Why ‘Just Enough’ Isn’t Enough

For years, I lived in the world of just enough.

Not struggling, but not exactly thriving either—just in a space where I had what I needed, but never more. Never extra. Never overflow.

I wasn’t broke, but there was never much left at the end of the month. I could pay my bills, cover the basics, and keep things ticking over, but anything beyond that was a luxury.

And I had accepted it. I had picked up the belief that just enough was all I was allowed. That wanting more was somehow greedy. That having too much was for other people—the ones who were luckier, smarter, more deserving.

But what if just enough isn’t enough anymore? What if the only reason you’re stuck in this cycle is because you haven’t raised your standard?

The Comfort of ‘Just Enough’

When you live in just enough mode, it feels safe. Familiar. You know what to expect.

But it’s also a trap.

Because whatever you normalise, you repeat.

When my normal was just enough, it didn’t matter how much I earned—something would always come along to absorb the extra. A bill, an unexpected expense, an opportunity I wanted but felt I couldn’t afford.

And that’s when I realised it wasn’t about how much money I made. It was about what I expected.

If your standard is just enough, that’s what life will keep handing you.

What Happens When You Raise Your Standard

One day, I had a thought that changed everything:

"What if just enough isn’t enough anymore? What if I could raise my standard?"

It was a simple shift, but it unlocked something inside of me.

Because the moment I decided more than enough was my new normal, things started to change.

Not because I suddenly worked ten times harder. Not because I got lucky.

But because I stopped expecting just enough and started expecting overflow.

And when you expect overflow, you start making decisions from that place.

You stop shrinking. You stop settling. You stop acting like a woman who just about scrapes by, and instead, you become the woman who always has more than enough.

How to Raise Your Standard

Shift Your Mindset

Everything starts here. If you’ve been conditioned to believe just enough is all you can have, it’s time to challenge that belief.

You’re allowed to want more. Not just for survival. Not just for security. But because you can.

More money. More ease. More opportunities. More luxury. More overflow.

Decide that it’s available to you, and start expecting it.

Start Asking for More

You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you ask for.

So start asking.

For the raise. For the sale. For the upgrade. For the opportunity.

Get comfortable expecting more than enough in all areas of your life—money, time, clients, love, experiences.

Because when you stop accepting just enough, life has no choice but to rise to meet you.

Raise Your ‘Normal’

Look at every area of your life where just enough has become the standard.

What would it look like to upgrade that?

Maybe it’s raising your income goal. Maybe it’s expanding your business. Maybe it’s deciding that things you once saw as indulgences—travel, beautiful experiences, investing in yourself—are now your new normal.

Whatever you desire? Normalise it.

Take Aligned Action

This part matters.

You can’t just think your way into a new standard—you have to back it with action.

Raise your prices. Start the business. Launch the offer. Say yes to the opportunity.

Move like a woman who expects more than enough.

Let Go of the Old Story

The version of you who settled for just enough? She’s done.

She played her part. She kept you safe. But she doesn’t belong in the next chapter.

Let her go.

The beliefs that kept you in scarcity?
The fear that told you asking for more was too much?
The guilt that made you think wanting more meant being ungrateful?

Drop them.

Because the truth is, more than enough has been available to you all along. You just have to let yourself receive it.

This Is Your New Normal

Raising your standard isn’t about greed. It’s about refusing to live in a cycle of limitation when abundance is an option.

It’s about deciding that more than enough isn’t something you have to struggle for—it’s something you expect.

And when you start expecting it?

That’s exactly what you’ll get.