Money Mindset Impacts More Than Money
Money mindset impacts more than money. “When we undervalue what we do, the world undervalues who we are. How we behave toward our money, how we treat our money, speaks volumes about how we perceive and value ourselves.”—Suze Orman
Money mindset impacts more than money. It’s why money mindset coaching is often an essential piece of the career change journey.
Because money mindset is about so much more than dollars and cents.
Our hidden money messages affect our bottom line and reveal limitations we impose on ourselves elsewhere—especially in our careers.
In the below video, I share 3 questions to help you uncover how your hidden money beliefs are likely showing up elsewhere in your career and life.
Confessions Of a Money Hoarder
I’ve always been a super saver. No matter how much I made, I’ve always lived below my means and saved a ton. (6-month safety net? Try 3 years).
These days, my saving is empowered and intentional: investing in the freedom to make future decisions without concern for money. And spending on the things that bring me joy now.
But for most of my life, my drive to earn more and spend less was driven by fear, scarcity, and thoughts of “never enough.”
You don’t need a coaching degree to understand how those same thoughts kept me languishing in an unfulfilling job, chasing the next promotion, always spending “one more year” doing something other than what I really wanted to do.
And would you be surprised if I told you how fear, scarcity, and never enough showed up in my relationships and life decisions outside of my career?
If that doesn’t hit home how money mindset impacts more than money, I don’t know what does.
Abundance Starts With Awareness
We alllll have messed up money beliefs, mostly absorbed through our upbringing.
Once we become aware of those beliefs, we can shift our decision-making to create more of what we truly want: what’s underneath our money goals.
Beyond necessities, it’s not about what we do with our money; it’s how we expect to feel when we do it.
Want to make more money so you can continue to take fancier vacations? Well how do you expect to feel on those vacations? Peaceful? Relaxed? Free?
I hoarded (ahem—saved) money because I wanted to feel secure.
Money is simply a stand-in for what’s important to us: peace, freedom, security.
If you want a pile of money, go for it! But often, true abundance comes from more than just money.
If you’re interested in cultivating a money mindset that welcomes in alllll the abundance—money, love, time, career opportunities, etc.—check out my self-paced money mindset course Easy Money: Master Your Money Mindset.
Money Mindset Impacts More Than Money
It’s important to unpack our money beliefs so we can earn, spend, and save what we like. It’s also important to understand how money mindset impacts more than money.
Our money mindset is critical to understanding our broader worldview, values, and goals.
Because once you understand that you want to feel secure or relaxed or valued or free from the daily grind—turns out there are a whole lot of other ways to achieve those feelings that have nothing to do with money.
Money isn’t the goal. The real goal is the feelings you associate with money. Money is but one strategy to achieve it.
And once we know the desired feelings that are driving our thoughts around money, we can create a plan to make those feelings happen every dang day.
And the more we experience those daily feelings, the more ALIGNED ACTION we take that—you guessed it—bring us more of the external goals, like money.
Our Money Beliefs Say Volumes About How We Value Ourselves
Still skeptical that money mindset impacts more than money?
What does it say when you:
Fail to ask for what you want, monetarily or otherwise
Accept less than you’re worth (in all the ways)
Tolerate circumstances that don’t work for you
Feel handcuffed by your paycheck?
Do you feel how these all give away your POWER?!
Sure, there are real dollar implications for your limiting money beliefs. You stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over the length of your career.
You also dramatically reduce your impact, undercut your potential, and underestimate your value beyond financials.
Are you ready to uncover your hidden money beliefs and finally have the career you deserve?
It begins with the awareness that money mindset impacts more than money.
Ready to unpack the limiting money beliefs that are holding you back?
Check out my money mindset course and get out of your own dang way.
Author Bio:
Before becoming a coach, Caroline worked in management consulting and financial services. She's made it her mission to help people grow, contribute, and get wherever they want to go.
She’s also a tennis fanatic, aspiring Minimalist, FIRE (Financial Independence and Retire Early) enthusiast, and Aloha Spirit seeker 🤙. She loves to share stories from her unconventional life and career focused on freedom, creativity, fun, health, family, and community. If she can do it, you can, too.
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