** This post is part of a series called The Alignment Method: 6 Steps to Meaningful Work + a Joyful Life (After Medicine). Find the full series here.
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Step 6: Monetize Your Purpose
What is this step?
When the work you get paid for becomes a true expression of your purpose- not just what you do to pay the bills, but part of your alignment.
Signs you need this step
You’ve found your purpose, but you’re not getting paid for it — or you still see it as a “side thing” rather than something that could support you fully.
How I can support you:
Aligned Business Mentorship: Personalized support to help you start your business and get paid for what you love.
Paid Not Purpose: A 6 week mini mind for recovering perfectionists ready to start a business that makes money- without overcomplicating it.
Is your purpose stuck in hobby mode?
Do you love to help people, but feel uncomfortable charging for your services. On some level you think serving is noble, but selling is somehow selfish or wrong?
You want to make an impact. You have something real to offer. But when it comes to getting paid for that work, you hesitate.
You worry that charging somehow compromises the integrity of what you are offering.
If you are struggling with actually monetizing your purpose- this post is for you.
You’ll learn:
What it actually means to sell out, and why you are likely doing it now without even realizing it
The problem with settling for purpose as a hobby
What becomes possible when the work you get paid to do- is an expression of your purpose
What Does It Mean to Monetize Your Purpose?
Monetizing your purpose is about so much more than making money- it’s allowing your purpose to reach it’s fullest expression. It’s transcending limitations and allowing more goodness and growth into your life.
It’s about letting your work- the thing you spend the majority of your time and energy on- become a true expression of your soul.
It means:
You’re paid to do work you love
Your income reflects your gifts
You wake up excited (and well-resourced) to live your purpose
It’s not just about making money.
It’s about building a life where you don’t have to split yourself in half — purpose here, paycheck there.
Why Most People Resist This Step
Because money brings stuff up.
Wounds. Stories. Shame. Perfectionism. Imposter syndrome.
You tell yourself:
“I don’t want to ruin this thing I love- by trying to monetize it”
“I don’t need this to be my full time thing”
“I’d rather just help people for free.”
But here’s the truth:
You went into healthcare because contribution matters to you.
And that hasn’t changed.
You want to help. To contribute.
To do work that matters- and get paid for it in a way that feels ethical, exciting, and fully aligned.
That’s what this step unlocks.
Signs You Need This Step
You’ve already connected to your purpose…
But you’re not getting paid for it yet.
You might be:
Coaching, creating, or helping on the side, but not seeing real income
Feeling frustrated that your bridge job takes you away from what you really want to do
Doing work you “should” do for the money, while your purpose sits in a notebook
Still thinking of your purpose as a hobby, not a profession
Wondering if it’s even possible to do what you love and get paid
If you’re living two separate lives — the job that pays the bills and the thing that lights you up — this step is for you.
Your money story is your everything story
Monetizing your purpose is a journey of:
Self-worth
Courage
Mastery
Leadership
Healing
Freedom
It’s how you stop selling yourself short.
It’s how you stop doing work you wouldn’t choose just to make money.
It’s how you finally feel free — not just financially, but existentially.
When you’re paid to do your purpose, life gets bigger.
Your capacity expands. Your confidence deepens.
You do better work, because you’re supported to show up fully.
Money doesn’t corrupt your purpose — it amplifies it.
My Turning Point
I was working a bridge job, teaching English, while building my coaching practice.
At first, it worked. I was grateful. It gave me time to grow.
But eventually… I hit a threshold.
I’d coach someone, feel alive, and then have to get on a bus to a job that didn’t light me up.
I started to feel frustrated.
Like I was being pulled away from what I was really here to do.
I didn’t want to dabble anymore. I didn’t want to “build on the side.”
I wanted to go all in.
And when I did — when I learned to communicate my value, share my gifts, and receive in return — everything shifted.
My confidence.
My work.
My self-concept.
My entire life.
You don’t just monetize your purpose to make money.
You do it to become the person who owns her value — and lives it.
How I Can Support You
If you’re ready to stop hiding your gifts and start being paid to live your purpose, here’s how I can walk with you:
Aligned Business Mentorship: Personalized support to help you start your business and get paid for what you love.
Paid Not Purpose: A 6 week mini mind for recovering perfectionists ready to start a business that makes money- without overcomplicating it.
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