Most people are playing not to lose, and it’s costing them to get the business and life they actually want. You can make all the money in the world, but if your mindset is rooted in fear, you’ll never feel like it’s enough.
Leisa Peterson has seen it firsthand.
As a keynote speaker and financial educator at WealthClinic, Leisa helps entrepreneurs uncover the hidden patterns that block their abundance. In this episode of the Garlic Marketing Show, she walks us through how an eye-opening trip to Paris, a broken business vision, and the AWAKE methodology helped her and her clients finally step into sustainable wealth.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re chasing success but still stuck in scarcity, this one’s for you.
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The Paris Moment That Sparked a Shift
On a trip to Paris, surrounded by beauty, creativity, and history, Leisa realized she wasn’t really living.
Despite running a successful business, she was constantly bracing for things to fall apart.
That’s when she saw the truth: most people are playing not to lose, instead of playing to win.
It’s the difference between building your business from fear versus from vision. And it changes everything—from your offers to your messaging to how you make decisions.
The Hidden Problem with Your Money Mindset
We all run automatic patterns when it comes to money beliefs formed in childhood, reinforced by our environment, and rarely questioned.
Leisa explains how these patterns sneak into your business strategy. You underprice your offers. You play small. You chase opportunities that aren’t aligned, just because they “feel safe.”
These patterns lead to burnout, underperformance, and stagnation.
Introducing the AWAKE Methodology
Leisa’s AWAKE framework helps people become aware of their emotional, energetic, and behavioral patterns with money. It’s not about financial tactics, it’s about mental clarity.
Awareness. Willingness. Alignment. Knowledge. Engagement.
Each step moves you out of survival mode and into empowered decision-making.
This isn’t mindset fluff. It’s a strategic shift that affects every part of your business from marketing and sales to fulfillment and scaling.
The Cost of the Wrong Vision
Leisa breaks down the subtle but massive danger of chasing a business vision that’s not even yours.
Maybe it was inherited. Maybe it was created in reaction to failure. Maybe it’s rooted in a need to prove something.
Whatever the source, if the vision isn’t aligned with who you are and where you’re going, it creates tension and resistance. And that shows up in your results.
The goal? Reconnect with the real vision. One that’s fueled by clarity, not fear.
Marketing from Scarcity vs. Abundance
One of the most powerful parts of the episode is when Leisa explains how your money mindset shows up in your marketing.
If you’re operating from fear, your copy reflects that. So does your pricing, your lead gen, your follow-up. But when you step into abundance, your messaging shifts. You’re no longer trying to convince people they’re drawn to your confidence, your calm, and your clarity.
It becomes magnetic. And sustainable.
Want to Change the Way You Relate to Money?
This episode is more than just a mindset. It’s a reset.
A moment to stop and ask, “Am I building this business from fear or from purpose?”
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