Lewis Howes

So your financial thermostat governs your...

ability to attract, earn, keep, retain, be a custodian of money.

So how do we increase our financial thermostat to earn more?

Well, the trap, as you alluded to earlier, is that if you have your self-worth to your net worth, you're caught in a negative loop.

Because unless I earn enough, I'm not good enough.

But if I'm not good enough, I'm not earning enough because my frequency now is matching a lack consciousness, a poverty consciousness, a scarcity mindset.

The people that I've seen that are constantly happy, whether they're millionaires, billionaires, centimillionaires, decamillionaires, or broke, are people who have an abundance mentality, a prosperity consciousness, and it isn't linked to money.

Money is one of the aspects.

Again, it's almost a strange concept that we created.

Hence, self-worth and net worth shouldn't be tied.

But I mentioned earlier about gratitude and scarcity can't live in the same room.

So if you want to create an abundance mentality and you don't have money, stop trying to focus on money to trigger the feelings of abundance.

What should we focus on instead?

What do you have an abundance of?

Oxygen if you're struggling.

I mean, focus on something that you're grateful you have more for.

And a contrast frame here is a powerful tool to use.

Most people use contrast frames the wrong way.

For example, let's say you're working at a new job, temporary position, and the boss calls you in on Monday morning, says, hey, John, we've been watching you.

We've been impressed.