Financial freedom has been a common catchphrase for the longest time possible.  What it really speaks of is really about the freedom and choice that a person aspires to have, the desire of pursuing what really matters and fulfills him if not for the fact that we have to devote at least half of our waking hours into earning money for survival and taking care of our basic needs. This desire simply implies that we are not as free as we would like to be. What’s the pathway to build freedom and choice intentionally? 

The 9 Core Conversation™ (9CC™)is one of the cornerstones of Executive Coach International’s coaching model. We understand the mechanics of what needs to happen to bring about a person’s progress and success. Freedom is the fourth conversation of the 9CC™.  The 9CC™ is a model that describes the hierarchy of how capabilities and advance states develop in a human being. The lower the rank of the Core Conversation, the more basic and fundamental it is to a person, without it (them), the higher Core Conversation(s) that come after don’t have the basis to develop.

For freedom to begin to manifest in a person’s life, he must have achieved certain levels of capability in the first 3 conversations, namely, in the order of sequence:

1^st Core Conversation™:   Money, survival and resources

2^nd Core Conversation™:  Relationships and partnerships

3^rd Core Conversation™:  Performance, Effectiveness and Results

4^th Core Conversation™:  Freedom, Choice, Independence

The magnitude of how well a person can develop their abilities in each of the first 3 conversations determines how much freedom he gets. As this happens, a certain ease in life begins to show up, one is freed up to choose where one wants to channel one’s time, energy and attention, versus trying to make life work. This is why in reality, the first 3 conversations are still most people’s main pre-occupation.

Pinpoint for yourself then, where in your first 3 conversations that you wish can be better or are spending efforts in enhancing it. This will give you clues to what you need to work on to bring you to your next level of freedom and choice.

This is a brief overview on the first 4 levels of the 9 Core Conversations™, look out for future articles that exemplify 9CC’s wisdom in practice.