Seven Ways to Attract More Money
November 17, 2009
by Dr. Joe Vitale
Want to attract more money?
Wondering why you haven’t attracted it when you’ve done everything you thought you needed to do?
What really works when it comes to attracting more money, anyway?
I’ve been studying the Law of Attraction for more than three decades. I’ve written several books about it, including The Attractor Factor and The Key. That’s why I ended up in the movie The Secret, and then on Larry King and Donny Deutsch’s televison shows, among others. I know how the Law of Attraction works, and I know why so many people don’t clearly understand it.
When it comes to the Law of Attraction, most people want to learn how to use it to attract more money first. After that, they’ll wonder how to attract romance, cars, homes, happiness, and everything else. But money is the starting place for most people.
So, how do you attract more money?
When it comes to attracting anything — and money in particular — there are seven ways to do it right. Here they are:
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Give Money Away
It sounds counter-intuitive but the more you give, the more you will receive (unless you block the receiving, which ties into the next step). Give openly and freely to wherever you received spiritual nourishment. Give on a regular basis, too. The rule of thumb is to give 10% of whatever you receive, but it’s also smart to give more when you feel inspired to do so.
Remember, give to the person, place, or group that has kept your spirit alive. Just ask “Where was I most inspired this past week?” and give to that source. And ask the question daily or weekly as the source will often change.
Here’s an inside tip: When most people give money, they do it with a tight fist. They don’t give much. Why not? Because they’re afraid. They’re holding on. Well, the energy of fear will attract more things to fear. Instead, give money with an open heart and an expectation of return. Give in love.
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Get Clear
Most people push money away with their hidden limiting beliefs, such as “money is bad” or “rich people are evil.” Those are beliefs, not facts. Get clear of them and money will come to you (as long as you also do the next step).
Getting clear is truly “The Missing Secret” to making the Law of Attraction work for you all the time. After all, it isn’t your conscious intentions that are being manifested in your life, it is your un-conscious counter-intentions.
For example, when you set a goal on New Year’s day to stop smoking or date more, what happened the next week? You gave up your conscious goal for your un-conscious belief that you couldn’t do it. You weren’t in alignment with your intention. You werent’ “clear.”
Most likely in your unconscious mind you have limiting beliefs about money, such as -
a.. “Money is evil.”
b.. “Money will attract problems.”
c.. “Money will make me a selfish person.”
d.. “Wanting money is greedy.”
e.. “Rich people are snobs.”If you have one or more of those limiting beliefs within you, do you really think you’ll attract any money? In truth, you’ll attract NOT having money.
Why? Because your unconscious counter-intention (”Money is bad”) will veto your conscious intention (”I now attract more money into my life”).
Is it any wonder some people say the movie The Secret or the Law of Attraction doesn’t work? Obviously, once you clear those hidden blocks/beliefs to your success, your success has nothing in the way of happening. The roadblocks are gone.
I talk about ways to get clear in my new audioprogram, “The Missing Secret.” One thing you can do right now is to simply question your beliefs. Become a belief detective and look for those limiting beliefs about money. When you release your inner blocks, you will attract more money.
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Take Action
Too many people sit and wait for money to materialize in front of them. I believe in magic and miracles, but I also believe that your role in the process of attracting money is to actually do something to bring it your way. Act on your ideas. Now. “Money likes speed” is my favorite mantra.
If you don’t act now, you’ll see your idea manifested in a store some day and somebody else will be attracting money from it. What can you do right now, today, to move toward creating something that will attract more money? Whatever it is, do it.
When you doubt and second-guess yourself instead of taking action, you are demonstrating that you aren’t yet clear (see second tip above) about money and your right to attract it. Act now and get rich.
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Support a Cause
Most people push money away because they don’t feel they deserve it. One way around this (while you still work on getting clear inside yourself) is to want money for a larger purpose. I created Operation YES to end homelessness. Raising hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more) for that cause will remove any remaining prosperity limitations within me. While I won’t receive a dime from Operation YES, my working on its behalf will attract money to me in other ways, such as the contacts and goodwill I’ll create.
In short, want money for a larger reason than your own ego. This is a beautiful way to attract more money without wanting it only for yourself. Realize that when you are wealthy, you are better able to help family, friends, your community, and even the world. A good reason to attract more money is for all the good it can do for others, not just you. Ask yourself what cause would you support (or even create) once you attracted more money?
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Get Support
One of the wisest things you can do to achieve any goal is create or join a master mind group devoted to it. I co-authored Meet and Grow Rich with Bill Hibbler for this reason: to teach you how to create a support group.
The idea is to be around people who can keep your energy and inspiration high. While you can make progress alone, it’s so much easier when you have support.
