2023 and Optimism - Can't Find It on Wall Street But It's Bursting in the Human Heart

'"Most of our clients, the Wall Street firms and asset managers, are not very optimistic' for 2023, said Alan Johnson, managing director at Johnson Associates." - The Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2022.

That's Wall Street. Where there is big money, along with aspirations of building even more wealth. And, what I am discovering is this: It has so little to do with the mood of so many others right now as we move into 2023. 

Contrary to how capitalism is perceived, money is not the mirror of the human soul in America. The more fundamental value is this: relationships. More tears are shed over matters of the heart than the numbers in financial accounts or bonus check. 

Yesterday was one of the most busy days for my Tarot-reading practice. The issues were all about 2023. And all were, yes you got it, about people connects. Those extended from romance to family dynamics to ghosts from the past to clients for whom was felt a mystical pull force. 

Admittedly the clients had enough money. Sure they might have lost some of their assets this year. But they were sophisticated and anticipated a bounce-back, eventually. So, they had the luxury of transcending pragmaticism to roam the corridors of the human heart.

A sign of the progress of civilization is that the majority believed in the importance of lessons learned during relationships. As one put it, "I will make new mistakes, but not that one again." 

In marketing, maybe financial firms should focus more on the heart and less on return-on-investment. In recruiting talent, yes, emphasize relationships within the firm. The message? We care about you.

Full Disclosure: When I launched the Tarot practice it had the narrow parameter of careers. All too soon it was obvious that the life of clients was being shaped diirectly and indirectly by what went on among human beings. The professional stuff was simply staging. 

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