Dear Community,
Everywhere I turn these days, one question keeps popping up. With private financial therapy clients, in blog posts, in coffee shops, and over and over again in my year-long Art of Money community:
How do I KNOW my own value?
Have you wrestled with this one? Or maybe, like many of my students and community members, you’re facing some of its cousin-questions, like:
- Deep down, I know my value is innate, and never goes away — so why do I keep forgetting that? And how can I remind myself?
- I know my value goes beyond my bank balances — so what’s the real deal about how my money and my value are connected?
- If I worked on claiming my value, could I earn more money?
- How do I set my rates to reflect my value, when it goes so much deeper than dollars and cents?
- What if I feel like I don’t have enough? How do I work through that?
- Are there any practices I can do (internal or external) to help me cultivate my value a little more everyday?
Oh, these are million dollar questions, aren’t they? These get to the oh-so-tender heart of our spiritual journey and our feet-on-the-ground material existence. These questions span inner exploration and outer action, heaven and earth. They are powerful catalysts. And oh, boy, do I have some things to say about them!
Turns out, I’ve been thinking about this question for years and years. It was one of my main inquiries, long before I taught about money. See, back in my late 20’s, I was working in the mental health field — and even though I held a Master’s degree, I couldn’t afford organic food. What??! Yes. Confusing. Painful. And so common!
For years, I lived these questions: How do I value myself? How do I know my true gifts? How do I grow my sense of value and grow my livelihood … and how the heck do they meet up?
These questions have worked me in my business, in my self-care, as a mama, and as a woman. And I’m not alone. My private financial therapy clients and extended community have all wrestled with these questions for so long, I’ve created quite a few writings on the subject.
So, to serve YOU in your own exploration of value, I’ve created a loving compendium of my writings on the subject.
These are my favorites — oldies and fresh — about value. Packed with simple tips, liberating re-frames, and loving invitations. Representing a comprehensive view of the subject, from all levels: ultra-practical to emotional to spiritual.
Start anywhere … and enjoy!
- I really can’t stand the term “under-earning.” It’s not just about the numbers! With 10 lessons for increased earning and self-worth.
- Do You Know Your Own Value? Paradoxical, subjective, ever-changing territory. With 8 mini-exercises for aligning your Value and Fees.
- How to Find Enough-ness when You Don’t Feel It. Invitations for my 4 T’s: Trust, Tithing, Thriving, and Thankfulness.
- Are you earning too little? This Daily Finance article (yeah! mainstream!) includes my work, along with notes from Barbara Stanny and members of Underearners Anonymous.
- Knowing Your Value: My Pinterest Board! My heart-plucked quotes, inspiration, images, and articles.
- Overcoming Underearning: My {Audio} Interview with Barbara Stanny. This incredible interview has so many insightful + practical gems around cultivating your value.
- Overcoming Underearning: A 5-Step Plan for a Richer Life by Barbara Stanny. Barbara’s book is a classic on the subject — and a favorite in my year-long program.
In celebration of all your sacred questions, in honor of the path of knowing your own value … and with gratitude for the gifts along the journey …
