International Money Pile in Cash and Coins (Photo credit: epSos.de)

When a potential client arranges to find out more about my coaching programs and then says they can’t afford it, I know they need me.  The fact is they can’t afford not to hire me.  Why?  Because as long as you have to say “I can’t afford it” you’re putting off changing that situation.  And you’re only going to change that situation by deciding to do something about it.

How long can you afford to wait to get some help and get out of that frustrating position of not having the money to do the things you really want to do?  Life is not meant to be sacrificed, but to be LIVED.

There was a time when I thought that the way to get into a better financial situation was to sacrifice, be frugal, and not spend any money until I made the money.  And there is something to be said for curbing spending habits and operating on a cash-only basis.  But when it comes to your business, you can’t do it alone and you can’t do it without investing some money into your business; whether that be a website, classes to learn new skills, or some life and/or business coaching.

Once I discovered how much easier it was to build a business with someone helping me, I decided to always be investing some of my profits back into the business, because it made a big difference. Having that extra support, especially when you’re just starting out, shortens the learning curve.

When you’re stuck in the ”I can’t afford it” mode, nothing will change unless you do something about it.  But you don’t know what to do and that’s why you’re stuck.  Getting some fresh ideas, support, and guidance is the best way to jumpstart the engine of your business, and kick it out of the idle gear.  It’s just like trying to turn over a car engine—you need to give it some “juice” first.

There’s also a mindset behind this financial condition of saying no to those who want to help you because you think you can’t afford it.  All of the experts agree that an entrepreneur cannot become successful by him or herself.  Almost everyone who has built up a million-dollar business will admit that they hired people to help them get where they wanted to go and many of them will tell you that they hired their first coach BEFORE they could really afford it!

What does that tell you about their mindset?  It tells you that they believed in themselves and they trusted the Universe to work things out so they could have what they so deeply desired.  That’s coming from an abundant mindset.  Not being able to afford it is coming from a mindset of lack.

So the first step in overcoming your financial difficulties is to change your mindset from one of lack to one of abundance.  There are so many options for the person who makes the decision to take action.

When you decide to invest in yourself, you will find that opportunities come your way to support your decision and you find a way to make it happen.

So if you’re someone who has been waiting for the right timing, the right coach, the right price, understand that you are just procrastinating.  Make the decision to get some help and shorten that learning curve to success.

The true value of changing your life, making major transformations, and attaining business success is worth much more than the money you spend to achieve all of it.  And it starts with an abundance mindset.

David Neagle is a multimillion dollar coach’s coach and very widely known in the coaching world for his teachings on using the Laws of Attraction to create abundance and prosperity. Having taken some of his coaching classes on money and I thought I’d pass on to you some of the things I learned.

You already have the ability to meet all your monetary needs and create more money in your life.  That’s a pretty profound statement.  It means that you are responsible for your money situation but you are also capable of changing it.

So many people who are having money issues feel like a victim and don’t know how much power they truly have.  And many times it’s unconscious.   I know it was for me.  One of my AHA moments was when I realized that I, too, was playing the victim in a subtle way by keeping myself in a low income bracket so people would feel sorry for me.  Did I do that consciously?  No.  It was underneath everything.  How did I uncover it?  By really taking a look at who I was being and seeing what the payoff was for staying stuck.

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A new car was way down on my list of desires because I was happy with what I had. When I bought my Toyota Tercel 15 years ago, it was one of the most economic cars on the road.  It was inexpensive, got great mileage, and never gave me any problems.  Being thrifty and “Green” at heart, I decided to keep it until it conked out to save money and save the environment of one less used car for a while.

Every once in a while I would look with interest and perhaps wistfully at my friends’ nicer and bigger cars, and think about what car I would like next.  And I would wince a little every time I watched my six foot tall husband crunch himself up to fit into my compact car.  But I was being economical and that was a great virtue to have, right?

All the while I was working on my money mindset, practicing the Laws of Attraction, and getting better at attracting my desires. Consequently, as my prosperity consciousness level improved, my Tercel seemed less and less appropriate for my vehicle needs.

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Here’s another quote from “The Science of Getting Rich:”

“Give people who you meet socially the thought of increase.”  Wallace Wattles

Wattles tells us that by giving others the vibration of abundance and increase, we will be keeping our attention on abundance and increase.  When you are in a state of mind that attracts abundance, you naturally wish abundance for others.

So when you meet people socially you pass on your thoughts of abundance.  Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if everyone was living a prosperous life?  Projecting your thoughts of abundance to others in the world can certainly get the ball rolling.  And this is using the Laws of Attraction to benefit others. But it starts with you and your own abundant thoughts.

