As a small business owner, I'm constantly devouring marketing- and business-related books, yet none of them ever seems to be on the topic of money - until now. Why do so many of us either assume the money will take care of itself, or just avoid the topic altogether? Zen Money Map is written in a conversational and reassuring tone, making it extremely readable and relatable - nothing like the accounting / finance homework of my business school days! I wish I'd had this book in my library when I was just beginning to launch my business, but I'm banking on the idea that it's never too late to feel "Zen" about money. I'd recommend it, not just to those who are running a business, but to anyone who simply wants to have a better handle on their finances and an all-around better relationship with money.

​Zen Money Map is all about individual relationships with money, but finally in a way that ties it comfortably to business objectives, larger missions, and recognizing our own value and the value of our superpowers we are bringing to our clients. Easy to read, but filled with very practical and actionable exercises, Ms. Lajoie takes the reader on a journey that can end up in only one place: Financial Clarity and Alignment. If you are scared of, avoid, hate, are frustrated by, or otherwise have a broken relationship with the finances in your business – this is the book for you. She carefully takes you from A to Z with careful, and bite-sized steps. I will be recommending it to my own clients; wherever I’m a CFO, this is a must read!

Money. We're not supposed to talk about it, right? We're supposed to earn it, save it, have it, spend it wisely. But how? The Zen Money Map is... a map. It's so much easier to do things with a map! And Liz Lajoie's style is so warm and welcoming, educational without pressure, and really hitting everything important - even the things we didn't realize were important. This is a great, holistic view of money that goes so far beyond make it, spend it save it. The way it weaves through all things money really did show a way to being Zen around money and having a thriving, money-making business.

As an entrepreneur, I know that managing the finances of the business and understanding the cash-flow problems are critical to long-term success. Through frank common-sense language and approach, Liz takes the reader through the steps to become aware of their relationship with money and define the path to abundance. Each chapter has exercises to help the reader develop that understanding. By the time you finish reading this book, you’ll know if you are a money Architect, Baker or Celebrity and that will guide you in your approach to your finances.