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People generally believe that money is difficult to come by, and then getting rich is a matter of either impossibly hard work or downright impossible luck. What they fail to realize is that the way they live their life – their attitude towards money, life and happiness – has a great deal to do with whether they attract money and success. They live their life as paupers, not just where money is concerned, but in every aspect. They scrape by financially, they’re stingy with kind words and generous acts, and they attack each day as if suffering through unpleasantness will somehow earn them happiness simply because they’re so miserable.
It doesn’t work that way, however. Success breeds more success, and positive events chase after positive attitudes. If you live an abundant life – a life that’s full, rich and happy – you’ll continue to reap positive energy and material prizes in return. You just need to truly understand what an abundant life entails. There are three things that you need to live a truly abundant life. You need your health, you need good relationships, and you need money. If you feel fulfilled in all three of these areas, then you’re ahead of the game – you’re living an abundant life. But if any of these three are unfulfilling, you run the risk of succumbing to negativity and stress. Look at it this way – imagine your net worth is $50 million but you have a debilitating illness that keeps you from doing much of anything. Or that you’re that rich but you have no friends, no family, and no other loved ones with whom you can experience life’s joys. The same holds true when you don’t have any money at all – you could be extremely healthy and have loving friends and family, but if you’re struggling for money then you aren’t living a full life. So why is it so difficult to fulfill all three of these areas, thus ensuring an abundant life? The answer is your attitude. Your thoughts and feelings which, in turn, drive your actions, determine whether or not you’ll have a successful life. From the time that we’re small children we’re forming the basis of our belief system, the manner in which we view ourselves and the world around us. Some of it is taught to us by our parents. Some lessons we learn through trial and error, forming perceptions based on our experiences. Some of it comes from our religion, and the society in which we live. By adulthood, all of these things have come together to form the way we deal with everything in our lives. Many people live their lives as victims of circumstance, convinced when bad things happen that life is “just like that” – and, for those people, that’s the truth. What they don’t understand is that the majority of things that happen to them occur because of their own outlook. Religious leaders and philosophers have lectured for thousands of years that “we reap what we sow” – that good attracts good, and negative attracts negative. Many man made religions of today teach that you must do certain things or act in certain ways if you are to accomplish or accumulate. Basically, that you must be good. And that is the great secret to living an abundant life. That by simply believing that you deserve good things, by rejoicing in all that you’ve been given and visualizing that more will be coming your way, you will attract positive events, success, happiness and wealth. It’s not magic – you’ll still need to work towards your goals and exploit any opportunities that come your way, but those opportunities will increase tenfold once you develop a positive, forward-thinking attitude. Starting 11 years ago, Jamie McIntyre took less than 5 years to become a self made millionaire. In the last 8 years as a world leading educator and success coach, he has touched the lives of 165,000 Australians and New Zealanders and recently people world wide, producing many millionaires in the process and helping many retire early. http://www.jamie-mcintyre.com |
