![]() ![]() There’s nothing wrong with traveling or enjoying nice things-if our finances permit and our hearts are in tune with Christ. We work hard why shouldn’t we have that new car, larger home, or luxurious seven-day vacation? Entitlement, and the undercurrent of discontentment that usually follows, can be difficult to fight. As a result, we’ve grown accustomed to purchasing whatever we want when we want it. We live in a consumerism culture that celebrates instant gratification. Sometimes financial struggles come from unexpected crises, but many times greed, selfishness, and impulsivity are to blame. Lord, change my heart toward money and spending. Some days are not easy and it's challenging to face the ugly parts of myself I denied for so long, but I'm grateful to be breaking through now.2. That's a deep level fear of abandonment, and I totally get it. That's not true wealth - that's scarcity. The universe □□□□ provide.īeing rich is a state of mind, and there's a lot of wealthy people on the planet, who believe they can only get that way by putting others down. God □□□□□ you to follow what your heart desires. We can all be □□□□ by taking a leap of faith to do what we actually love, and trust that the money will come. which ironically, is a poor mental state. That's just hoarding money for the sake of feeling superior, and to avoid fear of abandonment. ![]() Yes, we can all be "rich" - but don't think of it so much as dollar signs. The more people do this, the more they'll support others in doing the same. Do what they love, feel fulfilled, and confident to finally be where their soul was meant to reside. Time to rearrange the planet and let everyone fall into their respective roles. Someone out there in the universe is working your job, and you're working theirs. ![]() If you're having to show up everyday and try really hard to prove your value, you probably ARE in imposter! People working in jobs they don't love, that aren't really them, that they probably aren't even good at, creates immense levels of imposter syndrome. If our acceptance was threatened when we were younger for doing what we loved, we will gravitate toward jobs and careers that aren't really us, in order to fit in.īut ironically - this only creates more stress and friction in the world. We conform to the way of living that keeps us safe. Nothing feels worse than being forgotten, and I think we've all been there a time or two as children.Īs humans we desperately want to belong. It would remind me of what I'm NOT doing, what I'm NOT getting, and therefor. So then, in business anytime I would see someone doing "better" than me it would trigger this memory muscle. I was taught there wasn't room for everyone, and therefor I had to be the best. The root belief behind not wanting to see others succeed is actually abandonment. How are we as leaders building a culture that encourages failures and failing fast, learning from them, are we creating a positive feedback loop? Failure and even low performance vs expectations yields lessons, lessons lead to improvements, and improvements lead to success, one failure at a time. Treat failures with curiosity. Are we playing the blame game when an initiative or product fails, or are we approaching it with curiosity? Are we asking - What drove the failure? Was the new product or process too early? Too late? Was it too expensive, or marketed to the wrong buyer? Did it fail to deliver value? Did it require too much support? Increasingly research shows the importance of honing your skills in learning from failures. I have had the privilege of growing up in a company 3M that has truly mastered the art of creating successes out of failures. ![]()
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