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Zero to One Million Podcast

Episode Title:

Are You Economically Institutionalized?

Length: Approximately 20 Minutes

Opening

Welcome back to the Zero to One Million Podcast, where we challenge conventional thinking about money, success, entrepreneurship, and freedom.

Today’s question is simple but powerful:

Are you economically institutionalized?

Most people understand institutionalization when it comes to prisons, mental long-term care facilities or government welfare systems. After enough time inside of any system, people begin to think, act, and make decisions based on the rules of that system. Eventually, they become uncomfortable operating outside of it. That is institutionalized.

What if I told you the same thing happens in economic systems? Part of Economic Empowerment is to understand the system called the Rat Race.

What if many people have been conditioned from childhood to believe there is only one acceptable path to survival and success? My wife has spent 39 years with the government and every time she talks about retirement people say you can’t do it, what will you do with your time, you are giving up your position and status you can’t do it. That’s Institutionalized thinking.

Today, we’re going to explore the difference between economic security and economic freedom, why some people are comfortable in structured systems, why others struggle within them, and what it takes to break free from economic dependency.

Welcome back to the Zero to One Million Podcast, where we challenge conventional thinking about money, success, entrepreneurship, and economic freedom. I am your host Vendarryl Jenkins, I am the author of the books Zero to One Million and Coaching Keith the AMASI and the Facebook page Zero to One Million. We are a whole economic empowerment vibe.

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“Are Your Prices Right?”

I want you to think its Not just what you charge…
But what your prices say about you.

Pricing is deeper than math. you have some people that are just pecking away on a calcualtor.
Pricing is psychology. Psychological set
Pricing is branding. a distinct identity that you set that people perceive good things about you and your product
Pricing is confidence.
Pricing is positioning. a price that’s fair but show the quality relative to competition

A lot of people struggle with pricing because they fear rejection.
They fear people saying:
“That’s too expensive.”
Or:
“I can get it cheaper somewhere else.”

But if you price yourself too low, you may accidentally tell the world:

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What if the biggest thing standing between you and success isn’t your strategy, your resources, or your timing — but your own mind?

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People say success is 90% mental, and when it comes to building wealth — or even teaching others about wealth — that’s especially true.

Because for so many people, the real barrier isn’t lack of talent. It isn’t lack of knowledge. It isn’t even lack of opportunity.

It’s imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you’re not as capable, smart, talented, or qualified as other people think you are and you are about to be exposed. I always say when you run to the light two things can happen. You can either get great exposure or you can get greatly exposed

A person experiencing The Imposter syndrome may believe: sooner or later somebody is going to expose you as a fraud faking it until you make it. It paralyzes you and keeps you from achieving greatness

It’s that little voice in your head whispering: You’re not really an expert. You don’t know enough. You’re just faking it until you make it. Who are you to teach this, want to be wealthy, want to be a boss?

And because of that voice, people hold back. They stay quiet. They second-guess their experience. They never fully step into their potential — not because they have nothing to offer, but because they don’t believe they’re qualified to offer it.

Today, we’re talking about how that mindset keeps people from creating wealth, sharing wisdom, and owning the value on what they’ve learned.

Welcome to Zero to One Million, the podcast, and I am your host Vendarryl Jenkins. Let’s make money while we sleep, I see you, I have been you and now I want to empower you.

In this episode stay with me while I break down the mindset, money habits, and strategies needed to build lasting wealth from the ground up. Today we’re tackling one of the most overlooked wealth killers: imposter syndrome. It doesn’t show up like debt or bad credit. It hides in your thoughts, your hesitation, your pricing, your silence in rooms you belong in, and your fear of making bold moves.

Imposter syndrome is the persistent belief that your success is undeserved, and that sooner or later people will “find out” you’re not as capable as they think. Studies suggest up to 70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their careers. That means high performers, entrepreneurs, executives, creators, and even financial educators often battle it privately.

The danger is this: wealth growth depends on confidence, consistency, and decision-making. Imposter syndrome attacks all three. So today we’ll break down six ways it impacts people financially—and how to overcome it.