YOU AREN’T MEANT TO BE BROKE
You aren’t meant to be broke.
No matter your age and no matter your background, you weren’t created to live in financial struggle.
As humans, we train our minds to live in and operate in a certain way emotionally, physically, and even financially. When you are used to operating in survival mode, such as living paycheck-to-paycheck, spending more than you make, or living in constant anxiousness over finances, your brain is trained to believe that struggle is normal.
Struggle is normalized but is not meant to be our reality.
And, if you were like me and grew up in a faith-based background, you were likely taught by people at your church or in your community that wanting money is bad or immoral.
It’s ok to want to be financially free and I believe that God also wants that for us. Yet, it’s up to us to retrain our brains to receive and handle money with care so that we can grow it, expand it, and use it to bless ourselves and more importantly, those around us.
Here are a few thoughts on finances:
1. You Have to Rewire Your Brain to Receive
Our brains are wired to maintain what’s familiar, not what’s better.So even when new opportunities show up or when the money starts to come in, you might find yourself self-sabotaging or feeling like it’s too much.
This is a sign that you have to rewire your brain to receive and have the capacity to expect more financially, steward more financially, and in turn, earn more.
So, how do you rewire?
You start by shifting the words you think in your head. Instead of saying, “If I can afford this one day”, you start to say, “When I can afford this one day.”
You also have to start noticing how the people around you talk about money. If you’re constantly surrounding yourself with people who constantly talk about how expensive things are or how worried they are about the economy, it will mess with your thinking around money and it will stump your growth.
It sounds small and silly, but every time I catch myself or am around someone else speaking negatively about money, I listen to a podcast or Instagram Reel as soon as I can from a millionaire or billionaire about money. It is a reminder to live in abundance and that first starts with our words and our thoughts.
2. To Grow Financially, You Have to Think Differently
You will never out-earn the level of belief you have about yourself.
If you don’t believe you’re worthy of having more, earning more, or handling more profitability, you’ll keep sabotaging or shrinking your results to match your old patterns.
Your thoughts will hold you back from making important financial decisions.
Every time I feel my thoughts getting stingy, I bless someone else. I buy someone a coffee, I purchase someone’s dinner, or I drop off a surprise goodie. It gets me outside of myself and reinforces the idea that I am not someone who lives with my hand clenched, I am someone who blesses others no matter what. Take time to truly bless people instead of nickle and diming everyone for every small thing.
Those are the practices that are important to get in the habit of to become someone who is generous, thinks differently, and lives in a mindset of financial abundance.
If your biggest fear is not having enough money, you will never start your business or take financial risks that will earn you more in the long run. While it’s important to be smart with your finances, there’s a difference between being fearful and being tactical. Change your thinking, change your life.
Tools to Expand Your Earning Capacity
If you’re ready to grow, not just financially, but mentally and strategically, here are a few tools that can shift everything:
1. Identity Affirmations
Write and repeat affirmations daily that align with who you’re becoming, not who you’ve been.
Examples:
“I am the first millionaire in my family.”
“I am a disciplined, trustworthy steward of my finances.”
“I build things that are profitable and purposeful.”
“I am the most generous person I know.”
2. Track Your Money Daily
Don’t avoid checking your bank account. Awareness helps you know where to swift gears, so track your expenses, review your income, and ask yourself where you can either cut down to save or how you can be earning more in your job so that you can invest financially elsewhere.
3. Read or Listen to Wealth-Driven Content
Books like “Rich Dad Poor Dad” or “Think and Grow Rich” help shift how you think about money and success. I have many recs here on reads that can help shift your perspective!
4. Start a Revenue-Generating Side Hustle
Don’t wait until everything’s perfect. Start with what you have and start finding ways to invest your time building wealth on the side, whether it’s real estate or investing elsewhere. Earning even a few hundred dollars outside your 9–5 that you can put towards building equity can change everything.
5. Spend Time With People That Normalize Being Rich
You need to be around people who talk openly about revenue goals, investments, and smart growth. Proximity to abundance creates possibility. Listen to podcasts, watch YouTube, spend time with people who are where you want to be.
You got this!
x, LG Curry