@mum_makes_moolah: This will make so much sense for you...👇🏻 A psychologist was explaining how your environment growing up shapes the way you think, react and move through life. And he mentioned something people now call the "council estate effect. The idea is that when you grow up around struggle, low income or chaotic environments, it actually trains you in certain life skills much earlier than most people. For example... You learn how to read people quickly. Because you grow up around lots of different personalities. You learn how to stand up for yourself Because if you don't, people will walk all over you. You learn resilience. Because things don't always go smoothly. You also learn how to hustle. You see people selling things. People finding ways to make money. People doing whatever they can to provide for their families. That environment doesn't just create struggle. It creates resourcefulness. And those exact traits are the same ones that help people succeed in business later in life. Confidence. Street smart. Quick decision making. Thick skin. The ability to keep going even when things feel hard. When I heard that explanation, it honestly clicked for me. Because so many successful people I know grew up in environments just like that. What some people see as a disadvantage can actually become a huge advantage. I'm so proud of being a council estate girl & even prouder to connect with people who grew up like me. Follow @mum_makes_moolah

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