| Even the most soulful service provider needs to pay | | | | alignment with the value of your service that no one |
| the bills and get a little R & R once in awhile. | | | | will show up? Are you anxious about the economy or |
| When what you do for a living is an extension of your | | | | worry about being overcharged or ripped off by other |
| soul, your calling in the world, it is easy to give yourself | | | | service providers? |
| away in service of others. Although that may sound | | | | CLEAN IT UP! |
| altruistic and noble to many, the hard truth of the | | | | It is imperative for you to trust that the perfect client is |
| matter is that you do not heat your home, make your | | | | looking for exactly what you have to offer and is |
| car payments, send your kids to college or enjoy a | | | | happy to pay you for the benefit they receive as a |
| simple vacation without the benefits of money. | | | | result of working with you. Your fear and mistrust of |
| Most entrepreneurs have a real talent for what they | | | | others creates an energetic rift between you and |
| have to offer yet 80% of them are struggling from | | | | potential clients. The energy you will project is that of |
| client to client. | | | | mistrust. Even if your actions and intentions are |
| What I want to present to you today is 4 ways you | | | | trustworthy, that is not the perception others will feel |
| may not be aware of that could be blocking the | | | | from you. |
| income you deserve in your business and your life. | | | | A simple practice of keeping a gratitude journal will |
| Then I am going to tell you how to clean it up! | | | | broaden your awareness in all of the ways that you |
| We are not talking about branding or marketing or | | | | are presently supported in the world. Every evening |
| other business building tips and tactics. This is much | | | | before bed make a list of at least 10 things you are |
| deeper and ultimately the fundamental backbone of | | | | grateful for. This is for you to reflect on all the good |
| every decision you make and how you set yourself up | | | | that already exists. If you are reading this then the |
| to receive compensation for your work and | | | | odds are pretty great that you have a roof over your |
| abundance in your life. We are talking about money. | | | | head, electricity, food and the ability to read! Nothing is |
| The two most volatile, button pushing topics in the | | | | too insignificant when it comes to gratitude. That which |
| world are Love and Money. | | | | we focus on, expands. When you focus on gratitude |
| Most people have a serious love/hate relationship with | | | | (especially just before going to sleep) then more things |
| money. They love it when they have it (or so they | | | | appear in your life to be grateful for! |
| think) and they hate it when they do not have it. | | | | Take a look at Block Number Three: |
| Please ask yourself the following questions… | | | | What is your belief about the money legacy that has |
| - Do you experience frequent messy money | | | | been handed to you by your family and culture? |
| situations? | | | | This is no doubt the most debilitating, money stunting |
| - Are you refusing income by giving away excess | | | | belief category of all! These beliefs sleep deep in our |
| services and feeling insecure that what you have to | | | | subconscious and surface in our default behavior |
| offer is not being appreciated? | | | | around money transactions, feelings of worthiness and |
| - Do you assume that one has to work hard in order | | | | distortions of piety and greed. |
| to be successful? | | | | CLEAN IT UP! |
| - Are you obsessed with helping others to the point | | | | Stop conforming to the financial expectations of others |
| that you put your personal needs so low on the totem | | | | and worrying about what others will think of you. You |
| pole of importance that you may never see the | | | | may be allowing money to “disappear” as a |
| financial rewards you so richly deserve? | | | | way of playing small and not wanting to rise up above |
| If any of those questions struck a nerve with you then | | | | your peers. |
| you are experiencing one of the 4 hidden blocks that | | | | Think carefully and make a list of the beliefs and habits |
| are literally keeping the income out of your business! | | | | you witnessed and may have inherited from your |
| The Blocks | | | | family and culture. Were “rich” people scorned |
| Number One: Your Belief about the value of your time | | | | or considered untrustworthy? Were people who |
| and service (and that of others). | | | | worked “hard” admired? |
| Number Two: Your Belief about whether or not you | | | | You might come up with a long list of judgements |
