Barry Sizemore

Staying grounded during change means maintaining a sense of internal steadiness even while external circumstances shift. When you’re adjusting to something new — a move, a job change, a relationship shift, a new life stage — it’s common to feel slightly off-balance. Your routines may be disrupted...

Aligning money goals with personal values means ensuring your financial targets support the kind of person you want to be — rather than compete with it. In practical terms, this asks a simple question: “Does the way I’m pursuing money reflect what matters most to me?” When money goals are...

You can reduce financial comparison without ignoring reality by shifting how you interpret other people’s progress — not by pretending differences don’t exist. In practical terms, this means acknowledging: Some people earn more. Some people reach milestones earlier. Some people appear further...

You reduce the mental maintenance load of daily life by designing routines that require less tracking, less perfection, and less ongoing oversight. In everyday terms, mental maintenance load is the constant background effort of keeping life running: Remembering what needs to be done. Monitoring...

Constant commitments reduce mental recovery time by keeping your attention partially engaged, even when you’re not actively working. In simple terms, when your schedule is continuously full — meetings, errands, family obligations, social plans, deadlines — your brain rarely experiences true off...

You simplify financial decisions without avoiding them by reducing unnecessary complexity — while still making a clear choice. Simplifying does not mean ignoring the issue. It means narrowing your focus so the decision becomes manageable. You might recognize the opposite pattern: You delay...

Planning during uncertain times feels overwhelming because you’re trying to make stable decisions in an unstable environment. Financial planning normally relies on assumptions: income will remain steady, prices will stay within a predictable range, and major expenses can be anticipated. When...