Joan Sotkin helps entrepreneurs rapidly improve their relationship with money and themselves while coping with the current chaos. She started doing business online in 1995 and now hangs out on Substack.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Financial problems are never about money - they’re emotional patterns rooted in childhood experiences.

2. The five emotions people act out through money are aloneness, shame, anger, deprivation, and a sense of being trapped.

3. Chaos is constant - inner calm and emotional fluency are your true paths to prosperity.

Listen to Joan’s new podcast: Prosper from the Inside Out on Substack and other platforms - Joan Sotkin on Substack

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