I pause to notice what I really need from it? When I do so I realize that I have a need to provide for my needs when I am no longer to work, or work as hard as I do now. That is a piece of life's journey that my money can help me prepare for, so I choose investments that are in alignment with my values and go on to honestly face other aspects of my finances and what they reveal about my life.

If I hate the work I do, it's insanity to expect my investment portfolio to compensate for that. I have to face my relationship to work head on and deal with that realistically. Part of that process is having a tool that can illustrate whether or not various options are financially feasible. That's where the Authentic Money Guide, crafted through Quicken's planning features, comes into the picture.

Money is meant to serve the soul. Happiness is a natural by-product when that relationship is restored. TEN WEEKS facilitates this shift.