Are You Sending Mixed Messages With Your Money Goals?

Here is one of the most common money blocks I see, and it is so subtle that most people do not even notice they are doing it.

You set a goal. Maybe you want to make $100,000 this year, or have a $50,000 launch, or finally pay yourself properly. Then, almost immediately, you soften it. But I will be happy with half. I just want to help people. I do not really care about the money.

That is sending mixed messages with your goals. And it usually comes from fear wearing a very reasonable outfit.

What is underneath it

Asking for a big number can feel exposing. What if you say it and do not hit it? What if people think you are greedy? What if you have to become a bigger version of yourself to receive it?

So you hedge. You ask for the big thing and then immediately ask for the safer thing too. But that does not protect you from disappointment. It just keeps you vague. And vague goals create vague action.

You are allowed to help people and make money. You are allowed to set a big goal and work through the fear of having it. Wanting the income, the impact, the freedom, and the spaciousness are not in conflict.

For over-givers, this can feel like naming a money goal makes the work less loving. It does not. Money allows you to keep doing the work. For more cautious types, the block can sound like caution: I do not want to set myself up to fail. But clarity is not recklessness. It is direction.

What to try this week

Pick one number. Not a range. Not a dream number and a realistic number and a secret number you never say out loud. One number. Write it down every day this week. Notice what comes up when you stop contradicting yourself.

Affirmation: It is safe for me to ask for what I really want.

This is one of the 7 money blocks covered in this month's free training. If you recognised yourself here, the training will help you see where else this pattern might be running in your business.

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Next in the series: Do You Let Yourself Receive?