Trust and Money

BY LORNA SHERLAND

Making money and self-trust are the same. They go hand in hand. Hence, if you struggle with trusting yourself, you will also likely struggle with making money. On the other hand, if you have faith in yourself, you will have the confidence to make money, and as a result, you will make money.

Brene Brown talks about the anatomy of trust, which has seven elements: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Nonjudgement, and Generosity. When any of these elements get violated, it can damage your self-esteem.

However, when you trust yourself, you have the conviction to take the necessary steps and risks to achieve your financial goals. As you gain more experience and success, making money will also increase your self-trust. It is a perpetual cycle that will only grow and improve over time.

Having trust in yourself is crucial when it comes to creating money. When you believe in yourself and your abilities, you are more likely to take calculated risks that can lead to financial success. You are more likely to listen to your intuition and make decisions that align with your values and goals. This can help you avoid making impulsive or short-sighted financial decisions that can negatively impact your financial stability.

In contrast, a lack of self-trust can restrict you from taking prudent advantage of opportunities and making the decisions necessary for financial growth. It becomes even more difficult when it comes to investing in yourself to get the education and knowledge needed to build wealth. Typically, individuals who make impulsive short-term financial decisions are operating under the influence of others, wanting to please and be liked by people.

A key aspect of trusting yourself is having a growth mindset. This means being open to learning and growth, and having the resilience to bounce back from setbacks. When you approach your finances with a growth mindset, you are more likely to seek out opportunities for growth and improvement, even when things don’t go according to plan.

Another piece of this conversation on trust is around identity. It is a shame to see how in the entertainment industry, many celebrities who find themselves in financial difficulty will choose to end their lives when they lose their money.

This likely happens because their identity is tied to money and not their authentic spiritual being. It could also be due to their lack of knowledge that money is actually a spiritual and energetic experience.

People don’t trust themselves because they have lost their identity or are disconnected from their authentic selves. While this does not apply to everyone, there are many wealthy people who have grounded their identity in money. When they lose this foundation, they begin to feel helpless, hopeless, and desperate, leading them to make unfortunate decisions and even wanting to end their lives.

Through the law of polarity, there is the other side of that coin. The person with no money or a deeply disempowering money story would have difficulty connecting their identity with being wealthy. As a result, he would unconsciously repel or reject money every time, calling it “bad luck” or saying “that’s not for me.”

Others say they trust God, yet do they really? My other question would then be, how can you trust God if you cannot trust yourself? The first commandment says to love God and love others AS you love yourself. The last is actually the first! You must love yourself before you can love God and love others. The secret is hidden in plain sight.

Therefore, love is also synonymous with trust. If you love yourself, your identity will be so grounded that you can trust yourself, bet on yourself to earn and keep the money, and have the impact you want to make in the world.

In conclusion, trust, identity, and money are closely related and can positively impact each other. When you trust yourself and believe in your true identity, you are more likely to make sound financial decisions and achieve financial success, and in turn, financial success can increase our self-trust. Thus, it is vital to cultivate a strong sense of self-trust to achieve financial stability and success than to create money just to say, “look at me; I’m rich.”

About the author:

Lorna Sherland is a Mindset Empowerment Coach and a Boutique Real Estate Broker in Success Power Brokers, Hudson Valley. After practicing real estate consulting and sales for over 20, she stands firm by the policy that every deal and every client relationship is either a Win-Win or No Deal.

Her mission is to shift people’s mindsets from who they are NOW to who they WANT TO BE because she believes that the secret to success is something people have within themselves — the power of their MINDS.