| will be taken care of (trust in yourself, others and the | | | | around people who have and don’t have money in |
| Universe). | | | | their lives. |
| Number Three: Your Belief about the money legacy | | | | Take the time it takes to acknowledge that those |
| that has been handed to you by your family and | | | | beliefs do not have to be your beliefs and understand |
| culture. | | | | that the people who taught those beliefs had a positive |
| Number Four: Your Belief about other people’s | | | | intention of protecting from what they perceived as |
| needs being more important than yours. | | | | reality. |
| Every block you experience in your personal and | | | | Now create a list of ways that you can honor wealth |
| business finances has to do with your beliefs and the | | | | and abundance in your life without making others |
| habits you have developed as a result of those beliefs. | | | | wrong in their beliefs and allow yourself to become the |
| The truly maddening piece of this puzzle is that most | | | | example of authentic well being in your relationship with |
| of the beliefs that are blocking financial abundance in | | | | money. |
| our business really are hidden. | | | | Take a look at Block Number Four: |
| The belief’s that are running your money program | | | | What is your belief about other people’s needs |
| were probably hard wired into your psyche between | | | | being more important than yours? |
| the ages of 5 and 16 years old. This means that a | | | | Are you discounting your services because you are |
| virtual 5 year old may be running the financial aspect | | | | afraid that the person who is interested in working with |
| of your business! | | | | you cannot afford to pay you? Have you decided that |
| The first step in getting these beliefs cleaned up is to | | | | their needs are more important than you being |
| bring them out in the open. | | | | compensated what you are worth? |
| Although we do not have the space here to address | | | | CLEAN IT UP! |
| the many complex layers of our cultural and personal | | | | Entrepreneurs and especially soulful service providers |
| money beliefs and habits, we can certainly address | | | | do what they do for a living because they want to |
| four of the primary core blocks. | | | | make a difference in other people’s lives. |
| Take a look at Block Number One: | | | | You must get clear on the fact that if you cannot |
| What is your belief about the value of your time and | | | | afford to take care of your own needs then you will |
| service (and that of others)? | | | | not be much good to many others in the world. One |
| Are you constantly discounting or giving your services | | | | way you may alleviate your desire to make a |
| away? Do you know why? | | | | contribution to others would be to associate yourself |
| Perhaps it’s because what you do is easy for you. | | | | with a charity or cause that you believe in so that the |
| You have a gift or talent and you want to serve | | | | wealth you create has a purpose that champions |
| others with your gift. Because what you do is not | | | | others! |
| difficult for you does not mean that it is not valuable. | | | | Raise your fees frequently and embrace yourself as a |
| CLEAN IT UP! | | | | positive money role model for others! |
| It is important that you put some serious thought into | | | | The Spiritual Money Path |
| the benefits that your clients derive as a result of | | | | When you understand and embrace the truth that |
| working with you. What is the “value” of that | | | | money is part of your spiritual evolution as a human |
| benefit? Make a list of all of the benefits that your | | | | being the sooner you will become comfortable in |
| clients receive from you both energetically and | | | | having greater and greater quantities of money flow |
| physically. How is their life improved? | | | | into your business and your life as a means of |
| This simple exercise can do wonders for lifting your | | | | expressing more of who you really are! |
| own self-confidence and ability to convey the value of | | | | Money is the primary energy of exchange for goods |
| your service in a manner that your potential clients are | | | | and services in our culture. It has no power other than |
| eager to work with you regardless of the fee! | | | | what we assign to it. |
| Take a look at Block Number Two: | | | | Assign the power of love to the money that flows |
| What is your belief about whether or not you will be | | | | from you to everything you pay for and receive all |
| taken care of (trust in yourself, others and the | | | | that comes to you in the attitude of love and gratitude |
| Universe)? | | | | – because what we focus on expands! |
| Do you fear that if you set your fees to be in | | | | Focus wisely. |