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What are your beliefs about your own abundance? Do you truly believe that you deserve to have great abundance in your life? Or do you have some doubts?

While most of us want to believe that we can have abundance we sometimes still have some nagging doubts that we deserve it. There’s often a small voice in our heads telling us that we not worthy, that people like us can’t be wealthy, that abundance is for others but not for us etc. That voice is usually down to programming in our early life by parents and teachers together with reinforcement that we’ve conditioned ourselves to believe over time. But the reality is we all deserve abundance and we simply need to rid ourselves of these negative thoughts so we can start to attract it into our lives.

It’s accepted by most medical professionals that our minds can’t hold more than one thought at the same time, so the first thing we need to do is catch ourselves when we are expressing negative thoughts or beliefs and replace them with positive ones. This might take a few days to get used to but once you make a conscious effort to replace the negativity you’ll find it becomes easier and easier.

Aside for catching ourselves in the moment we can also pre-programme our minds towards positivity. By identifying the phrases that come up time and again we can begin to eliminate them. The best way I’ve found is to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to run through the tapping sequence and target the negative phrases and the underlying beliefs. Once you’ve gone through a couple of rounds to remove the negativity it’s easy to then add in a round or two of positive reinforcement.

Make sure you choose your new phrases to reflect your positive beliefs and you will soon begin to realise that you do deserve abundance in your life.

If you struggle with finding the right phrases to use in your EFT tapping contact me to book a coaching session and I’ll be glad to help you.

If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of lack for any length of time, you may have forgotten how to receive. In order to get prosperity flowing effortlessly into your life again, you need to consciously open yourself to the abundance that is rightfully yours.

This can be more challenging than it seems at first glance because so many of us have been taught that it’s good to give but greedy or selfish to take. If you want to expand your ability to receive, you will need to first change this belief and replace it with a healthy dose of self-worth.

If you don’t believe you deserve abundance, it’s no wonder you don’t have it! Every time something good comes your way, you are in effect telling the universe, “No, I can’t accept this. Please give it to someone else.”

Accepting goodness and abundance for yourself does not mean you are taking from others. In fact, the more resources you have at your disposal the better able you are to help others. Once you wrap your mind around this and understand the importance of being able to receive, you will be well on your way to increasing the abundance in your own life and in the lives of others.

Below are three simple steps that can help you open to receive in your own life:

1) Find the blessing in every situation.

You may be so used to focusing on what you’re NOT receiving that you can’t clearly see what you are receiving in every situation. Focusing on the blessing does not mean you have to live in denial, but rather choose your perspective moment to moment. Just as you can easily focus on the negative, you can focus on the positive. What is the pay off for you with each choice?

2) Be thankful for everything you receive.

Of course you should be thankful for everything you have, all the blessings and goodness in your life. But what about the things you RECEIVE each day? Did a stranger smile and greet you this morning? Did you receive an unexpected coupon for your next shopping trip at the supermarket? Did you receive a nice card of thanks from a colleague? Were you greeted by a spectacular sunrise this morning? When little things like these happen, express your gratitude to the universe. It may seem like a small thing, but your focus on these little “gifts” each day will begin to attract more of them.

3) Consciously “open” yourself to receive.

Whenever you can think of it, pause for a moment, close your eyes and imagine yourself opening to the limitless abundance of the universe. Affirm that you are open to receiving the gifts and blessings the universe has in store for you, and give thanks for them – even though they haven’t arrived yet. Simply express your certainty that they will, and your willingness to remain open to them.

The more you focus on exercises like these, the more you release your resistance to abundance and the more easily it can come flooding into your life from every direction.

One of the most powerful ways to increase abundance in your own life is by giving to others. Though it may seem like a contradiction, the more you give away the more you’ll have.

How is this possible?

If you give everything you have, doesn’t that leave you with nothing?

How does the act of giving create a return?

The answer lies in our perception of a limited universe. Most of us have lived our lives under the impression that the universe is limited. Further, what we have is limited and if we take from someone else, we have more and they have less. If we give to someone else, they have more and we have less.

Most of us are not taught the reciprocal nature of the universe – which means we tend to get back what we put out. You may have heard that what you focus on the most expands, or that “like attracts like.” But pause for a moment and consider this in a broader sense.

You may be able to recall instances when you did something nice for someone and received a pleasant surprise in return. Likewise, if you harmed someone or took from someone out of greed, you probably received a negative consequence in return (even if it showed up later).

Think of the universe as a great big mirror. Whatever you believe, you will receive. What you do unto others you also do unto yourself. This is good news because you can use this principle to increase your own abundance in ways that also greatly enhance the lives of others.

There are a few important points to keep in mind, however:

1) Don’t serve others with the expectation that you will receive something in return.

If you focus on that, you are not serving with a truly generous heart, and the returns you get will be less than impressive. Instead, let the joy and gratitude you feel about helping others serve as its own reward – and it definitely won’t be your only reward.

2) Leave it up to the universe to figure out how and when you’ll be compensated.

Don’t assume that giving money means you’ll receive money back. It may be so, or your rewards may come in another form altogether. Don’t expect that helping someone today will result in a big payday tomorrow. It could happen, but it might not. Most likely, your rewards will arrive in such a way and at such a time that you never could have guessed – which makes them even more enjoyable when they arrive.

