The Enjoyment/Income Paradox

There's a belief buried so deep in our culture that almost no one questions it: the more you enjoy your work, the less you should expect to get paid. But what if that's simply not true?

Today, Michael revisits a deceptively revealing exercise from his coaching work - a nine-square grid used by a venture capitalist to expose people's hidden assumptions about enjoyment and income.

In this episode:

• The nine-square grid exercise - and what almost no one ever questions when they do it

• Why the cultural belief that "harder = more money" and "enjoyable = less money" isn't factual

• What you actually get paid for (hint: it's not your experience of the work)

• What changes when you separate your enjoyment from your income in your own mind
  
  

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Michael Neill is a globally recognised transformative teacher and coach. He is the author of seven bestselling books translated into 30 languages, including The Inside-Out Revolution, Supercoach, and Creating the Impossible. His TEDx talks have over 2 million views.

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