How your morning habit might be sabotaging your success (and what to do instead)
What if the first thing you check every morning - your phone - is an an undercover prosperity thief, programming you for scarcity all day long?
The hidden cost of doom scrolling
In my group program and 1:1 work, I’m noticing there's an uncomfortable connection between the content current clients consume and not just how they feel about their their finances, but also the financial decisions they’re making—and the results they’re experiencing.
After reading economic doom headlines, one client instinctively lowered her prices and pulled back on premium services. Another noticed that social media scrolling left her feeling "not enough"—which she later recognized was manifesting as under-charging and over-delivering, with her accounts down $10,000 from where they'd been before her social media nosedive.
The problem?
Your prosperity consciousness takes cues from your mental and emotional boundaries. Just as you wouldn't leave your physical wallet open for anyone to take what they'd like, you can't leave your mind open to prosperity-draining content and expect abundance to flow freely.
How scarcity-centered content affects your business decisions
Think about your last 24 hours of media consumption:
How many headlines focused on crisis, shortage, or conflict?
How many social posts triggered comparison or inadequacy?
How much content left you feeling inspired versus anxious?
Energy follows thought. Every piece of fear-based content deposits scarcity into your subconscious, influencing your:
Pricing decisions ("Maybe I should lower my rates, given the economy...")
Business choices ("I should say yes to this client, even though they're asking for a lot...")
Receiving capacity ("I shouldn't ask for more when others have less...")
Vision and drive ("Maybe this isn't the right time to dream big...")
The unconscious scarcity cycle
Here's the pattern to watch for:
Morning: Scroll headlines about economic uncertainty
Afternoon: Feel anxious about business decisions and money
Evening: Make choices from fear rather than confidence
Result: Attract circumstances that match your scarcity frequency
When you focus on scarcity, that's what you get.
The 3-boundary system to protect your prosperity
Protecting your prosperity consciousness isn't selfish, it's essential for creating the impact you're here to make.
1. Morning boundary: Sacred first 30 minutes
No news, social media, or email for the first half-hour after waking up. Instead, fill up a gratitude journal, read something inspiring, write your intentions, listen to energizing music, or practice prosperity affirmations. This sets your energetic frequency for the day.
2. Content boundary: Curated consumption
Audit your feeds, newsletters, and subscriptions. Unfollow accounts that consistently trigger scarcity or comparison. Put channels that negatively stimulate your nervous system on pause. Follow creators who share abundance mindset, success stories, and solutions-focused content.
3. Evening boundary: Abundance review
Before bed, instead of scrolling, spend 5 minutes journaling three things that went well or demonstrated abundance, and three things you're excited to receive tomorrow. This programs your subconscious for prosperity while you sleep.
Real results come from prosperity boundaries
When my entrepreneur clients implement these boundaries, they report:
Making confident pricing decisions without second-guessing
Attracting higher-quality opportunities and clients
Noticing more in their accounts than they remembered
Feeling more optimistic about their business and financial future
Trusting their vision even when external circumstances seem uncertain
One client brought in a $200,000 investment within two weeks because she refused to buy into scarcity narratives around her investors.
A 7-day prosperity boost experiment you can try
Days 1-3: Track your current media consumption and work habits without changing anything. Notice how different content influences how you feel and what business decisions you make afterward.
Days 4-7: Implement the 3-boundary system and observe shifts in your energy, decision-making, and document what opportunities start appearing.
Weekend: Journal your observations. What patterns did you notice? How did protecting your prosperity consciousness impact your week?
The bottom line
You're not hiding from reality—you're choosing to amplify belief in possibilities beyond your fears. There will always be challenges in the world, and there will always be opportunities and abundance.
No matter the crisis, you can always find someone thriving despite it. Your discernment determines which frequency you're tuned into.
When the frequency you're broadcasting to the universe is unshakable abundance, that's what follows in physical form.
So, what could be possible for you with just a few small boundary shifts this week?
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About the author:
Marte Siebenhar is The Business Healer. She helps purpose-driven leaders and small business owners transform their relationship with abundance using mindset and energy work. Her signature Pathway to Prosperity program combines practical business strategy with energetic transformation. Learn more about the program here.
