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Jen Sincero
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July 30 - August 18, 2023
money is rife with so much desire and shame and weirdness it’s a wonder we can utter the word
It’s about creating the wealth that affords you the life you’d love to live instead of settling for what you think you can get.
You just have to be willing to do what it takes. And here’s what it takes: Agreeing to get really really really really uncomfortable. Over and over again.
RICH: Able to afford all the things and experiences required to fully experience your most authentic life.
We exist in a world where, like it or not, nearly everything involved in your growth, pursuit of happiness, and self-expression costs money.
We hoard resources because we fear there aren’t enough to go around
A lack mindset believes that there’s not enough to go around, that you’re not good enough or worthy enough to flourish, that the money you spend may never make its way back to you, etc.
Our “realities” are make-believe—whatever we make ourselves believe, we experience.
The walls of your comfort zone are lovingly decorated with your lifelong collection of favorite excuses.
Learn to quiet your mind and receive the information it’s trying to send you. Trust that this information (aka your intuition) provides all the answers you’re seeking no matter how terrifying/bananas/unacceptable they may seem.
Money is a renewable resource. It comes and goes, it ebbs and flows, it’s meant to move. When we’re cheap about spending it or weird about receiving it, we block its natural course, we put ourselves in a place of lack instead of abundance, our energy becomes richus interruptus.
One of the best ways to blast past the noise in our brains and discover what’s going on underneath is through meditation. Sitting in purposeful silence. Even if it’s just for five minutes a day, if you do it every damn day it will make such a difference you won’t believe you didn’t sit down and shut up sooner.
want to reiterate that taking huge scary leaps into the unknown is the best way to scare your BS to the surface anyway. It’s like a two-for-one deal—you make progress and you unearth your shit. The key is to keep moving forward when you uncover your deep-seated fears and beliefs, not retreat into endless self-analysis.
You must believe that everything you desire really is available to you and that you possess all the tools, power, and permission to manifest it.
Faith raises your frequency. When you trust that your riches are on the way, instead of biting your nails over the what-ifs and how the hells, you shift your emotional state from doubt and fear to excited expectation. This shift raises your frequency, opens you up, and makes you aware of people and opportunities you weren’t seeing before. This higher frequency also gives you the huzzah to take action on these new, unknown opportunities when they present themselves,
gratitude puts you in close contact with the spiritual realm. Gratitude, above all other thoughts, unites you with Universal Intelligence because you’re basically matching your frequency to the frequency of the Universe via thoughts and feelings of love.
Desperation repels, gratitude attracts. When you’re desperate, you’re stuck in the worry that the money’s not there and that you need to get it rather than knowing that it’s already here and there’s no need to get anything. Remember, money is currency and currency is energy. When you switch into gratitude mode and focus on feeling grateful for all you have and all that’s coming your way, even if there isn’t any money anywhere in sight at the moment, you strengthen your faith that the money will be there for you and align yourself energetically with this belief, and you will start manifesting
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The Latin roots of the word “decide” literally mean “to cut off,” meaning all other options fall away and you are committed to the decision alone.
A firm decision sets everything in motion—your mindset and your actions—and also alerts Universal Intelligence that this is how it’s going to be, and it starts moving everything you need in your direction.
And it’s not just more stuff, it’s all the big scary stuff that we’ve been too wimpy to do up until now and it’s all so big and crazy and suddenly you feel like, Holy crap, I can’t move. Seriously, I think something happened to my arms, I can’t lift them. . . . And then, once again, mastering your mindset comes to the rescue. Overwhelm, just like calm, is a state of mind, and all you have to do is choose which party you’re going to attend.
Overwhelm: When you make the unhelpful decision to stop breathing, lose perspective, and forget you’re in control of your life.
The very unfunny cosmic joke: In an attempt to protect ourselves from pain, we perpetuate behaviors that create the very pain we are trying to avoid.
Keep your thoughts, words, beliefs, and feelings aligned with the job you seek and do not stop until you get there.
Remember that what you’re seeking is also seeking you.
We are here to share, we really are, which is why greed doesn’t bring joy to anyone. Greed inspires more greed—it’s a misaligned method of trying to fill a longing that can only be filled by giving, not by taking. If you want to be happy, make others happy.
Hang out in discomfort, get used to it, realize it’s just part of the process and don’t create a huge drama around it. Associate your discomfort with the awesomeness of moving forward and kicking ass instead of with something terrifying that can stop you.
