57# - Mastermind Client Result: How Meeta Rewired Her Money Mindset and Stepped Into Global Brand & Corporate Work

Sharn: Okay, guys. I have got an incredible podcast guest here today, the incredible, amazing Meeta Darji, who is a previous mastermind client. I'm so excited to bring her onto the podcast. She has been on the podcast before, and it has been one of our most listened to episodes.

But this time I wanted to bring her back because I really wanted to talk about money mindset and her experience in the mastermind, and I feel like this conversation is gonna give you so much value. So if you are struggling with your money mindset, especially in the current climate, this conversation is for you.

Meeta, welcome back to the podcast.

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And I work with business owners and leaders, and basically help them rewire their limiting beliefs. I help them think differently, act differently, and basically stop playing small.

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ially since you, obviously in: 2022

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ng. so let's just go back to,: 2021

And, what was your relationship with money at that point?

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I was trying to grow my business. And I felt like I was really passionate about what I was doing. I was really passionate about the tapping, how life-changing it was. You know, I've spoken on the podcast before about my story and how it's changed my life, so I was really passionate about sharing that with others.

But I felt like I wasn't moving the needle as much, and I couldn't quite put my finger on what was going on. You know, I was getting some sales, but not consistent sales. I would say at that point in time, money mindset really wasn't on my radar. I think it well and truly came onto, in, into my world when I came to your event, I think, or maybe a little bit before when you were talking about it.

But I didn't really have-- I didn't think about my relationship with money. I didn't, never really thought about it like that. I just thought that it was a transaction. It was something that I felt quite uncomfortable talking about, and I could never put my finger on why and why it felt difficult. But that was where that journey began for me.

and I think after coming to the event, and certainly during the mastermind, particularly towards the beginning, I started having this awareness of, "Wow, I feel quite uncomfortable speaking about money, and I think that could be having an effect in my business."

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But if underneath, you know, your relationship with money is effed, excuse my language, it's just so difficult. it's almost like everything is built on that foundation, isn't it?

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And that can show up in so many different ways, like you start offering discounts, or you over-deliver, or you find negotiations really uncomfortable, so you'll just offer a lower price. you know, if you've got any of those behaviors that are showing up for you, then you need to be thinking about what, what was some of that programming that I heard when I was growing up.

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And again, you don't have, 10,000 followers on Instagram. You know, there's this misconception in, you know, especially in today's world, that you need, X amount of followers to be successful, and you really don't. I think I hit my first six figures in business when I had less than 1,000 followers, and I do see a lot of my clients hitting really big income months, and they've only got, a couple of hundred followers or, less than 1,000.

So I feel like your journey, especially over the last four years, has just been extraordinary, especially when you came back from, America. What do, what do you think were, like, some of the blocks that we worked through in the Rebirth Mastermind, which I know they were related to money, but, really then, compounded you to move forward in your business?

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And I think some of those hot seat calls that we had, you know, where there was laughter, tears, everything in between, I think we really delved deep into- What were the things that were holding us back, whether that was visibility, or were we scared of showing up? Were we scared of charging a certain price?

Were we scared of Mailchimp and putting out newsletters? I remember

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But we also looked at, you know, business growth as a whole, and things like launches, you know, and areas that I probably wouldn't have been able to tackle on my own. and that felt like it was, yeah, a really nice package to work through at a pace that felt I could work through it.

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And do you think there was like cer- ... Did, do you remember, over the last few years, do you remember, certain points where you just felt like, "Oh my God, that money story has, dissolved now, and it's, enabled me to reach, the next level"?

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Like I mentioned, the, the talk and negotiation of contracts or talking about my pricing or putting my pricing up was always a bit of an issue for me, and something that I always really, really struggled with. And there was one point during the mastermind where I landed one of my biggest corporate clients at the time, and I think I was talking it through with you as we were negotiating kind of the pricing and my charges.

