Most founders believe their money decisions are purely rational. Yet they keep making the same calls year after year: hiring too late, charging too little, holding on too long.

Former Marine and Benedictine monk turned financial advisor Doug Lynam returns to explain the money monsters running our decisions, and how the Enneagram reveals the older fear behind them.

About the Guest:

Douglas Lynam is a former US Marine and Benedictine monk of 20 years, now a financial advisor and author of Taming Your Money Monster: 9 Paths to Money Mastery with the Enneagram.

Key Takeaways:

Money is morally neutral, a tool you can build or harm with
Childhood shapes the unconscious fears behind money choices
The Enneagram names your "sacred wound" and money blind spot
Each of the nine types carries two recurring money monsters
Self-created suffering is workable; circumstantial suffering differs
Delegate authority, but never outsource ownership of your finances

Connect With the Guest:

Course Management Investment Advisors: https://cmiallc.com

Email: dlynam@cmiallc.com

Personal Website: https://www.douglynam.com/

Books:

Taming Your Money Monster on Amazon: https://amzn.to/47M6g7Z
From Monk To Money Manager on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/33anrb

Substack: https://substack.com/@douglynam

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/douglynam/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-lynam/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/douglynam/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@douglynam

Best Enneagram Test ($60):

https://www.integrative9.com/DougLynam/enneagram/test/individual/

Free Enneagram Test (not bad):

https://enneagram-personality.com/

Episode Chapters:

[04:26] The Older Voice Behind Every Money Decision (approx.)

[07:00] From Affluence to Marine to Monk (approx.)

[10:00] When the Monastery Went Bankrupt (approx.)

[13:00] Money Is Morally Neutral (approx.)

[17:00] Self-Created vs Circumstantial Suffering (approx.)

[20:00] The Founder's Unconscious Driver and the Sacred Wound (approx.)

[28:00] Money Monsters: The Barrier and the Blinger (approx.)

[39:00] Finding Your Type: Anger, Grief, or Fear (approx.)

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