Every one of us has a money story.
Whether it makes you feel happy or sad, it’s yours. And it’s all in the past. You have the ability to rewrite your story and shape your future.
When you were a kid, you were probably fearless. But as we grew older, we saw a need to be accepted by our peers. This taught us the social codes that determined our value and worthiness.
Instead of living as your true self, you’ve adopted habits, behaviors and beliefs from those around you. We take on certain traits as a defense mechanism to feel safe, but we rarely stop to ask ourselves – is this who I really am?
This is why it can be so tough to do something outside of our comfort zone.
Have you ever told yourself – I really need to sit down and create a monthly budget so I can save money and pay off debt?
You sit down at the table to start creating your budget, but then you open Facebook or Instagram real quick before you get started.
Next thing you know, you’ve been scrolling through social media for an hour and your budget remains incomplete.
Opening Facebook or Instagram is a habit. And this habit makes us feel safe and secure because it allows us to avoid the thing that stresses us out – creating a budget.
This is how my story started. I was constantly stressed about money and could never seem to build my savings. My bad habit was shopping. Shopping made me feel safe and secure.
But it ruined my finances and left me living paycheck to paycheck.
When we’re stressed, we’re really good at resorting to old habits. This is our routine. The one that you’ve developed as a defense mechanism that makes you feel safe. The more you do this, the more your brain rewards you with feelings of safety, which makes the cycle continue.
But if we keep retreating back to these old habits, we’ll never feel enough or be able to grow.
Here’s the thing – your sense of self is malleable. You are capable of rewriting your story and creating a new one aligned with your true self.
The past can only hold you back if you give it permission.
Just because I was bad with money in the past, doesn’t mean that I needed to let it control my future. I chose to rewrite my story and overcome my shopping addiction. Now I’m debt-free, built my dream job, have six-figures in savings and love the life I’ve created on a budget I can afford.
Visualize the person you want to become. Imagine walking as them, behaving as them, living as them. It sounds silly, but this is how you’ll become them.
Don’t let anyone put you in a box and tell you what you’re capable of and what you’re not. You are in charge of your own life and can do ANYTHING you set your mind to. I’m not going to sit here and tell you that you can simply wish for your dreams to come true without any effort.
No one can start a new beginning, BUT you can always start today and create a new ending. Because the girl who takes back her power and is motivated enough to fight for her dreams – the girl who won’t take “no” for an answer – is a warrior. You are a warrior!
There will always be people trying to tell us that “it’s impossible” or that we’re not capable. It’s time to tune out the naysayers and start listening to your own heart. What is your heart telling you?
I know sometimes it can feel impossible to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Use this as an opportunity to create a new opening in the tunnel, wherever you want. If you look hard enough, you’ll find that new opening and light up the tunnel yourself.
You are capable of anything!
You want to get out of debt? You can do it!
You want to afford to travel more? You can do it!
You want to start a profitable side hustle? You can do it!
Girl, you can do anything you set your mind to! I believe in you!
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Remember, there will always be people trying to put boxes around you. But then there will be you, smiling back at them and laughing because they have no idea what you’re capable of.
It’s time to smash those boxes because you can do anything. You’ve got this!