And as part of that, and at the end of that, I think I landed ... It was the biggest deal that I'd had to date then, and I actually couldn't believe that I'd said, you know, given a price out loud, that I felt worthy of even asking for that. And I think that was the big thing, and that is the big thing for a lot of women, especially Asian women, you know, and that's a message that you talk about a lot as well, that a lot of Asian women can resonate with, is that we don't feel worthy of asking for that.

There's always that, "Who's gonna pay for that for my services or for my product?" You know, and it was at that point, that was a real turning point for me, because they didn't really bat an eyelid about that price. And it sounds really cliché, because you see a lot of big speakers even now, female speakers, talking about them charging, you know, ridiculous amounts, and they didn't know until they were 57 years old that they could charge that amount of money.

And it was very much that same kind of realization that, "Wow, okay, I can, I can do this." And that felt like a massive turning point for me.

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some coaches say, "Oh, just raise your prices." But it's not as simple as that, I think. I think you really have to ground into your value and really do the inner work in order f- to, for you. And that's exactly what you did in the mastermind because I think sometimes people are like, "Yeah, I've seen this before."

And people just raise their prices. They have zero belief in their offer and their price, and then it just doesn't translate because people can, people can feel that in the energy, right? And money is just energy, and if, if that happens, there's definitely like a blockage there which will then prevent that money coming to you, if that makes sense.

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It sounds so woo-woo, but- ... but ultimately, your nervous system needs to feel safe with charging that amount of money. You know, it's not like you need more money to feel safe. You need to feel safe to be able to make more money and ask for those prices.

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I think this has been like a big thing for me, definitely over the last six to eight months, you know, when we did the event, like f- so many big costs were coming out. You know, as you invest in your brand as well, I know that's something that you're really big on, investing in yourself. I think if you just literally...

And I've seen this, this is so funny. I've seen this so many times of like extended family members. When they are so stingy and so like strangling money, and like literally like even if they got... You know, you could- some of these people are like millionaires. They have money, right? Like they're constantly strangling, constantly haggling, constantly just complaining, "This costs this much."

So, and then I actually see them, something will happen to them, and then that money goes out like threefold. Mm. And I think that like in, in business especially, like you have to be really, really comfortable with the flow of money and just- It is just, without it sounding really woo-woo, but it is just numbers on a screen.

Apparently, there's not enough physical money in the world that there are in, numbers in bank accounts globally. So that just shows you, in a way, obviously money is real, but in a way it's not because the numbers represented, there's not physically enough money in the world. And I think, I think that's so important.

And I think, just speak to us a little bit about, investing in yourself, Meeta, because that's something that you do and I think genuinely you've been able to grow to your next level, your next level, your next level because you do consistently, invest in yourself. But I think a lot of people, they don't do that or a lot of female founders get scared to do that.

just speak to us a little bit about that.

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So I think when it comes to your personal growth or your business growth, female founders are really questioning that spend. Mm-hmm. But at the same time, especially if you're a solopreneur, you can't do it all on your own, especially if you wanna grow and you wanna scale. You know, you're, you're the expert in, in what you do, but you still need that business knowledge.

You still need that expertise, that resources. And I know even from, from myself o- investing in myself over the last, I would say two, three years, I've probably invested more in myself than I ever have.

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So I think there is, again another, a block there. One in that, you know, I'm not worthy of investing in myself, but also there's a if I invest in myself and I get too big and I get too visible, what will others think? What will... People will be judging me, you know? So I think there's, there's so many limiting beliefs that are, you know, all these balls that women are juggling-

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And I think it's also, It's also like leaving an old identity behind, and I th- this is something that I've really been working on for the last six months, like shifting my identity. And it all just sounds very nice and wish- you know, unicorny and you know, sunshine and rainbows. But actually, shifting your identity is painful work.

it's so painful to literally kill your old self, and th- that's the thing. When you do invest in yourself, that old identity comes through. It's the subconscious trying to keep you safe. We all know that. but it's just always trying to pull you back and back into the familiar and just, "Nope, nope.

