So it seems that money is the topic of discussion these days not only in the news with all this talk of the U.S. budget etc., but also with potential clients. When asked why they haven’t moved toward the life of their dreams, the limiting factor is often times, you guessed it, money.
Whether they are wanting to start their own business, move to another part of the country, or travel the world, many of the roadblocks are the same. They haven’t yet amassed enough money to do so. In their minds (and mine at one time), they had the straight and narrow view of how they could (or couldn’t) accomplish their goal.
Let’s say you want to travel the world for a year. You might think the most realistic way of doing that would be to have to save enough money to pay all of your expenses while you are away. In order to do that you calculate what you make now, a realistic amount of money you can save, and how much you will need for your year-long expedition. Understandably so, that calculation could not only be depressing, but it could also take the wind right out of your sails. You might feel like it will never happen and you simply let it fall by the wayside.
But, what if instead of providing a straight and narrow view of how it is most likely going to come to fruition, you made a list of all the awesome ways it could happen. Use the what if game I talk about here and allow your imagination to run wild.
For the example above you might come up with a list that looks like this:
- I could win the lottery and have all the money I need
- Someone could gift me the money
- I could win a trip around the world
- I could get a new job that pays more and travel sooner
- I could find a midnight hustle to make the extra money
- I could find a job that would pay me to travel
- I could sell all my crap and do it
- I could work with a life coach and she can help me reach my goal
You get the idea. This exercise is meant to open your eyes to all of the wonderful ways you could get to your dream without following the most logical and realistic idea. In fact, if I were working with you on this specific example I would show you how you can get clear about your dream, follow your inspiration to take a tiny step forward, and watch as some amazing things fall into place that will lead you to the next inspirational nugget on your journey. Doesn’t that sound much better than trying to do it the way that feels so hard and so impossible?
When you limit yourself to accomplishing your dream via this one specific channel, you cut yourself off from all other possibilities. This wonderful world of ours is full of situations, opportunities, contacts, networks, jobs, etc. that can help you get to where you want to be. You just have to open your mind to the possibilities that are out there and the best way to do that is to tap into your inspiration. Don’t allow your current job, income, bills, situations etc. limit you in living the life of your dreams. Open your mind and see what happens.
Is money the thing you are lacking to make your dream come true?
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