When you can think about money as your energetic exchange with the Universe you will be able to call more of that financial abundance into your life by simply being in flow and aligned with what you are up to.

And yes, I really honestly get how law-of-attraction-like and woo-woo this may sound. And double yes, it actually can be freaking magical the way our finances click into place when we find our sweet spot and start working from a place of belief, flow, inspired action and alignment of purpose. I am also painfully aware that this is easier for some of us because of the privileges that we hold in life: Unfairly, taller people statistically make more money over the course of their careers. Attractive people do too. As do white people over BIPOC, and men over women… it doesn’t feel right to write about money and making money without stating these facts as systemic things that we all need to work on changing.

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When adopting a magical mindset around what’s possible for our lives, the very best place to begin is by looking at our inner self-talk:

How do I feel when I think about money?
What does the word “rich” feel like in my system?
What about “wealth”?
Or “prosperity”?
Do I assume anything about other people who I perceive as being “well-off”?

When you notice any disconnect between the prosperous life you desire and how you are reacting to any of these money topics, it’s a great time to pull out a journal and begin to take notes. In what ways are your body, your emotions or your thoughts energetically out of alignment with the money you wish to earn? What ideas around money trigger you? What feels “safe” to you when it comes to money? What feels like “too much”? What feels like “enough”?
If you were “rich” would anyone in your life perceive you differently?

Asking yourself questions about money is where this work begins, but it certainly isn’t where it ends.

A few misconceptions around money mindset stuff

Wishes don’t automatically mean deposits to your bank account

Working on money stuff on the inside doesn’t *poof* its way into a million dollars on the outside overnight without doing work around things like how you value your time, how you’re showing up, how you express yourself, and where you are putting your daily energy. These factors will impact how much money you believe you should be making and they will also affect your life through the actions you decided to take. Your beliefs about yourself will show up as sub-conscious habits and behaviours on the outside (ie: in your every day life), and so they will directly affect how much you make on the outside (ie: in your bank account!)  They can impact what opportunities you go for, and how inspired you feel to take action when the timing is right. They are an important ingredient of how you act, how you present your ideas and how much you trust your intuition to guide you to your best opportunities. So…

Not having money today is not because you are innately broken

You’re not broken. Don’t believe the hype.
I could write a whole book on this, because there’s a lot out there that seems to suggest that our money problems are 100% the result of crappy thinking. While our relationship with the energy of money can be an absolutely magical journey, we can’t ignore things like our past challenges, determination, luck, talent, connections, opportunity and how much action you’ve already taken towards your goal, right? All of these play a part in your current wealth. (Of course they do!) And personally, I can think of quite a few crappy thinkers out there who have a great deal of money… so let’s just deconstruct this idea a little and get to the heart of how our thinking can affect our prosperity, m’kay?

Thinking = actions and behaviours
Actions and behaviours over time = progress

Don’t let anyone make you feel like you are somehow “negative” or broken because you’re not yet making your 6 or 7 figure dream income.

Here’s how I see my old mindset:
I was a positive and determined person, but my relationship with money needed some work. I used to blame “money” for a lot of my problems. I made money the bad guy. I wasn’t broken.  I simply had the wrong idea about what money was and how it worked. I needed to see where my own behaviours, actions and beliefs had caused money problems before I was able to correct them. I needed to learn that money wasn’t the root of the problem, but the symptom or outcome of my actions. And, I needed to learn that it was okay to like money…  and to see it for the good things that it could turn into… before the Universe would send any of it my way.

Not broken. I just needed a slight shift in perspective.