230. You Deserve the Money with Bookkeeper Ashley Chamberlain

We are going deep into your relationship to money. What I love about this interview is the discussion about the confidence, energy, and mindset someone needs to have around money to actually work well with a bookkeeper. Ashley Chamberlain founded Chamberlain and Good Company, a force for good, championing financial empowerment for small and mid-sized service companies with bookkeeping and fractional CFO services. Her mission is twofold to provide top notch bookkeeping services and to be a beacon of hope for those looking to take control of their financial destinies. If you've ever thought that you don't deserve the money you're earning or you're about what making "too much" will do to you, this is the episode for you. Ashley says she started her business to do what she needed at a time in her life when she didn’t know someone who could help her. She has now spent over 3,000 hours helping more than 300 single mothers get back on their feet financially. “Have a good accountant that you can talk these things through because sometimes you know the answer,” says Ashley. “You just need to be guided to it. That's super empowering to feel like you knew more than you thought you did.” When it comes to money, it’s almost like there is a worthiness block. I don’t deserve to make this much money. It’s not okay to make this much. These kinds of beliefs block you from the truth that you deserve money, you deserve to be happy, you deserve to feel abundant in your life. For Ashley, she says money and worthiness was deeply rooted as someone who grew up in poverty. She was told, if you have a lot of money, you aren't supposed to talk about it. That people who have more money are evil, or money can turn people into evil people.  She also heard “that's too expensive” or “we can't afford that.” “Growing up with very little money, I had a really weird relationship with it,” says Ashley. “When I needed to learn more about it, there was this hesitation … am I going to become an evil person if I make good money?” People need to hear it's okay to make good money. It's okay to talk about making good money. There is a way to portray that you make good money and not feel icky about it.  Everyone will have days where they aren’t feeling their best, and they might not feel “worthy.” Ashley likes to look to the past and find perspective. The Ashely of 15 years ago, was she worthy of making money? Because she’s the same person and getting better.  “Making $12 an hour then felt like making $100 an hour now, because it was everything I needed at the time,” says Ashley. “It's all about mindset and making that first big jump to $20 an hour. ... I thought, okay, well, I'm Beyoncé.” In these conversations around business, the most important thing is energy you bring. If you believe you are not worthy of making a lot of money helping people, you won't make it. If you don't believe in the way that you are creating your services, you're not going to sell them. It's all about mindset and attracting those things that you want to come in. Connect with Ashley Chamberlain: https://www.chamberlainandgoodcompany.com/  Other GoG episodes you might want to check out: How to Clear a Money Fog https://sarahwalton.com/clear-money-fog/  When Your Life Falls Apart Because of Money (And Your Career Is Born) https://sarahwalton.com/michelle/  Thank you so much for listening. I’m so honored that you’re here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking “Write a review.” Then we’ll get to inspire even more people! (If you’re not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.) #FinancialFreedom #MoneyMindset #AbundanceManifestation #MoneyAffirmation #ProsperityMindset #ManifestMoney #WomenInBusiness #WomenInAccounting #SalesCoach