WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF DUALITY: UP AND DOWN, light and dark, hot and cold, in and out, fast and slow, right and left. These are but a few examples of the thousands of opposite poles. For one pole to exist, the other pole must also exist. Is it possible to have a right side without a left side? Not a chance.
Consequently, just as there are âouterâ laws of money, there must be âinnerâ laws. The outer laws include things like business knowledge, money management, and investment strategies. These are essential. But the inner game is just as important. An analogy would be a carpenter and his tools. Having top-of-the-line tools is imperative, but being the top-notch carpenter who masterfully uses those tools is even more critical.
I have a saying: âItâs not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You have to be the right person in the right place at the right time.â
So who are you? How do you think? What are your beliefs? What are your habits and traits? How do you really feel about yourself? How confident are you in yourself? How well do you relate to others? How much do you trust others? Do you truly feel that you deserve wealth? What is your ability to act in spite of fear, in spite of worry, in spite of inconvenience, in spite of discomfort? Can you act when youâre not in the mood?
The fact is that your character, your thinking, and your beliefs are a critical part of what determines the level of your success.
One of my favorite authors, Stuart Wilde, puts it this way: âThe key to success is to raise your own energy; when you do, people will naturally be attracted to you. And when they show up, bill âem!â
WEALTH PRINCIPLE:
Your income can grow only to the extent you do!
Why Is Your Money Blueprint Important?
Have you heard of people who have âblown upâ financially? Have you noticed how some people have a lot of money and then lose it, or have excellent opportunities start well but then go sour on them? Now you know the real cause. On the outside it looks like bad luck, a downturn in the economy, a lousy partner, whatever. On the inside, however, itâs another matter. Thatâs why, if you come into big money when youâre not ready for it on the inside, the chances are your wealth will be short-lived and you will lose it.
The vast majority of people simply do not have the internal capacity to create and hold on to large amounts of money and the increased challenges that go with more money and success. That, my friends, is the primary reason they donât have much money.
A perfect example is lottery winners. Research has shown again and again that regardless of the size of their winnings, most lottery winners eventually return to their original financial state, the amount they can comfortably handle.
On the other hand, the opposite occurs for self-made millionaires. Notice that when self-made millionaires lose their money, they usually have it back within a relatively short time. Donald Trump is a good example. Trump was worth billions, lost everything, and then a couple of years later, got it all back again and more.
Why does this phenomenon occur? Because even though some self-made millionaires may lose their money, they never lose the most important ingredient to their success: their millionaire mind. Of course in âThe Donaldââs case, itâs his âbillionaireâ mind. Do you realize Donald Trump could never be just a millionaire? If Donald Trump had a net worth of only 1 million dollars, how do you think heâd feel about his financial success? Most people would agree that heâd probably feel broke, like a financial failure!
Thatâs because Donald Trumpâs financial âthermostatâ is set for billions, not millions. Most peopleâs financial thermostats are set for generating thousands, not millions of dollars; some peopleâs financial thermostats are set for generating hundreds, not even thousands; and some peopleâs financial thermostats are set for below zero. Theyâre frickinâ freezing and they donât have a clue as to why!
The reality is that most people do not reach their full potential. Most people are not successful. Research shows that 80 percent of individuals will never be financially free in the way theyâd like to be, and 80 percent will never claim to be truly happy.
The reason is simple. Most people are unconscious. They are a little asleep at the wheel. They work and think on a superficial level of lifeâbased only on what they can see. They live strictly in the visible world.
The Roots Create the Fruits
Imagine a tree. Letâs suppose this tree represents the tree of life. On this tree there are fruits. In life, our fruits are called our results. So we look at the fruits (our results) and we donât like them; there arenât enough of them, theyâre too small, or they donât taste good.
So what do we tend to do? Most of us put even more attention and focus on the fruits, our results. But what is it that actually creates those particular fruits? Itâs the seeds and the roots that create those fruits.
Itâs whatâs under the ground that creates whatâs above the ground. Itâs whatâs invisible that creates whatâs visible. So what does that mean? It means that if you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.
WEALTH PRINCIPLE:
If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.
Of course, some say that seeing is believing. The question I have for such people is âWhy do you bother paying your electric bill?â Although you cannot see electricity, you can certainly recognize and use its power. If you have any doubt as to whether it exists, just stick your finger in an electric socket, and I guarantee that your doubts will quickly disappear.
In my experience, what you cannot see in this world is far more powerful than anything you can see. You may or may not agree with this statement, but to the extent that you do not apply this principle in your life, you must be suffering. Why? Because you are going against the laws of nature, whereby what is under the ground creates what is above the ground, where what is invisible creates what is visible.
