You already know money is stressful. You don’t need me to tell you that.
What you might not know is why you keep ending up in the same financial patterns—no matter how hard you work, how much you learn, or how many times you promise yourself “this year will be different.”
I didn’t know either. For years, I cycled through the same pattern: just getting by, then sliding into debt, then clawing my way back to just getting by again. Each time, the debt got a little higher. By the time my real estate business crashed, I was over a million dollars in the hole—and it wasn’t even the first time I’d been in debt.
It took me a long time to understand what was actually going on. But once I did, everything shifted. And it comes down to two things.
1. The Beliefs You Can’t See Are Running the Show
Most of us carry deep, unconscious beliefs about money that we picked up as kids—from our parents, from our culture, from experiences we barely remember. These beliefs don’t announce themselves. They just quietly run in the background, shaping every financial decision we make.
Here’s what they sound like when you catch them:
“Money is the root of all evil.” · “Rich people are greedy.” · “I’m not the kind of person who makes a lot of money.” · “If I earn more, people will expect more from me.”
You might read those and think, “I don’t believe that.” But beliefs don’t live in the conscious mind. They live deeper. And the simplest test is this: look at your financial situation right now. If it doesn’t match what you want, something beneath the surface is pulling in the other direction.
The good news: these beliefs aren’t permanent. They’re patterns—and patterns can be changed. That’s exactly what Tapping does. By combining gentle stimulation of acupressure points with focused attention on the belief or emotion you want to release, Tapping helps rewire the neural pathways that keep you stuck. It’s not theory. It’s something I’ve experienced firsthand—and something I’ve now watched thousands of people experience.
2. Stress Is Quietly Sabotaging Your Financial Decisions
Here’s something most people don’t realize: when you’re stressed about money, your brain literally loses the ability to solve money problems.
It’s not a mindset issue. It’s biology.
When stress hits, your amygdala triggers a flood of cortisol and adrenaline—your body’s fight-or-flight response. The creative, problem-solving parts of your brain go offline. Your digestion slows. Your blood vessels constrict. You can’t think clearly, you can’t make good decisions, and everything on your to-do list feels impossible.
Ever freeze up before a big presentation? Go blank when looking at a stack of bills? Procrastinate on financial tasks you know are important? That’s not laziness. That’s your nervous system in survival mode.
And when this becomes chronic—when you’re living with low-grade financial stress every single day—you’re never operating with your full brain.
Fortunately, I know something that works to rapidly reduce stress in the body, so you can get your brain back online and create the financial reality you desire.
Tapping.
decrease in cortisol after a single Tapping session
The other two groups showed only about a 14% drop. The researchers actually thought their equipment was broken, and they kept recalibrating because the drop from Tapping was so significant they couldn’t quite believe it was correct. But the equipment was fine. The Tapping just worked… and it worked extremely well!
A 2-Minute Money Stress Tap
You don’t have to take my word for any of this. Try Tapping for yourself.
Think about your finances for a moment. Notice whatever comes up, whether it be tension, worry, frustration, a knot in your stomach. Rate that feeling on a scale of 0–10.
Now, tapping on the karate chop point (the side of your hand), say out loud three times:
Then tap through each point while saying:
Take a breath. Check your number again. Most people notice it drops by 2–4 points in under two minutes.
And that’s a sign your nervous system is shifting out of survival mode.
Want to go deeper? My brother Alex is running a free masterclass on how to use Tapping to create an abundant, stress-free financial future.
You’re capable of more than you know. I’ve been where you are, and I can tell you: the patterns can change. I’m rooting for you. I really am.
— Nick