The Pow In Positive Thinking

I have always known that if you think you can, you are right and if you think you can't, you're right. I practice positive thinking. Let's be real, I'm human like everyone else, so sometimes negative thoughts creep in. Sometimes I have fears or worries or anxiety about what is to come.

Last month I took a pay what you can course on money with Good Vibe Coach Jeannette Maw. The course was set up to bring out all of the money gremlins I had and then teach me to retrain my mind to think more positive thoughts about money, and to drop the beliefs and thoughts that don't serve me. During the course of July I had more gremlins surface than I care to mention. It was crazy. I even wondered if the course was a good idea at one point. Digging all that stuff up was a pain...literally! hee hee

I resisted some of the techniques that my coach friends shared with me to rid myself of negative thoughts and bring better things into my life. Instead, I pointed out reality over and over and got very worried about some what ifs, in terms of finances. I had meltdowns at least twice in July, worrying about finances. It was not pretty. LOL!

Over the summer I've also been working on manifesting in two other areas, my love life and my career. I have a great career, and I have a great love. What I'm manifesting is the right next step with both. I had specific requests that I put out there, and I worked on some things to make them happen, and then I even had more fun on purpose to ease up on wanting things so darn much. That can be difficult when you're impatient and stubborn (read determined) like me.

Well, by the end of the Money Mojo class with Jeannette and friends, I had been through my meltdowns, asked my frank questions, slayed a few dragons, and even had others outside that circle seemingly point out the water while I felt like I was drowning. By the end, I got angry. I had a tantrum. I told my friends in no uncertain terms what I wanted and what I didn't, and who could do what with their advice, and I cracked myself up at the same time.

When the dust settled I was determined to read every single thing I could get my hands on about building wealth, handling money, quickly eliminating debt, leveraging resources, creating systems, you name it. I wanted to know how rich people think about money and I wanted to learn to handle money the way they do.

I set intentions to learn as much as I can about money. I'm an intelligent person, right? I can do this. I gave in to the advice of my coach friends, in the face of reality, and I adopted saying affirmations every morning about what I want as if it already is. This means I wake up in the morning and say, "My net worth is positive. My net worth is a quarter million dollars. I am building wealth," among other things. I adopted a little technique called pray rain journaling. I basically write a page about what I want to happen in an area of life in the same journal every day until it's full. I do this to create the feeling of it already being here, of my life already being in that state. It's fun. I also adopted the practice of flat out asking the Universe for guidance and for what I want.

The biggest thing I did was throw my hands up and ask the Universe for inspiration and guidance, because I do this with projects and with clients. My best work comes when I'm inspired. My best ideas aren't "mine." They come from the Universe through me. By throwing up my hands I was saying, "Ok, Universe, I'm going to stop banging my head against the wall now. You just tell me. You guide me. You show me what to do next. I'll do it."

I went about my business after doing this every day. I took good care of myself. I spent more time with friends and family. Instead of working so darn hard to make things happen, I took walks and played with my dogs and went into easy action mode. I spring cleaned the heck out of my house, and it felt good while I did it and after it was done. I did yard work. I have beautiful flowers this year and more than I've ever had, and I enjoy watching the butterflies, dragonflies and bees on them. I did yoga in the morning. I ate ice cream. I have five flavors of ice cream in my freezer right now, just because it feels good to have a choice.

So, about a week into this strategy, I was brushing my teeth getting ready to go somewhere and something hit me. It was sudden flash of inspiration. It wasn't more than a second! In that second, I had to drop my toothbrush and get a legal pad to flesh it out in writing. In that one second the Universe sent me a solution to all three things I'd been trying so hard to manifest all summer long. Yep, the love thing, the career thing and the money thing, all in one "how". Universe doesn't talk like a conversation. It's a flash, like a quick sync of a flash drive with your computer. Suddenly, the information is there and you will remember if you act on it or write it down.

I didn't do anything about it because it was crazy. It seemed nuts. I did write it down entirely in case I decided to, and then I went about my business. I told my mom and she said it was crazy. I told my sister and she said it was brilliant, go with it. I didn't. It was crazy! LOL!

Another week went by and the right people were appearing to make things happen. It was like the Universe was saying, "Hello? Remember that thing I suggested? Well, here are some people who can help you make it happen. This one, here you go. No, don't like that one? Ok, how bout this one? What about this one?" Finally, someone so convincing stepped forward that I took notice. Someone I had developed a relationship with over time, someone I trusted. I took her advice and then I told my sweetheart about a great opportunity that may come my way as a result. When I told him, he made a comment off hand that was the perfect set up for my crazy idea. "Wow, Babe, that could really be an opportunity to get ahead." Hmmm...

So I mentioned I had a crazy idea to get ahead as a couple, financially and to get to my career goal, but I told him I didn't think he'd go for it. He emailed me back, "Ok, I think I have to know." Big smile. I sent him a one page email similar to what I wrote on the legal pad that day when I brushed my teeth, only I wrote it just for him, tailored to him.

He wrote back and loved the idea. We talked about it later and adopted the idea and now we have a 2 year plan that includes all three things I want. Woooooo-friggin-whooooo! I did cartwheels yesterday, no kidding.

I share this with you to say if there's something you want, and you have no faith that you can get it, or you don't know how to get it, it may sound crazy, but affirm that you have it, pray for it as if you have it, ask for guidance so that you can find a way to make it reality, and even journal about having it already and how that feels. Oh, and it can help to walk away from what you are so feverishly trying to "do" and just be for a few days, a week or two, or however long you can. It's when you are doing something else that you'll be inspired with a way to make your dreams come true.

Need more convincing? I'd be happy to help. Have some stories of your own about how this worked for you? I'd love to hear them here. Happy manifesting!