Hello friends, this is Youheum.
I used to feel shameful about making money
and felt fearful of finances.
Today I will be sharing the tools I use
to overcome my blocks and scarcity mindset.
It may come to surprise that I embrace
money as a Minimalist. It is true that
I don't praise material abundance
but I do appreciate the power of spiritual
and emotional abundance.
If you are currently taking a different path
in your career, money management,
and financial flow, feel free to share your journey with us.
It is okay to have contrast
and I accept you no matter what.
For me, Minimalism
is the practice
of focusing on what is nourishing
and money can assist me
in cultivating nourishment,
joy, and happiness.
But I don't welcome the flow of money
for the sake of accumulation.
I use money intentionally
to covert it into experiences,
connections, and nourishment.
So the money is never
the ultimate goal in my life. It's the potential the
money has that interests me.
Before I started on my practice of Minimalism,
Mindfulness, and Self-love,
I was overwhelmed with financial dealings.
I spent money mindlessly
without having a clear intention.
Some of you already know that I
was a shopaholic five years ago. And I will soon
update you on my before and
after transition.
I hated those who made more money than me.
I hated myself for not being able to
let go my jealousy
and resistance against those
whom I considered privileged, ungrateful,
and sneaky. And the two main struggles
that I dealt with were negativity towards abundance
which manifested
in the form of hatred towards money
and I was also blaming those who had more,
and also blaming Capitalism and Consumerism.
Also justifying
my financial instability by demonizing money
and those who cultivate wealth.
My second struggle was anxiety.
Which was my fear of being conscious
about my vulnerability. I felt insecure
about my inner potential and I wasn't
feeling deserving of good things.
I was constantly feeling like
I was a victim.
l will share the resources including the books I
read to embrace abundance and to cultivate
a positive relationship with money
towards the end of this video.
If you are currently struggling with financial blocks,
be sure to share with me in the comments below.
Let me know if you ever fought with someone maybe
your family or partner over money.
Have you ever struggled with feeling scarce,
unsupported, and vulnerable financially?
I would love to know what you have been through
or are currently dealing with.
Scarcity-mindset is feeling like
I never have enough.
Never enough clothes, money,
friends, or never enough
emotional stability. Which led me
to material possessiveness and obsession
to compensate for my emotional insecurities.
But I continued to ignore it
because I didn't want to face reality
and I didn't believe
I had the inner strength to rise above my struggles.
When I finally started to cultivate
more self-awareness,
I realized that I needed to figure out my budget,
my financial goal, and most importantly,
I needed to figure out how I am going to make a living
doing what I love.
Because I didn't want to sacrifice
the present moment and my happiness
for the sake of accumulating money.
I uncovered that I wanted to be exactly
the kind of person that I hated the most.
I wanted to become a freelancer,
digital nomad, and content creator
using my creativity to create shareable
resources. The reason why hated
people with freedom, money, and influence
was because I
believed that I could never be like that.
I initially hated the idea of making money
from ads, sponsorships, marketing, branding,
and through external looks and aesthetics
only because I wasn't ready
to go through the hard work,
effort, and consistency required
to succeed in this field.
So I started listening to Abraham Hicks and
read their book Money and The Law
of Attraction. Abundance mindset is
the acceptance of infinite source of success
to share with others through co-existence
and co-creation. The biggest takeaway
I got from Abraham is
shedding any notion of destructive competition
and hierarchy.
I continue to invest in financial awareness
because I am not perfect.
I still experience emotional blocks.
I recently read Tosha Silver's book
It's Not Your Money and I also love
motivational speakers like Gary Vee and
the author of The Millionaire Mind, Thomas Stanley.
I continue to recommend The Dark Side of
The Light Chasers by Debbie Ford.
At this moment, I embrace money
even with the dark sides attached and
even if I know that there are those who accumulate
money through inefficient, unsustainable,
and unethical methods.
It matters not to me what others are doing
with their own resources.
It only matters that I try my best
to utilize my time, space, energy,
and money
with intention and mindfulness for the
purpose of co-existence.
I have felt vulnerable to accept
the self created contradiction
of living as a Minimalist
while embracing abundance.
I accept the fact that I have
to rise above Consumerism as a Minimalist
by utilizing a part
of the system to better myself
and to better the lives of other living beings.
If you are currently struggling,
it's okay to take it slow.
It's okay still feel blocks. I am
here to support you.
I hope that we can all walk the path
of co-existence and utilize money
as another form of resource to build communities,
to spread compassion, and love.
I also offer you a free guided meditation on
abundance, which you can find in my Patreon page.
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Thanks again for joining me my friends.
I hope to see you again soon.
