What are your hot buttons? Do you know where they are or how to find them? Finding your hot buttons is usually the job of a salesman or a marketing firm. The idea is that if you can find someones “hot button” they will be more inclined to find your product attractive. For instance, if I were selling an antibacterial dog shampoo I might market to a demographic of pet owners that find microorganisms disgusting. The dog-owning germaphobes’ hot button is the thousands of microorganisms that are living on Fluffy.

In order to control our finances we have to find our own hot buttons. We have to know what makes us angry and incites a passion to change. In order to make a committed change we have find those buttons, press ‘em down and not let go until the change has been fully made. You see, to do something crazy (from a materialism driven society’s point of view) like become debt free, you have to act crazy.

1) Find what makes you go crazy. What drives you nuts? What makes you angry? Chances are, whatever makes you angry is closely related to a vein of passion deeply rooted in your soul, your core values. If stupid people make you angry then you probably are an over-achiever, passionate about achieving excellence. Now, find what makes you angry about being in debt. Is it the insecurity? Is it the wasteful spending? Do you feel trapped and out of control? What makes you angry?

2) Find what makes your heart bleed. What makes you sad? What rips your heart out? In the same fashion as anger, empathy is closely related to the passion buried in the depth of your soul. When you see someone living on the street does it upset you? Do you flinch at the sight of an impoverished family? If you feel empathy for those in need then you may have the core value of generosity. What makes you sad?

3) Write it down and commit to it. Write down your hot buttons from step 1 and 2. Write down why you want to take control of your finances. Maybe it’s “I want more financial security” or “I don’t want to feel like a slave to debt.” Whatever it is, write it down. Finding your motivation, or your “hot buttons” is all well and good, but if you don’t write it down, you probably won’t commit to it (at least not for long,) and if you don’t commit to it then it really doesn’t do you much good.

4) Put it where you can see it, push it and don’t let go. After putting your hot buttons to paper, display them boldly where you will see them every day. Put it on your bathroom mirror, your fridge, or on the dashboard of your car. Every time you see your reasons to be financially free it will empower you. It will push you towards your goal. Push those buttons and don’t let go.

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