by Cassie Howard | Apr 21, 2015 | Business Basics |
I have a question for you. Are you holding yourself back from success? I hear stories from so many women entrepreneurs about how they wish they could be doing better. They wish they had more clients, they wish they didn’t have to work so hard, they wish they made more money. But I never hear them question WHY they aren’t getting these things. Instead, they’re just complaining that they don’t have what they want. What I usually ask those women is this: Are you telling yourself you’re not good enough? Are you telling yourself you’re too expensive - that no one can afford you? Are you telling yourself that you’re broke? Are you telling yourself that you can’t afford something that will move you forward faster (such as a coach, a new website design, a mentor)? Most of the women answer yes to all of those questions, and if you’re struggling to get clients & make money, I bet you answered yes as well. Here’s the thing - when we tell ourselves that we’re not good enough, that we’re broke and can’t afford what we want, and that it’s too hard to make big money - what we’re actually doing is making those beliefs into our own truths. When you say you can’t afford a coach, you’ll never be able to afford a coach. When you say no one will ever pay your rates, you’ll never get a client that pays your rates. As the genius Mike Dooley says, our thoughts become things. What we believe to be true, will always be true. So tell me - are you...