Just stay here. Just stay here. Just stay small." And I do see so many brilliant women just, you know, they-- not that they don't ever invest in themselves, but, they, they just have that resistance, I think, to investing in themselves. And I think you just-- it comes down to just, backing yourself and being like, "Do I trust myself to, follow through on this?"

Yeah. And I think that's, a key question. w- what do you think?

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There's children, and you have all of these responsibilities, and, "Will I have the time?" You know, "Am I gonna burn out?" Then there's your health that might be getting in the way. I think, you know, there are so many things that can get in the way and take priority in, you know, in speech marks, over investing in yourself.

And I think it is that trust, building that trust within yourself to be able to follow through, which is really, really important. And let's face it, it's constant work, right? It's not that you do it once, and then it's done. You know, we are all going through these shifts. I'm doing exactly the same as you are and, you know, getting tests left, right, and center from the universe.

You know, each time you hit this new level or you're, you know, trying to get to a different level, you're hit with the same subconscious mind. Those same beliefs come back, wants to keep you in your comfort zone. So it is constant work, you know? And it's not, it's not all a bed of roses f- for us.

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It's like the biggest spiritual journey you have, but you don't, you don't need to go on like retreats. Just be an entrepreneur and everything will flood back up time and time again.

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You know? And, ... But it is, and that's part of, that's, that's part of the fun, and I think that's part of also the healing process but also, you know, the self-growth journey because each time you hit that level, you're surrounded by like-minded entrepreneurs. I think that for me has been the biggest thing, is knowing that there is a, a network out there that is going through the same difficulties, and I'm being polite about that word , that I'm going through.

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Sometimes it could be about unsupportive partners. and I think that like just being in community with like-minded women, oh my God, is just so healing.

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And having that safe environment, safe vessel, c- you know, call it what you want, where you feel like you really can be yourself. And sometimes it's nice to do that with a group of strangers, you know, at the beginning because it feels so much easier to do that and to just be yourself, and people really resonate with that.

We all got so much from, from those sessions because like you said, we were talking about, you know, business and personal life, and it's all, it- it's all interlinked really, isn't it, in terms of how you then show up and if you're procrastinating, if you're self-sabotaging. You know, it just felt like a really safe space.

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I remember, I think it was, like, last summer and you messaged me like, "Oh my God, I had my highest income month ever." And it's like August. I'm like, "Yes." But, has there been certain things where you've just thought, "Actually, this has really moved the needle forward for me"?

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Is that what you mean? Yeah.

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And it's kind of just trying to stay grounded throughout all of that, which is the hardest thing. And you know, you know, just because we're friends that, you know, I've been through some really big personal challenges as you have in life. Yeah. There's been a lot going on behind the scenes. And I think for me, one of the things is to make sure that you're, you're putting systems in place so that your business can run and it doesn't need just you there all the time.

And I think that's one thing is, is not just thinking about the great reels that you're putting out. It's, you know, thinking about the back of house. That, that has been one thing. But then also has been, this will come as no surprise, is really focusing on me and my wellbeing and understanding where I'm at.

Because if that falls apart, then everything at business and at home falls apart. So I think that's, that for me has been really, really key. Because if my wellbeing and I, I stop prioritizing me or I'm not putting those boundaries in place, it really starts to affect my energy, my output, how I show up for my clients.

And so I would say those have been the key things for me.

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You had a really tragic accident. I think it was when ... When you were in America, right?

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I think entrepreneurship isn't really balance. I think it's just prioritizing. So how do you feel like... 'Cause whenever I've spoken to you, you're always, very calm. You know, you do- you don't look overly overwhelmed, and I know we've had some WhatsApp conversations, and you're like, "Oh my God, tomorrow I've got this.

The next day I've got this. I've just done this this week." And I'm like, "Oh my God, she's, doing so much." Like, how do you ensure that you, A, don't burn out, and I guess, you remain, regulated as well? 'Cause you do do a lot, you know? You do lot, a lot, a lot of in-person work, and you're out and about a lot.

