Because more income ≠ automatically more peace.
“If only I earned more…” Maybe you’ve thought it too. Or heard it. That more money is the solution for less stress, more freedom, and peace of mind.
But what if I told you this is a stubborn myth? That real financial freedom rarely starts with your payslip — but almost always with your inner world?
The thinking error: 'more money = more peace'.
It sounds so logical: more income = more space = more freedom.
And yet, I see the opposite with my clients: their income rises, but the stress stays. Or even grows.
Why? Because money only brings peace when your nervous system feels safe. . When your beliefs, patterns, and emotions around money have grown with you.
Without that inner shift, you remain trapped in control, fear, or scarcity thinking — no matter how much you earn.
🔍 We often confuse external wealth with internal safety.
But real peace doesn’t come from a number on your account, it comes from an inner conviction:
✔️ I am enough
✔️ I can trust myself
✔️ I am allowed to receive without guilt
Once you cultivate that within yourself, it doesn’t matter whether you earn 3,000 or 30,000 a month — you feel inner calm.
“Financial freedom doesn’t start with your income, but with your inner state of being.”
📌 Example
A client of mine was director of a successful company and earned well above average. And yet… she lay awake at night from money stress.
She felt ashamed about her spending. Postponed investments. And never really felt ‘ready’.
Only when we looked together at her relationship with control, shame, and self-worth, did something new emerge: trust.
Not because she had more money — but because she related to money differently.
🔧 Practical tip – Check your money expectation
Grab pen and paper and ask yourself these three questions:
- What do I expect more money to solve for me?
- Is that something money can really solve – or is it within me?
- What do I need right now to feel more free, regardless of my income?
📝 Write down your answers. Awareness = your first step towards real financial peace.
💬 What would you do differently today if ...
... you knew your freedom didn't depend on your income? Share your insight or experience on social or as a reply to this newsletter. Your story could be the nudge someone else needs.
🎯 Do you want to learn how to create financial peace — regardless of what’s in your bank account?
In my coaching we don’t just look at your numbers, but also at your inner patterns, triggers, and stories.
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