The switch

There's always that dividing line, that sweet spot, between what we are striving for in our lives and the actual thing occurring. I like to call the mechanism that controls this "the switch."

I think you guys know what I mean especially when it applies to our personal lives: One minute we are feeling one way about a particular person or situation, and the next minute are thoughts can be in a completely different direction. Something has shifted in our perceptions, our consciousness; most of the time we don't know why or how that subtle shift in energy occurs, but one thing is for sure: when "the switch" occurs we know it.

So let's examine "the switch" a little, especially when it comes to our personal finances, and let's see if by increasing our consciousness, we can exert a little more control on the events that can change our financial situation.

There is no doubt that real change is slow, is a process and takes enormous patience. If you are one of those people that think you can change your financial life in a nanosecond, you are wasting your time reading this, so stop now. But if you are willing to put in the ground work you need to increase your chances of financial growth, then stay with me.

Here are some things I think you should do to increase your odds for "the switch" to occur: Realize first that what we are talking about here is a more conscious form of energy, that's all it is (of course, that's easy to say and it is the whole point here to become acquainted with new and more effective energy). It is your energy that has prevented you from achieving what you want, and it is by a sustained change to your energy that you will get exactly what you need and want. So here goes.

Be sincere in your efforts. You may think that your efforts have been sincere, but it could be your sincerity has been quite self-centered, so by sincerity I do not necessarily mean just being sincere in your money making pursuits, I mean being sincere in all your efforts in life. This type of energy can open up all kinds of opportunities that were previously unavailable to you. Another thing you can do is to stop doing things for others' approval-I like to call this: stop playing for an audience.

It's amazing how we are conditioned to seek the approval of all kinds of people; for real change to occur you have to narrowly focus your energy so that is more genuine, more pure - all this helps "the switch" to occur. Most important too for "the switch" to occur is become comfortable with change. For those most risk adverse, start small: go to your favorite restaurant and sit in an entirely new part, be bold and order something you have never had. Experience change on a regular basis.

Another thing to do to help "the switch" occur is to work with what you have right now. It's human nature to dreamily think about the way you think things "should be," but here's a shocker: Things are exactly the way they should be right now for each of us. Accept this reality and don't complain about it-this can free an unbelievable amount of the type of energy you need to reach your goal.

As usual, hope you guys enjoy this post and love your feedback.
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Project yourself Part I

Projecting is a concept you may want to familiarize yourself with when you decide to really change your life, especially your finances.

Before you can project anything, you need to take a good, hard, honest look at yourself. This is not the type of examination that takes five minutes, like checking your body for mosquito bites. This type of examination has, in fact, no time limits; though you will intuitively know when the process is complete. A word of advice here: don't try to rush it.

So what is the nature of this examination? It's almost like engaging in a form of psychic self-surgery. You first have to figure out the factors in your life that have prevented you from getting close to your financial goals, then you can start to fix things. Look at your upbringing, family values and conditioning about money; those are good places to start.

When I went through this process myself, I found that when I really honestly looked at things my mother didn't care that much about money, my father tended to be a little cheap, and both my parents were prone to spend everything they made. However, both my parents also instilled in me that I could do anything I wanted in life.

These things are quite useful to realize; they give us a keen insight into the type of conditioning we were subjected to and provide a great starting off point for some things we may want to change about ourselves.

In my own case, I decided that I didn't want to be cheap and did not want to live above my means, so I decided to discard these things; but I liked having the belief that I could do anything in life, so I kept that. Failing to be honest at this point can really sabotage any change, so please try and stay the course.

Our past conditioning will control us until we first understand it, then we can let it go. Have you ever noticed that some people in life are struggling with the idea that they are stupid, or not good enough, or not deserving of life's riches, or they should always play it safe? Do you know where they got these ideas from? More likely than not, they grew up in an environment where they were constantly told (by parents, teachers or other authority figures) that that they were stupid, not good enough, not deserving of life's riches, or never to risk anything.

And more likely than not, these messages were projected onto them again and again until they could not distinguish between those ideas (of unworthiness or safety) and themselves. In other words, these people became stupid, not good enough, not deserving of life's riche, and risk adverse because of what was projected onto them, not because of any inherent qualities in themselves.

When we can realize that our fundamental ideas about ourselves are very much(if not totally)created by what was projected onto ourselves while growing up, we are almost at the end of part one of this process. And by the way, it is important to not cast any blame on anyone who was "kind enough" to have projected these things onto you: Remember that no one has a perfect conditioning growing up, everyone has challenges to overcome. Also, these so called authority figures doing the projecting onto us were no more than unconscious beings placed in our life to help us learn and grow. Again, everyone has these people interspersed in their lives.

Want you guys to absorb this for a little while; will talk soon about how to project what you want for yourself into the future.
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