Have You Inherited Your Money Blueprint?

How many of you decided one day that you were going to make a lot of money on that next big idea? Your perception of money may have been (or still is) “money can make all of my troubles go away.” Then you spend countless hours attempting to make it big - or do you? Maybe instead you found several ways to sabotage yourself and your success.

Many people have gotten used to making a certain income or living a certain lifestyle. It maybe has become a habit to live paycheck to paycheck like our parents did. Or maybe you rack up bills trying to prove you are worthy when deep inside you don’t really feel that way.

What are you denying yourself to see? Are you really trying? Or are you just going through some motions not getting anywhere? If your life isn’t the way you want it to be, then there is some baggage still lurking in your past. Are you ready to discover what that is and then deal with it? If you don’t you’ll keep sabotaging your success.

Begin by writing down where you are and where you are missing the prosperity you desire. Let that take you back through your perceptions and belief systems as to what money means and how it has been used as far back as you can personally remember. Were your parents thrifty or frugal? Were they always worried or fighting about money or finances? By reviewing your story around money, you can find where your unconscious beliefs lie. Some of these beliefs might contradict your desire to have more prosperity.

What can you learn from your past experiences around money. If you’ve gotten into tight spots in the past, do you need to put a little away each week or month? It doesn’t have to be a lot - even $25 per month will add up eventually if an emergency arises and you need extra cash right away.

Clients and I often brainstorm different exercises that they can use to gain a new perspective and respect for better finances and understanding what they really do already have. Here are a few that you might like to try:

1. Give $10 to your favorite charity.

2. Carry 20 - $1 bills in your pocket and play with it throughout the day. Become accustomed to feeling money and acknowledging you do have it. Make a point of keeping this money in your pocket. If you spend $1, replace it within 24 hours. Keep the cycle of income moving.

3. Make a gratitude list of what you already have and carry it with you. Next time you feel you are lacking - pull it out of your wallet and read it. Keep the list growing by adding to it every day.

This is just a few things that can be done, however, other exercises will be useful for your particular situation. Many of my client see a radical change in their abundance within a few weeks of working with their belief systems and moving through simple exercises to help build prosperity.