Snapshot · The School of Greatness
Lewis Howes recounted that when a mentor told him 'money comes when you're ready,' he was broke on his sister's couch; about two years later, he began making significantly more money than he had ever imagined.
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Lewis shares one of the episode's most personal and grounded stories: sitting broke on his sister's couch in his 20s, working with a mentor for months, finally admitting he just couldn't figure out how to make more money no matter what he tried. His mentor's response — 'money comes when you're ready' — landed with a thud. Lewis felt ready; he was broke; surely that qualified as ready? But roughly two years later, money began arriving at a pace and scale he hadn't imagined. Looking back, he understands: he wasn't emotionally or spiritually ready. He didn't have the language for money or any sense of what he'd do with it if it came. He suspects he would have sabotaged it or made decisions that would have held him back even longer. He frames this as the universe or God protecting him from himself — and reflects that he and Jamie are constantly expanding their wealth containers through internal work, enabling them to hold more at each successive level. [1] — Lewis Howes "When Lewis Howes was broke on his sister's couch, his mentor told him money comes when you're ready. He was furious — he felt ready. Two ye…" 54:55
When Lewis Howes was broke on his sister's couch, his mentor told him money comes when you're ready. He was furious — he felt ready. Two years later, more money flowed than he'd ever imagined. Looking back, he understands: he wasn't emotionally ready, and he likely would have sabotaged anything that came earlier.
Even after all the inner work, the moment Jamie Sea looked at her bank account and thought 'we need a financial advisor now' was deeply unfamiliar territory. She had to parent herself through it — saying 'you're okay, this is new' — rather than unconsciously retreating into self-sabotage. Expansion always meets resistance, even when you've done the work.
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