Do you need to improve your prosperity consciousness?
What you get in life largely depends on the quality of your thoughts and feelings. But learning to govern what you think and how you feel in each moment is not so easy, as Derrick had already discovered.
Derrick sounded weary and weary as he told me his career story. For the past twenty years he had worked doggedly as a chiropractor, and though he had managed to keep his head afloat, financial freedom had always eluded him.
Derrick had always had what he described as a healthy and cynical disregard for all forms of personal development, but seeing his young son-in-law’s salary surpass his own, Derrick decided he needed to do something to not only save his pride but also ensure your own financial future.
I asked Derrick about his goals and aspirations, and although he had done some work in this area, it was clear that there were underlying beliefs from his childhood that were holding him back.
While Derrick paid lip service to his goals, he didn’t really feel in his heart that they would ever be achievable. As a child, Derrick grew up in a family where he believed that life was meant to be a struggle.
The family’s goal was to stay out of business, and every month Derrick’s parents scrimped and saved to pay their bills. Extra money was a rarity and Derrick had learned long ago that he shouldn’t expect too much fun in life.
I talked to Derrick about the subconscious mind, and how it works as our slave to bring our thoughts to reality, without distinguishing whether our thoughts were really good or bad for us. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it will achieve; therefore, it is vital that we spend our time firmly focused on what we want, rather than what we fear.
Quoting American author and entrepreneur John Kanary, I continued: “The mind is a powerful magnet, and as such, it attracts all that corresponds to its dominant state.
“Expectation dictates what that ruling state will be, and therefore governs what corresponds to the mind and is attracted to your life. Expectation can be a blessing or a curse, but either way it is surely one of the forces most powerful invisibles in your life.”
All his life, Derrick’s thoughts had been on poverty, but if he wanted to create prosperity in his life, then he would have to change his perspectives. Together we work to heal the past and create positive goals for his future. We accomplished this using a combination of psychodynamic and hypnotherapy techniques, which allowed Derrick to make the necessary changes to the programs he was running in his subconscious mind.
Be careful what you think…
Finally, Derrick and I discussed the difference between prosperity consciousness and wishful thinking. “It’s all a matter of expectation: if you expect an abundant life but really expect ruin and failure, then you are setting yourself up for great frustration and disappointment,” I told Derrick.
“However, if you create goals that you know are achievable, and that you can visualize happening, you are in a much stronger position. Interestingly, even belief is not enough: only when you really ‘know’ and ‘feel’ that your goal it just has to become a reality that will begin to manifest.
“The important thing in life,” I finished, “is to remember to focus on what you want, instead of what you don’t want.”
Derrick walked out of my office with a lot to think about and an eager gleam in his smiling eyes.
Know that without realizing it, we are often greatly affected by our parents’ attitudes towards money. Think about some of your family sayings: were they positive or negative when it came to money? Be very careful what you wish for: whatever you focus your thoughts on is what you will create, whether you want it to or not.
Remember to spend your time thinking about what you want, instead of what you don’t want. Your subconscious mind cannot distinguish between what is good for you and what is not. Just think that if you’re thinking about something, that must be what you want, it’s the way it’s programmed!
Your conscious mind is your master, while your subconscious mind is your slave. Your subconscious mind will deliver whatever your conscious mind thinks of, which is why goals (decided by your conscious mind) are so powerful. To manifest your heart’s desire, it is very powerful to not only tap into your thoughts, but also your emotions. If you can feel, and even “know”, that your dreams will manifest, you’ve come most of the way!