Is Your Salary or Revenue Below the Resentment Line?

Resource Yourself to do Your Best Work

Let’s talk about a sneaky source of burnout—living below the resentment line when it comes to your salary or business revenue. Have you ever looked at your paycheck or client invoices and felt that nagging frustration creep in? That’s your resentment line talking.

In The Ambition Trap, I explore how honoring your ambition means ensuring you’re compensated in a way that feels fair, sustainable, and aligned with your worth. Living above the resentment line isn’t about greed—it’s about ensuring you’re resourced enough to do your best work without resentment, exhaustion, or regret.

What does living below the resentment line look like?
❌ Undercharging for your work, leaving you overworked and underpaid.
❌ Accepting a salary that doesn’t match your skills, experience, or impact.
❌ Discounting your rates to accommodate others at the expense of your own well-being.
❌ Saying “yes” to opportunities that demand too much and return too little.

So how do you start living above the resentment line? Ask yourself:
✅ Am I being compensated fairly for my expertise and effort?
✅ Does this salary or rate support the life I want to live?
✅ Am I undervaluing myself out of fear, scarcity, or old conditioning?
✅ If this were a friend’s salary or rate, would I tell them to ask for more?
✅ What is the number that would allow me to be so fully resourced that I can't help but show up and shine?

Resentment is a sign that something needs to shift. Maybe it’s a raise, a pricing adjustment, or a better business model. Whatever it is, you deserve to thrive, not just survive.

So, what’s one shift you can make today to move above the resentment line in your career or business? Hit reply and let me know—I’d love to hear.

To your ambition and abundance,
Amina

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