Once upon a time there was a really smart girl that couldn't buy anything. Nothing. Not cat food nor eggs, not even bread.  She had run out of money.

So she started feeling sorry for herself. She felt frustrated, angry. She started to blame. She blamed her husband, her parents, society, herself, really anyone or anything she could find to blame.  

Does that story sound familiar? As soon as I realized that was me too, something shifted. 

Just at that moment when I was all alone, while looking out at the breathtaking mountains around me, I realized that I was not on the street,  starving and alone, but that people that I had met and worked with in war-torn developing nations really were struggling. 

Then why was I so frustrated? I  looked back at my adult life and noticed that I had been feeling this feeling of lack for about 10 years. These thoughts of lack had become a habit. 

I had been committed to focusing on lack.  Are you?

Whatever we believe is our perceived reality. So I immediately re-framed my thoughts to create the reality that I wanted. It only took a second, but made a big shift in my life.

My new belief: I commit to having more than enough money at all times. (You can say I commit to___and then fill in the blank, for example, I commit to earning $6000per month or following my budget every month) whatever it is that you want to commit to.

It is our OWN responsibility to take care of ourselves financially. It’s NOT the responsibility of our spouse, family, government or employer. It’s not even God’s job. It’s OUR OWN.

Most of us get into trouble because we depend on money to come from a particular source and then when it doesn’t work out we get angry, sad or frustrated.

So after that shift in focus. I started to take care of myself. When we take care of ourselves we can then take care of others. 

Action steps:

First and foremost: pay yourself first. When you get money in from ANY source (job,business, government etc) put 10 % in a wealth building account. I also recommend that you tithe 10% as well. By tithing you tell the universe that you have more than enough and you will also feel really rich when you give that money away.

You might think that you don’t have enough already, how could you possibly put away 10%and give away 10%. I promise, if you do it, you will find a way to pay your bills. 

Recently we gave our tithing money to an animal shelter.  For us  it was a lot of money. As I held the cash in my hand before slipping into the envelope, I thought this could buy a lot of things that I would really like to have. However, the feeling that came over me when I handed that envelope to a lady at the animal shelter was so  amazing. That rush of love, faith, and generosity that filled my senses, has stayed with me long past that day.

MASSIVE ACTION gets MASSIVE RESULTS!

Are you sitting around waiting? Or are you so committed to doing whatever it takes (and legal) to take care of yourself financially? Are you educating yourself on financial topics?

What are you committed to doing today to improve your mindset?