As humans, we are a part of nature, not above it. Consequently, when we align with the laws of nature and work on our rootsâour âinnerâ worldâour life flows smoothly. When we donât, life gets rough.
In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on earth, itâs whatâs under the ground that creates whatâs above the ground. Thatâs why placing your attention on the fruits that you have already grown is futile. You cannot change the fruits that are already hanging on the tree. You can, however, change tomorrowâs fruits. But to do so, you will have to dig below the ground and strengthen the roots.
The Four Quadrants
One of the most important things you can ever understand is that we do not live on only one plane of existence. We live in at least four different realms at once. These four quadrants are the physical world, the mental world, the emotional world, and the spiritual world.
What most people never realize is that the physical realm is merely a âprintoutâ of the other three.
For example, letâs suppose youâve just written a letter on your computer. You hit the print key and the letter comes out of your printer. You look at your hard copy, and lo and behold, you find a typo. So you take out your trusty eraser and rub out the typo. Then you hit print again and out comes the same typo.
Oh my gosh, how could this be? You just erased it! So this time you get a bigger eraser and you rub even harder and longer. You even study a three-hundred-page manual called Effective Erasing. Now youâve got all the âtoolsâ and knowledge you need. Youâre ready. You hit print and there it is again! âNo way!â you cry out, stunned in amazement. âHow could this be? Whatâs going on here? Am I in the twilight zone?â
Whatâs going on here is that the real problem cannot be changed in the âprintout,â the physical world; it can only be changed in the âprogram,â the mental, emotional, and spiritual worlds.
Money is a result, wealth is a result, health is a result, illness is a result, your weight is a result. We live in a world of cause and effect.
WEALTH PRINCIPLE:
Money is a result, wealth is a result, health is a result, illness is a result, your weight is a result. We live in a world of cause and effect.
Have you ever heard someone assert that a lack of money was a bit of a problem? Now hear this: A lack of money is never, ever, ever a problem. A lack of money is merely a symptom of what is going on underneath.
Lack of money is the effect, but what is the root cause? It boils down to this. The only way to change your âouterâ world is to first change your âinnerâ world.
Whatever results youâre getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world. If things arenât going well in your outer life, itâs because things arenât going well in your inner life. Itâs that simple.
Declarations: A Powerful Secret for Change
In my seminars we use âaccelerated learningâ techniques that allow you to learn faster and remember more of what you learn. The key is âinvolvement.â Our approach follows from the old saying âWhat you hear, you forget; what you see, you remember; what you do, you understand.â
So Iâm going to ask that every time you reach the end of a major principle in this book, you first put your hand on your heart, then make a verbal âdeclaration,â then touch your head with your index finger and make another verbal âdeclaration.â Whatâs a declaration? Itâs simply a positive statement that you make emphatically, out loud.
Why are declarations such a valuable tool? Because everything is made of one thing: energy. All energy travels in frequencies and vibrations. Therefore, each declaration you make carries its own vibrational frequency. When you state a declaration aloud, its energy vibrates throughout the cells of your body, and by touching your body at the same time, you can feel its unique resonance. Declarations not only send a specific message to the universe, they also send a powerful message to your subconscious mind.
The difference between a declaration and an affirmation is slight, but in my mind, powerful. The definition of an affirmation is âa positive statement asserting that a goal you wish to achieve is already happening.â The definition of a declaration is âto state an official intention to undertake a particular course of action or adopt a particular status.â
An affirmation states that a goal is already happening. Iâm not crazy about this because, often when we affirm something that is not yet real, the little voice in our head usually responds with âThis isnât true, this is BS.â
On the other hand, a declaration is not saying something is true, itâs stating that we have an intention of doing or being something. This is a position the little voice can buy, because weâre not stating itâs true right now, but again, itâs an intention for us in the future.
A declaration, by definition, is also official. It is a formal statement of energy into the universe and throughout your body.
Another word from the definition is importantâaction. You must take all the actions necessary to make your intention a reality.
I recommend that you state your declarations aloud each morning and each evening. Doing your declarations while looking into a mirror will accelerate the process even more.
Now I have to admit that when I first heard of all this, I said, âNo way. This declaration stuff is far too hokey for me.â But because I was broke at the time, I decided, âWhat the heck, it canât hurt,â and started doing them. Now Iâm rich, so it shouldnât come as a big surprise that I believe that declarations really work.
Either way, Iâd rather be really hokey and really rich than really cool and really broke. How about you?
That said, I invite you to place your hand on your heart and repeat the followingâŚ