Cosmic Coin Drop

The short of it is if you don’t already have a record-keeping process in place, the time to start one is NOW – but let’s go deeper…

There are 3 reasons why now is the time to start tracking your business flow:

1️⃣🕴️ - You are legally required to.

This one’s not fun to hear, nor is the reality that there are un-fun consequences if you don’t. And we’ll just leave it there.

2️⃣📈 - It’s easier at the beginning.

If the record-keeping side of your biz is an edge for you, starting while the task is easier is a great idea. You’ll pick it up faster, integrate it more seamlessly, and feel super capable. From there, you can grow with it as your business grows and things get relatively more complex.

3️⃣💪 - It nurtures a strong foundation of confidence.

You feel on top of your game when you’ve got the money side organized… period. Feeling confident makes every other thing you do more effective. Trying to excel in any other part of your business with resistance to this one is like trying to swim against the current. Not worth it.

🪄 Please share: Are you someone who (1) thought you only needed to bother with a record-keeping system setup after you’re making the big bucks, (2) already have one and feel me on these reasons why it’s worth it, or (3) don’t yet but are ready to make it happen…?

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While it’s all too common to look away, there are a couple ways your revenue (income) wishes you would lean in & give a f*** so it can serve its purpose like a champ. 🏆

🫶🏼 The 1st is to welcome & celebrate it!

I had a boss once upon a time that did something really special every time he paid us… he would hand us what we had earned and then jump up & down in gratitude with us.

In a world where there is all kinds of ick attached to money, taking a moment to fill your being with appreciation when you receive it is an easy feel good way to rewire your relationship.

Pro tip: You can even send (or automate) a thank you message to the sender to share & amplify your gratitude for receiving.

👉🏼 The 2nd is to allocate & direct it.

There was a time when I lived on a prayer that what I brought in would cover what I wanted it to, but times have changed for the (way) better…

This is thanks to learning about Profit First – a revolutionary system that turns your intentions for your currency into a process that ensures everything important gets “fed.”

Your business & personal expenses, taxes, investments, savings, and most importantly to free yourself from the “paycheck to paycheck” trap of self-employment… PROFIT (to spend on whatever the f*** you want)!

Pro tip: Growth without structure is actually dysregulating to the nervous system, so starting an intentional system to send what comes in to earmarked accounts is a great idea before you blow up.

🪄 Please share: Are either of these practices in place for you?

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There can be a million & 1 things that get in the way of having a stellar relationship with your money, and it really comes down to one question…

Have you decided to let money be an antagonist or welcome it as an ally?

Antagonistic relationships are complicated. Part of the toxicity is dwelling in the nuances of the complexity. There’s an attachment to being in battle constantly. The resistance is like a familiar ground. The reliability of conflict is somehow comforting.

The turning point to allyship is a turning toward simplicity.

What if your relationship with money was simple?

And what if that simplicity started by deciding to let go of letting it be an antagonist?

What if the stories you’ve held so close that keep you from ease…

simply expired.

And you closed that book of battle with gratitude for the good read is was…

because you decide the time has come to start over with a story of simplicity.

Because your relationship with money wants to be simple.

Money can be an ally – that supports you in creating the life you want…

that inspires you to enhance your skills in tending it so you can better play its game…

that is simply a symbol of giving & receiving, and just wants to keep growing.

Which role are you choosing for your money – antagonist or ally?

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Understanding the difference between revenue, profit, and wealth is a pre-req to money savv & scaling.

Gurus in the online space throw numbers around as selling points all the time, but it’s not always clear what they’re actually referring to.

Let’s break it down…

🤲🏼 REVENUE ~ this is what you actually receive.

You’ll hear this amount referred to as “cash months.” It’s also known as gross income. It’s the amount you bring in – before any expenses go out – so it’s not really a worthy metric of comparison to others in your space.

Example: Someone could have a 60k cash month, but have 50k in expenses that month, so they really only made 10k, which brings us to…

💵 PROFIT ~ this is what’s left over after you pay your business expenses.

