9. Les Nienow of Ramsey Solutions - Financial wisdom from a key member of Dave Ramsey’s Coaching team
Les Nienow is Coaching Liaison and a Senior Financial Coach at Ramsey Solutions. On this episode of CFO at Home Les and Vince discuss his 16 years on Dave Ramsey’s Financial Coaching team, why one partner in a relationship can sometimes be reluctant to discuss money, the value of goal setting in opening up money conversations with your partner, and more.
Les Nienow is Coaching Liaison and a Senior Financial Coach at Ramsey Solutions. On this episode of CFO at Home Les and Vince discuss his 16 years on Dave Ramsey’s Financial Coaching team, why one partner in a relationship can sometimes be reluctant to discuss money, the value of goal setting in opening up money conversations with your partner, and more.
- Key Takeaways:
- Some partners are resistant to discuss money because they don’t want to feel controlled, others are intimidated by the subject and feel they don’t understand it
- Sometimes the CFO can over-complicate money and make the subject intimidating.
- When one partner is truly resistant to exchange in a money conversation, the first step in resolving the issue is to be totally honest. Share your heart and be totally open about how important the conversation is to you.
- Some partners are resistant to discuss money because they don’t want to feel controlled, others are intimidated by the subject and feel they don’t understand it
- Goal setting is a valuable tool in engaging a disengaged partner. When someone doesn’t have a lot of interest in the day-to-day, it means they just really haven’t thought past today. Begin with the end in mind.
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