The Guiding Principles for Abundance

by Bea Fields

Do you know that your financial success in life is directly related to the power of your mind? Are you living in scarcity, wondering if you're ever going to make it, scared to make a buying decision, and fearful of something unfortunate coming into your life that will really take you into debt? Or are you living with an abundance mentality, living, thinking, and acting like a millionaire, setting the world on fire with the power of your confidence? Do you live as if you are the CEO of your own life, 100% in charge of how you spend your money, or do your finances have complete control over your every decision, stopping you from moving in the direction of the life you most want to live? Are you building a Dream Team of people who are thriving financially in the world, who will support you in reaching your life and business goals? Or are you spending your time with people who are draining you physically, emotionally, and mentally, because you just cannot seem to say "no" to anyone? This article will provide you with the key strategies necessary for developing a prosperous mind and for using your environment to create wealth even if have little to start with. It all begins with YOU!

1) Strengthen Your Financial Environment

Guiding Principle: Abundance

Abundance is a principle used to describe the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply. Many people equate abundance with financial wealth, yet I want to make clear that in this context, the word abundance means "more than an adequate quantity or supply to meet the financial demands you have for today". If you are making only enough money to pay your bills today, you will not have the ability to take care of the financial needs of emergencies/unforeseen circumstances, to give to others, or to enhance your own personal and professional life. In order to build an abundance in your financial environment, it will be crucial for you to:

• Pay yourself first

• Save more than you spend

• Secure your financial assets by being insured

• Protect your assets by diversifying your investments and shielding your taxable dollars

• Design your life so that multiple streams of income are being used to contribute to your financial well being (income from investments, royalties from books or products, affiliate fees, salary, and so on)

2) Upgrade Your Physical Environment:

Guiding Principle: Conservation

Conservation is the careful preservation and protection of something, often considered to be the planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

When it comes to the physical environment, it is important to consider the conservation of natural resources such as electricity, gas, and oil, as the cost of these resources are increasing daily. It is also important to look at how our physical space can be designed to conserve our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy.

Guidelines:

• Reduce your utility bills. It is possible to reduce your electricity bill by closing off unheated areas of your home, cleaning heating and air-conditioning filters regularly, and by turning off appliances and lights when not using them.

• Optimize your equipment . It is important to look at your equipment and to be able to optimize/upgrade it so that it allows you to be as efficient and effective as possible.

• Simplify! Simplicity in your physical space means that you have much less in your space creating friction and tolerations. By living more simply, you will have less that breaks and less to care for, which means savings in your bottom line.

• Live in clean, clutter free, and beautiful spaces . Clean and clutter free spaces are not only beautiful...they are highly functional. By decluttering your home and office, you will find that you have much more time to focus on making and managing your finances.

• Place a money jar in a strategic location in your home or office. A money jar is a very visible and effective way for you to begin accumulating cash saved from coupons and from not spending your "latte factor". Keep a large glass jar in a visible location in your home or office. Each time you save a dollar, drop it in the jar, and watch as the dollars accumulate. At the end of each month, add the money from the jar to your savings account so that your money begins to earn interest.

3) Strengthen the Environment of Self

Guiding Principle : Energy Balance

When it comes to the environment of self, it will be important to strike a beautiful balance between the amount of energy you take in and the amount you expend. This can be in the form of physical energy (sleep, liquids, food, exercise) or in the form of mental/emotional energy (tapping into strengths, talents, and skills). The goal is for you to have a surplus of physical energy and to also acquire financial abundance in ways which require the least amount of energy possible (in ways which prevent you from struggling to reach your financial goals).

Guidelines:

• Turn up the volume of your positive inner voice. "I am great". "I am intelligent". "I am bold". "I am confident". This positive self talk can carry you far in life, so turn up the volume of this positive self talk. You will find that your productivity will increase dramatically. While positive self talk and affirmations are a part of this process, they often don't last unless you upgrade your environments so that they pull you in the direction of the vision for your life.

• Write a letter to your inner CEO , asking for what you want in life and why you feel this is important to your overall life plan. For an example on how this letter can be written, visit The 11th Element Website Biz Builder Lessons by Bob Scheinfeld.

• Capitalize on your strengths. It takes a great deal more energy to use your weaknesses as it does to use your strengths. When you apply your strengths, you can achieve the job in much less time and much more effectively. Use your strengths in order to get into a cycle of winning. This cycle of winning will create the boldness and confidence you need to strengthen your financial environment.

• Begin charging what you know you are worth. Make a list of all of your external assets: physical appearance, ability to perform tasks and your internal assets: courage, commitment, your charm, creativity, integrity, leadership, salesmanship, and so on. Apply these to the total value of what you think your worth is, and watch this amount triple.

• Eat well, drink plenty of water, exercise daily, and sleep at least 8 hours each nigh t. Your body needs a surplus of good health in order to keep you energy levels high and to be fully engaged so that abundance comes your way.

• Discover your genius. What is it that is a passion of yours that lights your soul on fire and sends your creativity to new heights? Your passion, talents, and abilities are the key to discovering your true genius.

4) Build a Thriving Network Environment

Guiding Principle: Givers Gain

One of the biggest reasons for earning more income and investing it so that it grows is to be able to give more to others. Once our needs are met, the universe will be open to giving more to us as long as we are first willing to give.

Guidelines:

• Invite people who live in abundance and who live the principle of Givers Gain to join your network . As soon as they enter your life, ask them the question "What can I do for you?" You ability to receive begins with your willingness to give to others. From here, begin to assemble a "Dream Team" of 8-10 people who will be in your very close inner circle. These 8-10 people will become the people you rely on most often to add resources and strong networks to your future projects.

• Contribute. Join and contribute to organizations who are thriving and giving abundantly to your community.

• Provide free gifts and resources to people who visit your website. This can be a free download, special report, free subscription, or anything you feel would add value and a sense of giving to your website.

• Give of your time, love, talent, skills, commitment, and strengths. Your intangible gifts are priceless, and they are so needed by others. People won't know what you have to offer until you tell them, so communicate your skills to everyone you know.

• Cultivate strong relationships with people in your network. Once you have built your network, do everything you can to stay in close touch with the people in both your inner and outer circle.

Part 2 of this article will appear in January

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