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Most people never reach their goals because they get discouraged and stop just inches away from that goal’s phenomenal completion.

In his book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill shares a story about R.U. Darby’s uncle who was caught up in "gold rush fever" and went west to dig.

He drilled for weeks trying to pick up the vein, then quit in utter discouragement, selling his machinery to a junk man. The junk man hired an engineer to study the mine and, together, they discovered that Darby had stopped just three feet short of one of the richest gold veins ever discovered in North America.

Just like Darby, most people get discouraged and give up on their goals just a hair’s breadth away from incredible success!

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1. “I know where I am going.” Success and progress towards achieving your goals in life begin with having a definite purpose. All decisions you make will be correct when you align with that purpose.

2. “I am sucessful.” Always see yourself as capable. Never doubt your ability to accomplish your objective.

3. “My word is my bond.” Always keep your word, thereby your integrity. Don’t say yes to something unless you are prepared to follow through.

4. “I am Master of my emotions.” Decisions based on emotional discomfort are not likely to stick. Emotions pass, but the impact of your decision may not. Emotional attachment to an idea may very well be an indication of the passion and commitment you will bring to it’s implementation, but make sure the rest of you is in alignment before you make the commitment.

5. “I am positive.” A positive mind always finds a way to get it done while a negative mind always looks for ways it can’t be done. Make sure you are utilizing a positive mental attitude which will attract opportunities to you.

6. “I am flexible” Opportunities for success don’t always walk right in the front door and introduce themselves. Opportunity often comes from the most unexpected places. Be flexible and willing to see them when they appear.

7. “I am always in the right place, doing the right thing, at the right time.” Know that whatever situation comes your way, you will always do the right thing towards the right outcome.

8. “I am healthy and strong.” Treasure your health and take every step within your power to maintain your physical well-being. Do not allow illness to be an excuse for failure.

9. “I am enthusiastic.” Your enthusiasm fuels your idea forward when all other resources are expended. Your enthusiasm is contagious and attracts others to support your goals.

10. “I am self-disciplined.” Self-discipline is the controlling factor for every action you take. Without it you are like a ship adrift without a rudder, compass, or sail. You are completely at the mercy of the forces of nature that are free to toss you into whatever direction they may be going.

Read this list every day, and tattoo these affirmations upon your subconscious mind. If you are having trouble reaching or sticking to a decision, read them over and over until you know what the right thing to do is.

Reprinted with permission from Planting the Money Tree

Don’t Worry, Make Money:
Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life
by Richard Carlson
I originally bought this book for my husband, hoping to introduce him slowly to the concepts I was learning and implementing in my life, but very soon found myself reading it too.

“From the bestselling coauthor of Handbook for the Soul and Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff comes a collection of 100 short essays that feature brilliant strategies for achieving financial success by giving up stress, worry, anger, and fear. I still read one of these essays nearly every day for inspiration, and motivation.

Carlson tells us “accept the fact that you can make excuses, or you can make money, but you can’t do both.” Often we get into the trap of thinking that the only way to earn a good living is to stay late at the office, feeling stressed out and full of anxiety. However, this can actually get in the way of having a productive and rewarding career, and can drastically decrease our earnings.”

Sometimes it's hard to have perspective when it comes to finances. It's such a huge, heavy thing for so many of us and the anxiety can be enormous. Staying grounded in the present moment can be challenging. Remembering to be grateful for what you have rather than longing for what you don't have can seem like an impossible task...Do it anyway. It's really the only way to fill the vaccum created by your desire. Be satisfied and happy no matter what your account balance and the universe will reward you with reasons to be satisfied and happy.

Namaste!

Excerpt from Planting the
Money Tree
Who says money doesn’t grow on trees . . . it’s made of paper right? Money. We are all so worried about making it and spending it, but what does money really give us?

What we are enacting here is the Law of Circulation. This is nothing new to most people, as the law of circulation governs things outside of money, such as “what goes around, comes around.” The Truth about the law of circulation is this: Nature abhors a vacuum. What you give returns to you multiplied. If you give kindness and love, kindness and love returns multiplied (i.e.,the Golden Rule). Equally, if you give money, money returns to you multiplied.

Very early on, before I discovered the spiritual principles that governed such things, I decided that I needed a computer. I was pregnant with my second child and desperately looking for some way to be a stay-at-home mom. I had only worked in food service and waitress positions, but I felt a certain kinship with the computer, and I found I had a talent for design. Keep in mind that this was well before Windows, and well before the desktop publishing revolution. Computers were slower and stupider then, and they cost a fortune! There was no way my small family could afford to buy me a computer.

I decided to clear off my desk...to make a space for a computer. I cut out a picture of a computer and put it on my refrigerator. I told everyone I knew that I wanted a computer. I essentially created a vaccum in my life. There was a hole that needed to be filled, and about a month later, a computer showed up on my doorstep! A relative decided to buy it for me, and it arrived one day out of the blue. I was ready for it!

So many things have shown up in my life in the very same way. Cars, expensive software, trips, a piano...even a hot tub! And trust me...I don't have a lot of rich relatives tucked away...these things have come to me in the strangest ways and I am firmly convinced that if you let the universe know you are willing, spirit always finds a way. So dig that hole and make it deep, and you will be filled with all your hearts desires.

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