Spaciousness vs. Financial Pressure

One of the heaviest burdens entrepreneurs carry is the pressure to make money. We need clients. We need to pay our bills. We want to succeed, and in our culture, success is often equated with revenue, growth, and visibility.

But here’s the hidden cost of that pressure: it quietly distorts the way we show up.

It tightens our voice. It leaks into our sales calls. It makes our content feel just a little bit off — even when we’re saying all the right things. And worst of all, it can push us into silence or hiding. Into procrastination, self-doubt, and burnout.

This is the vicious cycle of financial pressure:

1. You feel urgency around getting clients.

2. That urgency affects your energy and how you communicate.

3. People sense that — consciously or unconsciously — and pull away.

4. Fewer clients come in.

5. The pressure grows.

Over time, this becomes a self-perpetuating loop. And the more we operate from this place, the harder it is to step back and see what’s really happening.

The antidote? Spaciousness.

Spaciousness is what allows us to interrupt the cycle. It’s what creates enough distance between ourselves and the pressure to choose a different way of being. Without that space, it’s nearly impossible to shift. We’re too entangled with the fear.

Spaciousness doesn’t mean pretending we don’t need income. It means creating a pocket of breathing room, a moment where we can reconnect with our mission, our audience, and the joy of service.

When you have even a little bit of spaciousness, you can:

• Remember that your value doesn’t depend on how many clients you sign this week

• Create content from inspiration, not obligation

• Show up in conversations with curiosity instead of need

• Hold a sales call with the energy of, "How can I help?" instead of, "I hope they say yes"

This kind of shift is subtle, but powerful. It changes how people experience you. It builds trust. It draws the right people toward you.

And ironically, it makes it more likely that you’ll get clients.

Because no one wants to be someone else’s ticket to relief. But everyone wants to be seen, to feel understood, to be invited in.

That’s what spaciousness lets you do: invite, rather than pursue. Serve, rather than sell. Attract, rather than chase.

So if you’re caught in the loop of financial fear, of course it's normal and super common. It’s not a personal failure. It’s a natural byproduct of a culture that ties our worth to our productivity and our bank account.

Try this instead:

• Before your next marketing task, remind yourself of your mission

• Visualize a person who is deep in the problem you solve, and see yourself helping them

• Remember you are your best self when you are giving and helping

These tiny moments of space can shift everything. They can help you move out of panic, fear, scarcity, to presence and service. From chasing outcomes to creating connection.

And in that space, your magnetism returns.

That’s the power of spaciousness, even in the face of financial pressure.

And it’s available to you, starting now. This is probably the hardest thing to do, but it's a muscle you need to train, a little at a time, every day.

PS: If this helped you recognize how financial pressure might be shaping your energy and your message… I explore these themes even further, and how we can gently step out of urgency and back into clarity, in my emails.

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Post 2: Spaciousness as a Precondition

Post 1: Introduction to the Spaciousness Series