Or is it? The brain's default setting often seems to be "what's going to become of me?...what am I gonna do?". And then the brain races around trying to find something to worry about. Stupid brain.
The brain is so stupid that, even though you are in the top 1% of the richest people that have ever lived, it seems like it will find something, anything, to make you worry.
As a teenager, we worry about very silly things. When we grow up, we gather information that kicks most of those worries into touch. Wouldn't we all love to be 15 again for a day - back at school, with a confident, adult brain firing on all cylinders? Such fun!
So - the enemy of worry is information. Sharks are immediately scary because they have big teeth and everything.
But in terms of danger to you - you should be more afraid of a toaster! If you get information, - the worry goes away.
Money is the among the easiest things to worry about because you can quantify it. Therefore, everyone worries about money, because the brain finds it so easy to do.
And when we worry about money, we think about how much money we have. Niggling doubts about whether we are being paid enough...because if we get paid a bit more these worries disappear, right?
No. This is the brain being stupid again. People get promoted and get pay rises - but often they are still unhappy and they still leave. Only for the pattern to reoccur again and again.
So employers can help their people (and themselves) by giving their people information about money. Particularly if they are in a spot of bother with debt. Helping people by giving them information, gives them the message that their employer is on their side - and not part of the problem.
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