Our world is getting noisier, busier, more distracting, and more confusing.

It's easy to get caught in the trap of comparison... in our relationships, businesses, happiness, bodies... you name it.

For years I've told my clients to "keep your blinders on" like a horse in a race. To stay focused on what mattered most to them. To unlock higher levels of success and happiness means staying in your own lane.

When Facebook was new, I remember making a one liner post (remember those days??) that said "The key to happiness is caring more about how your life feels than how your life looks to others."

I didn't know it then, but a thread that would weave into every aspect of my life was showing up.

As I started my family, finding entrepreneurship, growing my business, expanding my mind, and creating more success... I realized not everyone had what they really wanted on the inside.

I started developing this idea of having it all, in a way that actually matters to you. Not in comparison with anyone else. Not success by the world's standards... but by us individually.

"Success occurs in the privacy of the soul." 

Rick Rubin

I started learning and teaching that wealth was about so much more than money. (It definitely still includes money, but there's just so much MORE that makes up a truly wealthy life.)

Deep, loving, and honest relationships.

Spiritual connection and alignment.

An energized and vibrant body that can oscillate between power and peace as needed.

A clear, focused, and grateful mind.

A balance of time that includes your desired amounts of work, rest, and play.

Expanding entrepreneurial freedoms: money, time, relationships, impact.

A deep sense of purpose and meaning.

To me, this is QUIET WEALTH.

It's not one things, it's many things happening all at once.

It's sustaining success inn the meaningful areas of life, at the same time.

It's not flashy. It's not something you can "see" in other people. It's not something you can really quantify, because quiet wealth is a concept completely customized to the person.

I grew up in the Bay Area, and after I graduated high school I went to Santa Cruz and Capitola with my family and friends. I remember going into a little shop, and meeting a woman who was selling art.

She wasn't famous. She wasn't stacking cash. She didn't drive a fancy car. 

And yet... I could FEEL how happy she was. Making her art, living in her small apartment by the beach. She was radiating a peaceful and joyful presence.

I remember I felt a little envious of her.

Years later, I still remember her. I think about business, success, family life, inner peace, money, impact.... and what I actually want often.

I ask my clients about what they *actually* want often, because it's easy to get caught up in the noisy internet world and think you want a certain lifestyle, a certain business model, or a certain external condition....

But, like Rick Rubin said, success happens in the privacy of your soul. 

I like to think of creating Quiet Wealth as an inner game and an outer game.

But we have to play the inner game first.

The inner game:

Forgiving others so we can have peace.

Clear communication.

Thought work.

Being honest about how we feel, feeling the emotions, and letting them release.

Reflecting on what works and what doesn't.

Being honest about what we want.

Carving out time with loved ones.

Identifying limiting beliefs.

Choosing abundant beliefs.

Choosing to see the world as good, with infinite possibilities available for you.

Moving through fear.

Learning skills, adopting new habits, and developing resilience.

The outer game:

Taking action.

Failing publicly.

Tracking and measuring.

Creating value for the world.

Marketing.

Sales.

Date nights.

Hard conversations with spouses, kids, co-workers, clients, etc.

Working out.

Doing the "boring work."

The inner game and the outer game both matter. But I believe working from the inside out is the path to Quiet Wealth.

Where you wake up at peace.

You're excited about your day.

You're making progress towards your meaningful goals.

You're filling your life with projects that create purpose and profit if you're an entrepreneur. 

You have loving relationships.

You are spiritually grounded and connected. 

You have an abundant frame of mind.

You are making money to grow your freedom.

You savor the simple little things.

Quiet Wealth is a moving target. You don't "get there."

It's part of the infinite game of your personal expansion... You don't "win" at quiet wealth.

You simply have the opportunity to choose it, enhance it, and create it everyday. 

To YOUR version of quiet wealth.......

Amber

P.S. Whenever you're ready, here are some ways we can work together.

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times. A class that combines principles of Christianity, yoga philosophy, spiritual teachers, stoics, Buddhism, and more for your mastery and personal transformation! It's 25 bucks. Click here to join.

The Abundance Workshop. In person in ALPINE UTAH on June 26th!! Join us by clicking here. For coaches, business owners, and entrepreneurs.

If you are ALL in on creating Quiet Wealth, I am enrolling one private coaching client this summer. Simply hit reply to this email and say "I'm interested in 1:1" and I'll be in touch.