Stuck in a financial rut? These could be the reasons why

April 14, 2026 — 11:04am

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What happens when you’re doing well but you’ve hit a ceiling in your financial growth? Maybe you’re a high-income earner and you’re procrastinating on actions you know would move you forward. Maybe you can’t seem to move past a specific income or net-worth figure.

Today I want to share some of the common reasons why high-performers hit a growth ceiling and how to overcome them.

Chasing ‘success’ over pursuing aliveness

Recently I had a client who was an established business-owner. He could see exactly what he needed to do to get to his next level of revenue growth – but he wasn’t taking action. He didn’t know why. He thought he had a scarcity mindset.

I dug a little deeper and within a few minutes I saw it: he was no longer in love with his business. He was forcing, pushing, grinding. But his heart wasn’t in it. He’d lost the spark.

There are two different drivers for growth. The first is externally oriented – you are driven by the external outcome. You want a certain outcome (business, property, wealth, income) so you figure out........

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