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
Practical Action Versus Fantasy Thinking
Feelings of powerlessness and fear about the future often cause people to retreat into inaction. At the same time, denial about the reality of current world economic conditions can cause both job seekers and business owners to hold onto the dream that the world of commerce is going to return to what it was before the recession.
Holding onto this dream often prevents people from finding innovative financial solutions. Economic recovery is going to be a slow and lengthy process, but that doesn’t mean that you have to suffer.
There are proactive steps you can take to protect yourself and develop comfortable streams of income. Here are some ideas: How to succeed, make more money, website basics
1. Rethink your career or business.
If your job hunting has yielded few results, you may need to seek employment in a new field, which may require retraining. While you’re waiting for employment, you might also consider starting a modest business for yourself. In both cases, you will have to spend either time or money learning new skills. Here’s where you get to choose between practical action and fantasy thinking.
If you have a business now and your income has decreased, as it has for many, than it’s imperative that you cut costs and rethink your product and services mix as well as your pricing. People who succeed in this economy are those who are flexible and creative about what they have to offer and the marketing methods they are using. Continue reading
Using BSFF to Cope with the Current World Conditions
Uncertainty caused by economic conditions, political conflicts, and extreme weather events is making lots of people nervous and stimulating feelings of vulnerability. The erratic up-and-down movement of the United States stock market is a perfect mirror of this uncertainty.
Because of everything that’s going on in the world, it’s important that you use all available tools to help you deal emotionally with current events, and one of the most effective is the energy psychology technique Be Set Free Fast (BSFF). This simple technique allows you to quickly shift your emotions from fear and anxiety to a more peaceful state.
I first started using BSFF in 2002. I had been using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with my clients and for myself, then decided to have a few sessions with Larry Nims, the creator of BSFF, to see what it was like. I immediately found it to be effective and liked it better than EFT because I could treat so many more issues and subtleties of issues in rapid succession. I still like it better because no tapping is involved, which makes it easier to use in a meditative state, which I prefer. Continue reading
Using Financial Fear As a Positive Force
Last week, I was at a networking meeting attended by a number of consultants who work with high-level managers. One of the consultants, whose clients are mostly successful entrepreneurs, mentioned that fear was prevalent among his clients because of the current economic uncertainty. I was surprised to hear that this group shared the same kind of financial fear experienced by so many workers around the world.
A number of my high net worth friends have also shared with me that they have fears about their financial future. Wealth, it appears, is no barrier to emotional discomfort.
Is fear creeping into your thoughts about your financial position? Or perhaps it has become one of your main emotions.
Fear run amok is likely to lead you to make unsound decisions about your finances and other aspects of your life, such as taking on too much debt or arranging a high-risk mortgage.. It also has a detrimental effect on your health because of the ongoing adrenal responses stimulated by fear. Continue reading
A Shift in Focus
I often ask myself how I can best offer value to the subscribers of my newsletter and visitors to ProsperityPlace.com, especially in these changing times. Until now, most of the information I have shared has been an extension of the material found in my book, Build Your Money Muscles.
Because so many people are concerned about maintaining a healthy cash flow, the time has come for me to be more proactive about sharing what I know regarding building multiple income streams and doing business online. I’m especially interested in helping people who consider themselves technologically challenged.
There is a lot of information available about how to build and maintain a website and how to sell product and services online. However, I find that a lot of the material makes unrealistic claims about what is really possible in this crowded marketplace. At the same time, information is often geared towards people who are computer savvy and have the time to do the work themselves. Continue reading
Live Fear Free in the New Economy
- Are you scared because of your financial situation?
- Is your job or business income threatened by current financial conditions?
- Do you wonder what has happened to the American dream?
- Would you like to move beyond your fear and experience financial peace of mind?
Join me on Auguest 24th for a new teleclass where you can learn the skills you need to thrive and prosper in these tough economic times.
Living Fear Free in the New Economy
A 90-Minute Teleclass with Joan Sotkin
August 24 – Noon Pacific, 3 PM Eastern
Listen on the phone, on the Web or download the recording. A transcript will be available along with other goodies.