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As Valentine’s Day rolls around this year, I remember how exciting it was in grade school when my mother bought the package of valentines for us. We had a list of all the kids in the class and one by one, I would pick the best card for each person and think about what I liked about them as I signed the card.

It usually took several days to make these big decisions about who would get which card.  Then there was the excitement of receiving 30-some cards from my classmates on the actual day.  Reading the sweet words in each of the pre-printed  cards gave me a sense of belonging, as though I was a member of a tribe or community.  It was a kind-of bonding ritual in the middle of the school year—assuring us that we were all in this together and supporting each other through the end of the school year.

There was a time when I went through a phase of not appreciating Valentine’s Day because it was so commercialized.  I even asked my husband to not spend any money on me because I thought it was unnecessary and wasteful.  Now I think it was a mistake to deprive him of the opportunity to express his love for me on that special day.

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Here is another quote from “The Science of Getting Rich:”

“To fix your attention on the best is to surround yourself with the best and to become the best.” -Wallace Wattles

The whole key to the Law of Attraction is what are you putting your attention on.   If you surround yourself with the best, your attention will more likely be on the best.  And that will in turn bring riches to you sooner.

A good example of that is a friend of mine who always dresses well and who always gives the appearance of being well off.  As I got to know her, I discovered that she was not well off but she spent her money wisely and frugally.

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Here is another quote from “The Science of Getting Rich:”

“Success is becoming what you want to be.” -Wallace Wattles

Success. That’s what we want, isn’t it?  Success in our relationships, success in our health, success in our finances.  What does success mean? Wattles says that success is becoming what you want to be.  This is a great subject for discussion.

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Here is a great quote from The Science of Getting Rich:

“There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich.” -Wallace Wattles

It is been said that “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer”. This is actually the Law of Attraction in action. Because the wealthy have money, they often think about how to best use their money and hence they attract more money. The poor on the other hand often think about their present lack of money and unfortunately, that also attracts lack into their lives. Currently, 96% of the world’s wealth is being earned by just 1% of the population!

Many of us were brought up to believe that there was something wrong in wanting to get rich. When I voiced that desire I was told it was selfish, unrealistic, and very bad.  And yet Wattles tells us that is isn’t wrong at all. In fact he goes on to say that anyone who “does not desire enough money to buy all that he wants, may not be living up to his full potential.”

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Are you a new business owner seeking information on how to grow your new business?  Here is one thing you can do to make sure you are starting on the right foot.

You need to clear out the cobwebs of the old limiting beliefs that are no longer in line with your new business.  Old beliefs will stand in your way to success if you don’t address them and do something to change them.

They can be beliefs such as:
•    the maximum amount of money you can earn
•    how big you can grow your business
•    the affordability of delegating tasks to free up your time
•    the number of hours you are willing to work
•    or beliefs around money itself

Limiting beliefs could be keeping you from getting your new business of the ground as well as attracting wealth.  One of the biggest limiting beliefs people have is that supply is limited.  This implies that there is a finite amount of riches in the world.  But this is not really true and is proven daily.  More and more people are becoming millionaires every day.  More and more people are turning their yearly income into their monthly income.

And you can do the same.  Here is a simple exercise that you can try to address and change some of those old beliefs into new ones that are more supportive.

1)    Make a list of the beliefs you have that may not be serving you now
2)    Ask yourself if these beliefs are ones you want to believe.
3)    Rewrite the beliefs as you would like them to be, changing each of these beliefs to a positive belief.  For example, if one of your beliefs is “It will be hard to attract new clients” change it to “I can easily attract new clients.”

If you do this whenever you discover a belief that is no longer helping you, you will be removing some of the biggest obstacles on your journey to success.

So many people are having financial worries these days.  It seems like it’s because of economic reasons.  Many people have experienced tangible challenges such as losing a large portion of their retirement savings, getting laid off from a job, having a downturn in business revenue, or unable to get a new business off the ground.  But believe it or not, their troubles have less to do with the current economy and more to do with their money mindset.

What is a money mindset?  It is the way you think, talk, and act regarding money.  It’s about the relationship you have developed with money and how you manage your money. When you take a closer look at your economic challenge, is this the first time it has ever happened to you?  Did you have issues with money before the latest recession?  Most people who have money issues try to blame something else instead of taking charge of their financial situation.  And that’s a shame because when you understand that your money mindset has created your present financial situation, you can take the next step, which is to understand that you alone can change that situation by changing your money mindset.

How do you change your money mindset? One way to learn how is to take the new e-course, “Money Mindset Makeover.”  This e-course will teach you 7 different strategies for a complete makeover of your money mindset.  You can read more about it at this link:
http://www.empoweredspiritcoaching.com/ecourse-offer.html