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Today, I\u2019m sharing real advice I\u2019ve given real clients that have helped them move towards a happier, healthier financial life.<\/p>\n
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Even high achievers commonly ask me about these three concerns.Simon Letch<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t rate yourself a three in your performance review and then expect a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Something I commonly see holding people back from making more money is not being able to fully own and properly communicate the value they bring to the table.<\/p>\n
There is often an internal conflict between wanting to be better compensated \u2013 but also, not wanting to seem conceited, and not wanting to be too forward in their self-promotion.<\/p>\n
Many of us have been taught to \u201clet your work do the talking.\u201d We hope that if we work hard enough, people will eventually see our value.<\/p>\n
This can lead to over-working for years, without recognition or reward \u2013 hoping that one day, your time will come. Meanwhile, you watch people less qualified, less skilled, less experienced than yourself, getting ahead. It\u2019s confusing and frustrating.<\/p>\n
Your next spurt of growth isn\u2019t going to come from chasing more money. It\u2019s going to come from doing what makes you come alive.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the mindset shift that helps my clients: self-promotion isn\u2019t about boasting. It\u2019s about letting your value and your work impact more people. Ironically, it\u2019s about focusing less on yourself, and more on what\u2019s possible for the people who can be touched by your work.<\/p>\n
Think about your favourite artist, or a brand that has touched your life. Imagine if they\u2019d been too scared to put their work out there for fear of what people might say. If you really believe in the value you offer \u2013 it\u2019s a loss to the world, if you\u2019re too shy to promote it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney is everywhere. Everyone you interact with has a problem they\u2019d pay to solve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Editor’s pick Most of us have been trained to think of making money in very constrained ways. You get a job, and get paid by an employer, or you create a product\/service and sell that to someone.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s just step back and look at the bigger picture. What is money, really? Money is used to exchange value. That\u2019s all. It was really designed to be a better form of bartering.<\/p>\n Now, value is entirely subjective. Two people can have an entirely different view on what is good value for money. This is a good thing. It means there is room for you to be creative. It means that whatever value you want to bring to the market-place \u2013 there\u2019s probably someone out there who is willing to pay for it, if you can find them and package it in the right way.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s an exercise I get clients to do to help them stretch their mental muscles around money. Whenever you\u2019re in a public space, look around at all the people and think about the collective money in that space.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in a park, in a work meeting, in a caf\u00e9 \u2013 look around and think: \u201cHmm, there\u2019s probably $1 million in this room, right now.\u201d Slowly, you\u2019ll stop seeing lack, and start seeing that money is everywhere.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter a point, the goal isn\u2019t more money. It\u2019s to do more of what makes you come alive.\u201d<\/p>\n There are different levels to this game. For many, money is about survival. Then, money might be about status and success. But there is a level beyond this too, which few people talk about.<\/p>\n This is the point where I see a lot of high-achievers get stuck \u2013 the point at which they\u2019ve figured out how to be financially successful, and then they hit a plateau.<\/p>\n They lose their spark. They keep trying to force themselves to the next level by pushing harder, but even though it\u2019s working on paper it\u2019s not fulfilling them like it once did.<\/p>\n Editor’s pick At this point, the money alone isn\u2019t lighting you up. Your next spurt of growth isn\u2019t going to come from chasing more money. It\u2019s going to come from doing what makes you come alive.<\/p>\n This \u2013 aliveness \u2013 is the ultimate win, not wealth. In fact, in some sense, the whole point of having wealth is to give you the freedom to pursue that aliveness.<\/p>\n The challenge for clients I work with in this situation is that this requires a different mode of operating. So far, you\u2019ve made wealth the north-star, and you\u2019ve gotten good at optimising for it. Now, that\u2019s become a habit, a personality even. It\u2019s easy to keep doing what you\u2019ve been doing.<\/p>\n But you didn\u2019t get here by doing what was easy, right? You\u2019re no stranger to discomfort. So, you can stay on cruise control and make more bank even though you feel a tiny bit dead inside \u2013 or you can take a risk, and start pursuing the life that, deep down, you\u2019ve been too scared to live.<\/p>\n It might feel like a step backwards at first. But over time, you might come to find that this was your biggest growth opportunity all along.<\/p>\n Paridhi Jain is a money and mindset coach who combines practical strategies with mindset transformation to help clients create more freedom and fulfilment in wealth, work and life. Find Paridhi at: skilledsmart.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n Advice given in this article is general in nature and is not intended to influence readers\u2019 decisions about investing or financial products. They should always seek their own professional advice that takes into account their own personal circumstances before making any financial decisions.<\/p>\n Expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money delivered to your inbox every Sunday. Sign up for our Real Money newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Letch\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ecdfdf0692fd4aef309b003ce3dec0c61ebd5b8.jpeg\")
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