Have you ever heard the phrase “money is the root of all evil” or the more commonly cited “money doesn’t grow on trees”? Do you often bemoan how expensive things are? Or gaze in confused awe (and sometimes jealousy) at millennial self-made millionaires on the gram? That, my friend, is what a modern-day money guru might call a “money mindset block”.
If you haven’t heard of the term “money mindset”, you might consider figuring out what your particular brand of money neuroses is and how to reformulate it if it’s not serving you. “Money mindset” emerged in the early 20th century. Heralded as the father of money mindset, Napoleon Hill wrote his first book, Think and Grow Rich, on the concept in 1937, although there are lesser-known authors who published similar teachings towards the end of the 1800s.
Mastering your money mindset is about re-writing your “money story” — how you relate to money — in order to create more richness in your life. As a money and energetics coach, I have been working with clients for years to help them create more wealth by overcoming money mindset blocks and limiting beliefs. Of course, money mindset goes beyond acknowledging your feelings about wealth acquisition or buying into manifestation hacks, but if you want to make more money, a good place to start is within your own mind.
Overhauling your money mindset is different for everyone and the journey itself is as