PART 1 | Chapter 2 | One Other Little Thing We Need to Clear Up...
I'm talking about the M Word
There’s one other little thing we haven’t mentioned yet, that we really do need to talk about before we go on.
There’s no space for an elephant in the personal growth room - we’ve got to kick them all out (much as we love elephants). And this is often one BIG-ass elephant that stands in the way of success and fulfilment (for most people with a heart, a conscience, or any of those inconvenient human traits like feelings and fear of judgement).
Its name?
M.O.N.E.Y. (I’ll spell it out quickly and quietly).
Most of us have some subconscious stuff going on around money, worth and self-worth, whether we realise it or not. If the very fact I’ve raised it is making your skin crawl, your eyes roll, or your blood pressure skyrocket - then I think we can be pretty sure it’s an issue!
If not, and you’re thinking “I love money, I am SO here for it!” - then great!! Buuuut… unless you’ve done some good, deep work (really deep work) on it… then I’m afraid the chances are there’s something lurking there for you too.
Why?
Because money is, for most of us, emotional, emotive - and linked to our very survival in this world, before we even get started on it being an essential ingredient for success. Which means it carries a LOT of emotional weight and can really mess with our heads on that route to success.
Now before you tell me you don’t need money to be successful… yeah, that’s what I used to think, too! But what IS success?
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