Steadily rising prices and competition and downsizing are just a few of the problems many people experiencing. Due to this many people finding themselves in difficult financial situations. Some are heavily burdened by credit card debts and other financial obligations. If this has been one your experience you may learn more about the Law of Attraction and how it works. Countless people have already got started to use the Law of Attraction to turn their financial matters around and have succeeded in doing so. The Law of Attraction has made conversation everywhere. Just recently the Law of Attraction has been talked about in shows like Oprah and Larry Kind live. Many people have listened to the information about the Law of Attraction with much interest. So how can you use the Law of Attraction to take control of your financial future? How can you finally become affluent? It has been stated that like attracts like. The Law of Attraction works exactly in the same way. This law only responds to your feelings and emotions. It is not so much what you say but what you feel when you say it, that will set things in motions. So if you constantly complain about money, or you are constantly worried about bills, that the bad feeling that you are vibrating will bring more of the same back to you. Knowing this you can be a deliberate creator of your financial situation. This may sound different from anything you have heard but there are countless people who have experienced the truth of this statement. If you are tired of experiencing financial difficulties you have a chance right now to learn more about the Law of Attraction and how it really works. There are some steps that you may want to take to get started first. Here are some helpful tips of what you need to do: 1. Make a list of all the monthly bills and financial obligations. As you write your list you need to write the amount of interest that you are paying for each month next to the amount you owe. When you are done with this you now have a clear picture of your financial obligation. Now you may sit down and think about a reasonable payment plan. Do this every 3 month and compare the old list with the new list and se how the amounts that your financial obligations becoming smaller. This will help you to visualize your continued success until you are debt free. 2. Say affirmations that will help you to stay focused on money matters and that will help you along the way. You could say something like this: “I am money conscious and I have money all the time”. This may be a little difficult for you to say because your current money situation does not match what your affirmations are saying but it matches your goal when it comes to your finances. The Law of Attraction only responds to your feelings and thoughts. When saying affirmations like this you are creating new thoughts and feelings about money. This will help you create the money situation that you want. 3. Read up on some information about money management and how to invest money. Check out some books about people who went from rags to riches. This kind of information will help you to make good decisions when it comes to money and it also helps you to continue on the road to financial independence. 4. Try to avoid making more debts! This would be contrary to your goal! Before making a new purchase ask yourself the question how often would you use this item, or do you really need this item. Asking questions like these can help you in managing your money better and in succeeding with your goal.

We are all familiar with name brand products in the stores. Companies have learned they can sell more of their product if they can make you associate the name closely with a particular service or advantage. Branding yourself is a relatively new concept in the world of employment, but basically it uses the same strategy, only this time the product is you. Branding yourself is a way of making it clear to potential employers or clients what, in particular, you might be able to do for them. Successful products have slogans, and so can you. When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you answer with your job title? Do you say, for instance, “I am a manager.” This is hardly inspiring. Or do you say something like, “I work for the What’s-it Manufacturing Plant.” That mentions them, but it does not identify you. Branding is a way of identifying yourself with special qualities, just like short advertising slogans will identify a product with special qualities. Mercedes Benz is, “Engineered like no other car in the world.” Holiday Inn is, “Pleasing people the world over.” With Polaroid, “The fun develops instantly.” When someone asks you what you do, rather than responding, “I am a manager,” it could be, “I turn management around in companies so that they can profit again.” Or rather than just a teacher you could describe yourself as, “I teach children to enjoy learning.” This short but positive association can make you more attractive and encourages them to want to know you better. Your brand can be communicated in your conversations and be suggested with examples in your resume. A brand for you can identify you to a potential employer as having a most special quality or advantage and impress them that you would make a most desirable employee. There are advantages and disadvantages both to working for someone else and in working for your self. When you work for someone else, you do not have to be making as many decisions about what you should be doing, because the big decisions are decided for you. Usually when you work for someone else, a great advantage is receiving a regular pay check. Whether business is good or poor, you know you can count on a certain amount of money each pay period and you can budget accordingly. This takes a lot of stress out of your life. You may also have the advantages of working regular hours, and may be able to leave at a certain time and not worry about work until the next day. In general, when you work for someone else, there is less responsibility. But there are also aggravations to working for someone else. You don’t get to decide how things will be, you need to please your employer, and the company can end your employment at any time. When you are self-employed, your income is directly related to the success of your business. Most businesses take some time, perhaps a few years, before they start turning a profit. There may be tremendous profits, or not. Without incorporation, there may even be debt. There will not be anyone to pass the big problems to, but must resolve them yourself. Your job typically will not end at a certain time. When things need to get done, you must do it. There will be stress. But the potential advantages of being self-employed are tremendous: wealth, pride, independence, and satisfaction. Four reasons are common for self employment. Many people choose self employment when they cannot find other employment. When no one will hire you, you can always work for yourself and try to make it profitable. Many successful businesses begin this way. Some people choose self employment because they desire to get rich. Your chance of accumulating wealth is greater if you own your own business. Some people start their own companies in the same kind of business where they have previously been employed. They like their work, but they want to be able to do it their own way, and do it better. And some individuals have a vision. They dream of being able to do the kind of work they wish at last, or wish to help others.

