Rethinking Affirmations and Treasure Maps
Do you do affirmations in order to manifest love, money, or something you want? Have you done a treasure map with pictures of what you’re hoping to achieve?
Lots of people have done both of these activities, only to be disappointed in the results. This can lead to feelings of failure, inadequacy, or not being loved. Perhaps it’s time to rethink the message that affirmations and treasure maps are a path to material satisfaction.
Over the past few months, I have been examining a lot of the messages that those of us on the personal growth and development path have been hearing — or teaching. It seems to me that a lot of what has been taught can be classified as fantasy. A big aha moment for me came when I heard that John Assaraf, one of the stars in the movie The Secret, who touted the positive value of treasure maps, was going bankrupt.
Here are some of the thoughts I’d like to share with you: Continue reading
The Value of Detachment
Detachment is sometimes thought of as a negative emotional state, and in some cases it is, especially when a person is unable to connect to or empathize with others. Yet detachment can also be part of a positive state of being when it allows you to be totally present with others without “taking on” their emotions. In this case, you can be both detached and empathetic.
Detachment from desire is a principal idealize in a number of religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, the Baha’i faith, and others. Each religion provides its own twist on the value of detachment, but all teach that detachment leads to freedom.
For surviving current world conditions in a healthy and productive way, detachment can prove to be a valuable skill. Detachment allows you to observe and evaluate current conditions then make conscious decisions as to what action you wish to take. Those decisions, will determine how well you thrive. Continue reading
7 Skills for Thriving In the Approaching Chaos
Every sign points to the fact that many aspects of life as we’ve known it are disappearing or changing — faster than most of us would like — and if you don’t adapt to the change, you can’t thrive.
Doing what you’ve always done, even though it worked for you in the past, probably won’t work in the same way in the future. Employment, finances, climate, relationships, and much more need a new kind of conscious attention and decision-making.
The question is, are you going to make the decision to thrive in a world where turmoil is becoming the norm? At times, it may seem as if you have no control over what happens, but you do. You can control what’s going on in your own life, and you can also contribute to a buildup of positive energy rather than feeding into the negative forces that seem to be prevalent on the planet now.
Here are just a few suggestions: Continue reading
Good Economic News
One of the reasons that I didn’t write any Prosperity Tips for a while was that the direction in which the financial world was moving seemed quite dire. Day after day, the media was filled with stories of impending financial doom, and it was hard to find beacons of light in the midst of this darkness.
But I knew that there had to be good news lurking in the background. Because we live in a dualistic reality, forces of darkness are usually simultaneously counteracted by forces of light.
Many people have said that we are in a time of transition towards a new economic paradigm, and during such times as these, chaos often precedes positive change. You probably have seen stories of peoples whose lives were upended by fires or floods, only to be replaced by better living conditions after destruction was followed by rebuilding.
The term “New Economy” kept wafting through my mind, and about a year ago, I read David Korton’s Agenda for a New Economy. Although I agreed with much of that what he had to say, it seemed like an idealistic pipe dream.
I recently started searching online for any information I could find about the New Economy and discovered the New Economy Network an organization devoted to developing the New Economy, defined as “an emerging system of values, practices, institutions, policies and laws that support an economy designed to maximize current well being and social justice without sacrificing the natural world or the resources available to future generations.” Continue reading
Are You Using the Net for Your Prosperity?
More and more, the Internet is becoming an essential tool for developing your personal prosperity because using the Net makes it easier to:
- Keep track of your finances
- Learn financial management skills on sites like www.mint.com
- Develop working relationships with people all over the world
- Learn how to build and run a business effectively
- Network in order to find a job
- Find out about techniques and resources for building the internal environment necessary for prosperity
- And much more
I’m amazed at how often people I talk to identify themselves as technologically challenged. Yet knowing how to use the Internet and other technologies effectively can definitely affect your ability to prosper.
Even if you are doing lots of spiritual and emotional release work vis-ŕ-vis your money issues, in this day and age, in order to build and manage wealth, you will need to invest time in learning how to use technology. Something as simple as financial management software can positively affect your financial outcomes. Continue reading
Understanding the Marketplace
Since the beginning of the economic downturn two years ago, it has become clear that people no longer buy into the fantasy that states: Act as if you are rich and you’ll become rich. Acting rich often means spending beyond one’s means, racking up credit card debt, and creating self-imposed financial discomfort.
At the same time, the income gap between rich and poor reached record levels as the richest one percent of the U.S. population now accounts for 24 percent of the nation’s income. Because Americans hold on to the dream of upward mobility, they often remain in denial about the difficulties that the current marketplace creates for anyone hoping to rise above their current financial position.
In addition, people don’t understand how difficult it is, even in good economic times, to change one’s financial identity and realize higher earnings or more successful wealth building. Old habits die hard, especially habitual emotional responses that perpetrate the behaviors supporting old financial habits. Continue reading
Getting Ready for a Prosperous New Year
In the next week or so, you’re going to hear a lot about New Year’s resolutions, and I’m not going to suggest that you make any. What I am going to suggest is that you think about what you would realistically like to accomplish financially in the next year and what first steps you might take in order to reach that goal.
People often set unrealistic goals, which is why they procrastinate and avoid taking action. It’s important that the goals you set be congruent with who you are at this moment in time.
Also important is in awareness of your own emotional relationship with money. If you are fearful about your financial future, ashamed of your current financial situation, or feeling powerless to change your situation, those feelings can interfere with your ability to alter your financial position.
So any action plan has to include both what you were going to do to shift your internal and external environments as they relate to your finances.
Here are some suggestions: Continue reading
Are You Ready for the Upturn?
There is no doubt about the fact that the global economy is going through a major upheaval and restructuring and no one really knows what the long-term outcome will be. The signs point to a slow recovery during the restructuring, and for business owners, this is a good time to prepare for an upturn.
Those of you who have been in the job market, especially older workers, need to consider how opportunities are changing, and in some cases disappearing. The question for you is whether you are going to stay in the job market or create a business opportunity by yourself or with others whose skills complement yours.
There are a number of emerging business models that reduce some of the risk of starting a new venture or reconfiguring the one you have now. For example, pop-up stores are literally popping up in many locations both online and off. (Google pop-up stores for more information.) Continue reading
Prosperity Tip: Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset
When I heard the news that Elizabeth Edwards is losing her cancer battle, I thought to myself that it doesn’t matter how much wealth or fame you enjoy in your life, what really matters is your health. Without good health, there is no prosperity or the possibility of living up to your true potential.
Although healthcare professionals can offer you advice and guidance, the ultimate responsibility for your health lies with you. Taking responsibility for your health requires commitment, determination and discipline, but knowing what to do is not rocket science.
The basics are simple: Continue reading
Prosperity Tip: Lighten Up!
Do you have a sense of humor or do you take everything very seriously? If you are serious, does this help you enjoy your life? Does it make creating increased cash flow easier?? Probably not. More likely it just keeps you all wound up in knots (and “nots”).
I’m lucky because my brother Marc, who became a high-level comedy writer and producer, has always seen humor in everything. Being brought up in our household meant learning to always see the lighter side of life, so when I started studying metaphysics, it was easy for me to understand how, from a higher point of view, people can look ridiculous.
Here we are, powerful, infinite beings who walk around scared, worried, feeling guilty and stressed out. That’s as ridiculous as an elephant being afraid of a mouse. Imagine if you could climb the proverbial stairway to heaven and look down on earth watching everyone focus on the minutiae of life. From that higher-up view, we probably look like little children getting upset about losing our toys or complaining because we aren’t getting what we want. Continue reading
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