3) Don’t wait until you have a lot of resources before you begin to give.

Give now and give often – even if you don’t have a lot. In fact, the power of your gesture will be MUCH stronger if you don’t have a lot to give. That seems to make no sense, but what you’re doing is affirming that there is more than enough to go around, which means more will come back to you more quickly.

Once you start to give to others with a heart full of joy, you’ll realize that there is truly no such thing as lack and the universe has an unlimited ability to bless you with abundance and awe.

If you’ve held a lack mentality for any length of time, you have likely reduced your awareness of the prosperity that exists all around you and become used to seeing lack and shortage everywhere you turn.

You know how they put blinkers on horses so they can’t see peripherally and become frightened or distracted? You’ve got your own kind of blinkers on – ones that blot out your ability to see true abundance. It’s time to take the blinkers off! This article will walk you through three simple steps that will help you increase your prosperity awareness.

1) Switch your perspective.

Because you’re so used to focusing on lack and scarcity, you may need to consciously switch your perspective in every situation until it becomes a habit. A good way to start is by paying attention to the times when you begin focusing on lack. If you feel stressed when it’s time to pay your bills, or you get angry when an unexpected expense arises or when you miss an opportunity – make a conscious decision to alter your perspective in these moments.

Rather than feeling stressed about paying your bills, affirm that you always have more than enough money to cover them, even if you have to juggle a few things around. Affirm that just like you received the money you have right now, you will receive more again. If an unexpected expense comes up, affirm that your resources are expanding to fill the demand. If you miss out on a great opportunity, affirm that opportunities are limitless in number, and vow that you will recognise and take advantage of them as often as possible from now on.

2) Tune into the natural abundance around you.

A great way to become aware of the abundance around you is to spend time in a natural setting. Take an afternoon visit to a local park, public gardens, or even your own back garden. Sit quietly and take in your surroundings. Notice the abundance of plant and animal life, and see how effortlessly everything blooms into life. Think about the process that takes place in the cycles of nature: how a seed is planted, watered and given sunlight and begins to grow into something beautiful.

Think about ways you can apply this same process in your own life. What seeds can you plant and nurture? What do you need to shine more sunlight upon, and what needs consistent pruning and maintenance?

3) Go on a prosperity hunt.

Have you ever participated in an Easter egg hunt? Adults hide colourful plastic eggs filled with toys and sweets, children go on a “hunt” to find them and keep whatever they find. You can do the same thing in your own life, but seek prosperity instead of eggs. Travel new pathways and look for prosperity wherever you go. Look more closely at the people you encounter, and expand your awareness of places and situations to find the hidden egg of prosperity that exists there.

Prosperity lurks under every bush, within every flower, in every location, in every smile you receive and give, and in every situation you experience in life. You just need to recognise it and embrace it and it will be yours.

Once your prosperity awareness is strong, you will more easily see the potential in every situation. Opportunities will seem to drop right into your lap, and you will feel eager to grab the abundance that is rightfully yours.

Do you feel abundant in every area of your life?

If you’re like most people, you probably feel blessed in some areas, but maybe not so much in others. It is possible to expand your mind-set to not only see more abundance around you but also attract more abundance into your life.

First, it’s important to recognize the differences between a mind set of abundance and lack.

A lack focused mind believes that there is never enough to go around: never enough money, resources, love, opportunity, friendship, passion, excitement or fulfilment. This perspective acknowledges a shortage of everything desirable, therefore it is necessary to grasp and grab to get whatever it can before someone else comes along and takes it. A lack focused mind sees the glass as half empty, and dwells on problems and challenges instead of blessings and joy.

An abundance focused mind believes just the opposite of a lack focused mind. It believes that there is more than enough for everyone so there is no hurry to grasp what it can right now. It believes in a never-ending flow of prosperity and joy, so it can take its time and enjoy the moment. An abundance focused mind sees the glass not just as half-full, but overflowing from a constantly bubbling stream feeding it from beneath.

How do you switch from a lack mind set to an abundance mind-set? By choosing an abundant outlook moment to moment! You have to be willing to ignore your old inner messages of lack and emptiness, and begin replacing them with new messages of hope and plenty.

Here are three simple ways to start:

1) Become aware of the abundance all around you.

When you visit a large supermarket or department store, pause for a moment and notice the massive abundance in the form of material goods surrounding you. All of these things were created from nothing, and turned into something useful by a person with a vision. Think about how this process could be used to bring more abundance into your own life.

2) Keep affirming you have more than enough.

Remember, a lack focused mind dwells on what it DOESN’T have, while an abundant mind focuses on what it DOES have. Rather than worrying about having enough, affirm that you have enough! Say things like, “I always have plenty of money,” and “I am so incredibly blessed.”

3) Give.

When we feel like we don’t have “enough” our first response is usually to hold onto what we have a little tighter. This sends a powerful message of lack to the universe! Instead, start sharing your time, money and resources with others. Do so with a heart full of gratitude and confidence that whatever you send out will return to you tenfold. (Note: you don’t have to give on a large scale either, just a few poundsor an hour of your time can generate a new cycle of abundance in your life.)

Keep up with activities like these and before long, you’ll find yourself automatically feeling more abundant – and attracting greater wealth, love, joy and miracles at every turn.