82: One Piece of Pizza or Two? Liz Wolfe on Abundance, Scarcity, and the Mindset That Changes How You Do Business

I had a lovely conversation with Liz Wolfe today, and it went a different direction than a lot of our episodes — all about mindset, and specifically how to trade a scarcity mindset for an abundance one. Liz is a coach for entrepreneurs out of New York City who's been in business for over 30 years. Fun fact: she grew up on a sheep farm in western Pennsylvania, came to the city originally for music, and still runs bluegrass jams on the side.Our audience is mostly real estate investors, entrepreneurs, and folks trying to be good stewards with their money, and Liz has so much to offer on how we think about our businesses. A few things to keep your ears open for:She talks about longevity and incremental success — the one-percent-better-every-day idea — and why we shouldn't chase the big breakthrough or get discouraged by the "overnight success" stories on social media (which, as she points out, are staged, and often hiding the fact that someone spent $19,000 on ads to make $20,000). Then she walks through her three keys to an abundant business: ask powerfully (be specific about what you want and what you're asking for), give wholeheartedly (giving creates more of what you want in the world), and receive graciously — with gratitude tying the whole circle together.But the part I keep coming back to is her pizza metaphor. At a pizza party, some people take two pieces because they're afraid it'll run out, and some take one piece because they're afraid it'll run out — the difference is whether you're thinking of yourself or of everyone else at the table. And if everyone grabs two, you actually guarantee there won't be enough. We got real about how this plays out in business. I shared how, with my coffee shop here in Waco, I genuinely want the other coffee shops in town to thrive — I'll consult with them, leave good reviews, promote their events. Liz and I dug into why that same generous, one-piece-of-pizza posture is harder to hold in business than it is with our friends, our families, and our churches, and how shifting it changes everything.We wrapped with something close to my heart: gratitude. I shared about my morning habit of Bible reading and journaling ten things I'm thankful for, and how that's the doorway into the whole cycle Liz describes. Start with gratitude, and the asking, giving, and receiving flow from there.My challenge to you this week is simple, and it's straight from this episode: go be a one-piece-of-pizza person. Then write down three things from today's conversation you want to put into practice, DM me on Instagram and tell me what landed, and go connect with Liz.Let's get into it.