Value Your Gifts

Hi guys, last week was this most festive season in Indonesia. We celebrated the Eid Mubarak like there's no other holiday throughout the year, so last week was my time off from writing also :)

Today I'm writing about some money myths that are 'haunting' service-based businesses and heart-centered entrepreneurs. I got this from Pamela Bruner in The Tapping World Summit 2013. You can check more of Pamela's work here.

So here they are, the famous money myths that we all are familiar with:

1. These are my gifts, I should give them away
You're saying: I love doing these things, they're so easy and fun for me to do. I don't want to charge people so much for these! But actually, it's your fear's saying: I'll be seen as greedy or not thankful for my gifts if I charge more or charge a fair amount for them.
You can re-frame it to this: 
If you believe that God or the universe is really abundant, maybe the easiest way to shower you with abundance is through your gifts. Use them and be rewarded for them. (Definitely an aha! moment for me).

2. Cheaper is better
Yep, the society keeps on repeating that the cheaper is the better.
Here is the re-frame to that: 
People value what they paid for. They put attention and intention to it. So by raising your rates you're saying that this is important, this is something to put your attention to. And for your clients, you're so worth investing in :) 

3. I can't increase my rates, no one would pay for it
Again, it's your fear speaking :p
Do this re-frame instead of giving in to your fear: 
Everyone has different money set point, so when for example A says $100 is expensive, maybe B would say that $100 is a fair amount, and so on. So you should target to people with higher money set point and people who are more willing to invest in themselves through you :)

More over, you can make several programs to reach both people with higher and lower money set points. So then you can even serve more people. Cool, isn't it? :)    

Many blessings, peace and love, 
-angel apprentice-

Do What You Love

Many times I listened to interviews with financial planners and spiritual teachers... and all of them suggested that you should find your life's PASSION. Do what it is that you love the most, and income will follow. To tell you the truth, at that moment I didn't know what my passion was hehehe... So I began to put a list inside my head (mostly I listened to these interviews while I was driving), of all the things I enjoyed doing so far. I wasn't sure how these stuffs can help making income coming to my pocket, but I listed them anyways. So here's my list:

• I love reading books
• I love to sing (I actually sang in church choirs)
• I love music
• I love writing (my obsession since teenager was to publish a romance novel) :p

So, is it really possible to make income flowing from your dreams, your hobbies, or the things that you love to do? Yes, it is certainly possible :) Have I done it yet? Mmm... that depends, many times I got this 'thank you money' after I sang in a wedding at church... that kinda counts, right? :p 

Anyways, here are some important tips from Marcia Wieder of the things you should do to monetize your dreams and hobbies:

• Do what you love
• Value your gifts
• Charge what you're worth
• Have a powerful enrollment conversation
• Repeat these steps often 

How is it to have a powerful enrollment conversation?
Develop the ability to talk to anyone, any time, any place about your dreams, vision, project, service or business in a way that will inspire them to hire you, even potentially invest in you. 

In a enrollment conversation, you should:

• explore all possibilities --> don't say that this person is not suitable to help you/to invest in your business until you ASK them. And if they say no, have the courage to ask them why. 
• be highly intentional
• let every conversation counts

Marcia actually has this wonderful weekly show which is broadcasted live on the internet. You might want to watch her show sometime, it's really awesome because she's giving different tips to different people with different problems, so it's really a must-see. Visit Marcia Wieder's site here, and you can get THREE wonderful, free e-books about becoming a dreamer and fulfilling your dreams :) 

Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-