Why Underearners Struggle Getting Career Advancements

Thought for today: Compulsive underearners chronically underperform on the job.  No matter how hard you feel you are working, you wind up more depressed as tome goes on, and make less money than you need to survive and thrive. Putting aside under earning, we have to admit that there are real pressures going on in the world of work.  The […]

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What is Work?

Thought for today: Today our jobs need more of us to gather, process and act on information than ever before.  Mundane work is quickly being replaced by intellectually demanding work.   We get paid to think more. Our minds build hierarchies of understanding that machines can’t build yet.  That’s what makes our thinking valuable in our jobs. But computers are catching up.  One day not […]

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Help for Underearners

Thought for today: Underearning is often a symptom of compulsive debting.  Compulsive underearners find themselves never making ends meet and they can’t figure out why.  They suffer depression, deprivation, envy and low self-esteem. Underearners need a way to increase income, but one never seems to develop.  Even with the prospect of a new career, they […]

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“Envious Me”

Thought for today: At times we all feel envious.  Most people get beyond the feeling and move on with their lives.  There are some challenges for the compulsive debtor to do that. It’s especially hard for under earners to get beyond envy.  Whenever they meet someone with a happy life, more material possessions, compliant and bright kids, and so on, the temptation is to […]

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How to Overcome Self-sabotage

Thought for today: At its heart, compulsive debting is about abdicating responsibility.  The debtor so afflicted believes that others are more qualified to manage things. Under-earning is being oblivious when opportunities come along to increase our income.  It means being overwhelmed by the prospect of looking for better work. Fear and Pride kept many of us from seeking help – […]

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From Underearning to Abundance With the “Three A’s”

Thought for today: Underearning is one of Debtors anonymous’ Twelve Signs of Compulsive Debting.  It doesn’t matter which came first – the under earning or the compulsive debting – the point is that the feed off of each other in a downward spiral of debt.  The way out begins is through awareness, acceptance, and action:  The Three A’s. […]

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Overworked and Underpaid

Thought for today: Compulsive debting affects judgment.  It makes it seem reasonable to take on a lot of extra work to pay creditors.  Exhausted all the time, the debtor usually broods or wastes time, and it always feels like they were playing “catch up”. Sign #10 of compulsive debting (DA): “Overworking or underearning: Working extra hours to earn […]

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How Visions Begin to Reverse Under-earning and Transform Our Lives

Thought for today: One member won a lottery and was shortly in worse debt than ever.  How could this have happened? They had forgotten (or had never learned) the lessons humility teaches.  They stopped humbly tracking their money and working the Twelve Tools.  They stopped growing along spiritual lines through the Twelve Steps. Old timers […]

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Why Working Like It’s “You, Incorporated!” Makes Sense

A member shares about recovery from chronic under earning: “In my early recovery I read all I could about attitude adjustment. One author, famous as a motivational speaker for business people, had an audio book about work. “‘He would say’When you go to work, and want to progress in your career, think of yourself as […]

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