Each day I will take care of myself, but today I will think just of this day. When I wake up I will think of the work I hope to get done to make my life better, but I will also think of things I can look forward to and enjoy in this day. I will plan at least one treat-time for myself, perhaps an hour to read a good novel, or making a phone call to a loved one, or spending time in the garden putting in flowers. I know that when I take good care of myself, physically and emotionally, that I am being kind to one of God’s loved ones. Today I will look after my health beginning from the first moments of the day. I will take time for a healthy breakfast, because I know this sets the pattern for my eating in a healthy way throughout the day. I will take a moment to plan lunch and supper, so I do not make unhealthy choices when I am over- hungry and rushed. I will also plan some exercise for myself that is just right for my present level of fitness. I will love myself for who I am right now. Perhaps I will go for a half hour walk so I can also enjoy the outdoors. Tonight I will relax before bed and give myself enough sleep for the next day. Today I will do my best to speak kindly and encouragingly to myself as well as others. Just as with everyone else in this world, I need this kindness to be at my best. I accept myself as I am because I know I am a good person, sincere, and I make an effort. If I make mistakes or can’t get everything done, I will forgive myself easily and try again tomorrow. I will praise myself for everything I do well, and everything I try to do. I know that it is encouragement that will help me to grow as a person and be my best. This day I will protect myself from harm. I will not cause harm to myself by treating myself badly or being harsh and judgmental. I will not let others do that to me, either. I will protect myself from influences that make me feel bad about myself or discouraged or depressed. At the end of this day I will give myself credit for a job well done. This day I did my best, whatever that was. Each day I practice taking care of myself, I will get better at it, so each day I practice, I am getting better. I will think of those things I enjoyed today and things I did well, and look forward to a new day tomorrow. I will remember the love my loved ones have for me, that I have for me, and that God has for me. Today I will make my life better. Today, I will spread peace and love in this world. Today, I will speak my heart and for my soul.

We have thousands of choices we can explore in order to reach our ultimate destination. Some of these pathways appear safe, so many of us prefer to try this route. And while this path can be blissfully easy for awhile, and we feel safe, we fit-in, we have friends, family and jobs that are pretty “normal”….we can eventually run into a boulder that life has placed somewhere along the way. And it refuses to let us go around it. We can’t ignore it, we can’t pretend it isn’t there, and we can’t go through it unaware. We can try to forcefully move this boulder….but it’s too heavy. We can find some lever to propel it away from us….but the boulder is heavier than any available lever…….So….what can we do? Perhaps because we have no other choice, we alter our pathway. We go off the safe byway we have grown so accustomed to and we venture into the “wilderness”…where there are no boundaries, no guarantees, no other beings….It can be a scary time. The confusion. The fear of the unknown. The deep sense of loss. The indecisiveness about how to move beyond this nowhere place. It’s dark. It’s lonely. We are frightened at first….perhaps afraid we will get lost. But usually (what I have found) is that in taking this detour we grow braver. We see there are no monsters out there. We become more determined, We discover that each new off-shoot provides us new information about the world, the things that are possible in this world and even to our own astonishment of how much we have changed in our minds, our hearts and our thoughts. Some of the things seen on this alternate route will be things no other person will ever be able to see in the exact same manner that we have seen them. We soon discover we would never go back to that “other” pathway again, for while it is indeed “safer”, it is so much more limiting and so much less colorful than the path that we find ourselves routing. All of us have the capacity to be innovative. However a obstacle to getting us started may be a belief that we do not possess whatever genes it takes to be imaginative. If one believes they lack any sort of creativity, it is difficult to engage in the task of seeing things in a new light. And when one labels oneself a “noncreative” person, a self-fulfilling prophecy is set in motion, often prompting a person to retreat from considering even small changes in their script. It is for this reason that one might consider not attempting to make major alterations in ones behavior all at once, but rather take small steps. Each successful small step serves as a reinforcer for taking the next step. Success breeds success. Remember, a creative step need not be measured by its length. From a distance, you can see things you can’t see when you’re up close and personal. The difference