| Those that found abundance in their lives | | | | people that wear designer labeled clothing at all |
| attracted it through their thought process. There | | | | times, and of course at all costs. For all of their |
| is no such thing as luck. Those that believed they | | | | spending, however, they just can't seem to get |
| deserved abundance received it, just as those | | | | out of the rut they find themselves in. They can |
| that believe they do not deserve it or believe it is | | | | never make the big changes they wish they could |
| not possible do not receive it. So, how do you | | | | experience in their lives. |
| make the change to a mentality that attracts | | | | Those who invest instead of spend have an |
| abundance? Here are 7 Laws of Abundance to | | | | abundance mentality. They believe that there is |
| help you get started: | | | | plenty to go around and there is no limit to what |
| Law 1: Fly With the Eagles or Be Grounded With | | | | they can achieve. When they get money, their |
| The Turkeys | | | | first thought turns to how they can make it grow. |
| Vision. Independence. Freedom. Strength. | | | | They invest in books, they invest in education, |
| Individuality. Intelligence. These are the attributes | | | | they invest time in the things they truly want to |
| associated with eagles, and with those that fly | | | | achieve. When they see the returns from their |
| high in our lives. They dream big, they work | | | | great efforts, then they celebrate with meaningful |
| towards their dream, and they replace their | | | | additions to their lives. They remain responsible, |
| doubts with belief. They don't follow the crowd. | | | | and don't make purchases based on what other |
| Instead, they follow the vision they created in | | | | people value. |
| their mind's eye for themselves. They know that | | | | When you spend, once its gone, its gone. When |
| they don't know everything, but trust that they | | | | you invest, when you get your return, you can |
| can and will learn while on the road to success. | | | | still continue to grow that original investment. You |
| You can easily identify the eagles in your life. | | | | never lose, because you are always replenishing. |
| The turkeys are also easy to identify in your life. | | | | This may be the very definition of abundance. |
| They gather together and gobble gobble...meaning, | | | | And remember, this is also true of your time, |
| they talk. They talk about their woulda's, coulda's | | | | your energy and your love...all things that are |
| and shoulda's. Though their lives are in shambles, | | | | much more valuable than your money. |
| they seem to know exactly what you should do | | | | Law 5: Eliminate the Anchors in Your Life |
| to fix your life. They gobble about the things they | | | | What are the anchors in your life? They are |
| can't control while allowing the things they can | | | | anything that is holding you back from where you |
| control to go out of control. The turkeys can tell | | | | want to go. What could some of those anchors |
| you why you can't succeed, but can't offer a | | | | be? It could be the people you've outgrown, but |
| single shred of hope or support towards how you | | | | you continue to allow to prevent you from |
| can. They gobble about what they don't like, | | | | making strides on your own plan. It could be |
| without taking any action towards changing it. | | | | situations that you continue to put yourself into |
| They gobble about everything, and do nothing. | | | | when you know that the results will be to your |
| It does matter who you associate with. It is | | | | detriment. It could be your own thoughts |
| much harder to fly when everyone around you is | | | | providing you excuse after excuse for why you |
| telling you its impossible. Find people that want to | | | | can't, shouldn't and won't. |
| fly or that are already flying. Leave the turkeys | | | | Those with an abundance mentality don't let |
| to what they do best...gobbling on the ground. | | | | anchors hold them back. They cut the lines they |
| Law 2: Think Big and Work Smart | | | | are attached to so they are free to go where |
| We all know many people that think small and | | | | they need to go. They let go of old relationships |
| work hard. They've been in their same positions | | | | that no longer serve them. They only put |
| for a very long time, with the same incomes, | | | | themselves in situations that will help them to |
| same level, and same amount of dissatisfaction. | | | | grow, achieve, and to find other like-minded |
| These are some of the hardest working people | | | | individuals such as themselves. They destroy |
| on the planet, and yet, they rise to the level of | | | | excuses and turn them instead into meaningful |
| their thinking. Thinking small and working hard is | | | | action. |
| actually safe. You know how to do the job, and | | | | The biggest anchor of them all is an old way of |
| you don't need to learn anything else. So, you | | | | thinking. If you want to jump start your life, you |
| increase your energy in order to do more while | | | | must first jump start your thoughts. Finding your |
| leaving the mind starved of new knowledge, | | | | way to fulfilling your dreams can be difficult |
| opportunities and dreams. | | | | enough without holding yourself back. Cut the |
| Thinking big and working smart is about creating | | | | anchors lose and sail towards your destiny. |
| your dreams. It's not about learning something | | | | Law 6: Delayed Gratification vs Instant |
| once and doing it over and over again. It's about | | | | Gratification |
| constantly learning. It's not about a hard day's | | | | When in high school, a mentor asked what would |
| work, but about a smart day's work. Thinking big | | | | be worth more; $10,000 today or a penny a day |
| is about creating dreams that at first seem | | | | doubled for 30 days (Day 1 = $0.01, Day 2 = |
