How Are Your Money Beliefs Shaping Your Business?

If I asked you to talk about money right now—how might your body react?

Would you feel light, open, and confident?

Or would a tightness creep into your chest, a hesitation in your voice?

Whether with a client, a family member, or in quiet reflection, money often triggers discomfort—felt not just in the mind, but in the body.

Over time, we adopt money beliefs that no longer serve our higher purpose.

When these money beliefs are left unexamined, they can lead us away from what we truly desire:

Living a fulfilled life.

I found this to be true for me.

Last year, I realised how my money beliefs were limiting me in attracting paying coaching clients. Each time a client paid me, an unexpected fear crept in. I hesitated to touch the money—as if spending it would make it disappear.

Why?

Because I feared that they might ask for a refund.

I wanted to be in a position to return the funds to them immediately if requested.

I embodied this belief and was hesitant to make simple choices like: treating my family to dinner or investing in a workshop with the money I’d earned.

This discomfort was a sign that led me to explore my relationship with money more deeply.

I wanted to understand not just my thoughts about money, but the deeper, embodied patterns shaping my financial life.

The first step I took was to bring the topic to coaching last year with a fellow somatic coach.

It was deeply revealing.

In 60 minutes we uncovered the old stories that had been playing out in my life relating to money and explored ways to rewrite the old story I'd still been reading.

The truth is: growth is a process.

The 60-minute coaching session I had shone a light on my money belief blindspots.

Since then, I’ve been open to unravelling my money beliefs and integrating the insights that emerge for me.

When you’re open, you’ll likely receive: sometimes, it's when you least expect it.

The Buddha And Your Beliefs

I went to a Buddhist centre on Wednesday — it was my first time.

I was doom-scrolling on Instagram last week and came across an unexpected advert on my stories:

“Attachment to Abundance: An 8-week Buddhist Guide to Money.”

I glanced at the details, then swiftly swiped past onto the next story.

However, something pulled me back to the advert, so I swiped back to re-read it. Before I knew it, I had typed my details into the website form to enrol on the course.

I’d been wanting to visit the local Buddhist centre for a while to meditate; however, due to my schedule, the days I wanted to attend never quite worked.

I haven't shared this much, but, I was raised Christian and baptised in my teens. Anything that was not deemed of God, was, the devil...

Buddhism would have fit perfectly into that category.

I no longer identify as a Christian. I know very little about Buddhism. Still, I was drawn in.

Even though I’m open to such new experiences, I could feel there was something in me that felt slightly apprehensive about walking into a Buddhist centre. I was excited and nervous to attend the first session.

I'm sure you can resonate. Going somewhere new by yourself often brings up slight discomfort.

That discomfort was gently eased as I walked into the peaceful centre, warmly welcomed by the Buddhist teachers facilitating the course: Matt and Viryadeva.

There were around 15 attendees in total.

As I stood in the foyer, feeling slightly lost and uncomfortable, I could overhear multiple conversations about spirituality, psychology, meditation, and how we each heard about the course.

It was refreshing to be present at a venue with real people interested in topics that I'm interested in too, rather than being online in the DM's or on Zoom calls having conversations on these topics.

Don't get me wrong — connecting online is great. But, you can never beat the feeling of in-person connections.

After a few minutes of interaction with the other attendees, we were welcomed into the shrine room.

At the beginning of the session, we were all invited to share what had brought us to enrol in the course.

It was wholesome to hear snippets of everyone's reasons for wanting to explore the topic of money and abundance through the lens of Buddhism.

It was also liberating for me to share my reasons for joining the course and be witnessed by strangers (and a statue of Buddha).

Hearing everyone’s stories made me realise:

Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s intricately connected to our identity, self-worth, and our deepest fears and desires

The truth is, we all have beliefs:

You might believe that rich people are bad
You might believe that there isn’t enough money for everyone
You might believe that you have to work extremely hard to make a lot of money

Our beliefs inform the lens that we see (and experience) life through. And, our beliefs are embodied. They don’t just sit on our minds.

In Buddhism, it’s believed that often our ignorance is what leads to our suffering (dukkha), whether that be from a place of greed or fear.

Greed can lead to material excessiveness.

Fear can lead to running away from worldly possessions.

Neither is inherently “good” or “bad” — it’s more so, a noticing with curiosity of what is.

Because what you are unaware of you can’t change. And, to cultivate awareness, we must ask questions:

How would you describe your relationship with money?

Is it one that is healthy or one that needs to be worked on for a healthier relationship?

As a heart-centred entrepreneur, building an online business making money is a vital element. Otherwise, you aren’t building a business — you are engaging in a hobby.

If you as a service provider, feel uncomfortable speaking about money — how do you think your potential clients might feel when the topic comes up in conversation?

By exploring your relationship with money, you can begin to speak from a place of confidence, compassion and understanding, knowing that everyone’s relationship with money is different.

Whatever the dynamic is in your relationship with money, know this: you have the power to develop the relationship you want with money.

It will take work—but it’ll be worth it.

I invite you to start by noticing your thoughts about money this week:

When do you feel at ease? When do you feel resistance?

Awareness is the doorway to transformation.

The more you notice, the more clarity you’ll gain to make the aligned changes in your life.

As always, thank you for reading.

Coach Mike

P.S. The doors to my upcoming workshop on Monday 17th February: "The Art Of Pricing With Purpose" are now open. Save your seat here.

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