From an email I received……..
If you find yourself living “paycheck to paycheck” then it’s possible that you’ve cultivated a scarcity mindset in relationship to money.
An experience or event from your past may be influencing the mindset concerning your finances.
You may find yourself afraid to spend money and be overly frugal and fearful of your financial future…
Or you may find yourself spending most of your money the minute it hits your checking account, in the belief that the accumulation of desired possessions brings happiness and a sense of prestige in other people’s eyes…
While there are certainly emotional components associated with this, most important of all is the mindset you maintain around how you make and spend money.
With a scarcity mindset, you’ll find yourself always focusing on never having enough.
So how then do we shift from scarcity to abundance?
First, let’s discuss what an abundance mindset looks like. As you may have guessed, an abundance mindset is very much the opposite of a scarcity mindset. An abundance mindset keeps in mind every possible favorable outcome for your financial situation while allowing you to be open to each one.
An abundance mindset asserts that regardless of your financial pursuits, you will always have more than you need to meet your goals. Once you start embodying this mindset, then your financial life flows towards the energy you give it. If you focus on making and having more than enough money then that will be your outcome.
However, if you focus on lack and scarcity then that will be your sole experience as it relates to money.
Let’s take a look at a few ways that you can start shifting your mindset from scarcity to abundance.
Money needs direction
Most people know this as having a budget or a financial plan. From a practical standpoint, this makes complete sense. If you don’t have a plan for your money then you’ll never really shift your financial situation. However, the structure of this plan stems from the mindset that your money needs direction and a plan in order to meet your financial goals.
Cut emotional spending
Emotional spending is a huge issue for many people because we are often driven by our emotions depending on what’s happening in our lives. If life isn’t moving according to our plan then we can feel powerless amidst chaos and turn to money in order to make things right. Money represents power, so it’s no surprise that many use it to ease their pain and regain a sense of control when life throws a few curveballs.
Money is personal not relative
It’s easy to compare your financial situation to those in your family, friends or coworkers. This can create feelings of lack, envy and despair concerning the state of your finances. Consider your personal financial goals for yourself, not as they should be in relationship to what you see in others.
You may see someone driving the latest car and feel jealousy, however, you may not see they are just barely scraping together the money to make the payments every month. Yet, as you compare your situation, it shifts your mindset from being appreciative for what you have to now being insecure about what you don’t have.
Money is personal and best kept that way to avoid a negative shift that will inevitably affect your financial situation.
Change your money script
If you’ve ever said to yourself “I’ll never be able to afford that!” or maintain the perspective that you will never be as successful as your wealthy friends then you’ve encountered a negative money script. Money scripts shape the mental tape we have about money.
They are commonly referred to as money blocks. Negative money scripts can have disastrous effects on your financial situation because what you think affects how you feel which then shapes the actions you take and eventually, the results you get.
You can see why it’s important to identify any negative money scripts so that you can shift them into positive scripts that will eventually shape your financial life in a positive way.
Now if you are looking to open the floodgates to abundance and success, it all starts with reprogramming your deeply-engrained historical mindset.
Reprogramming your mind against a lifetime of habit isn’t always easy, which is where subliminal tracks can help.
I have just created a subliminal track that helps remove your negative mind blocks and helps plant empowering abundance beliefs about money deep into your subconscious!