I wanted to share something today with you that’s a bit more personal….and it’s about how I used to be SO limited by money (or lack thereof I should say). This one is a bit long, so I want to thank you in advance for taking the time to read it. I want to show you who I really am and this is vulnerable for me, but I think it’s important.
I know from the outside it may look like I’ve been living this fancy, adventurous lifestyle for a long time now, but honestly it’s really only been in the past couple of years that I have TRULY had the freedom I do now.
My travels were always limited to the places where I could find the cheapest everything– I would stay in dorm rooms in hostels for as little as $3 a night, ride the chicken bus, and while it was adventurous, everything I was doing was coming from a limited perspective around money.
Don’t get me wrong, I still LOVE traveling on the chicken bus and having more authentic experiences traveling, but there’s something really different about knowing that I can now go anywhere, any time, and not have to stay in a bunk bed in a room with a dozen other people.
This also showed up in my daily life in the US until recently. Choosing a restaurant based on price, and only eating one of the inexpensive items on the menu, choosing the cheapest glass of wine– have you been there?
I’m remembering an experience that gives me so much shame, about a friend’s bachelorette party, and how all the women got massages while I sat at the pool, because at the time I couldn’t justify spending that money on myself. I look back at the version of myself who made that decision and I have tears in my eyes for all the ways she was limited.
You may not even realize just how limited you are living EVERY SINGLE DAY because it is your reality right now. But ask yourself– are you really taking care of yourself the way you desire and giving yourself what you really need to thrive?
The business I have now has given me a whole new level of freedom that I couldn’t even fathom two years ago.
I’m currently living in San Diego, while also paying rent in San Francisco (which ain’t cheap, yo!) I had been wanting to spend time down here for a while now, but it never would have been possible for me to leave SF without having my rent covered, until now. I wanted San Diego badly enough that I came down here without a plan to cover my rent back home, and I knew I was willing to eat the cost.
I’ve spoken to more than one person in the past two weeks who has a dream of moving, but feels stuck because of their current money situation– it doesn’t have to be that way!
I say this not to brag about my lifestyle or the amount of money that I make, but to show you how my business has allowed me to finally make choices in my life free from wondering if I have enough money to do so, and how you can have it, too.
I now finally have the freedom to make choices based on what I WANT, because my bank account backs it up! It’s sooooooo freaking freeing!
I want to open your eyes to a different possibility . . . that you have the opportunity to set yourself up the RIGHT WAY so that you can live where you want, travel where you want, eat what you want, and have a comfortable life.
But something DOES have to shift in order for you to really have the life you want.
If I can leave you with one simple takeaway from this email, it’s this: Set yourself up the RIGHT WAY TODAY for an easier and way more amazing tomorrow.
I was called to offer you something different this week, and it’s Business Breakthrough Sessions for 2016. What you do this month will set the tone for how the rest of the year will go for you. Studies show that by this time in the month, people have already given up on their New Year’s resolutions. Are you willing to wait another year to have the life you want, or are you ready to step into something different NOW?
When we get on the phone, we will talk about exactly what you need to do this year to set you up to create what you REALLY want.
Two and a half years ago I got on a business strategy call, the same type of call that I’m offering you, and my life (both personally and in business) has been completely transformed.
Want me to show you how to do that for yourself? I’ve opened up spots on my calendar to help you.