Last week we downloaded antivirus software for your mind. This week we're
going to explore one of the biggest illusions of modern life. In this
article, I'll reveal an insight that (if you internalise it) will make you
100% immune to “the credit crunch”, redundancy, & any other economic weather
that happens to arise (this article's also posted in my new blog,
http://livingbeyondthescript.blogspot.com/
with
other, related info – please post your comments there).
During the 80s & 90s, I thought that the key to financial security was pay
increases. I worked hard, switched jobs every 2 years & increased my salary.
I noticed that the contractors who worked alongside me earned 2 or 3 times
what I did, so eventually I went contract & increased my income further.
Then I read “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, where I learned that “passive income” was
the key to financial security. I created Salad & developed a strong passive
income stream.
Have you spotted the pattern yet?
-
I'll feel
financially secure when I get a bigger salary.
-
I'll feel
financially secure when I've got a contract income.
-
I'll feel
financially secure when I develop passive income.
I
was trying to get an internal feeling (security) from external factors
(salary, bank balance, sales figures etc).
Oops!
As
human beings, what we most desire is feelings. Feelings of love, success,
fulfilment, peace, joy, happiness, security etc.
We
live in a society that trains us to believe that we need to use external
things (money, fame, partners, cars, jobs, achievements) in order to access
those feelings.
This is a lie.
Looking on the outside for something that exists on the inside is a classic
case of looking in the wrong place (this is also the structure of addiction,
as it happens).
1)
Identify a
goal / change / fix you've been believing will make you feel a certain way
(Hint: it probably has the structure “I'll feel A when B happens.”)
Here are some examples:
-
I'll feel
secure when I've got X amount of money in the bank.
-
I'll feel
successful once I've accomplished X, Y & Z.
-
I'll feel
peaceful when I change this limiting belief.
The
fact that you can even say this (I'll feel A when B happens) means that you
have an internal representation of the feeling (A). It also means that
you've been conditioned into thinking that you actually need to have the
external experience (B) before you can allow yourself to feel it.
Once again, this is a lie!
You
are already emotionally complete. You don't need anything in order to feel
your feelings.
2)
Ask
yourself “What would happen if I allowed myself to feel it (A) now?”
People sometimes think that if they allowed themselves to feel their
feelings now, they would lose the motivation to change, grow & achieve. But
that doesn't seem to be how it works.
Happy, successful entrepreneurs feel successful whether their businesses are
prospering or not.
3)
Change
your criteria for feeling the feelings you want.
Here are some examples:
-
I can feel
secure now, because I have awareness. There was a time when all I had was
awareness, & now look at me!
-
I can feel
successful now, because I'm alive. Living is the evolutionary gold star.
-
I can feel
peaceful now, because I can accept myself exactly as I am.
As
my friend Michael Neill says...
"Unhappy people want what they want in order to make them happy. Happy
people just want what they want."
This is part of why affirmations can be so powerful. When you feel how
you'll feel when you've got what you want, it subtly reminds you that you
don't need the stuff in order to get the feeling.
Believing that you need ANYTHING in order to feel happy / fulfilled / whole
is the epitome of neediness.
Knowing that you are already complete is the epitome of abundance.
By
the way, Salad's other website, myNLPresources.com is closing its doors to
new members this coming Sunday, December 7th.
When we relaunch in the new year, it will be at a premium price, but when
you join today, your membership fee will remain at its existing level for
LIFE!
So
if you don't want to miss out, & want to get access to the world's coolest,
most powerful NLP learning community (including a forum with some of the
world's top NLP trainers), go to
http://www.mynlpresources.com/subscribe
today & join now.
Thanks as ever for
your attention.
Have a great week!
To your success!
Your friend
Jamie
Jamie
Smart
Jamie Smart
CEO
jamie.smart@saladltd.co.uk
jamie.smart@saladltd.co.uk
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