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Are You Giving Your Business Away? Become A Heartpreneur Series - Part 2

heartpreneur giving up business

Can you live a divinely-inspired life, connect to your calling, be an entrepreneur, and still make money?

That question has been buzzing in my head lately (see Part One in this series, "Do Well By Doing Good") and from what I can gather from those of you who are writing to me, talking to me at my public speaking events, and posting in Owning Pink comments, it’s on your mind too.

Many of us are jaded and disillusioned from the corporate world, so we’ve left behind boardrooms, hospitals, courts, classrooms, and other systems where
we went to practice our art and found ourselves lost. After leaving the systems that conspire to dim our lights, we often find ourselves faced with uncomfortable
choices as we align with our Inner Pilot Lights. We may desire the comfort, stability, ability to be generous with others, and little (or big) luxuries that accompany a lucrative paycheck. But many of us are simply done selling our souls for the privilege of that stable income.

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Are You A Doer Or A Dawdler? (Overcoming Underearning - Part 2!)

Overcoming Underearning

Welcome back to Part 2 in the Overcoming Underearning series inspired by my friend Barbara Stanny, author of Overcoming Underearning and a leading authority in women and money. I didn’t tell you last time in Part 1, which was about determining whether you’re an underearner, but Barbara’s story is killer. Her dad was the R of H&R Block. So she inherited a boatload of money. You know -- trust fund baby and all that goes with it.

But then she married the wrong guy, trusted him with her money, and POOF. It was gone quicker than the pumpkin carriage in Cinderella.

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Are You An Underearner? (Overcoming Underearning - Part 1!)

Overcoming Underearning

I was on the phone the other day with my friend, rock star teacher, and author Barbara Stanny, who lights fires under women regarding their money issues. I was lamenting the fact that, since I quit my fancy six figure job four years ago, I’ve been working my ass off and not getting paid much. Sure, I’ve gotten some low-paying book deals, some corporate sponsorships, and some one-on-one clients. But I’ve had to take everything I’ve earned to invest back into running my business. (Well, I say “business,” but the very word reminds me of something my friend Marie Forleo says in her killer B School program. “No offense, but if it’s not making money, it’s not a business.” Ouch.)

Barbara dug in a bit in a very gentle way, picked my brain, asked me some insightful questions, and diagnosed this:

You don’t trust that you’re worth more. But you are. If you’re really truly ready to change that, give me a ring. It’s easy.

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