Book Report: You are a Badass at Making Money
You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
You are a Badass at Making Money really resonated with me. So much so, I immediately went back and read her first one, You are a Badass. I recommend you read both, perhaps even in the order I did, even though she wrote You are a Badass first.
The books are entertaining, thought provoking and powerful. Her sense of humor and grasp on the appropriate use of inappropriate language shocks and cuts through normal thought patterns (or at least it did for me). This encourages you to open up your mind and really think about what she’s saying.
We’ve all been told that your success in creating wealth is “all in your head”, but Jen really dives into the “what” that is all in your head, and how to conquer it. She talks about working your way through the social stigmas we have around money. Wanting money doesn’t make you greedy or a bad person, just like NOT having money doesn’t make you a good person. Money (and the people who have it) have been vilified in our society to the point that if you have money you are immediately suspect. Her philosophy is that if you consider money to be evil, it will treat you badly, and if you embrace that money helps you, you will be able to make strong, smart financial choices that will lead to more money. And thus stability and happiness.
Jen Sincero’s book is both entertaining and enjoyable, written in a way that makes you feel like you’re friends. She’s also a #1 New York bestselling author, coach and motivational speaker. Her writing trains you to stop thinking “there is no way I will ever” and start thinking “there must be a way.”
Here are a couple of bullet points to get you going (on your way to the bookstore to buy this book)
Consider what your good at, things you are naturally drawn to. Things come naturally for a reason. Be true to yourself.
Remember, you can have an AND. You can have a career AND be a really good Mom. You can run a business AND travel the world. Don’t cut yourself off from opportunities.
Don’t be vague in your desires, be specific. Have benchmark goals to meet and beat.
Never lose faith. Trust in the process.
You can have excuses OR successes. You can’t have both.
This is a great “change your life” book. Most of us won’t take the bull by the horns and change everything - but I believe that if you pick up this book and just adopt even one piece of advice that your life will improve, even if it’s just a little bit.
If you want to learn photography and build a better business, make sure you read You are a Badass at Making Money - you’ll be better for it.
- Clare