How Seeking Approval Can Sabotage Your Prosperity
One of the biggest hidden barriers to prosperity for women isn’t lack of skills or opportunities — it’s the need for external validation.
When we wait for others to approve our prices, ideas, career moves, or investments, we:
• Delay or miss opportunities
• Underprice our value
• Play small to avoid judgment
Here’s the truth: Prosperity requires self-trust.
If you depend on others to greenlight your financial choices, you hand over your power — and limit your income and impact.
Shift from dependency to ownership:
✅ Get clear on your values & goals
✅ Build your financial literacy
✅ Make small self-led decisions (and learn from them)
✅ Seek collaboration, not permission
When you stop waiting for approval and start validating yourself, you unlock not just more income — but freedom, confidence, and independence.
Where are you still waiting for permission to step into your next level of prosperity?
By Bobbie Harris