This support can also come in the way of audiotapes, books, and other learning tools. I’ve been buying audios from Nightingale-Conant for more than thirty years for just that reason: it helps me stay focused on constantly growing and improving. Even when I was struggling, I went to the library and borrowed books and tapes to keep me informed and inspired. Today I can afford to buy my own materials, but it’s only because I invested in my education every step along the way.
I created “The Missing Secret” audio set to help people understand the practical use of the Law of Attraction. Again, all of this is support in helping you attract more money.
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Be Grateful
This is huge. Be thankful for the money you have – which is probably considered true wealth by people starving in third world countries – and you’ll begin to attract more money. Gratitude sends off a signal of appreciation, which brings to you more to be thankful for. Begin with whatever is in this moment that you can be sincerely grateful for.
After I was homeless and while I was still experiencing poverty, I began this exercise by holding a pencil and being grateful for it. Once I truly experienced gratitude, it shifted my energy vibe so I could then experience more to be grateful for. Today I have much to be thankful for – from houses to cars to collectible guitars — but it all began with a pencil.
Look around and ask yourself what you are grateful for right now. Then get into that feeling.
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Do what you Love
There’s no sense in working at something you hate. If you are currently at a job you don’t like, find a way to enjoy it for the time you are there while working towards doing your passion. Following your passion is the greatest secret of all when it comes to attracting wealth.
Everyone from Donny Deutsch to Donald Trump to Bill Gates to little ole me agree that passion (combined with the other steps above) is your ticket to financial freedom. Even when I worked for oil companies back in Houston and didn’t like my work, I found ways to do what I loved. I wrote my first book on my lunch hours. I spoke on weekends and sold my book in the back of the room. Over time, doing what I love became my life. And today it’s my moment by moment wonder.
Ask yourself what you would do even if you were never paid. That’s a clue to what you should be doing and of course finding a way to be paid for it. You can attract more money from love.
Finally, expect success.
The mindset of expectation – expecting that you are now attracting money and playfully looking around, asking “I wonder how big money will come to me today?” – will keep your brain turned on to seek and find opportunities. You of course then have to take fearless action when you see them.
Go for it!
Dr. Joe Vitale
Your Money Or Your Life?
November 11, 2009
By Barbara Pellegrino
Which one would You spend:
* To have your dreams come true?
* To become an overnight success?
* To have, be or do whatever you desire?
The main reason people don’t have what they want is, they don’t have enough, either time or money, to invest. Do you believe that? Most people you meet are willing to invest maybe one or the other… but not both. But the most successful people in the world, do invest BOTH…TIME AND MONEY!
They continually study, learn, grow, buy programs, hire coaches, seek out mentors and invest in their personal development and education to become who they want to be and the best they can be,… entering the world of their dreams, armed with a breadth of knowledge, practical application and a “never give up” determination and passion to achieve exceptional results.
If you wanted to achieve any physical goal, whether it be get in shape, playing a sport, trekking through Peru! What would you do? Doesn’t it make sense to follow a structured training program and practicing daily, to continually improve your skills and performance? Wouldn’t it make sense to hire a coach or a trainer, to “fine tune” your skills and to bring out and develop your natural talents and abilities?
If you wanted to learn a musical instrument, wouldn’t you would want to hire the best teacher and even then, you would still need to practice the skill and evolve your natural abilities, long before you would feel ready to perform as a musician. Yet these days we are lead to believe that it is natural and normal to do a little and get a lot. Start something new and then receive immediate overnight success.
Unless you have innate natural talent and abilities, like very few people, you will need to develop and grow your skills. Tiger Woods has natural and innate abilities, but he still gets the best coaching and spends the time to stay “on top of his game.” Mozart was a child prodigy, but it still took time and focus to develop his talents.
Who do you know that became an overnight success without a history of development? You will find anyone who has achieved any level of expertise has invested both time and money to develop their skills. Even the “overnight success” stories, usually have up to 10 years of solid learning and skill building prior to their “instant success.”
If you have limited time, then you can invest your money to get the best training programs and personal coaches to fast track your success. There are many people already proficient in so many areas, you can probably find experts who have worked out the quickest and most efficient methods to achieve mastery in an area.
If you have limited money, then you can invest in a home study training program and spend the time going through the proven exercises that are provided for you. There is a saying the “practice makes perfect.” IT IS NOT REALLY TRUE. Practice makes permanent. It is only “perfect” practice that makes perfect. Get a proven, home study program that has been designed to fast track you. Either way if YOU choose a path and stick to it – you will succeed beyond your expectations.
“Your thoughts determine what you want, your actions determine what you get.” Take action today… hire yourself a qualified personal coach to fast track your developments and success, or purchase, at a much lower cost, a proven self study program and invest your time, to become who you want to be and achieve your dreams! Either way you will get what you want – all it takes is your commitment and your focused, continued actions.
