Creating a Financial Safety Net for Your Dreams
By Stacey Mayo The biggest blocks I hear from people about living their dreams are about not having enough time or money. Today we will focus on the money part of that equation. Really what I am talking about are the Laws of Attraction. These principles apply to creating anything you want and doing it with ease. There are two ways to look at money – from a spiritual perspective and from a creative, yet practical perspective. Ideally, the two go hand in hand very well and the Laws of Attraction incorporate both. From a spiritual perspective, if a lack of money is getting in the way of your dreams, then there is a good chance you have a scarcity mentality, at least about this subject. The world is an abundant place and learning how to access that abundance can open doors that were previously locked. So how do you access your abundance? Start by acknowledging and showing appreciation for what you already do have. Write a daily gratitude list acknowledging everything you can be grateful for. If you did this in the past and then stopped, there is no time like the present to start again. The next step is to express gratitude for everything you want that is on it’s way to you even if you can’t yet see it. This could be gratitude for the perfect job that is on the way to you, your ideal soul mate or buckets of unexpected money. (grin) And finally it is important to visualize and feel yourself having exactly what you want. An important key here is to acknowledge that you are attracting exactly what you want, rather than asking why it isn’t here yet. If you are focused on the latter, then you are focused on the lack. You get what you focus on so watch where you are focusing your thoughts. If you are unsure what you have been thinking, take a look at what is showing up in your life. It is a direct reflection of your most dominant thoughts and emotions. (It’s true) If you can’t focus on what you want without feeling the lack or negative emotion about it, then focus on something else entirely that makes you feel good. When we feel good, we raise our energy level and then attract things at that higher level. The next step is the creative and practical one. Once you have acknowledged and visualized yourself having what you want, notice if you are inspired to take any action. You may be motivated to do something right away. If not, wait. Don’t force it. Keep noticing and when you are inspired to do something in alignment with your dreams, take action. Be creative. Realize there are many ways to access money – one way is to earn it; another is to cut back expenses and put away money for your dreams. Those are the most common ways. But there are also ways to leverage other people’s money – i.e. banks, non-traditional investors, personal loans, home equity lines, silent partners, other investments and many more. If you are only open to earning money the old fashioned way, i.e. working long hours, then you are limiting the possibilities. Don’t let pride or independence get in the way of your dreams. All of the most successful people in the world got there with the help of other people. The most important thing to creating money is to be clear about your dream and be willing to commit to it. Many people wait to commit to something until they have all the details worked out. It rarely works that way. Get clarity about what you want and commit to your dream; the resources to make it happen will show up. When they do, step up to the plate.
Plan ahead.
Don't wait until you can't stand your job anymore or you get pushed out the door. When you are desperate you repel things rather than attract them. So create your financial safety net by committing to your dreams, visualize them becoming a reality and notice what you are inspired to do. Take small action steps in alignment with your dreams and watch things line up. Rejoice in the idea that it is happening as you celebrate every small success along the way. Soon you will become an attraction magnet to everything you want and will have the resources you need to make your dreams a reality. If you have the resources for your dreams and are still stopped, chances are there is a deeper block standing in your way. Next time we will talk about Creating an Emotional Safety Net for Your Dreams.
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