Dump the Freedom Frame

When I first began exploring income-generating strategies, I started with the very common freedom frame. I wanted to get something going financially, partly so I could have more freedom in life. This frame has some major drawbacks though, so I actually don’t recommend that you use it. It can easily get you stuck running in circles. One issue is that if you’re generating income to gain freedom, this implies that you aren’t free already. You’re putting yourself in a box of unnecessary limitations to begin with. You’re making your life harder by trying to earn income while also feeling trapped or restricted. That’s demotivating and stressful for many people. This also sets you up for neediness. What if your ideas and attempts fail? You’ll likely frame failure as a big deal since failure means more time being somehow trapped and less free. Failing means you didn’t escape your cage. This is likely to make you clingy and overly risk averse, giving you a really strong chance of getting stuck with a partial match for years. You may mistakenly think that if you dump the partial match, you’ll somehow be less free, even while that clinginess keeps you trapped. A partial match isn’t a partial gift though; it’s best to admit that it isn’t what you want. What if you actually succeed and earn lots of extra money? If you keep the freedom framing, then you’ll still see yourself as trapped and needing mor...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Abundance Source Type: blogs