Here's something crazy:
A "scarcity" mindset can literally make you dumber.
And I'm not being dramatic here.
In fact, it’s something I experienced myself.
Let’s hop into the way-back machine and visit the early days of Financial Audit.
Sitting in my kitchen, interviewing people at my coffee-stained table, I KNEW I had something…
But I was stuck.
See, to take the show to the next level, I was gonna have to invest a TON of money into cameras, lights, and microphones.
Money I didn’t really have.
I’m not gonna lie, I was scared.
Scared I might spend all this money and then fall flat on my face.
Afraid I’d build it, but the audience wouldn’t come.
Terrified I’d never get out of my kitchen…
I had a scarcity mindset.
When you operate from scarcity, you think "there's never enough, and I need to protect what I have.”
And that shrinks your brain’s ability to think critically.
It’s like closing your eyes and trying to hit a target.
You make worse decisions.
You can't plan long-term.
You only react to immediate threats.
For me, I was playing small.
I wanted to save as much as possible and skimp on the quality until I had more proof.
Even though I had enough money to make it happen, it was gonna be tiiight.
And it's hilarious looking back, because I was already growing a following and all the signs pointed towards investing in few upgrades...
But your brain is a funny thing.
Because even though we’ve got smartphones and the internet, your brain hasn't evolved to think beyond caveman days.
To your brain, money is basically like food.
Limited.
Finite.
If someone else has it, there's less for you.
Except money isn't finite.
They basically print more of it every single day.
But people with scarcity mindsets hoard money.
They don't invest, and they see every opportunity as a threat.
People with abundance mindsets?
They invest, and take calculated risks.
Why?
Because they know there's always gonna be more.
For me, it took buying a super expensive camera setup to let go of my old beliefs.
I knew if I wanted to create something BIG, I’d have to invest big as well.
And sure, it was scary.
But I knew if it didn’t work out, I could try again.
So here's the shift:
Stop asking "Can I afford this?"
Start asking "How could I afford this?"
Stop asking "How do I protect what I have?"
Start asking "How do I create more?"
You're wired for scarcity.
We all are.
But you can retrain yourself for abundance.
If I can do it, you can too.
Taquitos,
Caleb “Abundance” Hammer
P.S. TO BE CLEAR...
I’m not telling you to sink your life-savings into a ponzi-scheme, or go into debt playing the lottery.
Don’t be dumb.
Upgrading Financial Audit was a carefully calculated risk that I only took after a lot of consideration.
If you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, the best thing you could do RIGHT NOW, is to click HERE and take my financial health quiz.
It’ll tell you where you’re at and where to start putting your energy.
Abundance for you might just mean putting an extra $20 into a savings account this week.
It should stretch you juuuust a little.
Not bankrupt you or prevent you from living your life.
I think a lot of gurus and woo-woo people get that part wrong.
Being abundant doesn’t mean being a dumbass.
Aaaand speaking of mindset and such, I need to ask you a question:
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We’ve been on a bit of a Money Mastery Mindset kick lately, but I only want to deliver the kind of content you actually enjoy.
So if you got this far, answer the poll to help me write cooler shit.
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