Money is energy ??
Paulina Stankiewicz C-suite Coaching
World Class Leadership Coach for CEOs | Igniting iconic presence and personal power in top-tier leaders
Once I shared a glimpse of my money journey - the struggles, successes, and lessons learned, I want to repeat it again. ??
I was born and raised in communist Poland. Until the age of 8 years old, we were under the regime, and afterwards, I experienced a lot of scarcity as the products of the western world started to flow into Poland and my travels began.
I experienced not having enough money for nearly everything. I remember walking through the streets of Austria and being thirsty and not being able to afford a can of soda! ??
?? My money mindset got created in these early years of my life and many limitations were being conditioned. Beliefs such as: “It’s not available to me”, “Rich people are different from me and I am not enough”, “Money is scarce”, “There is not enough money” etc.
On a good side, my parents taught me how to organize my finances and how to always be responsible and in charge. My mom taught me how to be an independent woman and stand in my power with money… ??
And the funny thing is that I didn’t even know that this money mindset was creating my reality and how I was accepting offers and salaries that were much below my capabilities and experience. How I was not confident enough when negotiating with my bosses and how they used that lack of certainty on my side to pay me less and expect more.
And when I moved out of the corporate world and started my own business, I was so scared to charge for my services that it was quite sad to realize that limitation. ????
Luckily, I had a big vision and mission to accomplish, so I went full in and worked on my money mindset and my limitations. ??
I went from charging as low as €20 / session (during my early months of getting certification and needing paying clients) to charging as high as 50,000 euro for a 6-months of private 1:1 coaching. And the best thing is that I believe that my services are worth even more than this. It’s actually a stupid fee when you think of the results my clients get - like expanding their business and going from €5M to €20M annually, or 7X-ing the ROIC on their investment in my program in under 3 months.?
However I won’t lie to you, my mindset sneaks in and once in a while I have thoughts like: Are you crazy? Lower these prices! They will think that you are arrogant! Who do you think you are! How dare you!
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I’m a human after all…
What do I do then? I go within, I quiet my mind and I list down all the results my clients have created thanks to coaching with me, such like:
→ One client tamed his perfectionist saboteur that would criticize the heck out of everything and everyone, including himself, and now he is more relaxed, more trusting, and on his path to create a thriving culture where people want to work and give their best - long term productivity raised and teamwork and engagement are now a natural part of the everyday life. He was also able to see clearly and let go of a person that was not the right fit, and appreciate the other employees that were engaged. His company turned around and started to bring in income again.
→ In his aging stage of life, he transformed into a highly-energetic person, reignited the passion and created a new bold vision for the future, instead of thinking of retirement and feeling low in energy. As a result of this shift, he multiplied his business income as well.?
→ A client created a large vision and we were able to set up inspiring goals that got her excited and confident - which in fact resulted in her landing a large national client, even though before our work she would never have the confidence to say yes. She also made a large financial return on investment in just a few months.
→ One client changed his identity so fast that he quit smoking within 1 month and stopped being afraid within 3 months of working together. That resulted in him becoming a better husband, father and leader.
There are tens and hundreds of stories like this and I consciously take my mind there building up my personal strength and conviction that the value I offer is very high. If I slip and forget, I go back to this process and keep building. The most important thing is that I go WITHIN first and that it is about the value I create.
??Money is energy - if you add value, you should be receiving money in exchange for it.
There is lots of great stuff around money mindset, I have just delivered a workshop on this to my clients only - but if you really want it, send me a DM and I will be happy to share it with you before it becomes a paid program. ??