What if you're in the wrong business (and don't even know it)?

Hi Elizabeth,

Thanks for sharing! You make a good point! I'd like to make a distinction but first, here's something to consider: What is it about money that is even more important than the money itself? (I.e. what does money ultimately allow you to experience beyond the material)

Since money is a means to an end, what is important about experiencing the 'end'?

The neat thing about this question is that it makes you get in touch with what really drives you, and if it's positive and something you are passionate about (at least to some degree), then that's something that works for you because it is an expression of your desires (which I believe are divinely inspired).

However, if it's to 'get out of debt', then that's not really prosperity. Like if you were to get out of hell, then you're technically still not in heaven. lol So that's the distinction I wanted to make.

Anyway, another cool benefit of that question is that it elicits your values which feels awesome. For example, having more money allows me to experience a greater sense of freedom in my life. So freedom is one of my highest values.

I had to physically feel that 'sense of freedom' inside of me, at least for a moment in order for me to answer it. It literally feels good, and the key is to feel that sense of freedom here and now, over and over.

So if your answer is something like "time with family" I HIGHLY recommend contemplating 'time with family' as much as you can in connection with your goal. Imagine you have your goal and you are spending time with family.

In my example, I would imagine my goal is complete and that I'm feeling the freedom of doing whatever I want.

And here's another fun mental exercise:

Imagine you are standing on a timeline. There are point A and point B. Point A is where you currently are, and point B is where you would like to be (i.e. your goal of "I can't believe I get paid for what I do").

Imagine looking at point B from point A. Notice how it feels to be at point A looking towards B. It probably feels a bit stressful, doesn't it? Like your mind will try to figure out how to get there, or it will think about the amount of time needed to make it happen, etc, and just thinking of that may generate stress.

However, what would happen if you imagined being at point B right now? Imagine you are standing in the future at point B looking back at point A. Notice how that feels when you feel the feeling of having it now. It certainly doesn't feel as stressful, right? It's because the mind is experiencing having the goal right this moment even though all you are doing is 'tricking' the mind.

The more you see yourself already at point B (and feeling the feelings of having it), the more you are influencing your mind to accept it as a new reality. After enough repetition (just like building muscle), the mind will accept point B as a powerful suggestion and inspirational ideas will pop up seemingly out of the blue, or 'lucky' coincidence will likely happen. Maxwell Maltz (in Psycho-Cybernetics) talks about how our minds are a goal striving mechanism, like a heat seeking missile and this process is a means to apply this idea.

I suspect this may not be new for you, but for some that are reading this, it may be exactly what they need to read to turn their goals into a reality.