You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth

by Jen Sincero

pretending that you can reach great heights without the proper funds is cray. In fact: If you are here to become the grandest, most generous version of yourself, which you are, and if that costs money, which it does, it is your duty, as a hallowed child of Mother Nature, to get rich.

Learn to quiet your mind and receive the information it’s trying to send you. Trust that this information (aka your intuition) provides all the answers you’re seeking no matter how terrifying/bananas/unacceptable they may seem. Surrender and have faith that when you bravely head into the unknown, the Universe has your back. Accept that you don’t have to know how to do what you don’t know how to do yet, and that the Universe will lead the way.

It makes me feel confident and powerful knowing I did what it took to stop being broke and get rich. The more money you have, the more freedom you have with your time. I want to be able to let my nanny go, and hang out with my kids more. I can contribute thousands of dollars a year to charities that help save animals. I can spend my money on going to the movies, buying clothes I love, going out for dinner (which I love to do more than anything), instead of having to use it just for bills, necessities, etc. I can buy great gifts for people and finally take my family to Portugal. I can see myself in the best possible light, I’m being the best version of myself, I’ve let myself be all I want to be. I’ll be an inspiration to other women like my daughters and women in struggle, specifically

those who feel trapped in abusive relationships with men. I’ll sleep peacefully at night knowing I’m in the black. Right now I’m not sleeping so well due to stress. Early retirement—woot!

Your heart is the most powerful muscle in your body. Do what it says.

Just like the table lamp takes electricity and transforms it into light, our bodies take thoughts and turn them into results. In order for this to happen, in both cases, a switch needs to be flicked. Emotions are the switch.

Love is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Love beats the crap out of fear, hate, jealousy, worry, insecurity, irritation, grouchiness—it’s stronger than all of ’em. If we all just spent our days focusing on strengthening our love muscles, lawd the changes we’d see. But for you, dear soon-to-be-rich person, practice viewing everything in your world, and I mean everything, even your backed-up septic tank, with love and appreciation and behold where it gets you. Fall madly in love with your purpose for making money and you will be unstoppable.

My financial situation is temporary, it’s not who I am, it’s where I am, money is all around me, I’ma find me some and make this happen.

Think of it like this: Let’s say you live in a neighborhood with lots of kids and you bake a batch of cookies and hand them out. Some kids are so wrapped up in their play that they wolf them down without giving it much thought, some kids whine about wanting seconds, but there’s one kid who shows deep appreciation. He’s grateful for the cookie, for the gesture, for your big ole heart, he helps you clean the kitchen, refill your bird feeder, set up your iPhone. He’s the kid who gets as many cookies as he wants and gets to lick the bowl. He’s met your energy of giving with his energy

This isn’t about denying or suppressing your feelings, but it is about choosing to perceive your life in a powerful way. Even if you have no freaking idea what the lesson is in this situation, once you’ve had your temper tantrum, be grateful that it happened. You are in one moment in time, stranded on the side of the freeway, suddenly surrounded by shattered glass and traffic cones, and you have no idea how this situation is going to play out in the scope of your life. You could discover years later that it saved you from taking a job you would have hated instead of getting the one you now love, you could fall in love with the EMT who shows up on the scene of your accident. Or you could finally wake up and decide to do whatever it takes to get rich because having your car totaled was the final straw that inspired you to face your money issues and go whole hog to change your life. You

Get clear on the amount of money you’re going to make, the specifics of what the money’s for, and how freaking awesome it feels to make it. Decide, with unshakable commitment, that you are making this money. Get a plan together to make the money you desire to make, chunk the plan back into bite-sized pieces, and focus yer ass off on one goal at a time. Hold an image in your mind of the life you’re creating and all the money that’s flowing toward you with eager excitement, hardcore faith, and deep gratitude. Do your best wherever you’re at. If, while building your greeting card empire, you’ve taken a job scraping gum off the bottom of tables at a bowling alley, instead of being pissed off about having a job that you don’t exactly love (what you focus on you create more of), find the silver lining, be the best damn gum scraper that table has ever worked with, and have an attitude of gratitude.

When the Universe presents a How that leads in the direction of your goal to make more money, instead of talking yourself out of it, leap into its lovin’ arms immediately. Especially if it’s scary. When the thoughts come to you, all you need to answer for yourself are these three questions: Is this something I want to be, do, or have? Is this leading me in the direction of my goal? Is it going to screw anybody over if I do this? If you get satisfactory answers to those questions, go for it.

I love money because I am a fearless, badass, moneymaking machine. Anticipate your obstacles. Doubt is like the little string you tug on that unravels the whole sweater. Get clear on the top three things that could bring doubt to your resolve and prepare yourself to meet them head-on so they are powerless over you. (Example: My spouse won’t be supportive of me. Have a mantra ready: Only I know my own truth and I know in my bones that I am rich. Write down the obstacles and write down the solutions.) Raise your bottom line. So often our decision muscle only really kicks in when our backs are against the wall and we have to make the money—rent is due, we need surgery, the Mafia is at the door with an IOU. Decide on an amount that is going to be your new bottom line so it’s no longer zero. Let’s say five hundred dollars. You have to have five hundred dollars in your bank account at all times, and the second you get near that amount, you sound the rallying cry to up your game and bring in more money so you don’t go below that amount. Then keep raising your bottom line every month or so and soon you’ll no longer be in a struggle.

