#21 Beyond Scarcity: Embracing Abundance
- Author
- Sharon Murphy
- Published
- Thu 17 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- None
Do you constantly feel like you don't have enough time, money, or resources? This perpetual state of "not enough" might be a scarcity mindset that's creating unnecessary stress in your life.
Sharon Murphy explores the prison of scarcity thinking and how it manifests in three primary areas of our lives. She shares her personal struggle with time scarcity, revealed through recurring dreams about not being able to open her high school locker - a dream her mother and sisters surprisingly share. This common dream experience points to a universal fear of not having what we need when we need it.
When it comes to money, Sharon challenges the belief that earning and keeping money must be difficult. She suggests that money is simply a tool representing value, and providing value is the straightforward path to creating wealth. Her father's healthy relationship with money demonstrates how an abundance mindset actually creates more abundance, while scarcity thinking produces stress regardless of how much you have.
The most profound insight may be that having more rarely solves the problem. Someone trapped in scarcity thinking who acquires more time, money, or resources will simply find new ways to feel limited and anxious. The solution isn't more of anything - it's a fundamental shift in mindset from scarcity to abundance.
Sharon invites listeners to identify where scarcity thinking affects their lives and challenge the belief that they don't have enough. She suggests getting specific about what "enough" would actually look like, revealing the arbitrary nature of our metrics. Most importantly, she offers the liberating perspective that we might already have everything we truly need right now.
Ready to break free from scarcity thinking? Schedule a free 30-minute coaching session with Sharon through the link in the show notes to explore how you can shift from scarcity to abundance and live with greater peace and purpose.
https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/free-mini-session
https://sharonkcoaching.com/
