Hey Reader,
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I've been on my "Have Laptop, Will Travel" wave this week, from New York where I got to see my sis Cynthia Erivo KILL IT as Elphaba in Wicked (y'all. The VOCALS. The PRESENCE. I was in tears! Give her the Oscar!), to California where I got to share some wisdom alongside the legendary Jon Batiste and my boo Eunique Jones Gibson on the AdColor stage. 🎭✈️

Being back on stages and in rooms with amazing people has been energizing. But even as I'm experiencing these beautiful moments, I can't help but notice the absolute CHAOS that's happening in our country. And while I was watching Cynthia sing about defying gravity, it felt like our democracy was in free fall.
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Speaking of which, let me tell you what had me wall sliding this week...

RANT

We're living in the darkest timeline and I hate it here.
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​America is really giving Idiocracy vibes but real life. 😩 The news lately has me convinced we're in the wayward timeline, and I'm really mad I didn't end up in the other multiverse where VP Harris wins the election, things make sense and people are celebrating in the streets. HOW CAN I GET TO THAT TIMELINE?!?

But instead, we have story after story that adds fuel to the dumpster fire we’re already living in. EVERY DAY is fckshit news. Dr. FCKING OZ being put up to run Medicare and Medicaid, a former WWE executive running the Dept. of Education and half of the new cabinet nominations are sexual deviants. It all has me ready to just swan dive and lay on hard grass. And then Rep. Nancy Mace from SC went on a full bathroom ban assault against Rep-elect Sarah McBride, because she’s set to become the first transgender member of Congress. And the whole Matt Gaetz thing. 😒
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Three weeks ago, before November 5, we were so young and full of hope. All that turned QUICK and the Democrats are acting like spineless dweebs, fighting none of it and I’m simply appalled by everything and again I ask: how did I end up in THIS multiverse??? 😩

Everything is so absurd that The Onion writers can take a vacation because reality is doing their job for them.
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And it'd be funny if it weren't so deeply tragic. But here we are, watching democracy crumble in real time. Whew, lawd. Are you there, God? It’s me, Luvvie.

REFLECTION

Your money mindset might be blocking your dreams.
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​The world around us can be spiraling but we don’t have to. This is a year where I’ve doubled down on my growth and one of those areas that I needed to grow in: MONEY. My relationship with money, especially after last year when my company almost went bankrupt has been ripe for the fixing, and I realized that part of what went awry was also from my own fears around being broke again. 🛠️
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Lemme break it down a little. I have ALWAYS been good with money, and yes, that is the responsible thing to be. BUT I realized that it wasn’t just because I’m a good steward of THE BAG but it was because I have been so afraid of being broke that I’ve been hypervigilant about money, saving it and managing it. It has allowed me to build the life I live but it has also made me anxious around it all.

This year, I've done a lot of work to unlearn my fear of money and being broke again. Let me be real with y'all. I am SO good with money because I was terrified of going back to when I couldn't afford to get my wisdom teeth extracted. That fear made me excellent at saving, but at times, it also held me back. I was protecting myself from broke, but also blocking myself from abundance.
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Lemme say that again: I WAS PROTECTING MYSELF FROM BEING BROKE (or I thought I was) but what I was really doing was making myself work HARDER for any abundance that came my way. ❌📈

WHEWWWW! Yes, I just dragged MYSELF. Because huhhhh? 🤔❓
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Right. The SCARCITY I was operating from gave money too much power over me, and it probably led to me having more resistance than I would if I was operating from abundance.
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So yeah. I’ve done work this year to release and unlearn that fear of money, that fear of being broke and that fear of failure. And yesterday, I came back from a 3-day business training that I know will change the game for me and it has me reflecting on how the main lesson I’m learning is: Money isn't scarce. It can always be made. 💰
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​A lot of us are afraid of money cuz we think there’s a limited supply. There’s isn’t. Especially if what you do actually HELPS people. And that’s why we gotta spend money to make money. And once I released my stuckness around it, I’ve made money easier than ever. The Woo Woo Girlies were right all along! (lowkey, the older I get, the more WOO WOO I get myself). 🙌🏾

That 3 day training I just went on? It was not cheap but by day 1, I had already gotten my money's worth. The risk I took, will pay off. And now I’m willing to take more risks because money is another TOOL to create ease and convenience for me. It’s not something to fear. 🙅🏾‍♀️
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Because here's what I know for sure: The real scarcity is TIME. And sometimes, we need to spend money to buy back our time, to accelerate our learning, or to skip some of the painful trial and error that comes with trying something new.
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That mindset shift? It's revolutionary. Money becomes a tool to make life easier, not something that defines us or something we have to chase. It's not about being frivolous, it's about being strategic. About knowing when to invest in yourself and your dreams. 💡
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Speaking of investing in yourself and your growth...

RECOMMENDATION

Get your business RIGHT with Genius Lab Excel by Chloe Hakim-Moore!
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​Now more than ever, we need to stay focused on stacking our coins because economic power determines our ability to resist and fight. We gotta make money so we can have the capacity to do what needs to be done, no matter what is happening in the world. 🪙
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For those who are running their own businesses, it’s doubly important that we do what works so we don’t burn out in the process. This week, thousands of you tapped in for Chloe’s free wealth building masterclass and she was over there dropping ALL THE GEMS. 💎🙌🏾

Now she’s opened the doors to her program The Genius Lab Excel.
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​Imagine building a company that allows you to live your best rich life, without you running into the wall. Well, the person who has built not one but TWO eight-figure businesses (that's $10 million+) while maintaining her peace and keeping her ethics intact is the one to teach you EXACTLY how. No burnout. No selling your soul. Just strategic, sustainable growth. 💪🏾

If you've been thinking about starting a business, or if you're already in the entrepreneurship trenches trying to figure it all out, you NEED Chloe's mentorship. Trust me on this one. What she teaches in this program is literally what I had to learn the hard way.
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⏳ She’s ending registrations soon so if you feel it in your spirit that you NEED this, jump on in.

Before you go, tell me: What's one investment in yourself that paid off in ways you never expected? Or what's that thing you've been wanting to learn but keep putting off? Hit reply and let me know. 🤔💭
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​And if you join Genius Lab Excel, definitely let me know that too! 👀
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To your abundance,

P.S. If you want deeper virtual mentorship from me, I invite you inside my Patreon. And next month, we’re going to have a money mindset session where I’m bringing the person who helped me heal mine to the table! Come inside so you can be a part of it. (I also have a session coming this Sunday to help Black women move through their election grief.) 🙏🏾