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b'I always hesitate to talk about practicing an \\u201cabundance mindset\\u2026\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026because it so quickly veers into positive vibes only, charge what you\\u2019re worth, girl, wash your face territory.\\n\\n\\n\\nAnd to my mind, that territory is steeped in scarcity and its cousin, precarity.\\n\\n\\n\\nAbundance isn\\u2019t about ignoring unpleasant feelings or people who ask hard questions.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhen we do that, we\\u2019re essentially signaling that our positive vibes are so precarious that something challenging or unpleasant could cause us to lose our high. Practicing abundance, instead, invites us to wrestle with hard things without fear of losing our way.\\n\\n\\n\\nAbundance isn\\u2019t about charging what you\\u2019re worth because abundance knows that markets are fickle and that human experience can\\u2019t be quantified in hourly rates or flat fees.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhile I readily acknowledge that \\u201ccharge what you\\u2019re worth\\u201d has helped lots of people ask for more, it also reinforces scarcity thinking in the form of \\u201cgetting what\\u2019s yours\\u201d or \\u201cthey\\u2019re out to get me.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nAbundance also isn\\u2019t about equating endless hard work with deserving more abundant rewards.\\n\\n\\n\\nIt\\u2019s certainly not about sucking it up. This kind of thinking reinforces that there\\u2019s a limited supply of resources out there and you better get up before dawn to grab your bit.\\n\\n\\n\\nTruthfully, I\\u2019m not sure I can define abundance succinctly.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat it means to me is a present knowing that I am enough, that I have enough, and that there is enough time, attention, and support to live a meaningful life and do meaningful work. I can\\u2019t say that this is my mindset at all times\\u2014far from it.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut in the times when I\\u2019m feeling most hopeless or desperate, it\\u2019s the mindset that I eventually bring myself back to. It\\u2019s the Truth that\\u2019s guided difficult decisions and unlocked completely unexpected paths forward. An abundance mindset\\u2014when I\\u2019m truly in it\\u2014shifts my perception and presents new possibilities.\\n\\n\\n\\nMaybe one way to think about it is that an abundance mindset isn\\u2019t so much an answer to the problems of scarcity, urgency, and precarity, but a series of questions that remind you there is always a way forward.\\n\\n\\n\\nThroughout this month, my goal has been to speak some of those questions out loud. Hopefully, you\\u2019ve experienced at least a small shift in perception as a result.\\n\\n\\n\\nToday, we\\u2019ll round out this series with 3 more stories about interesting questions and new ways forward. You\\u2019ll hear from sales coach Allison Davis, business strategist AnnMarie Rose, and Athena Village founder Kelly Pratt. Listen for the shift in perception that allowed them to see a new possibility for their work and businesses.'