Does Money Grow on Trees, or Not?

Question: Does money grow on trees, and every time the wind blows, or the season changes, the money leaves fall from the tree down to the ground and those of us who are savvy or quick enough pick it up before anyone else?

Doesn’t it feel like that some times?

There is a Nintendo DS game called Animal Crossing; I used to play that game incessantly (and I was, um, 26-27-28 years old at the time). In Animal Crossing, you play a character who has to settle herself/himself in a village and make money, grow/sell crops, etc. While you can certainly sell goods, fish, and fruit to make money, you can also shake the trees and bags of money will sometimes fall out of them. Similarly, you can hit rocks with your shovel and bags of money will pop out at you.

I wish.

Not too long ago, branding and business coach Annemarie Cross talked about the money cruise control here on bizchickblogs. The money cruise control is the set amount of money we’ll allow ourselves to make. Anything above that feels uncomfortable, scary, ridiculous, or out of reach.

Last night, I started doing some number crunching and calculating as I was planning for new services and products in my business. Time and time again, when I did the calculations and the projected daily income exceeded a certain amount, I immediately backed away from the idea. The thought in my mind was, “There is no way you can make that much money so just forget it.” Thankfully, I recognized what I was doing to myself and began retraining my thoughts.

If money did grow on trees, and we were intelligent enough to understand that there is only so much money that tree can hold, I can understand why the money cruise control issue persists.

We are smart enough to know that there is a finite amount of currency being traded at any given time, and we use our best judgment to determine what is a fair amount for us to receive, given our talents and abilities.

That’s where the problem grows roots. We assign ourselves a dollar value and many times, do not allow ourselves to move forward with ideas that could cause that number to skyrocket. I think we are creatures of comfort, and it’s just not comfortable to shoot for more money and miss when we could shoot for the money we know we’ll get and be satisfied, right?

Resolving Money Issues

If you have money issues like that, you have to try and get them resolved. I want to tell you quickly about Annemarie’s two coaching programs because they are opportunities to fix your issues with money and your business, so that you can make more money in your business. (Note: I am not an affiliate of these programs!)

1. The Money Breakthrough Method program: “In this program I will reveal my money breakthrough secrets, where I’ll personally coach YOU on exactly how to stop crippling money self-sabotage and create life changing money breakthroughs, giving you an exciting new relationship with money — without spending hundreds of hours trying to figure it out on your own.” — Annemarie

2. The Rubies: Biz Acceleration (Group) Coaching Club: “A Coaching Program that will give you Step-By-Step Systems to help you Boost Your Credibility; Create Multiple Streams Of Income; While Break Through Unhelpful Money Beliefs and Habits so You Can Stop Undervaluing and Undercharging Your Services and Finally Charge What You’re Worth with Confidence!” — Annemarie

Post Your Money Questions

Annemarie is going to be answering some questions in a Q & A post for us. I already have some in mind, but if there is something that has been on your mind, ask away. Use the comment form below or use the contact form to send your question privately.