I don’t know how much money I spend regularly.

EXERCISE #23: SELF-TRUST AND SELF-RESPECT

When my clients get to this step, I ask them to write a list of 50 desires. The list can include desires that cost money and desires that have nothing to do with money. The idea is to let the mind fly without censoring. I ask them to make a list of the numbers 1 to 50 and not get up from their seat until they’ve written a desire next to each

The more worthy you feel, the more courageous you’ll feel. It really does work that way. How? If your worth isn’t tied to your success or failure, what do you have to lose? You know you’re still worthy even if something doesn’t work out exactly right the first time or if somebody else judges you. It’s a beautiful thing!

EXERCISE #17: TRY UNCONDITIONAL LOVE ON FOR SIZE

She doesn’t have to stretch her self-worth to accommodate the kind of empowerment that greater wealth would bring.

Write down all of your complaints about money. What drives you crazy? What do you hate? What are the problems you face every day regarding money? Who or what stands in the way of your financial ease? Lay all your cards on the table—no holds barred. What do you not want to think about regarding your money? What makes you want to turn a blind eye or

Recently, she left her nine-to-five job to start a new business. The move shifted the balance of financial power in her relationship, which proved to be a problem. “I found myself having to ask him for money and explain to him exactly what it was to be used for—experiences that left me feeling sheepish and disempowered,” she says. “As time passed,

Luxuries are for other people.