Ever wonder what’s keeping you broke?
So many people have goals to finally become financially free, become wealthy, or win the lottery and never go to work again.
It makes sense. After all, no one wants to struggle financially. It’s difficult, stressful, and no fun at all. So, how come we get caught up in this cycle of wishing for wealth without being able to manifest it? How come year after year, financial abundance seems out of reach?
It’s easy to blame circumstances for financial lack. But often, we overlook a critical component of financial success: Self-worth.
Self-worth is how you see yourself in the world and how you feel you should be treated. So, it’s all about how you treat and talk to yourself every day.
Self-worth causes you to make decisions about what you’re willing to accept and what you won’t tolerate. It causes you to raise or lower your standards.
Having a strong, positive sense of self-worth is the key to creating wealth and abundance. Why?
Because when you believe that you’re worthy, you ask for that raise, charge your clients in accordance with your merit, and ensure that your financial house is built on a solid foundation.
Let’s clear up one misconception: Having a high sense of self-worth doesn’t mean being entitled or arrogant. Entitlement is believing that you deserve something because of “who you are,” even if you haven’t worked for it.
And arrogance is insecurity masked as pride.
But self-worth is different. Having a strong sense of self-worth is understanding the unique value you bring to this world and protecting it. It’s being humble enough to continuously do the work to increase that value. And it’s also being audacious enough to celebrate and command respect for what you create every day.
Think about your sense of self-worth in the context of money.
Do you view yourself as a “broke” person? Is your internal guidance system telling you that you’re only worth taking a low-end job, living paycheck to paycheck, and keeping your financial house in disarray?
Is impostor syndrome preventing you from asking your clients for a fee that’s based on the value that you truly provide? Do you neglect opportunities to build wealth and abundance because you feel like you just aren’t “worth it”?
Or, is your internal guidance system informing you that you’re someone who respects and values money?
Ask yourself: Are you the type of person who increases their skills to land a high-paying job? Do you do an excellent job and provide so much value to your clients that you can command a high fee? Are you spending time and effort investing in financial education because you know you’re worth it?
These are essential questions to ask.
Bottom line: To achieve financial success and let go of what’s keeping you broke, update your internal operating system to align your self-worth to be deserving of wealth. That way, you’ll make the decisions and do the work to attract wealth, instead of only wishing for it.