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Yes, I'm very outgoing, and I'm very sociable, and I'm a speaker, and I'm going to networking events, but that can suck the life and soul- Yeah ... out of you, and I think you really have to know when your battery needs recharging. And for me, that is sometimes just sitting with a cup of tea, not speaking to anyone.

It could be journaling before I go to bed. It could be a hot bath or a hot shower. just know what recharges you I think is really, really important, and setting those boundaries for you. Saying no, you know? So even my weekends are quite protected in that if we've got something social going on on the Saturday, I won't plan anything for the Sunday.

Because otherwise, if I do, I'll get to Sunday night, and I won't have done household things that need to get done. My fridge won't be filled, and I'm just showing up the following week, running on empty.

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And does she need to be on point for speaking? Well, then she needs to go to bed, you know, by a certain time. She needs to make sure that she's prepped, and she needs to make sure that her family are also aware of that. You know, I'm very lucky- I have a really supportive husband, and my daughters are a little bit older, so they, you know, I can say that, you know, I've got something and I've got something really important that I'm working on.

they don't need me 24/7. But at the same time, it's working through seasons in my, I guess, in the year, you know. April and May are very, very busy seasons for me because it's Stress Awareness Month, it's Mental Health Awareness Week, and so we all know that, you know. But then come July and August where there's less, you know, corporate clients or by my own choice I don't do as much corporate work 'cause my kids are off for the summer, I want to spend more time with them.

So I will naturally then do less, you know, and they know that. So I think, you know, there's no real balance and sometimes it ebbs and flows and it doesn't always work out that way. But I think, yeah, working through seasons, and that only comes with being in business for a couple of years- Yeah ... you

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But definitely understanding what, what fills your cup and making sure that

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Next week I've got my launch and I was like, I just had to say no because I knew that if I didn't say no on Monday, I... It would've just ba- the week would've just backed up. You know, I'm seeing my cousins on Saturday and then I know, okay, Sunday's coming so I'm having a day off. But it's like I think it's so important to like plan ahead and I think sometimes as women it's like we just think that we can just do it all.

We can have really mad crazy weeks and then crazy we- I just cannot do that anymore. Like I'm already looking at next weekend and I'm like, "That feels a bit like, ugh." But then I just make sure the following week is a bit quieter. I think that's so important for women and I think unfortunately I think so many women just can't say no.

They just don't have the boundaries- Yeah ... and they constantly people please. But I think sometimes you just have to say no to people. I felt awful saying no to my friend, but I just knew that in the long term this is what I need. Otherwise I'm gonna feel really depleted 'cause I've got a busy week and I think it's just planning ahead and just, just saying no as well.

I think that's so important.

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I'm a heck of a lot better than I was five years ago, and it's a work in practice. But you do struggle with saying no 'cause you do want to please absolutely everyone. And I think it's just, you know, asking yourself, "If I'm saying yes to somebody else, what am I saying no to for myself?" Mm. "And what is that gonna actually cost me tomorrow or this week?"

You know, and I think it's... It... When you think about it like that, it sometimes is a little bit of a no-brainer. And also, I think it's really important to think about as women, especially hormonal women, you know, is thinking about our cycles and working with our cycles, working with the weeks where we are gonna have more energy, more mental clarity, more confidence.

You know, that's when you, wanna go to networking events, and you wanna put yourself out there, and you might post a reel. Versus, you know, when you need that week beforehand or the week off, and you're like, "Mm, I'm not really, you know, I'm not really feeling it." And that's okay, you know. And if you're not having those cycles, then I like to work with the moon cycle, you know, 'cause I think that that's just a lovely flow.

So I think, again, it's, it's living in seasons and cycles, and I think 'cause men just don't have that, you know. And we are living in this man's world, which is a bit of a rat race, and we just... We-- I think we just need to do us, you know- Yeah ... and be okay

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what are your kind of thoughts on that?

