Creating Money
Hello World!
Money: there’s a topic we love/hate.
I went on a Money Walk, a tool I learned from a Facebook group I joined. The concept is basically taking a walk and then talking to Money. Which sounds kind of woo-woo, but bear with me.
Going for a walk and talking to Money out loud was really weird. Not only because a person talking to “no one” as she walks down the street is a little strange, but also because it felt kind of awkward, like meeting a new person for the first time.
But as I was speaking to Money, I realized that though it felt like this was the first conversation, we actually already had a relationship. And it was kind of terrible.
I would talk badly about it. I would want it for what it could do for me, rather than for its own value in and of itself. I would play mind games with it: when it wasn't there, I would want it to be there, but when it came to me, I would immediately get rid of it. Or, I would lock it away and never let it free.
Because I didn't believe that it would come back to me. I didn't believe that I could create an environment for it to be with me. That's why I had to keep grasping and it and trying to manipulate it.
When I look at it this way, it kind of makes me understand why I didn't have more of it in my life. I mean, if money was a person, why on earth would it want to be with such a crazed individual?
It kind of blew my mind to think of it this way. Of course money, isn’t a person, but doing this exercise showed me my past thoughts about it. It made me realize that I was waiting or hoping that money would come to me, but not giving it any reason to. Coming out of analogy land: I was kind of just waiting for money to fall into my lap without doing anything, except criticizing it for my problems. I was coming from a place of lack, and didn’t really believe I could get it. And if you don’t believe that you are going to get something, it basically doesn’t give you any motivation to try. So though there were many things I wanted to try, I never did, because I never believed they would work.
It’s a work in progress, but my money mindset work has been some of the most important work I have personally done. I think some people believe that working on thoughts is just kind of a “soft” thing to do, but, you guys, when you get real life money as a direct result of working on your thoughts, you start realizing that your brain is the most important thing you have, more than any lottery ticket. While these are all things I wanted to happen for a long time, I started being able to achieve them only after working on my thoughts:
I am now a paid life coach
I got three paid dance gigs this year (previous years combined total = 0)
I started a jewelry business last month and have already made and sold 17 pairs of earrings
I finally started paying back my debt
I don’t worry that I am going to spend all the money in my chequing account (whereas I used to hide it all away - unsuccessfully - into my savings account)
And most importantly, I am starting to trust myself with money.
Money isn’t something that you wait to come to you, it’s something that you can create, by thinking thoughts. Crazy, right?
What are your thoughts about money: if money was a person, would you say you had a good relationship?
Is money something you struggle with? I would love to work with you, and see which thoughts are keeping you stuck.