Why?
Because the actions you take on a daily basis — right down to the amount of effort you put toward your goals — stem directly from your state of mind.
Unfortunately many of us pay little attention to our mindset, and end up creating a whole lot of struggle and difficulty for ourselves in the process.
The good news is that creating a wealth and prosperity mindset can be achieved quickly and easily with a little know-how and some determination.
What is a Wealth and Prosperity Mindset?
The common definition of “mindset” is — a mental attitude or inclination, or a fixed state of mind.
So, a wealth and prosperity mindset would mean an attitude or inclination that causes us to focus on abundance.
It may surprise you to learn that most people focus on the opposite.
They focus on wanting more prosperity, seeking greater wealth, and pursuing both at any cost.
In other words, they focus on the fact that they do not yet have wealth or prosperity, which means they actually have a scarcity or poverty mindset.
They focus more on what they’re lacking, the things they can’t afford to buy, and even worse — feeling resentful toward people who are already wealthy.
Does this describe your general attitude, too?
It’s actually very common to have this mindset, and you can turn it around starting right now.
Don’t worry — you won’t have to take groundbreaking actions — just one step at a time will move you in the direction you want to go.
Scarcity Consciousness vs Abundance Consciousness
The very first step in building a wealth and prosperity mindset is to change Your mindset towards Wealth.
Right now you may be in the habit of looking at the dark side of every situation.
Perhaps you worry about how little money you have or you feel the heavy burden of too many bills.
In order to turn this perception around, make it a point to see the abundance that surrounds you:
It’s also important for your perception of wealth to be in line with attracting it.
It just won’t happen, because you block wealth from coming to you every time you speak or think negatively about wealth or wealthy people.
Instead, start paying more attention to wealthy people you can admire. Read about great philanthropists or celebrities who do important work with their money. Seek out success stories about people who started with nothing and became millionaires. Find a great model to make money and follow it.
The more you do this, the more you’ll change your perception of what it means to be wealthy and you’ll begin drawing more tangible expressions of wealth into your life.
A Common Blockage Against Feeling Prosperous
While you’re focusing more of your attention on success and wealth, it’s also important to deliberately turn your attention away from examples of scarcity— both in your own life and in the world in general.
What is it that makes us obsess over negativity and disasters? Like staring at a horrible car wreck when driving by, we sometimes can’t help ourselves and have to look.
Unfortunately, this habit carries over into all other areas of our lives and we find ourselves obsessing about problems and challenges too. The problem with this is that it keeps us focused on things that make us feel powerless and out of control.
In order to create a true prosperity mindset, you must train yourself to turn your attention away from anything that distracts you from focusing on your wealth and well being.
That doesn’t mean hiding your overdue bills in a drawer or refusing to face reality. You don’t have to become a “Pollyanna” to focus on abundance, but you do have to stop obsessing over the challenges and problems in your life.
A good rule is:
Refuse to wallow in setbacks. Avoid spending hours a day worrying about money. Don’t talk yourself out of taking action because you might possibly fail.
Be proactive and precise in your actions.
Perception is Everything
The way you view your life and experiences is extremely important.
Why?
Because most of us live in reaction mode — that is, we tend to take action on our experiences after something happens.
If we perceive something to be dangerous, we take action to defend ourselves. If we perceive ourselves to be poor and lacking in opportunities, we see no point in working to improve our lives.
Being overly-defensive can actually provoke attacks, and being overly-pessimistic can attract more and more issues that prevent us from improving our lives.
Rather than living with a reactive mindset, you can learn to start living with a proactive mindset and change your life in ways you wouldn’t have believed possible before now.
Limits Only Exist in Your Own Mind
What are your perceived limits when it comes to being rich and successful?
Make a list of every possible limitation you can think of that prevents you from being wealthy, and be sure to include both inner and outer limits. Include information about your own fears and doubts, as well as any perceived shortage of opportunities in your life.
Then examine each one carefully and decide if it’s really true or not.
For example, if one of the items on your list is, “I can’t make more money because I don’t have a college degree,” ask yourself if there are any millionaires in the world who didn’t graduate from college with a degree, or even go to college at all? Of course there are!
This process is incredibly eye-opening and will help you see where you’re placing limitations on your own success.
It’s also important to keep challenging these false perceptions on a regular basis, because some of them may be embedded pretty solidly into your subconscious mind.
Logically, you may know that there’s nothing holding you back, but then you still find yourself hesitating or procrastinating.
If you keep challenging your limiting perceptions, and you take action despite them, they’ll begin to fade away and eventually disappear. You’ll have convinced yourself that they’re not true after all.
Taking the Right Actions
Now that you’re starting to transform your perceptions of limits, you’re in a much better position to begin taking focused action.
All of the richest and most successful people in the world have one thing in common — they found a way to contribute value to the world and are rewarded well for their efforts.
Think about that for a minute.
At least it doesn’t work out that way for most people. The majority of us will have to work for our wealth — but that’s not such a bad thing if we choose work we truly enjoy.
The seeds of your wealth are tucked away in a surprising place — in your greatest interests and passions. Of course, simply following your passions isn’t enough. You also have to find a way to make your passions pay.
That means finding a way to use your interests and talents to contribute value to the world.
This can be done in any number of ways.
The possibilities are endless.
Give some thought to the things you truly enjoy and the skills and experience you already have.
Then ask yourself, “How can I use these assets to contribute value and generate income?”
Changing the Way You Work
Once you have a clear idea of the right activities to begin drawing wealth into your life, it’s time to begin approaching these activities with a newfound sense of purpose and a “can do” attitude.
Most of us go about this in the wrong way and then get frustrated when it doesn’t seem to be working.
The wrong way would be — taking small actions while hoping for big results right away and then concluding we failed because we didn’t progress quickly enough.
Can you see the difference between these two approaches?
One leads to certain failure and the other virtually guarantees success.
When you aren’t so focused on needing to see results, you relax and let them come naturally.
Ironically, such a relaxed attitude helps us make much faster progress than if we stop pulling our hair out in frustration!
In Summary Be Proactive!
Take the opportunities when they are presented, complete the actions the experts in making money recommend you do, and get out and do it!
