Do you feel you are not earning the money you deserve? If you answered “yes,” then I invite you to start reading Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny. I’m so impressed with this book that I've made it a Business Coach Book Club selection.
I read Overcoming Underearning: Overcome Your Money Fears and Earn What You Deserve by Barbara Stanny when it was first published in 2005 and decided to read it again. I was fascinated when I read a survey by CareerPath.com that stated 55% of all Americans felt they were being underpaid. With that in mind, Barbara Stanny states that the purpose of her book is to keep us from becoming one of the “underpaid” statistics.
Here are a few of the many pluses of reading and working Barbara Stanny's book:
- Overcoming Underearning is written in such a way that it is part textbook, part workbook and part personal journal.
- The journal sections seem to be a combination self-study guide and bedside diary.
- At the end of each chapter there are highlights that can be used as a chapter review.
- There are many great quotations about success and money we can use for motivation and as affirmations.
Personally, I found the section on the “Ten Traits of Underearners” to be especially insightful. I think you’ll be surprised with some of the traits and I’ll bet you’ll also have a few “aha’s” the way I did.
Overcoming Underearning is written so each chapter has worksheets to be completed before you go on to the next chapter. These worksheets are thought provoking and well worth taking the time to read, study and work.
At the end of the book, you’ll find a Glossary of financial terms, a section of Recommended Resources and a page of positive money affirmations.
Barbara Stanny states that underearners have a “high tolerance for low pay.” Wouldn’t you agree that many of us seem to have developed a high tolerance for low pay? I’m going to recommend this book to any woman who believes she is not making the money she deserves and has decided to take positive action toward becoming more financially secure and independent.
Overcoming Underearning: Overcome Your Money Fears and Earn What You Deserve by Barbara Stanny is a must read if you’re ready to begin increasing your self-worth and your net worth. I also recommend you make the time to not only reading this book but to also diligently working the worksheets.
Join us on the Business Coach forum and share your thoughts, “aha’s” and insights about Overcoming Underearning – we’d love to hear from you. Here is a link to the Business Coach forum: Business Coach Forum
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Sharon Recommends
Here is a link to Amazon.com if you'd like to read more about this book or purchase it:
Overcoming Underearning(R): A Five-Step Plan to a Richer Life
I'd also like to recommend my Kindle book on Amazon.com, How To Create The Mindset of Prosperity and Wealth - The empowered woman's guide to developing and enjoying an unstoppable moneymaking attitude. Here's a direct link: How To Create The Mindset of Prosperity and Wealth (Women Empowering Women Series)
Disclosure: I purchased these books to read and review. All reviews are solely mine. As an affiliate of Amazon.com I will get paid on any purchase of this product from the links within this article.
