the jane confidence brief
Inspire your money
No more looking back.
You’re not going back there. Now is the time to move forwards, to set your goals and take action.
If only it were that easy, to just decide what you want financially and go for it.
Everyone has a story as to why that can’t happen for them. But that’s just it, it’s a story - and stories can be changed.
This month on the Jane Confidence Brief, we’re helping you to get out of the past and into your new future.
How? By accessing the now. Because now is all we ever have to work with.
What you can do today to move closer to your financial goal
That story you tell yourself about why your financial goal is so elusive? That's not your history. That's your resistance. And resistance is exactly where the opportunity for transformation lives - transformation into the new financially confident you.
The story blocking you generally has the key to the pathway forwards and friend, it’s time to use it to change your story. We have an exercise here, in this newsletter, to help you start.
Let's go.
The 3-Minute Move
Set a timer for three minutes. No phone. No distractions.
Write down your financial goal. One sentence. Specific. A number. A date. "I want to save $10,000 by December 31." "I want to negotiate a 20% raise by Q3." "I want to launch my side business and hit $2,000/month by October." “I want to put my divorce settlement to work by the end of the month.”
Write down the story that's been stopping you. The one you tell yourself when no one's listening. "I'm not good with money." "People like me don't get raises." "I don't have enough time." "It's too late for me." Then cross it out. Literally. Draw a line through it.
Finally, write down the one move you can make today. Not this week. Today. One email. One phone call. One spreadsheet opened. One number looked at. One boundary spoken. One "no" to something that drains you. One "yes" to something that builds you. Do it before the timer goes off. That's it.
The future doesn't wait for readiness. It waits for the move.
You’ve got this friend!
Remember
The past is a story. The future is a vision. The only place you can actually build wealth is right now. One action. One decision. One conversation. One number you finally look at. One boundary you set. One ask you make. Not tomorrow. Not when you feel ready. Today. The future you're building is waiting in the move you make right now.
A note from Jane
Thank you for being part of our founding waitlist. You will be among the first women in Australia to access the Jane platform when we launch - a purpose-built financial ecosystem where you can invest your own money in equities, build a financial plan, clear the emotional blocks that hold you back, set up automated investing, learn everything you need to know about how money makes money, and join a community of those who share your values. Every newsletter in this series is part of that journey. Browse our archive here - one continuous story about what it actually takes to build financial confidence. We are glad you are with us.
And if there's something you'd like us to cover next month - a block that keeps coming up, a market story you want us to break down - reply and tell us. We read every response.
Until next month,
Julia Scott
CEO and Founder of Money by Jane
Chartered Accountant with 20+ years helping women build financial confidence
Information provided by Money by Jane is general in nature and does not take into consideration your personal financial situation. It is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice nor financial product advice in any way. Remember, the value of any investment can go down as well as up. Before acting, you should consider seeking independent personal financial advice that is tailored to your needs from an appropriately licensed or authorised financial adviser. 
