Clearing the Hurdle

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Is financial insecurity at home keeping you from the career you love or from building the business of your dreams? Take control and clear the hurdle!

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Welcome Hurdlers!

Trying to make a career transition, but can't figure out how with your current financial situation? Want your business to explode, but the money situation at home is melting down?

Let's talk about it!

I'm Derek Sisterhen, Lead Financial Coach at Lukas Coaching, and I'd love to facilitate some great discussion so money becomes a very small hurdle between you and doing the work you love.

Hey Hurdlers, Join the Revolution!

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Termites and Economics 4 Replies

Ever wonder why your dining out budget has a tendency of blowing up in your face? Or how that nebulous “miscellaneous” category in your budget inflates to two or three times what you planned? Before…

Tagged: termites, savings, opportunity, cost, scarcity

Started by Derek Sisterhen. Last reply by Jan Foselli Aug 31.

You’ll Never Make Enough Money 4 Replies

When you first began working as an adult, how much money did you think would be “enough”? How about after you were five years in? Even I recall performance reviews from years past where I thought, “…

Tagged: employment, enough, spending, plan, profession

Started by Derek Sisterhen. Last reply by Derek Sisterhen Jun 8.

The Dog Days of Summer Spending

Last week, I talked about the importance of preparing for vacations and travel so summer trips don’t follow you home. It got me thinking, though: summertime ushers in all sorts of expenses that aren’…

Tagged: to, back, school, weddings, travel

Started by Derek Sisterhen May 25.

Don't Let Your Vacation Follow You Home! 5 Replies

How you prepare for travel and vacations can make or break how you achieve other financial goals. Here are a few ideas to plan your vacations so you remember them with smiles, not frowns.

Tagged: gas, base, food, hotels, fun

Started by Derek Sisterhen. Last reply by Derek Sisterhen May 21.

Our Piggy Banks Are Losing Weight 4 Replies

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a time when people actually saved money. Indeed, they would take a certain portion of what they made from their income-producing jobs and hold it for la…

Tagged: plan, recession, savings, piggy, personal

Started by Derek Sisterhen. Last reply by Derek Sisterhen May 21.

One Roast Beef Sandwich, Hold the Kids, Hold the Parents 2 Replies

Once upon a time, people would go to work for a company for many years, retire with a nice pension and health care benefits to last the rest of their lives. Once upon a time, kids could go to college…

Tagged: plan, money, debt, retirement, care

Started by Derek Sisterhen. Last reply by Derek Sisterhen May 12.

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Comment by Gina Brooks on December 11, 2009 at 12:26am: I find my hurdle within my current business. I'm working on new package plans rather than selling my time. I'm working on how to bring in new business, how to market to outside areas, revamping my website. Many things are moving along at a good pace and other things are hurdles. In the meantime I am trying to keep the flow of business from being slowed. I've hired the right people to some of the jobs and a coach to help me keep focused.

Comment by Pierce Calloway on December 10, 2009 at 9:34pm: Hey Guys, Internet Marketing and Website Training is where I'm struggling right now. I have a website called travelingalot.ning.com, and it's for a home based business called TVI Express. I'm looking to get out of the W-2 job I have, and just have the weekends to complete some advertising.

Comment by Derek Sisterhen on October 23, 2009 at 3:19pm: Thanks for the comments below, Mark and Kerry, I bet we could start discussion threads on these!

Comment by Mark Burge on October 21, 2009 at 1:44pm: Hello Hurdlers! I too am looking at changing direction in my life as my wife and i finish our "debt snowball" by the end of this year. We are fierce budgeters and have been working towards debt free(dom) for a year now. I'm telling you all this because I am passionate about helping people and getting results. I spent 7 years as a Golf Professional, teaching 1x1, groups, kids, seniors, etc... I took that knowledge and passion and transitioned to corporate sales and sales management and succeeded in that. Now, I want to take my experience and passion and create a business of my own. My hurdles are (to name a few) replacing a 6 figure income, focusing on what I want to do (and then how to do it), and building a plan.

Comment by Kerry Rogers on October 21, 2009 at 12:49am: Hi All I would love to clear the hurdle but I don't know where the money is going to come from to get started. Getting life coach training is very expensive. Or maybe I am looking in the wrong place's. If anyone knows of anything let me know. I have not got $1.000.00's to spend.