can you be financially free?

Do you believe that you can have a freer, easier and richer life? Do you believe that you can be financially free?

You have probably heard the saying, "The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer". Have you ever stopped to think what that really means? I mean, really stopped to think what that really means.

As you think about it, where do you think rich begins? And where does poor begin?

It begins first in the mind, as a thought, or a belief, which in itself is simply habitual thought. We become what we think about most of the time.

The most interesting thing about a belief is that it is always true, in that we will always find evidence to prove our beliefs to be true. How many times have you said in the past, "I knew it!" or "See, I’m right".

Our minds are programmed to look out for evidence and proof to make us right. After all, we feel good when we are right. And often, this provides us with the excuse to remain in our comfort zone and not take action towards a future which we may secretly, deep down, wish for.

There are three reasons why more people are not wealthy.

(i) They do not have the skills
(ii) They do believe that they deserve it
(iii) They do not believe that they can be wealthy.

Quite often it may not even occur to a person that things can be different! The past does not create the future. And do you notice that two of the three reasons have to do with what you believe?

Activate Your Reticular Activating System

We have in our minds what is known as a Reticular Activating System (RAS). The RAS is rather like a radar, looking out for whatever it is that we have told it to look out for.

For example, let’s say that you are looking to buy a new car. You scout around and do some research, and then you decide on the make and model of car you would like. "Suddenly", you notice that particular make and model of car – on the road, in magazines, in newspapers… - all over the place! They just jump out at you. That is your RAS at work, picking out the information that you are focusing on and bringing it to your attention with increased frequency and vividness.

And guess what? Your RAS works in exactly the same way with regard to your financial situation. If you frequently say things like, "I would like that but I can’t afford it" or "I’m broke", your unconscious mind steers your behaviour to make you right, and your RAS picks up evidence of it being so and brings it to your attention. You get to say, "I knew it!" or "See, I’m right".

First Decide. Then Manage Your Thinking

Decide to be financially free, and then be willing to change how and what you think. Then take one piece of action each day to get you there.

Watch out for your patterns in thinking and what you say to yourself. Catch yourself when you find yourself focusing on the negative and on lack or a feeling of not enough. Focus instead on what you already have, what you can have, and imagine all that you desire.

Remember, rich or poor – both begin with a thought. You can choose to notice all that you haven’t yet got and what is missing from your life right now, or you can feel good by focusing on all that you do have, and imagining all that you want. The choice, as always, is yours.

Action Points

Decide today that you want financial freedom.

Begin by watching your self-talk and your language. Stop saying, "I can’t afford it". Start saying, "I can have that" or ask yourself, "How can I have that?"

Quote

"There is a millionaire inside of you...you decide who wins." - Doug Firebaugh

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