What are some suggestions for getting over the anxiety I am feeling when doing a Financial Road Map®?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019

Do more of them. Practice more in advance. Record every one and listen to it. Watch the video more. Listen to the audio of the Financial Road Map® in your car, and accept that your discomfort is a normal part of the learning curve. You don’t get to be a black belt without being a white belt first. You can’t get to confidently doing a Financial Road Map® without going through the normal emotions of whatever you feel in the early stages.

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