“Your sense of who you are will determine your actions and what you end up getting in life. If you see your reach as limited, that you are mostly helpless in the face of so many difficulties, that it is best to keep your ambitions low, then you will receive the little that you expect. Knowing this dynamic, you must train yourself for the opposite—ask for more, aim high and believe that you are destined for something great. Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone—never the opinions of others.”—From the 5oth Law by 50 Cent & Robert Greene
I was memorized by this quote when I read it in The 50th Law, 50 Cent’s book about leadership and power. It got me thinking about why some women are able to seamlessly go from one big income opportunity to another. In many cases these women don’t even have the requisite credentials for these positions. On the flip side, there are women who seem to be magnets for low-paying jobs regardless of how many prestigious degrees they possess. It appears that high income women think differently than underearners.
In comparison to underearners, high income women, regardless of their backgrounds have a greater sense of self worth.
The golden gals believe that they were entitled to the best that life had to offer: money, lifestyle and relationships. Consequently they continually expand their sense of identity to achieve increasingly larger money and life goals. These women are also willing to release the things that aren’t enhancing their lives: projects, jobs and people. The golden gals see themselves and their lives beyond the expectations and realities of their socio-economic class, age, environment or past experiences. The lesson dear heart is that…
Self-belief is a critical element to increasing your income and being able to create a meaningful life.
The things that you’ve been able to create or accomplish fit nicely with your concept of self. These are the things that you imagined doing as a child, that people told you were good at or talents or skills that came naturally to you. The things that you haven’t been able to achieve, such as earning a higher income, are outside your sense of self. They aren’t part of how you see yourself.
The greatest opportunity for your life lies outside of your current identity. It requires you to shift your core beliefs about yourself.
It means transforming your self-identity from: woman who’s struggling financially because I’m unable to make enough money TO woman who’s thriving financially because I’m able to make a high income.”
Remember you have everything you need, right now, to begin your tranformation from underearner to high income earner.
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