is in working ON a circumstance rather than of operating IN it. It’s all too easy to plug away at something but miss the important distinctions needed to create an elegant result. From high among the clouds, homes and highways appear tiny and toy-like. Looking out the window while riding in an airplane lends a unique perspective. Suddenly, our crowded and important cities seem like just a small part of a busy universe. Change of pace techniques like listening to calming music, taking a long walk , and meditation are all possible ways to disengage. Traveling to another location either actually or through a favorite book or film are also good ways of finding a new perspective. You open the door to greater intuition and increased serenity. With a shift comes new perspectives, insights, and ahas. These sparks of insight are the reward for entering into and making friends with the dark unknown. Over time these sparks join together to illuminate a new vision for your future. Indigenous people created a ritual space to help them handle the dark days of winter while waiting for the shift to increasing light. In the process they devised a way to hold the darkness so that it created a space of profound insights and hope. Within The Seasons of Change, the Winter Solstice represents the time of darkness, the dark night of the soul. At first people feel lost, afraid, worried, even frantic because they can’t find a way out. It’s when they surrender to not knowing the answer that they relax into the darkness and merge within it in a way that changes how they see themselves. To ones grateful astonishment this does for you what you were certain you could not do for yourself. It solves the dilemma; it finds the way. And, all you need to do is follow. Explore areas of your life that you love, and others that you fear. And don’t mind making some noise in the process….if that’s you. Feel life, choose to experience the power of the moment when you achieve something previously thought impossible and relish every single minute of it. You will know you have found your harbor, physical or otherwise, when you feel in your heart that you have been reborn into a life that is in this moment is just the right shape, size, and composition.

I lived on my grandpa’s farm as a kid and he taught me some very important life lessons including the Biblical verse: As you sow, so shall you reap. There is a magic to growing things from seeds which we’ve planted. When we tend to sprouting seeds, when we give them fertile soil and water, when we nurture and care for them, these seeds grow into a bounty of life. This can be taken both literally and figuratively. There is a caution when we start growing something to tug at the sprouts in an attempt to make them grow faster, we kill the life that has started. Instead, allow it to grow at it’s own pace. With a figurative seed the growth can be immediate or it can grow quickly, others need time coming to fruition and will only manifest as quickly as you allow it to. You can’t go beyond where you have not yet begun. Simply, in order to grow your plant, your idea, your relationship, your business–you have to start with the seed of inspiration. Without further ado, now for the sowing. . . This is a fantastic exercise. You’ll need to buy some 3 x 5 cards in different colors. And for each idea, thing, relationship, etc., that you want to manifest, (this can be small and simple, like a language pattern or an affirmation that resonates with you), write out a card. The best way to make compose the sentences on your paper seeds is to apply them to an internal state. Here’s one in relation to persuasion: ‘I am aware of the things I need to do to persuade in every interaction I have with everyone I come into contact with.’ You’re aiming at your awareness in this affirmation. My students and clients tell me all the time, ‘Kenrick, this persuasion stuff is great. I love it. I’m thrilled to be studying with you. Yesterday, however, I was interacting with a new prospect and I completely forgot to use what you’re teaching.’ I still hear this from people who have worked with me for years. And I tell them all the same thing, ‘It’s okay. The conscious mind is a fickle thing. It takes time to remember to use the techniques.’ So now that you’ve got your statements written, take the card and cut it up into fifty tiny pieces. The next step is to take those pieces and tape them up all over your house. Stick on the steering wheel of your car. Stick them on your elliptical machine or treadmill. Stick a few up on your bathroom mirror. Get creative. Put them up and leave them there for at least seven days. Every time you see one of the pieces, tell yourself that you’re going to think of the affirmation that you wrote. Think out the affirmation in full. No shortcuts. You’re going to internalize and actualize this affirmation a hundred times faster than you would have otherwise. Think about it–fifty little reminders, telling you to repeat it once again to yourself. . . can you see how this would really sink it into your mind? You can use this strategy to push anything into your brain in order to act more quickly and assuredly. I’m absolutely certain if you try this, you’ll have amazing flowering gardens of success.