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It could be the same amount, you know? I'm not, I'm not saying it's a, th- there's a disparity in the price. So I think, yeah, I think there's still that, am I worthy enough to invest in myself? Am I gonna get something out of it? You know, there's still that, that resistance piece, you know? And it's getting people a little bit over the edge to think about, think about what could be here and what this, what I could actually get out of this.

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and it's literally been the opposite for us this year. Like we are doing so incredibly well. We're attracting those amazing premium clients. Of course, there are gonna be people that are like, they don't see the value of investing in themselves, but then there's a conversation to be had around like they're probably not your ideal client.

But I also do think, and I'd be interested to hear what you think, is that I personally think when like the economy is down or like things are happening in the external, which by the way, in the UK it feels like it's happening all the time now. you know, we've had COVID, then we had the Liz, you know, Liz Truss drama, then we had the energy prices, then we had

God, we've had like impact from Brexit and then labor come in. Like it's just literally now the war, then the Ukraine war. I mean, come on. so much has been going on. interest rates, all of it. But I do also think that I think like investing in times where people potentially aren't investing in themselves, I think personally gives you the edge.

Like especially if you can get mentored on your blind spots, on your limiting beliefs, like the work that you do. Like I just think that you can't scarcity where you're out of the current climate. You're gonna have to adopt a different mindset. You know, it was like for me when we were selling event tickets, and I've said this so many times on the podcast, but people kept telling me always that, you know, tickets, like people haven't got that much money.

lied on the same mindset from: 2024

People are actually still investing, right?

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And it comes back to our conversation about, you know, being confident around your money, being your own money manager, is where are you actually spending? Could you, could, are, like, can you make certain cuts, you know? Can you not go for that matcha or the latte that you're having? Mm. Do you know what I mean?

And I think there's a lot of money leaks and energy leaks that, that is, that is happening which, you know, the bottom line might say to you, "Actually, I can't really afford X amount a month," or whatever. I think that you need to take a, a real careful look at that if that's something that you want to invest in, 'cause that's something that I've done.

And I've stripped back costs on a lot of, not even luxuries, Shaan- Yeah ... but you know what- Yeah ... one would think were luxuries, and I've used those funds to then invest in myself or, you know, invest in something for my business or some training, and it has, it has paid off. So I think it's, it's being a little smarter, you know?

And sometimes it's asking the question around, you know, is there a payment plan? I know payment plans have become so popular.

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If it's something that you really, really want to invest in, you think like it's a really, really good match, then, you know, ask the question and see if they can, they can make it work. So yeah, that, that's, that, that's my personal opinion on it anyway.

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there literally isn't. And I think, like for me, I do tend to invest a lot in myself, you know? And people hear, like some of the things that I've spent on, like mentors and things that I wanna do, but then I'm just like, it is... You know, my, I remember, my mentor last year was , I think it was like £7,000 for six months, right?

And then, and then she actually... So I did that for six months last year, and then I knew I needed support for the first part of this year, and then the price jumped to £12,000, right, for six months, which is so much money. It's more than, you know, I charge for my mentoring. But that money has come back, tenfold.

And, and it's I think the other thing is, especially in this climate, especially with the work that I do, I have to consistently be ahead of the curve. I need to know what's happening, what's working, what's not working. And I also think, , when you invest in yourself, the clients that I see get amazing results.

You know, normally it's not about the money, but it's like when you're financially and energetically committed to something, you're naturally just gonna show up for yourself because you've got that financial commitment, and there's, you know, without being too woo-woo, there's that, energy exchange in terms of money which actually then makes you show up, which I think is just so important, right?

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because we know, you know, if you sit down and just think about that, you know, am I scared? Of course, I'm scared of- of- of- of investing in myself, but am I really scared about the visibility behind this? And that, again, that might be because people are judging me, or that I'm scared that I'm gonna burn out because I'm not gonna be able to look after my children, look after the family, run a business, do all the things that- that we're all doing.

