Manifesting with the Law of Attraction

You’ve been talking about pursuing your dream since high school. You’ve been stuffing a file with places you’d like to travel since you got your first job. You’ve envisioned what your boutique store would look like for years, even driving around searching for the perfect location, yet you’ve never taken that next step.

So, what’s stopping you?

In my coaching with clients they regularly share the obstacles that are stopping them from moving forward. At least fifty percent of the time, these items are perceived, not real.

Here’s a list of the most popular ones I’ve heard and how to avoid them:

1. I’m too old.

Years ago I heard the story of a 70-year-old woman who lifted a car off her grandchild and saved his life. When she was interviewed, instead of being ecstatic, she was melancholy and admitted that if she could lift a car to save a child what else might she have been able to do that she never tried. The interviewer asked her what she’d always wanted to do, but hadn’t tried. The grandma replied, “Go to college.” The interviewer challenged her, “So why not do it now?” And so she did.

You are only too old if YOU decide you are. There are lots of stories of older Olympians, older singers and older musicians-fields typically associated with youth.

2. It costs too much money.

I have found that most people who make this statement actually have no idea what the item in questions costs. They are operating on some notion that it’s above what they would be willing to spend. Or they are not open to creative solutions and assume that they must pay retail for what they want-be it a new car, travel, or a house. There are many innovative ways to get what you want (and no, they aren’t illegal!)

Don’t make this statement unless you know the exact cost and have made the decision that the cost for the value isn’t there.

3. My spouse/children/parents/etc. wouldn’t like it.

I’m surprised to hear adults say this statement, but I hear it more often than one might imagine. First, you really don’t know how someone will react until you actually take an action. In most cases, you are speculating as to how they would react or assuming they will react similar to ways they have in the past.

Second, are you living your life to make them happy or to make you happy? Of course, if you have a family you need to consider how your choices affect them, but not to the point that if they may be uncomfortable with your choice you give it up without seeking a compromise or resolution.

4. It’s too hard.

This statement is another one that is usually based on incomplete information or full out speculation. You don’t know how difficult something will be for you unless you try it. Nothing is impossible.

Stop pushing what you want away until you decide you don’t want it anymore.

5. I’m too fat.

* “I’m too fat to go out to networking meetings and market myself. Who would want to hire me?”
* “I’m too fat to take professional photos for my website.”
* “I’m too fat to get a date. No one will ever want to marry me.”

Admittedly, I’ve heard these declarations from women far more than men, but a few of my male clients have said it too in reference to why they think they may have gotten passed over for a promotion or not getting hired for a new job.

While I won’t say that weight discrimination may not be at play in some cases, the bigger obstacle is how you feel about yourself.

If you believe that you are fat and feel self-conscious you will present yourself differently. When you aren’t confident and someone else is-they will likely get the date or the job over you.

6. I’m not educated enough.

Bill Gates quit college before earning his degree. There are countless stories of high school children who have opened businesses that have hit a million in sales.

Education doesn’t equal success.

If what you want to do requires a higher level degree than what you possess, figure out a way to get it.

7. I’m too OR I’m not .

Are you seeing a pattern here? Search your language and see if you’re shutting yourself down by believing in a perceived obstacle.

If you are, stop now and go take an action to pursue your dream. These obstacles do not need to stop you from achieving success and fulfillment in life.

Think about the grandma who said that if she could do something she thought impossible at age 70, what else could she have done in her life, then ask yourself, “What could I do if only believed I could?”

© 2009 Leah Grant Enterprises LLC

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I’m sure most of you have heard of, and perhaps read the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it along with his book “Cashflow Quadrant.” Both of the books are simplistic and introductory by design. But there are some important concepts that Kiyosaki highlights that are fundamental to accumulating wealth. Here are a number of Power Affirmations that I have created based on studying his material.

One of the reasons I prefer creating power affirmations instead of just notes is that they focus my mind on the positive application of the knowledge and not just the knowledge itself. By conditioning my mind to take positive action on what I learn, positive results eventually follow.

Here some of the affirmations:

My financial intelligence is now increasing everyday. Financial intelligence is more important than money.

1) I now create regular, positive cashflow. I create money.

2) Through controlling cash producing assets whose cash exceeds my living expenses, I am on the Fast Track to unlimited abundance.

3) I don’t work for money, I make my money work hard for me.

4) I regularly study accounting and investing.

5) Today I choose to be wealthy. I choose to use my ideas and money to create ever increasing wealth and abundance.

"Give me 10 Minutes a day and I will show you how to create the life of your dreams? 100% Guaranteed" It can bring you years of good fortune... make you very, very wealthy... broaden your circle of influence... put people in awe of you... and more!

6) I study and learn about money from people who are already wealthy.

7) When I come across an investment worth making, I ask myself “HOW can I afford it?” I am a possibility thinker.

My thoughts create new wealth generating opportunities everyday.

9) I study so that I can find good companies to buy.

10) I increase my wealth by following strategies to manage risk.

11) I pay myself first. I always pay my bills, but I pay myself first.

12) I am financially self-reliant. Through creative intelligence and planning, I now create new wealth far beyond my personal needs.

13) I write strong and sound business plans that create successful businesses that create jobs for others. I create wealth for myself and for other people.

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Oprah has said it and so will I, keeping a daily journal is an excellent way to help yourself to a generous dose of Happiness.

In studies conducted, it has been found that writing the events of the day in a journal drastically increases your powers of recall and memory. It also helps to ‘unload’ all the baggage you’ve collected during the day. It helps you to remember all the blessings you’ve been sent and the new ways you learned to overcome an obstacle. It allows you to see all the wonderful things that happened today and reminds you to be grateful.

Congratulate yourself on all the good you did, the lessons you learned and even just getting through the day to the best of your ability.

Journaling helps you to go back through each event that happened during the day and analyze your reaction to that event. This way you can gain valuable information that slipped past in the rush.

You see interactions with others (good and bad) and can learn from them. -Was reacting in that way the best way to handle the situation? -If you’d approached him from this angle, would a better result have been achieved for all parties involved?

You reinforce your memory by reviewing the day’s happenings. -By going over the day’s events your memory is forced to recall details that you would otherwise have forgotten. This re-enforces the path of your memory and you’ll find it easier to recall specific events.

You also see the gifts you were given during the day -A smile from a stranger or a compliment from the cute guy in the lift. -That taxi pulling up just in time, when you knew you were going to be late

You can keep a record of anything new that you learned. -This helps to show you that you are, in fact, learning something new every day, which gives your self-confidence a boost.

It’s also good to look back over previous journals and see how you’ve developed as a person and to reminisce. This way you can see how all the hard work you put into improving your life, is paying off.

Journaling allows you to write down what you’re grateful for, which gives you a profound sense of humility and gratitude in amongst all the thoughts of ‘lack’.

Here’s how I get the most benefit out of journaling:

I got myself a ‘day per page’ journal and made a deal with myself that I would write in it every night, before going to sleep.

I write down everything that happened during the day.

The good and bad (be careful to use positive language and always give a good side to a bad event). How you handled situations, things you learned, people you met, gifts you received (a hug from a friend or your daughter waving goodbye as you go to work)

Writing everything out helps clarify a situation, put things into perspective, clears the negative and affirms the positive.

At the bottom of the page I summarize the new things I’ve learned and the things that happened today that I’m grateful for.

I’ve found this to be a wonderful way to remind myself of all the good things that happen to me every day. In a world where we habitually tend to think negatively, a journal can be our own little ray of sunshine.

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