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Get the Money You Want Part 1

// March 11th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Personal Development, Success Tips

Yesterday’s post Change Your Relationship with Money, created some great discussions from our subscribers. The  interest in the book “Happy Pocket Full of Money” also was discussed and many of our readers have ordered their copy of this great book.  I am now going to continue with a three part series that will guide you into the depth of this book. A journey in what you can expect to take away from a read or listen of  Happy Pocket Full of Money.

From the book…

There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches, and once these laws are learned and obeyed by anyone, that person will get rich with mathematical certainty. – Wallace D. Wattles.

The first step to having wealth is to know what it is. And few people know what it really is, in and of itself. What is wealth? What causes it? What causes the cause of it? Let us start with money, the world’s symbol of wealth, and then move deeper.

• • Money is not real.
  • Money is merely legal tender, a form of exchange.
  • We use it to exchange value. It represents value.

Here is something else: physical paper money does not even represent money in full. It cannot reasonably do that. By some estimates (and this varies from nation to nation), only as little as 4% of the money in the banks exists as paper cash. Imagine how much cotton, linen, pulp, and metal the world would need so as to make all the money everyone has in his or her bank accounts. Imagine how much space it would take to store all this money in paper form. If you were to stack only one million US$1 bills, it would weight one ton and be 361 ft high. Neither does money exist as gold reserves any more. This is for exactly the same reason – we ran out of the reasonable ability to keep a gold standard in the 1970s.

So what does it exist as, the money that we are always talking about? Well, it is one massive illusion. It is all just numbers written on paper and computer storage devices, and assigned to people and entities such as companies and investments, or more accurately, further records! To put it in another way, for every $100 or its equivalent in any other currency, only about $4 exists as printed-paper notes or coins, while the remaining $96 exists as numbers written on papers and computers in banks and businesses and other entities. The only reason this system does not collapse is that we all believe in it. The last time people stopped believing in it in a large enough extent was just before the Great Depression when large numbers of people rushed to their banks to withdraw their money and found that they could not all get it. This is not what caused the Great Depression, but it in a large way accelerated it.

So, money is not real – something else is. Money is just the shadow of that other something. The first step to wealth is to know what money really is, or more accurately, what it represents. Learn not to look at the money most of the time. As you will soon see, it is very rare in a day that you should ever look at money as you know it today – the cash, the bank accounts, the costs, etc. This is merely the shadow and not the real thing. Looking at the shadow, the physical money, as you will soon see, is most of the time very unwise and unhealthy for you and your finances.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post to get to the real stuff this book has to offer, if you are still interested…

From the book Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron. Here is my affiliate link to the site if you would like to have a look » www.imagesofone.com

Change Your Relationship with Money

// March 10th, 2009 // 5 Comments » // Success Tips

It’s true!

If you change how you relate to money, you will start to experience things and events that will enable you to increase your wealth. Change Your Relationship with Money, and create the money you want in your life!

Here are some tips in creating the relationship with money that will create a positive change in your wealth health. For those who want to get right at the answer click here» , for everyone that wants to read the tips continue on.

1. Focus on abundance, not lack! If you complain about what you haven’t got, you’re placing all your energy and focus into creating nothing. If you hear yourself complaining about not having enough money,you know the self talk,  stop yourself in that moment! Turn the negative statement into a positive one and focus your attention to abundance. This takes practice as I always say the process is simple however it is not easy. Stay resolute and focus on plenty and your prosperity will start turning round.
2. Money is energy. Like the tides, it comes in and goes out and comes in again. It exists to represent the value of things in the world – and that includes the value you place on yourself, your experience, skills, knowledge and abilities. If money hasn’t been flowing as you want it to, look to how you value yourself. Do you have faith in what you can offer or provide? Do you have confidence in your abilities? Believe that you are worthy of reward. Believe that you deserve the wage, job or prospects that you desire. Raise your self-esteem, increase your value and your wealth will also increase.
3. Money isn’t evil; it’s what we do with it that determines whether it is used with good or bad intentions. Being told that money, and the pursuit of money, is bad is full of guilt and envy riddled overtones, often spread by those who are jealous or lacking. With money, you can do great deeds in the world. You can support wonderful causes and spread your wealth to where it is needed. Be proud of your association with money by giving something back to society and realizing that it gives you the opportunity to bring about positive change.
4. Don’t be precious about your money. Trying to hold on to your money or agonizing over it and begrudging spending it reveals that you are too attached. This over-attachment can bring about fear resulting in lack or financial misfortunes. Don’t hoard your money or be tight-fisted. Let your money flow. Pay your way through life without resentment. Be more generous about your money and consider the intrinsic value of what you’re gaining in return.
5. Give a percentage of what you earn to a good cause. Spread your wealth and don’t begrudge doing so. By sharing what you have, and giving away some of your money altruistically, without worrying about lack or hoping to gain something in return, you are demonstrating a healthy relationship with money while also trusting in yourself and the universe to create abundance all round.
6. Be positive about money. You may have grown up hearing many negative although perhaps well-meaning statements about money from your parents, friends or other family members. What is said often sticks in your mind and contributes in some way to your outlook on life. If you grew up believing that money is evil, that you need to guard your money, or that it’s hard to come by, this generates negative connotations about money that you are likely to carry through to adulthood. Only by re-programming those negative associations can you release the hold that money has over you. Once you are detached from money, it is actually free to start flowing to you so enhancing your prospects.
7. Believe that you will always have enough of what you need. Focus on abundance at all times, but in a detached rather than grasping way. Trust that the money will flow. Don’t let money, or the pursuit of it, rule your life because it isn’t necessary and by doing so, you’ll miss out on all the other riches that life has to offer.
8. Finally, be grateful for what you have and show or express your gratitude. By living graciously, and not taking anything for granted, you will be more appreciative of the abundance that comes your way.

The Short Answer…  “Be Positive About Money.”

Focus on abundance and trust that you will always have enough. Believe that you are worthy of a great income and wealth but make sure you remain grateful and altruistic with your fortune. By changing your perspective and adopting a good relationship with money, your financial future will start to look healthier.

This article was inspired by a great book I have been listening to on audio called Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron. I highly recommend the read or the listen. Here is my affiliate link to the site if you would like to have a look » www.imagesofone.com

The Money We Make

// February 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Daily Insight

“The money I have is in direct proportion to the value I’ve given to others. The more I give of myself, incredibly, the more economic power comes my way.”

Tod Barnhart
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