If you’d told me two years ago that I’d be teaching a course about the energy of money, I would’ve thought you were hallucinating.
As a life-long entrepreneur, coach and mentor, I’ve taught plenty about creating clients and selling, but never about shifting how we feel about money.
That’s because for most of my life, when it came to money, I was scared shitless.
I knew how to make it, but was always motivated by fear. Every month I’d worry about where the money would come from. I’d panic for a few days before scrambling to sell something, only to repeat the cycle again.
But no matter how much I earned it never seemed to be enough.
I thought money was the problem, so I avoided it. I didn’t track my expenses, ignored my debt and kept running on the money anxiety hamster wheel.
Then last year, I saw how fear had been driving my whole life, leading to avoidance of money and causing me to hold back in creating clients.
I finally saw that fear can’t hurt me; it doesn’t come from my circumstances, but from my thoughts in the moment (really.) I stopped being afraid of money.
I finally took a good, hard look at my financial situation. It wasn’t pretty.
I owed over $40,000 to high-interest credit cards, and half of my monthly income was going towards payments. If I didn’t change something, I’d be paying off debt in retirement.
When I stopped believing fear, something shifted.
🌟 I made a clear intention to pay off my debt. No judgement and no excuses.
🌟 I committed to follow my inner guidance about money, instead of my noisy mind.
🌟 Whenever those money fears showed up, I came back to the stillness within and let them glide past.
And so it was that I stumbled upon a life-changing insight about creating money (or anything).
All it takes is a clear intention, enjoyment, and the willingness to follow your guidance.
Within three months, I’d transferred all my credit card debt to personal loans with a four year pay-off plan.
My income grew by 400%.
I started working with a financial coach to create a plan for saving, investing and managing my money that works for my desired lifestyle.
My proposals to clients are bolder, and I’ve dropped attachment to the outcome. Money worries are a thing of the past.
And I didn’t do this with hard work or sacrifice. It only became possible because of enjoyment, gratitude and service.
Every day, money and I play together to create value in the world, and my experience of joy continues to grow.
Reading Sarah Mccrum’s book, Love Money, Money Loves You felt like someone had written down the simple truth of what I’d been experiencing.
It’s time for us to discover the life-changing freedom with money that’s always been available – and that no one ever told us about.
That’s why Ryn Bonney and I created:
Love Money – Because Money Loves You: 30 Days to Heal Your Relationship With Money
It’s a joyful, soulful and eye-opening journey into what’s truly possible when you stop fearing money and start partnering with it.
Get the details and enroll here:
https://theawakenedbusiness.com/lovemoney
Yours in love and play,
Steph
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