Most people don’t talk about this amount, except with their tax person. This is the amount you’re taxed on – after you write off your expenses – also known as net income. It’s also what is available to pay your personal & household expenses, and invest in anything else.

Example: Let’s say your profit from the last example is 10k for the month, but your personal & home expenses are 7k. That leaves you with 3k to work with to generate…

💰 WEALTH ~ this is money put into investment assets so it can grow (appreciate).

This can look so many different ways. However you slice it, it’s the bigger picture purpose for getting savvy with your money. It’s how you get your money to work for you. It’s how you amplify your currency beyond trading your time for money. It’s how to leverage your money over time.

Examples: Stocks/bonds, crypto/NFTs, precious metals, real estate, angel investing, etc.

What’s important is that wherever you’re at, you’re keeping your eye on all of these. Know your revenue, profit, and wealth goals – independently of each other – so you can grow inside of a bigger picture of aimed success. 🚀

I’m so curious, were any of these 3 unclear in your mind? Which was most helpful?

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As double agents – of both material reality and the unseen realms – our self-employed success comes from aligning with both the legal and natural laws that exist here.

Consider the understanding of magic that it comes from positioning oneself in the right place / right time / right way relative to greater forces.

I love this framing of magic because it points to the truth that we are most powerful when we are aware enough of the forces we exist with to be able to align with them.

And in the case of business, there are clear natural and legal laws we exist with that require our awareness to be able to powerfully align with them.

On the natural law side of business, you are invited to align with the principles of attraction, reciprocity, and consequences.

After Saturn Returns, you are invited to better understand the natural principles of grounding, commitment, and purposeful work.

There are many angles of natural phenomena we encounter on our paths of education as humans growing businesses. This is the part that makes being a biz owner a wild ride of personal development.

And on the legal law side of business, you are required to be in compliance.

There are things you are responsible for – such as keeping regular records, filing annual tax returns, maintaining relevant licensing, etc.

Fortunately, there’s not as many of these as you might think, and once you get properly educated on the scope of them, the opportunity opens to get crafty in how you integrate them into your strategy.

This is the geeky structural part I love to support biz owners with.

Which laws do you find more challenging to align with on the regular – the natural or legal ones?

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Having a solid container for your cauldron of currency means sealing any leaks that keep it from bubbling over into overflow.

It’s important to stay vigilant around both the energy & matter of your situation. Let’s look at both that may be sabotaging your success…

⚡ ENERGETIC leaks ~ these are beliefs that keep you from aligning with ascending abundance. These are the thoughts that circulate through your mind that lie to you about your worth & capacity. These are sneaky and come from habits of mind designed to keep you small.

Examples of energetic leaks:
💧 “I’m just not the kind of person that makes a lot of money”
💧 “I’ve always been terrible with money – and I likely always will be”
💧 “I spend everything I make because there’s never enough”

👛 MATERIAL leaks ~ these are the choices that drain your money. They are the habits themselves that sabotage you. These are the unconscious spending patterns that making it near impossible for you to get strategic and get ahead.

Examples of material leaks:
💧 subscriptions you don’t need, don’t use, or don’t even remember you have
💧 late fees and interest you have to pay for not being timely with your responsibilities
💧 paying too much in taxes because you’re not maximizing your write-offs

As a tax preparer, I saw a lot of both…

Since filing taxes is a time to take an intimate look at your money situation (the only time for some), the damning beliefs were shared like confessions.

And for those that avoid looking the rest of the year, this often meant discovering payments they didn’t know they were still making, getting charged late fees for being behind, having to setup payment plans with steep penalties & interest, and paying too much in taxes because they didn’t keep good records.

Which are more likely to slip under the radar for you – material or energetic leaks?

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You can’t change where you came from, but you can choose how you’ll grow next. 🌻

Before you were able to make conscious choices about anything, you were influenced by the money habits & beliefs of your parents, your community, the media… whatever surrounded you.

Those influences helped grow your roots and will always be a part of your story.

But they can be properly placed in the past part.

Plant grafting is fascinating ~ it’s the process of using the roots of one plant to grow another.

