What You Are a Badass at Making Money Taught Me About Self-Worth and Expansion
Money mindset is one of the most emotionally charged topics I encounter — both in myself and in the people I work with.
It’s never just about the numbers.
It’s about what we believe we’re allowed to have, what feels safe, and how much we trust ourselves to expand.
Reading You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero was a reminder of that. It’s not a book about finances. It’s a book about identity, permission, and believing you’re allowed to receive more.
Here’s what resonated most with me:
“Money is just energy. And energy needs direction.”
This simple idea helped me stop treating money like a math test and start relating to it like a relationship — one I can influence through clarity, intention, and belief.“What you focus on grows.”
This may sound cliché, but it made me notice how often I focused on what I lacked — not what I was inviting in.“Fear is part of growth.”
Wanting to earn more, charge more, or expand your life will always feel edgy. That doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re stretching.
A Reframe: Making Money as Self-Trust
This book made me ask new questions:
What would it look like to make decisions from possibility, not protection?
Where am I still apologizing for wanting more ease, abundance, or space?
What could I create if I fully trusted myself to receive?
You Don’t Have to Love Every Line
Was the book perfect? No. Some parts felt too “hustle culture” for me. But its core message — your relationship with money is your relationship with self-worth — stuck.
And that’s a conversation worth having.
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