Spend money in new ways. Buy something extravagant to raise your frequency and remind yourself that you are in the flow and that money is a renewable resource. Something expensive, exciting, something that won’t break the bank but that feels decadent, has great meaning to you, and inspires you to kick some ass. Make one big, hairy, scary nonnegotiable decision right now that will move you toward your financial goal and do it. I mean it, right now. Something you’ve had in the back of your mind that you know would totally change your world but have been too scared to do. Snooze not, lose not. There’s no time like the present.

the new environment you’re intent on creating for yourself as best you can: It not only jars you out of your old way of thinking, believing, and being, but it gives the new environment an opportunity to start having an effect on you and to start becoming your new idea of normal instead of As if! Me?

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Do your numbers. Make sure your idea has profit and growth potential. I’ve seen so many people start businesses they’re superpsyched about that either make hardly any money or wind up costing them money because they were more focused on their enthusiasm than the revenue streams. Both are obviously important, but if you want a hobby, get a hobby. If you want a business that makes money, be clear on how much you desire to make and how you’re going to make it. Do what you love and the money will follow works well on a throw pillow, but doesn’t do much for the bank account.

of? Maybe you can work with your boss to map out a time frame and a path to a promotion? Figure out what amount of money you feel you’re worth, ask for it with confidence and gratitude, and be prepared to walk if you don’t get it. The reality is that when you work for someone else, they set the ceiling on what you can make, so if they’re not budging and you’re unhappy, it might be time to seek out another company or organization that pays better. Staying where you are and being bitter is not an option.

Supplement your income. Find something else you enjoy doing that’s lucrative and do that on the side. I’m not talking about being stressed out and overworked, but if you absolutely love your job and your pay isn’t getting doubled anytime soon, you have to suck it up and stay at the income level you’re at, quit, or figure out something you can do that will bring in extra cash.

Do everything and then do some more—your job is here, you cannot have the desire for the job if the job doesn’t exist. Keep your faith strong, your frequency high, your gratitude endless, your mind wide open, and your efforts unceasing until it appears.

costs you nothing up front—financial planners work on percentage).

TO GET RICH Suggested Money Mantra (say it, write it, feel it, own it): I love money because it lets me be the most me I can be. Meditate for at least five minutes a day. No need to ask any questions beforehand, just sit in silence and connect. Use the affirmations in this chapter, or your favorites that you’ve come up with while doing the work in this book, and commit to three that specifically speak to raising your appreciation of yourself

and of money. Write them every morning and every night, say them all day long, take them with you wherever you go, and feel into them. Go out of your way every day to do at least three nice things for people. Also, when you’re about to be not nice, breathe, pause, and make a different choice. Practice patience. Notice when you’re getting uptight or grouchy and remember: You can’t rush the Universe. Don’t try to pull open the flower. It all blooms according to plan. Breathe, relax, stay the course, and lighten up. Walk tall, sit up straight, practice using your body to become more confident. Go on the Internet and do a search for the following text: Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson. Print it out, tape it to your refrigerator, and read it as often as possible.

She held tight to her Why. She wanted the money and success for the freedom it gave her, to take care of her family, to prove to herself that she could do it. Also, she wasn’t terribly psyched about the prospect of losing her entire life savings if the business tanked. She went to the spiritual gym. She constantly read books by other entrepreneurs, she had pictures taped to her walls of women who’d done stuff like run successful restaurants in war zones, she memorized poems, meditated, and constantly reminded herself that uncertainty is part of the process. Everyone has to fling themselves into the unknown to get to the next level—she wasn’t a drama queen about it. She did her homework. She studied her industry, the people she’d love to work with, and learned creative ways to sell by finding common ground between herself and prospects that were “out of her league.” Once she landed her second big investor using her new badass sales skills, her business started flying. She got a mentor. It was 2008, all these other much bigger firms were crashing down around her, and she was brought to the point where she didn’t think she could take it anymore, so she sought out a mentor who gave her great advice: He told her to go surfing. To take it day by day, that nobody wins if you quit—it will feel good in the moment but then it’s over. If your investors are going to fire you, let them fire you, don’t fire yourself. Never give up. The number one thing wealthy people attribute their suc...

Trust that you’re meant to realize your desires, and know that while you’ll still love the people you lose along the way, you will attract new people who are at the same frequency you are.

Create a buddy system for your new habit. Strengthen your willpower.

Read the biography of someone who’s rich and inspiring to you. Notice three not-so-great habits that you’ve got and put together a plan to change them to good habits. Go to the spiritual gym every day. What will you do every day to keep your frequency high, your faith strong, your mindset solid, and your tenacity unshakable? What self-help book will you read, what music will you listen to to pump yourself up, what affirmations will you write, will you meditate, listen to meditations, journal, exercise? Put together some sort of spiritual practice that you will do every single solitary day to stay in shape. Even if it’s just fifteen minutes a day, this is critical to your success. Mindset is a muscle, and just like your other muscles, once you get in shape you don’t get to stop working out, you have to stay on it if you want to stay mighty. Please fill in the blank: I’m grateful to money because ____________________.

6. Intend Instead of waking up and going about your life, doop de doo, taking out the trash, going off to work, meeting Helen for lunch, start each day by setting an intention. Snap out of your zone of regularity and take the helm instead of just rolling with the punches.

become the agent of your own changes instead of being victim to your circumstances. It takes mere minutes and could open up entire new worlds for you.

We use words to communicate, and when you communicate optimism, inspiration and general badassery, you inspire other people and draw those who can help you toward you. Choosing your words wisely is one of the easiest and most powerful steps in changing your reality.

If you want to transform your life, make the conscious choice to read self-help books and anything else that inspires you; listen to music you love; exercise; get out in nature; hang out with brilliant, motivated

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One of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself, and everyone within screaming distance of you, is the gift of letting it go.

Where you choose to place your attention dictates the reality you get to participate in. Choose to focus on the good instead of spending your one and only life stewing on the suckery.