- Alex Mathers
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- This might be costing you $47,000
This might be costing you $47,000
(and how to fix it)
I had a call with a client yesterday who'd been stuck at the same income level for three years.
She'd been working with the same demanding clients at low rates.
She was doing well enough, but it often felt like a grind for her.
Then she told me something that hit me hard. She'd just landed a $15,000 contract, followed by a $32,000 project two months later.
Before all this happened, we'd worked on something most business coaches would ignore. She was a rusher and was often stressed.
So I knew we needed to work through that, as stress often sits at the root of wider issues.
I helped her in a way I help many clients.
I showed her the real meaning of where stress came from. I helped her understand the true nature of thought.
When I asked what changed to lead to these new clients, she said: 'I stopped second-guessing every decision. I stopped rewriting emails forty times. I just moved, I asked the harder questions, and I felt better moving more boldly.'
We hadn't worked on any business strategy. We didn't fix her pitch.
She just had a few simple insights that helped her reduce stress, slow down and think more creatively.
Stress doesn't just make you feel rubbish. It makes you rush, and when you rush, you miss things. You make poor decisions.
I know this because, golly, that's all I did in my twenties. One crap decision after another.
But when I look back, I can see why. I was scared half the damn time. I was also blind as a result.
So was my client for years. She was always running around like a headless chicken. She got stuff done, but rarely with full, calm awareness.
Your stress isn't protecting you from failure, but it sure is guaranteeing mediocrity.
The people making real money, hitting six figures, investing, living on their terms, aren't cleverer than you. They're often just making better decisions because their minds aren't clogged with fear.
When you understand how thought works (properly, not the surface-level 'positive thinking' nonsense), you'll notice a shift.
You stop treating every decision like it's life or death.
You start making better, calmer, more creative decisions that lead somewhere.
My client didn't need months of therapy. She needed a few clear insights about how her mind was creating her experience. She says her stress dropped dramatically.
That's when the money followed.
This is the same understanding I guide people through in my Untethered Mind course.
The insights in the course have already helped 244 students reduce their stress and start doing the things that create real success.
Rather than being directly coached by me, you get access to the core insights you can work through yourself, at your own pace.
30-day money-back guarantee.
Alex
P.S. Calculate what stress is costing you. If you're making $40K but could be making $80K with more clarity, that's $50K per year you're leaving on the table. Over five years? $250K. Still think $67 is expensive?