Sarah Bennett-Nash · Ikonology · Waterstones Finchley Road
The Script Decoder

You are not under-informed about money.
You are over-scripted.

The cheat sheet from tonight’s workshop — four prompts and the Upgrade Formula.

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My Old Money Script

  1. Money is
    First word. Not the clever word. The true word.
  2. People who have a lot of money are
    What did you inherit about them — from your mother, your father, the dinner table?
  3. When I don’t have enough money, I usually
    The behaviour. Not the feeling. What do you actually do?
  4. When I do have money, I usually
    This one is the quiet one. Sit with it.
House rule. Read your four sentences back. Which one feels heaviest? That’s not a personal failing — that’s the film you’ve been starring in without consent. Give it a title. Horror, romcom, thriller, documentary, slapstick. You’ll use it in a moment.
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The Upgrade Formula

Take the heaviest line. Rewrite it — expansive, but believable today.

The Formula
Old script→New script
that your more-life self would actually say out loud. Expansive · Believable · Today
Money is hard to hold onto.
Money is a skill I’m actively learning.
People with a lot of money are greedy.
Money amplifies who I already am.
When I have money I spend it before it disappears.
Money stays with me long enough to be chosen on purpose.

The test: say it sober. If you can’t say it without rolling your eyes, it’s not your rewrite — it’s affirmation theatre. Edit again.

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The 48-hour Plan

Your more-life self is built in 48-hour decisions, not five-year plans. Pick one action under each.

48h
By Saturday
What’s the one thing I will do with money in the next 48 hours that my old script would never let me do?
90d
By late July
What’s the single habit, conversation, or income line I will have built by 90 days from tonight?
1y
By April 2027
Who is the woman my money is funding a year from now — and what is she doing that I’m not yet?
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The Four Statements

Screenshot these. Put them on your lock screen for one week.

Statement OneMore money isn’t the goal. More life is. Money is just the vehicle.
Statement TwoWe are not under-informed about money. We are over-scripted. The work isn’t financial literacy — it’s script literacy.
Statement ThreeYour more-life self is built in 48-hour decisions, not five-year plans.
Statement FourIkonic wealth is not how much you make. It’s how much of your life your money is actually funding.

Sarah Bennett-Nash spent 20 years in global financial services, including Goldman Sachs, before founding Ikonology — the visibility and wealth platform for women ready to fund the life they actually want. More Money, More Life is her first book, available from Waterstones and everywhere you buy your books.