“If you don’t believe and invest in you – Who will?” “If not Now – When?”
© 2008 Barbara Pellegrino – All Rights Reserved.
From the reefs of Australia to the rainbows of Hawaii Barbara is a renowned speaker, trainer, author and coach. She presents her workshop, Treasure Mapping Your Way to Success, in Hawaii. Mainland USA and Internationally. She is renowned for teaching people HOW to make their dreams come true using, Practical, Powerful, Proven techniques for rapid and successful manifesting.
Top 7 Tips For First Time Entrepreneurs
June 16, 2009
By Pedro Neira
On my way to my third Internet Start-Up here are some of the things I’ve learned so far as an online entrepreneur. I hope they can be useful for your ventures…
1. Invest your time wisely: Do not invest your time in tasks that are NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO GENERATE SALES or improve your bottom line results. Until you reach break even, nothing else matters. “Strategic” or “Long term Goals” are fine for mature companies in mature markets. Start-Ups must focus almost exclusively in reaching break even and reaffirming their survival. After that you can count to 10… take a deep breath… and start focusing on mid/long term strategy, corporate culture, board room structuring, your ERP, etc. But not before. You’ll be a dead company if you start focusing your energies in things other than financial independence.
2. Bet on People: I know this is the most used cliché in Business Jargon. Everybody says all the time that “people is the most important resource”. Believe me, In a Start-Up this is 10,000 times more important. ONLY if you manage to get the very best people at least for your key positions, you’ll be able to make it. Even if you do hire the best of the best, you still have a very high chance of failure… the thing is that if you don’t, your chance of failure becomes 100%. Don’t believe the old saying that Star-Ups must pay lower than average wages. Do what it takes to attract the people you need. If it’s a higher wage, a higher stock option or a higher variable pay, don’t hesitate, go for it. These people are the only reason that will make your company successful at the end, not the fact that you saved 10% or 15% on salaries.
3. Don’t be afraid to dilute: Percentages mean nothing, what matters is that your stake grows in dollar terms with every new investor. If you had 60% of a $100,000 company and you went to a 10% stake on a $1′000,000 company you did just great: you went from $60,000 worth of stock to $100,000 worth of stock. You made money. Dilution is necessary, otherwise is impossible to bring new people or investors on board. Helps a lot to plan from the beginning how much of your stock you’ll give away and at which price, but usually you’ll need to give up more. Don’t be afraid. Remember that “%’s” don’t buy things… “dollars” do.
4. Make all costs variable: Avoid fix costs as if they were the devil. When you start a new business, especially if it’s a little bit of a breakthrough and you don’t have solid benchmarks to compare with, you don’t know what will work and what won’t. You need to keep everything variable so you can get out of it if it doesn’t work. You try, and after a while when you know by experience (not by what says on the Business Plan) what works and what doesn’t, you can decide on investing on a longer term and make a variable cost fixed. Never at the beginning.
5. Raise serious money AFTER you have a prototype/dummy version: Ideas are worth nothing, companies do. How much would you pay me if I told you I have an Idea for the next Search Engine Application that will change the world? Nothing. How much would you pay me if I had that application already programmed and could show you how it works? A bit more Don’t you think?… You might have brilliant ideas, but is important that you know that Ideas can’t be patented, registered or sold. As hard as it may sound for you, it’s important that in real life, Ideas by themselves are worth nothing until they become something tangible, something you can show, in other words, until they are implemented. Investors know that and either they invest in your idea asking you a much higher premium if you don’t have a prototype or demo version… or they just don’t invest at all. Try to make a demo version with your own resources (use the 3 F’s to raise your initial funds: Friends, Fools and Family) and then go out to raise the serious money.
6. Be ready to flexible: It doesn’t matter how well you make your business plan, how expert the people on board you have, if you’re making an innovative business model YOUR BUSINESS WILL NEVER GO AS PLANNED. Don’t be afraid. Some things will go better than expected and usually more things will go worse than planned, but you have to be flexible enough to adjust quickly. Flexibility is your only advantage against more established companies, with more stable clients and more resources.
7. Be humble: This one goes especially for those High flying executives from technology firms that have been fired or want to leave the corporate world and start their own business. Here’s some important news: Most of your acquired knowledge and competences ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE to the start-up environment. You might have been employee of the year ten times in a row, or had a meteoric corporate career, but most of what you needed to advance in your corporate world career, will be useless when setting up a Start-Up. Don’t think that because of your successful prior experience you’re qualified to set up a business… you’ll be wrong. It’s better to be humble and assume that this role requires you to learn a new set of skills, usually skills that you don’t have.
