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Boùvp Mirto & Spirit
TAe M oney M ystique
is an infinite supply of success, and
success attracts success.
If you study people who create
wealth for themselves, you will dis­
cover they share several traits:
■They believe they can live the life
they want;
■They feel deserving of money;
■They practice integrity around
money every day; and
They don’t give up.
B y K aren S heridan
C ontributing W riter
y mantra is short and simple:
If we create, spend and invest
our money consciously, and with in­
tegrity, we will enjoy our money and
our lives. It’s that simple. So where do
we begin?
M
Spend It
Karen Sheridan, founder of The
Mystique in Portland
Create It
K E Y S T O
cess of others?
■Do I forgive myself for my mis­
takes, misjudgments and intolerance?
■Do I feel genuine gratitude every
day for my gifts and for the miracle of
making money?
•Do I have the courage to say “no”?
■Do I trust I can create all the
money I need to express myself fully?
M O N E Y
• Give the customer more than she expects.
• Keep track of income and expenses.
• Focus initially on tasks that will generate
money immediately.
• Separate it-would-be-nice-to-do from the
this-must-be-done.
• Trust your instincts.
• Believe you deserve money and charge what
you are worth.
• Be focused.
• Pay attention to how you use your time.
• Remember, vision without action is
hallucination.
If you answer “yes” to these ques­
tions, you probably enjoy your money
and your life. Congratulations!
I believe that self-ex­
If you answer “no” to any of these
pression is the key to cre­
questions,
you may want to read some
ating a life you love. In or­
of
the
numerous
books about prosper­
der to do this, you have to
ity,
analyze
where
your blocks are and
spend your money con­
pay
attention
to
where
you are not
sciously.
comfortable
around
money.
Set an in­
Money makes magic
tention
to
change
your
relationship
w hen you spend it for
thing s you tru ly love, with money. If you make prosperity
thinking a daily practice, you will grow
things that resonate with
in ways you can’t even imagine.
your goals, dreams and
values. You use your life
energy to create money.
W hen you spend co n ­
sciously and with integ­
rity, you honor yourself.
When you spend uncon­
Money
sciously, o u t of h ab it
rather than choice, you
dishonor and drain you
own life energy.
Notice where you spend money. Do
you use your money to move into the
life you want, or do you unconsciously
let money “slip through your fingers?"
What would it be like to stay in touch
with your goals as you make your
spending choices? Make a daily prac­
tice of spending your money with con­
scious intention, rather than uncon­
scious abandon.
I talk about creating money rather
than earning money. The word “earn"
assumes that a person either has to
work hard for money, or they some­
how have to deserve money. I believe
we all deserve to live a good life, and
that usually takes money. I also believe
there is enough money for everyone.
Someone asked Deepak Chopra where
the money was going to come from for
a big project. His answer was simple:
“From where it is right now.”
We all have assum ptions about
money that operate in the back of our
minds. They are the unconscious ideas
or stories about money that we tell
ourselves over and over. Some people’s
money stories are quite limiting. By
far, the most common theme I hear is
“There is never enough.” I also hear
people speak disparagingly of others
who have created wealth in their lives.
Their story says that people who have
money don’t have good values -as if
there were valor in poverty. Even
A braham Lincoln said, “T he best
thing you can do for poor people is
not be one of them.”
When someone else accomplishes
something great, celebrate that suc­
cess! Try thinking of it this way: There
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Enjoy It
Transform ing your relationship
with money is a daily practice. I en­
courage you to pay attention. Ask your­
self:
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ity for myself and my money?
■Do 1 p ractice daily in te g rity
around money?
■Do I genuinely celebrate the suc-
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