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What’s The True Price of Ambition?

I confess, I haven’t been walking my talk. At least not 100%

Here’s the thing: my ambition got the best of me. Rather, the external facing part of my ambition got the better of me (more on this later).

While I gained massive strides in 2018 and did more in my career than I thought possible, it came with a lot of heartache, negative self talk, and frankly less time to be present with my family.

It sounds weird considering I worked part-time hours right?

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Perhaps the Secret Reason Your Job Sucks Is…You?

You know it’s an actual possibility.

You talk all the time about a myriad of reasons as to why your boss or your coworkers suck. Basically, any excuse in the book about why your job is so horrible and there’s nothing you can do about it.

It’s easier to blame somebody else when you’re sick and tired of working dead end jobs. Complaining about your job is so normal – after all everyone does it – that it slowly infects your brain to the point where you constantly daydream when you can finally do what you want someday, instead of being chained to your desk.

Except, someday never comes.

Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t have what it takes. And it’s certainly not because you’re a horrible human being.

It’s because society has conditioned you to believe that our jobs are supposed to suck. That if something becomes too enjoyable, it ceases to make you any money.

The frightening part is that you’ve believed this lie for far too long. Think long and hard: how many years have you wasted away, feeling really shitty about your job because you think you can’t do better?

The good news is that you can erase this belief once and for all. Ready to learn what it takes? [Read more…] about Perhaps the Secret Reason Your Job Sucks Is…You?

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No, You Don’t Need a Damn Blog

TLDR: Having a solid online presence is required to make a living online, but a blog is not necessary.

I get it. You’ve probably read a bunch of make more money online posts and they’re all telling you to start a blog. It’ll help you make passive income they say. You can one day make six figures they say.

Yeah, that’s the dream isn’t it? Sip cocktails on the beach while raking in the dough.

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107 Effective Self Care Practices That Won’t Break the Bank

I ran away to McDonald’s, y’all.

If you heard on my podcast episode about the whole story, let me go into a little bit more detail.

It was a normal day at the Li-Cain household. I was working on some intense deadlines and was running low on sleep. My son also happened to be teething and wasn’t the most pleasant to be around.

When my husband came home, the entire house was turned upside down. My hair was tattered and tears streaming down my face. I asked if I could leave, drove around for a good 30 minutes, stopped at McDonald’s, got a hot chocolate (and a Big Mac meal) and scarfed it down while crying again.

Well guess what? I ended up missing deadlines and paying some bills late. It actually took me a few weeks to get back on track.

If I had implemented some self care practices from the get-go, none of this would have happened.

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I Wrote in a Money Journal For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened

Do you wish you can save more money? Or heck, earn enough so you can finally quit your soul sucking job? Or finally pay down your debt?

The problem isn’t that you can’t solve these problems. You know what you want. It’s just that you can’t seem to get out of your own way.

Maybe there’s not enough time in the day to sit down and look over all your financials.

Maybe when you do, your kid decides to scream on the top of your lungs, you lose your train of thought.

Maybe, just maybe, you’re so tired (like deep-down-in-your-core tired) that it takes all the effort you have to even wake up, let alone find the time to do your own thing.

The truth is that change is hard. Sometimes, too hard. I know I have days where I wonder how I’m going to get it all done. In fact, I burned out halfway last year. It was as if I would take one step forward in my finances, then I would have to take two steps backward.

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Using a Money Vision Board: Are They A Load of S#!t?

Glue a bunch of photos onto a piece of cardboard, sit and stare at it and all our financial woes are solved, right?

Wrong.

If that were the case, money would literally be flying from the sky for me while I sit on a beach sipping Shirley Temples.

Now I’m not saying that visualization exercises are total crap. Rather, it’s the way many people assume how it works. Visualization is merely a tool to help you accomplish whatever result you’re putting action towards. In other words, it gives you something to help motivate you by keeping your goals and dreams at the forefront of your mind.

There’s a really fascinating article from Psychology Today talking about the power of visualization where studies have shown that visualization is a powerful way to train your brain for the results you want to achieve in your life. In financial terms, you’re training your brain to help you successfully negotiate a work contract, save more money or even to afford the house of your dreams.

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What if Quitting Your Soul Sucking Job Isn’t The Answer?

 

One of my ex-bosses tried to sleep with female employees.

I probably should have quit.

I ended up sticking around at that job for four years.

Sure, there was harassment and lots of illegal practices going on at that place, but it wasn’t a soul sucking job. The boss ended up being fired, leaving the country (I was an expat in China at the time) and the new principal that came soon after was nice. Yes, there were the usual problems of alcoholic expats, lack of prep time between lessons and incompetent co-workers, but what place (in China international schools anyway) didn’t have all that? [Read more…] about What if Quitting Your Soul Sucking Job Isn’t The Answer?

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Why Knowing Your Money Story is Crucial to Getting Rich

When I was a child, a close family member won a significant amount of money from playing the lottery. I’m taking about enough money for this person to quit their job and never work a day in their life.

A few years later, this person was back at a minimum wage job. We never spoke of the lottery winnings again.

Why am I sharing this story? It’s proof that financial freedom isn’t just about having lots of money in the bank. It comes from manifesting what you know to be true about money.

Think about it. If you were a careless person, how does that manifest in your spending habits? If you hate to spend money and have friends that do, what would your social network look like?

Money has the potential to give us everything that we want, but it’s not a mind reader. It can only look out for your best interest if you allow it to.

Take a look at my family member. This person’s dream was to construct a Japanese Zen garden, complete with a koi pond. You’d think with the lottery winnings, that would have at least been built.

Nope.

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4 Unconventional Books That Will Help You Master Your Money

If you haven’t already noticed, the motto of this website is “master your mindset, master your money.”

All this to say that when you’re looking to better your financial life, inspiration can comes from all sorts of places. In fact, I’d argue that you don’t always have to read personal finance books to learn a few things about how you handle your money.

Related: The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery

Sounds weird, but it’s true. When you’re too scared to budget or even think about your debt, learning about it is probably the last thing on your mind. It might actually be more useful to go through other books on helping you calm your anxiety so that you can look at budgeting or other types of finance books.

Mastering your money mindset involves taking care of yourself, inside and out, so reading at books that help improve every facet of your life will most likely bleed into your financial life.

For example, I was sleep deprived for a number of months after my son was born. I didn’t take time to rest when I could or even find some quiet moments to myself. What ended up happening was that I ate a lot of takeout and wasted money on yoga videos and memberships I didn’t even use. Once I finally got off my butt and read books on helping me establish a better morning/nighttime routine, I stopped eating out and saved all that money as a result. [Read more…] about 4 Unconventional Books That Will Help You Master Your Money

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By Sarah Li Cain 9 Comments

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The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery

If nobody else has already told you this, I will: if your emotions are all over the place, you will never get rich. Period.

Read all those articles on habits of the wealthy, take courses on creating passive income streams, whatever. If you believe deep down you don’t deserve riches, it won’t come to you.

As in, you gotta feel like money is already there for the taking my friend.

As in *ahem* you gotta work on that money mindset my friend.

When you train your mind to believe and get excited about being wealthy, opportunities will show up everywhere. You’ll be more open to try new things, get out of your comfort zone and make what once were hard decisions.

I firmly believe when you master your mindset, you’ll master your money. Here’s a handy dandy guide to help you get started.

psstttt….not sure if you have time to read this from beginning to end? Well you’re in luck, ’cause we’ve turned this guide into a PDF book so you can download and access it anytime. You’re welcome 😉

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