The key to shifting from scarcity to a prosperity mindset
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For many of us, we have been conditioned by society to focus on making more money and assume that the more money we make the happier we’ll be. Did you know that there are many research studies that show, beyond survival mode, this just isn’t true. In my opinion, our societal conditioning is backwards and it is what perpetuates a scarcity mindset. Here’s the cycle I see it sets up:
Societal Conditioning that Fosters a Scarcity Mindset
We’re conditioned to think of prosperity as financial success
Making more money drives how we spend our time
Our self-esteem and identity become tied to external measures of success
We lose sight of what matters most
If you’re like many entrepreneurs, it's a fine line between your personal life and business. The tendency is to focus on making the business successful and making more money, and your own needs play second fiddle to the demands of the business. You’re the last to get paid and the last to schedule a vacation. While it may seem like the responsible thing to do, if there isn't a "WIIFM" factor (what's in it for me), your enthusiasm is likely to wane over time, you'll start feeling overwhelmed, and burned out. And, if despite your marketing efforts you’re not getting the financial results you want, the WiiFM Factor may be the missing puzzle piece. It’s an often overlooked cause of under earning. The drive to make more money, without knowing how much money is enough to support your vision of happiness and success, is what perpetuates a frenetic, fast forward, stressful lifestyle, and underearning. If that sounds too familiar, there is another way.
A New Paradigm that Fosters a Prosperity Mindset
One day after meditating, I felt drawn to look up “prosperity” on my iPhone dictionary. At first glance, the definition of prosperity was similar to what I'd seen before—"to thrive or flourish, especially in financial terms.” Then, I noticed that there was another link for "to prosper." When I clicked on it, I was amazed to learn:
The original meaning of “to prosper”
"to prosper" was derived from a Latin root word that dates back to the 1400’s,
“prosperare,” which means "to make happy."
In all my years of studying prosperity consciousness, I had never seen that definition. The original meaning of “to prosper” got lost in translation. Over time, someone decided that making more and more money is the path to greater happiness and success.
The question--what makes you happy--is one of those big life questions that may seem unanswerable. What I've found is that when I make heart-centered choices based on intuitive insights, my life takes on a joyful, deeply peaceful quality. Cultivating practices that are heart-centered strengthen my connection to my inner knowing and automatically leads to spiritual alignment—the path to greater happiness and success.
How to shift from scarcity to a prosperity mindset:
Connect, from the inside out, with what you want, what you value, what truly matters
Take concrete steps to build your self-esteem by making time to take care of you
Align how you spend your time with your big-picture vision for your life and business
Clarify how much money is enough to fund your vision of happiness and success
Rather than holding prosperity as a matter of reaching a certain number in your bank account, I invite you to redefine prosperity based on what makes you happy—from the inside out.
Reflecting on what you truly want and imagining what could be, rather than what is, will inspire you and mobilize your energy in ways you simply can't force.
If you want support for connecting with and manifesting your vision of happiness and success, I invite you to schedule a complimentary Discovery Session with me. I’ve learned a lot over the years walking this path that can make your journey sustainable—personally and financially.