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You're the The Scarcity Storyteller
This means your inner story predicts there won’t be enough— time, money, energy, or margin.This belief can show up as penny-pinching or (surprisingly) as spending fast and loose. You might postpone wise investments and ration capacity—or splurge to self-soothe and avoid looking at the numbers. Scarcity also colors how you view time, focus, and margin: it always feels like they’re running out.Symptoms Common to the Scarcity Storyteller- In hoard mode, you delay helpful purchases and ration time/energy.- In splurge mode, you buy to feel better and avoid looking at the numbers.- You track budgets obsessively instead of shipping the next step.- You keep pushing off mission-supporting investments “for later.”- Essentials like taxes, savings, or key subscriptions get squeezed.- Pricing and asking feel icky, so you apologize while selling.- You may ping-pong between strict saving and “treat myself” sprees.How This Affects Your Work & Kingdom ImpactWhen scarcity shows up as hoarding and penny-pinching, you under-resource tools and help, projects drag, quality dips where it matters, and your time/energy get spent on monitoring instead of business-advancing action. When it flips to fast, feel-better spending, cash leaks from the business and essentials get squeezed; important investments are delayed while your time/energy go to cleanup and emergency promos that create launch whiplash and erode trust. In both modes, fear—not stewardship—sets the agenda, shrinking momentum and kingdom impact.How The Gospel Answers ThisProvision comes from a faithful Father. Fair, purposeful resourcing isn’t greed; it funds excellence, rest, and generosity. Because your worth isn’t in the bank balance, you can make prudent choices, invest where it serves, and ask boldly when it helps people.Your Next StepJoin The FORGE, a small group coaching experience for Christian women who want to move faster in business by overcoming emotional resistance. Learn to quickly navigate perfectionism, overwhelm, procrastination, comparison, imposter syndrome (and more!), so that you can finally experience business progress that matches your effort.(Half of the women doubled their income in 90 days!)