Join me for this interactive teleclass and learn:
- The simple techniques to move through your fear and emerge in a solid financial position
- How to make fear a creative rather than destructive force so you can move on with your life
- The main steps you need to take to live fear free in the new economy
- How to discover marketable talents you have that you never realized could support you
- Techniques for activating your inner power so you build a realistic and secure future
If you are ready for a stress-free, fear-free life, read more about this teleclass at http://LiveFearFreeNow.com
Prosperity Tip: Is Fear Your Default Emotion?
Recently someone asked me why I didn’t include fear in my book Build Your Money Muscles as one of the basic emotions that people act out through their money. I explained that fear is the cover-up emotion, the emotion that people default to when they are unsure of themselves and their future.
Fear is often used as an excuse for not moving forward. Yet those who are willing to work through their fear and risk what might seem like failure are the people who are most successful.
Fear in the Current Economy
There’s no doubt about the fact that we are living in uncertain times. The recession, unemployment, foreclosures,
lack of available credit, and debt problems in Europe all add to an environment of uncertainty.
Even though large companies are earning healthy profits, the uncertainty is keeping them from adding jobs or making big investments. Instead of hiring people, companies are buying machines that allow them to replace people. Continue reading
Getting Beyond Not Enough and Into Prosperity
I hear it over and over again, “I don’t have enough money for _____________ (fill in the blank).” The lack may relate to funds for expanding a business, improving one’s wardrobe, fixing one’s house, or perhaps just paying the rent and monthly bills on time.
Many people function at a chronic non-enough level. Although there may be brief periods of healthy cash flow, these are often followed by the familiar state of lack when unexpected expenses seem to appear out of nowhere or income unexpectedly drops.
Interestingly, I hear the not-enough complaint from people at all income levels. I’ve had clients with millions of dollars of net worth who felt they needed more in order to feel successful. It’s not unusual for me to hear the not-enough complaint from people earning six figures a year.
At the same time, I know people who seem to be satisfied no matter what they are earning. I remember reading a story about a school janitor who managed to save enough money from his salary to help fund a college education of a number of students. He perceived his life as abundant and experienced great satisfaction. Continue reading
End Underearning & Debting Teleclass
If underearning and/or chronic are problems for you, you’ll want to attend this information-packed teleclass on May 26 at 3:pm EST, Noon Pacific, 8 pm GMT.
This interactive teleclass for those who are serious about improving their financial condition.
Read about the class at
http://EndUnderearning.com
Here’s a fact: Even in this economy, you can overcome patterns of your past and move into a prosperous financial position if you:
- Understand what the payoff for staying in a “poor me” position is for you.
- Are willing to put into practice some guaranteed real-world solutions that I’ll be teaching
- Learn to develop realistic income-producing strategies
- Get to know and appreciate your unique talents
- Use the techniques you’ll learn on May 26
All the information you need to decide if this class is right for you is at
http://EndUnderearning.com
There’s an Early-Bird special you won’t want to miss!
I hope you’ll join me. Listen via phone, Webcast, or download the replay.
Fear of Being Seen – A Block to Prosperity
In my book Build Your Money Muscles, I identify the five main feelings that people act out through their finances. One of those is a sense of being trapped. When I wrote the book, I didn’t understand the depths of this feeling and it’s nuances. Lately, that understanding is coming into focus. Here’s what I’ve learned.
Children often are discouraged from truely expressing themselves because their parents, and others, just don’t get who they are. I can remember my mother’s reaction when, as a three-year old dressed in my favorite yellow sunsuit, I proudly presented myself as a black bear, having covered myself with mud. I learned then, and in many instances afterwards, that it isn’t always safe to let people now who I am.
Perhaps you can remember moments when you realized that speaking or acting freely could lead to punishment or stimulate negative reactions from those around you. As a result, you developed coping mechanisms that allowed you to fit it or be acceptable.
The result: being trapped in a persona that works in the world, but leaves you feeling disconnected and, perhaps empty. This is often accompanied by less-than feelings, shame, and lots of negative self-talk.
Not the best foundation for drawing in a free-flow of love and support — financial and otherwise.
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