The podcast discusses the projections people have towards money and how it affects their behavior, including struggles to generate wealth or a fluctuation between greed and disgust. It also explores the importance of self-connection, community support, and understanding one's relationship with money in pursuing a new endeavor. Additionally, it highlights the value of self-compassion, sharing experiences, collaborating with other entrepreneurs, and embracing the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial journey.
Money is a neutral screen on which we project our fantasies, desires, and insecurities.
Entrepreneurs often struggle with self-worth and discomfort when it comes to discussions about money.
Shifting our relationship with money involves conscious conversations, exploring new models of sharing resources, and finding joy in the work we do.
Deep dives
The Origins of the Podcast
In April 2020, Lawrence and the speaker began recording weekly Friday fire sites conversations to stay connected during the pandemic and discuss running a business in those circumstances. Over 100 episodes have been recorded, covering topics from money to empathy and product design to life design.
Shifting Perspectives on Money
The speaker reflects on their childhood perceptions of money and the influence of status and material wealth. They discuss the importance of understanding one's relationship with money and how that impacts one's idea of success and value as a person.
The Role of Money in Work and Business
The speaker talks about the challenges entrepreneurs face when it comes to selling and pricing their products and services. They explore the connection between self-worth, judgments around earning money, and the discomfort surrounding discussions about money in the business world.
Money as a Projection Screen
The concept of money as a projection screen is introduced, where people project human qualities onto money that are innate to human nature, such as freedom, responsibility, and greed. The speaker discusses the different types of unconscious projections people have on money and the impact they have on individuals' relationship with wealth.
Creating New Perspectives on Money and Wealth
The speaker emphasizes the importance of reevaluating our relationship with money and shifting to a new game, one that focuses on doing work we love and finding joy in the process. They encourage conscious conversations about money, exploring new models of sharing resources, and creating a supportive community to navigate the challenges and uncertainties of pursuing new business ventures.
We believe that money is a law of nature and is as real as the metal or paper it’s made of. We give it power and even say it makes the world go round. And this is where we can get unstuck.
We give money more power than we need to. But money is really neutral screen on which we project our fantasies, desires, and insecurities.
In this episode, Carlos speaks with Nadjeschda Taranczewski, CEO of Conscious-U, and coach to CEOs and founders who want to reinvent their organisations. They talk about the three different types of projections we can have on money and how they affect our behaviour. And they explore how we can shift our relationship to it by dealing with these projections more playfully.