10 quick money mindsets that help you earn more without feeling icky about it
I'd be lying if I told you I was always good with money.
I've worked for myself for over a decade. No offices. Just me calling the shots.
My income was often up and down like a rabid otter on crack.
But all these years trying to figure out money and now finally having what I need has taught me a lot.
Here's what I learned that helped me tremendously:
Money isn't bad or good.
It's just a tool. If you want to make money, you must see it as a tool for good.
When you make more money, you make more of a difference in the world.
High prices filter out low-energy clients.
You're doing yourself and your client a disservice by charging low.
The right people feel empowered by investing high, while cheap clients will sap your energy.
You can get almost anything you want if you're willing to ask enough people.
Winners get rejected more, and they do it with a skip in their step.
Most people settle for scraps because they don't think big enough, don’t ask for more, and don’t ask more often.
Money is never a measure of your self-worth.
Confusing this has screwed people up since money was invented. Yes, it feels good to make money.
But when we attach it to our worth, we also fear making more of it.
Why? Because, in our minds, if we make more, we subconsciously fear losing it (and ourselves).
Make money to make money, not to grow your perceived self-worth.
When you actually believe in your product or service, it's far easier to ask for money.
Clients and customers sense this, too. It's why I sell more when I know in my bones why what I'm giving them will genuinely help them.
This is the core of powerful, positive and effective selling.
Money flows to those with good money systems.
If you're not making enough money, congratulations — you've got a crappy money system.
Focus on building a system that actually makes money.
How? It depends on what your business model is. If you want more clients, your system is to regularly talk to the right prospects, get on more sales calls, and make more proposals.
Now, that's a good money system.
Promoting and selling your stuff a lot is only 'too much' or 'manipulative 'if your stuff sucks.
That's why you craft products and services that people actually need.
Sell often and from a place of love, and you'll never lose customers.
Underpricing is a form of hiding.
We underprice because we're afraid to match ourselves boldly to the equally bold price in question.
Pricing higher was the best thing I did for the quality of my products and services, as well as my confidence.
Money has little to do with your accreditations, qualifications or awards.
You just need the courage to show up, demonstrate that you can help someone get from A to B, and be willing to ask.
People don't pay you for you.
They don't pay for your time, personality, backstory or how good-looking you are.
These things might help create context and sweeten the deal, but they are really paying for one thing and one thing only: getting what they want.
They want results, and they see you can help them get them.
Reconfigure how you view money-creation as helping people get what they really, really want, and you'll never be short of money.
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Onward!
Alex
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