| impossible, but upon further reflection resonate in | | | | $0.02, Day 3 = $0.04, etc for 30 days). When |
| your heart and mind as exactly where you should | | | | most people first here this scenario, they choose |
| be. Working smart is about efficiency. It's about | | | | the $10,000. However, the penny a day doubled |
| finding the people, knowledge and opportunity to | | | | for 30 days comes out to over $5 Million |
| help you get where you want to get to. Working | | | | ($5,368,709.00 to be exact). Striking! In this |
| hard is about struggle. Working smart is about | | | | example, the $10,000 represents instant |
| flow. | | | | gratification (what looks good now), and the |
| Your thoughts make all of the difference. Those | | | | penny a day double represents delayed |
| who do the seemingly impossible knew believed | | | | gratification (what doesn't look too appealing |
| they could do it before they knew they could do | | | | today that because great over time). |
| it. They trusted themselves to learn along the | | | | What are examples of these contrasting |
| way, and to have the tenacity to see it done no | | | | perspectives in action? In the future you want to |
| matter what they had to go through. | | | | be a best selling author, but everyday, you use |
| Law 3: The Mindset of Gratitude vs | | | | potential writing time to watch your favorite |
| Complaint-a-tude | | | | sitcoms. In the future, you want your children to |
| Ok, there's no such word as "complaint-a-tude". | | | | be able to talk to you about anything they might |
| However, the difference between these 2 | | | | experience as teenagers, but everyday, you tell |
| mindsets literally comes down to focusing on | | | | them to be quiet as they want to tell you about |
| what's right with the world vs focusing on what's | | | | things that are important to them that you find |
| wrong with the world. What you think about | | | | childish. In the future, you want your love |
| determines your reality. Therefore, when you | | | | relationship to be happy and to last, but everyday |
| focus on gratitude, you are focusing on all of the | | | | you think of new ways to hide things, to step out |
| things you are thankful for in your life. With that | | | | on the relationship and to exert control over your |
| focus, your mind and subconscious leads you to | | | | mate. |
| more people, experiences, and things for you to | | | | Things worth having are worth waiting for. Things |
| be grateful for. | | | | you get quickly often disappear just as fast. |
| The opposite is also true, however. When you | | | | However, with delayed gratification, the effort, |
| focus on a mindset of complaint-a-tude, you are | | | | thought, energy and time you invest often pays |
| focusing on everything that's wrong in your life. | | | | you back much more and over a far greater |
| With that focus, your mind and subconscious leads | | | | timescale than anything you just take today |
| you to more people, experiences and things for | | | | because its in front of you now. When your long |
| you to complain about. As bad as you may think | | | | term and short term goals conflict, always choose |
| you have it, there are many many more people | | | | the long term goal. |
| out there that would love to exchange their | | | | Law 7: Abundance is Your Birth Right |
| problems for yours. If you truly want to make | | | | Everyone deserves abundance. Many people get |
| things better, you have to start being grateful for | | | | themselves into the mental trap of believing that |
| what you already have. | | | | they don't deserve abundance in their lives. They |
| Again, your thoughts make all of the difference. | | | | believe that there are others more deserving, |
| Abundance in your life starts with abundance in | | | | that they are not "good enough", or that they |
| your thoughts. An man or woman of abundance | | | | have past transgressions to atone for first. In |
| is thankful for everything in their lives. Absolutely | | | | truth, you are deserving of abundance for no |
| everything. They understand that every | | | | other reason than you were born. |
| experience contributed to who they are today. | | | | The modern society is set up to keep us |
| They may not have always like the experiences. | | | | competing, wanting to "rise to the top", and to be |
| However, they know those experiences are | | | | better than the next person. However, natural law |
| leading them to something greater than they | | | | says we are all the same. We are all connected |
| thought they could be or achieve. | | | | via the divine energy that dwells within us all, and |
| Law 4: Investing vs Spending | | | | we are all unique expressions of that energy. |
| Whether we are talking about time, money, love, | | | | Though society sets up class distinctions, don't be |
| attention or anything else we have, there is a | | | | fooled by them. Abundance is just as much your |
| difference between investing and spending. Those | | | | right as the wealthiest men and women on the |
| who spend without investing have a poverty | | | | planet. |
| consciousness. They believe there is only so much | | | | You must believe that you are worthy. Your |
| money (as an example) to go around. So, when | | | | worthiness must be based on the fact that you |
| they get it, they spend it on something they | | | | exist, and nothing more. Anytime you base your |
| believe has value based on the value others place | | | | own self worth on anything outside of yourself, it |
| on it. These are the people driving luxury cars | | | | can go up and down in value. When self worth is |
| while living in poor neighborhoods. These are the | | | | based on the divine energy you have locked |
| folks that wear their financial value on their necks, | | | | inside, its value always remains the same...priceless. |
| fingers and wrists through jewelry. These are the | | | | |