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That all really, really resonated with me. But yeah, did I question whether it was worth spending that much money on myself? Those were the kinda thoughts that went through my head, 100%. I had a conversation with my husband about it. Again, it was very early in my business, right? Yeah. So it was probably one of the biggest investments that I was gonna be making in my business at the time.

so it did need c- you know, careful consideration. And I remember speaking to my husband about it, And, you know, he's just a very typical- ... engineer. You know, just... I, I can't remember. I'm trying to recall the conversation, and I knew he was being very, very supportive. But, you know, he was also very inquisitive about, "What, what you actually gonna get out of this?"

And, "What are the modules about? How many modules are there?" You know, like it... And, and I remember getting quite defensive with him about that conversation. He wasn't, he wasn't at all saying, "I don't think you should invest in yourself." He was just asking questions. And the fact that I was getting quite heated up with myself trying to defend spending this money on myself was just hilarious, now that I think about it, because that was all of the money mindset showing up within that conversation.

You know, gosh, I really do need to do this work. so yeah. Did-- Was there resistance? 100%.

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And I think you're always very motivated and very, like a self-starter. always makes me laugh that word, 'cause I don't know who it-- h- what starts you other than self. But I just felt like the transformation you had in the Mastermind was just amazing, you know? I remember reading your testimonial, and it was just so incredible.

So if anyone's, sitting on the fence about the Mastermind, what would you say?

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That was really, really nice. But yeah, I, I think if you're motivated to, you know, to go through with it, there is so much that you can achieve. And you are the only one that is holding yourself back, you know? And Shana will hold your hand throughout it, and all the other amazing women that will be on there with you.

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in Canada, this was back in,: 2018

It was: 2018

sorry, why are you taking this mastermind on?" And I, and I, and I often think about that point. I ju- genuinely think, "Oh my God, if I hadn't have done the mastermind then, I don't know when I would've done it again. I would, I wouldn't have been with the same coach. Maybe I wouldn't have got the same results."

lling out my mastermind since: 2018

And I, I kinda just think, you just have to roll with your gut. And, obviously, if it's, shared finances, you wanna discuss it, but, just make a decision on your own.stop asking- Yeah ... for permission.

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I think, I think you absolutely-- The word that kept on coming up for me when you were talking about that example was permission, and that word, you know, we feel like we need permission, permission to speak, permission to spend, you know? And I think we're really giving our power away. And again- Mm-hmm

I think there's society and media and the news and culture hasn't helped us, you know, is, is not in our favor for that. and I agree with you, you know, speaking to your partner sometimes can be unhelpful, or you prefer to, you know, because it can then make you really doubt yourself, you know- Mm-hmm

if you look at it. They just think, well, for the majority, you know, for the most part, they can just think in a very different way. Now, that can be really, really helpful. I feel like my husband now has got-- is running his own business. Mm-hmm. we talk about- We talk about money, we talk about growth, we'll talk about investing in our own businesses very openly now.

And that feels like it, it feels like a very different conversation now. It feels like we're on a bit of a level playing field.

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But when I first started my business and he was working in the corporate role, and he was, again, not being... He was never unsupportive at any point. He was just asking questions.

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I, I've obviously worked through a lot of my mindset through that. But I think you're absolutely right, is that you do have to listen to your gut. That can feel really, really scary. but ultimately, you know if something is resonating, if, if there's something that is calling you that is, that you really, really need to listen to.

I was the same with you and your mastermind. I was the same with my Money Mindset program. It was like, "I need to do this." The timing wasn't great for me either, but something inside of me was like, "This is quite different to what I do, but I'm just gonna go ahead and I'm gonna give it a try, and we'll see how it lands."

And I'm now in the fourth cohort. So it's exactly the same, is if you've got that little voice going, "Just go for it," then just listen.

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But where can everyone find you, Meeta, to connect with you?

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So I'd love to connect with you. Give me a follow, and, let me know

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