29: Why Underpaying Yourself is Hurting Your Business (And How to Fix It for Scaling Coaches) episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 11, 2025 · 18 MIN

29: Why Underpaying Yourself is Hurting Your Business (And How to Fix It for Scaling Coaches)

from Harmonious Wealth

In this episode of Harmonious Wealth, host Iyanna Vaughn discusses the critical importance of paying yourself as a CEO and the detrimental effects of underpaying oneself. She emphasizes that underpaying creates a false sense of profitability and can lead to burnout and resentment. The conversation covers how to establish a sustainable business model, create a CEO payday system, and manage personal finances effectively to ensure financial stability and growth. The episode concludes with key takeaways and the importance of having a financial strategist to guide financial decisions.TakeawaysUnderpaying yourself creates a false sense of profitability.You can't scale a business that relies on you taking less.If your business only works because you're underpaying yourself, it's not actually working.Your business should be a wealth builder for you.You need to stop working so hard just to pay your team.A business that relies on you underpaying yourself is not sustainable.You have the flexibility to choose your payment system.Set your bill dates to accommodate your paydays.Be smart with your credit to avoid financial stress.You need a financial strategist to improve your finances.💰 Get the Harmonious Cash Flow Planner: lovelyfinancials.com/plannerConnect With Iyanna: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelyfinancialsEmail: https://lovelyfinancials.com/wealthWebsite: https://lovelyfinancials.com

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jun 11, 2025

Embed this episode

Ready to play

29: Why Underpaying Yourself is Hurting Your Business (And How to Fix It for Scaling Coaches)

0:00 18:08

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

Rich and Spiritual Anuja Patil : Wealth & Womanhood Mentor Podcast for Creative & Spiritual Female Leaders. Liberate your stories around money and spirituality.  Master a language of money through sensuality & spirituality so your soul-led business thrives and flourishes.  The Brendan Ecker Influence Brendan Scott Ecker The Brendan Ecker Influence is hosted by Brendan Scott Ecker — a 27-year-old American entrepreneur, Michigan real estate agent, CEO of Gold Shark Media Ai, founder of PassRE USA, investor, law enforcement officer, former NCAA two-sport athlete, and author of Beyond the Beat and How I Made My Dorm My Office.Ecker went from a middle-class “Matrix” upbringing to building a fast-growing digital brand, scaling multiple businesses, and growing a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With a background in Criminology, law enforcement, and competitive athletics, he blends discipline, strategy, and mindset into everything he teaches.On this podcast, Brendan breaks down the real frameworks behind wealth, business, real estate, marketing, AI, geopolitics, mindset, and personal growth. He discusses the journey in growing his businesses, documenting the wins, failures, and the tactical steps that helped him escape Wealth, Wine and Wisdom Andy Fenton, Jason Whitton Financial worlds collide when real estate expert Jason Whitton and sharemarket expert Andy Fenton come together each Friday for a wine. Wealth, wine and wisdom - more wine than anything else - is a relaxed retrospective look back at what’s been happening this week in the world of wealth, and what might happen next week and beyond.Andy Fenton is Managing Director at Fenton Financial. Jason Whitton is co-founder of Positive Real Estate. H.O.W. with Haltere Podcast Haltere Podcast Real Estate and Financial Wealth Investment Podcast

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Harmonious Wealth?

This episode is 18 minutes long.

When was this Harmonious Wealth episode published?

This episode was published on June 11, 2025.

Can I download this Harmonious Wealth episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!