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Ep 45: Why Earning More Than Your Friends Feels Weird!
The Social Ladder: Why Earning More Than Your Friends Feels So Weird šš¤
Do you feel a secret "shot in the arm" when you realize you're higher up the social ladder than someone else? Or does looking at those with less leave you feeling paralyzed by a sense of "privilege" and "unfairness"?
In this provocative follow-up to our previous episode on relating to the wealthy, we flip the script! We dive deep into the uncomfortable psychological territory of how we relate to people who haveāor appear to haveāLESS MONEY than we do.
Shabbar and Tim move past the surface-level "politeness" of financial success to expose the internal "Status Game" we all play.
We perform psychological detective work on the stories we tell ourselves when we see a neighbour's car, hear about a friend's modest holiday, or encounter someone experiencing homelessness. We reveal why the "number" in your bank account is a hollow proxy for your human value, and how projecting success or failure onto that number actually sabotages your most important relationships.
In this episode, you will discover:
- Why we use other people's financial situations to reassure ourselvesāand why that "reassurance" is a fragile illusion.
- Why a secondhand vehicle might hide a life of passion, while a luxury car could be a set of "golden handcuffs" for someone who is miserable.
- A powerful real-life story that shatters our assumptions about who "deserves" to be where on the social scale.
- Why feeling "guilty" about your success helps no one, and how to move toward genuine, free-flowing generosity.
Join us as we explore how to stop letting our net worth objectify the people around us, and how to find a lighter, more authentic way to show up in your community.
Explore the impact of Tim Malnick's work and register for his upcoming workshop at: https://timothymalnick.com/
Find out more about Shabbar's services at: https://lumosfinancial.com/
Feel free to comment, ask questions, and connect with them both on Linkedin at:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shabbarkassam
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/timmalnick
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By Shabbar Kassam and Tim MalnickThe Social Ladder: Why Earning More Than Your Friends Feels So Weird šš¤
Do you feel a secret "shot in the arm" when you realize you're higher up the social ladder than someone else? Or does looking at those with less leave you feeling paralyzed by a sense of "privilege" and "unfairness"?
In this provocative follow-up to our previous episode on relating to the wealthy, we flip the script! We dive deep into the uncomfortable psychological territory of how we relate to people who haveāor appear to haveāLESS MONEY than we do.
Shabbar and Tim move past the surface-level "politeness" of financial success to expose the internal "Status Game" we all play.
We perform psychological detective work on the stories we tell ourselves when we see a neighbour's car, hear about a friend's modest holiday, or encounter someone experiencing homelessness. We reveal why the "number" in your bank account is a hollow proxy for your human value, and how projecting success or failure onto that number actually sabotages your most important relationships.
In this episode, you will discover:
- Why we use other people's financial situations to reassure ourselvesāand why that "reassurance" is a fragile illusion.
- Why a secondhand vehicle might hide a life of passion, while a luxury car could be a set of "golden handcuffs" for someone who is miserable.
- A powerful real-life story that shatters our assumptions about who "deserves" to be where on the social scale.
- Why feeling "guilty" about your success helps no one, and how to move toward genuine, free-flowing generosity.
Join us as we explore how to stop letting our net worth objectify the people around us, and how to find a lighter, more authentic way to show up in your community.
Explore the impact of Tim Malnick's work and register for his upcoming workshop at: https://timothymalnick.com/
Find out more about Shabbar's services at: https://lumosfinancial.com/
Feel free to comment, ask questions, and connect with them both on Linkedin at:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shabbarkassam
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/timmalnick