Plant grafting is also a great metaphor for how we can shift beliefs by growing new ones atop the old.

Even with something as deeply-rooted as our money beliefs, we can choose mutation by design.

You can choose to graft new beliefs that better serve you into your money tree.

Here are some great ones to browse through (feel free to snip any for yourself):

🌱 I easily integrate new ways to be more crafty with money.
🌱 Money is energy, and mine is always flowing.
🌱 I am fully capable of tending my own money.
🌱 Money is everywhere, and I attract what I need.
🌱 I am on the path to financial freedom.
🌱 I deserve wealth and abundance.

What beliefs are you choosing to graft into your evolving money tree?

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All 4 elements are present in each of us. 🌊🔥☘️🌬️

Here’s the up & downsides of each element when it comes to our relationship with money:

🌊🔽 The downside of water is the heaviness of feeling that can come with avoidance to money matters, distancing us from our powerful rite to success.

🌊🔼 The upside of water is being able to deliberately channel the feels that connect you with your desires to call in the abundance to fund them.

🔥🔽 The downside of fire is the power of impulse, which can mean neglecting your books in favor of more compelling tasks. It can also mean giving your all to get the excitement of a new earning level, and then falling off with your efforts after the honeymoon phase ends.

🔥🔼 The upside of fire is the capacity to keep your flame of awareness burning toward your goals and the power of feeling lit up for what you want so you can better attract it.

☘️🔽 The downside of earth is the tendency to keep things how they are (“don’t rock a boat that ain’t broken”) that can stagnate your growth.

☘️🔼 The upside of earth is the natural ability to focus on matters of the earthly realm, making the task of tending to your money that much easier.

🌬️🔽 The downside of air the overthinking that can get in the way of just doing the damn thing – whatever the damn thing may be that you need to do to move the needle forward to make a sale.

🌬️🔼 The upside of air is the tech that makes otherwise tedious money tasks easy AF.

Which elemental spectrum are you most connected with atm? 👇🏼

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When it comes to cosmic currency – the kind that abundantly provides – there are 4 certain terms you need to agree to in order to be granted such an account with the Universe:

✒️ 1. You will maintain an awareness of what you need ~ You do this by knowing exactly how much you need to make to cover your basic expenses… down to the dollar. And you know whenever that number changes.

✒️ 2. You will maintain an awareness of what you desire ~ You do this by knowing exactly how much you’d like to be able to afford something specific. And you tune into how having this will make you feel, and emanate that feeling out to the Universe.

✒️ 3. You will track & keep a record of your circulation of currency ~ This is an important responsibility to maintain a system that can sustain more & more income, and spend it where you intended when you asked for it.

✒️ 4. You will use your conduit of currency to help others ~ Whether it’s to provide for your family or your team – or some of your proceeds support a charitable cause – your abundance will only continue to flow & grow as long as it’s not just about you.

So, are you in? Sign here: ❌_______________________________ 😉

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I’m so curious, do you have either of these setup and current in your life & biz? 👆🏻

I know not everyone loves spreadsheets like I do (and I really do!) but there’s a couple non-negotiables to set a solid foundation to scale from…

1️⃣ You need one to keep track of your recurring expenses:

Before you can start to grow your profits to go bigger, you need to know and provide for whatever you are responsible for on the regular. This includes recurring expenses for your business and personal spheres. This is bedrock to any other money matter you choose to put your attention on as a business owner.

PRO TIP: I have a spreadsheet that keeps track of my regular expenses for my business, myself, and my home – so I can always know the bare minimum I need to bring in to cover them. This can all be on one spreadsheet with different tabs for easy access.

2️⃣ You also need one to keep track of basically everything else:

We’re talking SOPs (standard operating procedures). This basically serves as a table of contents for every template, resource, and task list that makes your business flow. Having everything all in one place so you don’t have to go looking for things when you need them saves SO MUCH time you can’t afford to waste in the wrong places.

PRO TIP: Besides that the organization of SOPs is a huge time saver and creates a lovely sense of cohesion, it also prepares you to be able to delegate tasks to a team, which is the path to really scaling.

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