The Millionaire Mind Support Network™

This morning I contemplated the role Gratitude plays
in abundance and personal peace.

During the Millionaire Mind Intensive and in the follow-up 90-day Wealth Conditioning program, T. Harv Eker stressed the importance of acknowledging and recording what we have to be grateful for in our success logs. Many of ‘The Secret’ teachers stressed the very powerful the energy attached to thankfulness and its role in manifestation. In our creative visualizations we are encouraged to feel the blessing of attaining our life’s passion. These daily meditations are exercises of universal gratitude. Many of us express thanks daily, in the form of ‘Grace” before our meals.

We say thank you many times during our day as an automatic response. My personal quest this week is to be aware and meaningful when I say thank you. I want to feel my thanks, not just say thank you as a conversational habit. To understand and express gratitude is one of the ways we can nurture our ‘inner-game roots.’ The fruit of gratitude is very sweet. As you go through your week, smile, say and feel thank you as often as possible.

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

~ Melody Beattie, Unity Chaplin

“The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply is that the mental attitude of Gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which the blessings come. If it is a new thought to you that Gratitude brings your whole mind into closer harmony with the creative energies of the universe, consider it well, and you will see that it is true.

“The good things you already have come to you along the line of obedience to certain laws. Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come; and it will keep you in close harmony with creative thought and prevent you from falling into competitive thought.”

~The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

This during this next week our thoughts will turn to gratitude and peace many times.

WEEKLY GRATITUDE ASSIGNMENT

Keep a journal of gratitude or peace. Gratitude is a steppingstone to inner peace. It
Is nearly impossible to feel upset and grateful or peaceful at the same time.
Count your blessings by keeping a gratitude journal, as recommended by Sarah
Ban Breathnach in Simple Abundance. Write down, either daily or weekly, everything for which you feel thankful. Record both the little and big things in your life and keep the journal up to date.

You may also choose to keep a peace journal. Write down the times you have felt
at peace during the day or week.

According to Wikipedia, the world’s favorite free encyclopedia.

“Gratitude is the substance of a heart ready to show appreciation, or thankfulness; it is not simply an emotion, which involves a pleasant feeling that can occur when we receive a favor or benefit from another person but rather the combination of a state of being and an emotion; often accompanied by a desire to thank them, or to reciprocate for a favor they have done for you.”

What does Gratitude mean to you?

How do you express gratitude in your daily life?

Do you have a practice or meditation that helps you anchor the feeling pf gratitude in your heart?

If so, please share it with the rest of the Millionaire Mind Support Network™ members.

Millionaire Minds Have Grateful Hearts!

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A short, easy and wonderfully effective exercise

Members of my Mastermind Group have introduced me to the writings and practices of Abraham-Hicks.  I have found this bedtime exercise a rewarding way to close out the day and I wanted to share it with my fellow Millionaire Minds.

Review your day and think of at least three successes and at least three things for which you are you are grateful.

It only takes a minute and blessing your day this way can completely shift your point of attraction.

This practice helps develop the habit of consistent gratitude.

Why is this process so powerful?

Thoughts are creative. Yet, most people go to bed without taking a single moment to deliberately choose the thoughts they prefer.

That lack of attention to what we think is what Abraham (www.abraham-hicks.com) calls being “sloppy” about how you vibrate.

Go to bed worried and you are creating/attracting more things to worry about.

Why not have your pre-sleep thoughts be those of accomplishment and appreciation?

Millionaire Minds always take the time to express gratitude.

Holistic Wealth

One of the reasons I, and so many others resonate so completely with the teachings of T. Harv Eker, is the degree he stress the “Whole Person” approach to wealth.

He coaches his students to deal with time and talent as well as treasure — stressing that unless we are good stewards of these three aspects of our life, we will not fully enjoy true, lasting wealth.

In his writings, courses and workshops, Eker and his trainers stress the importance of moving beyond our personal comfort zones.

In his book, The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, he says, “If you want to be rich and successful, you’d better get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Consciously practice going into your uncomfort zone and doing what scares you. Here’s an equation I want you to remember for the rest of your life: CZ=WZ.”

Comfort Zone equals your Wealth Zone

By expanding what you are comfortable being, doing, and having you are expanding you capacity to increase size of your income and wealth zone. In most cases our need to stay comfortable is motivated by the unconscious fear of the dreaded “What-ifs”. When we banish the “What-Ifs” we stretch ourselves to meet new people, and take advantage of new opportunities to build our Time, Talent and Treasure.

When we consciously expand our comfort zone we are “increasing the size of our personal wealth container” The universe always rushes in to fill that new space with the blessings we are ready and willing to receive.

In the Millionaire Mind 90-Day Wealth Conditioning Program , that we received as part of our Millionaire Mind Intensive, the daily exercises stress the importance of Appreciation and Gratitude. The exercises ask you to list ten people or things you are grateful for right now. These exercises are a wonderful way to acknowledge what you already have, and to remind you of the solid foundation you have on which to build a bigger comfort zone.

One way to work with your CZ=WZ equation is an empowering series of meditations that involve the contemplation of each of your talents — blessings, skills or accomplishments. At the feeling level — visualize and experience those talents as they expanded to a higher level. Let your creativity and imagination soar.

Take some time, every day, to build a more capable, more blessed you ,by recognizing and nurturing your inner wealth — your energy, health, focus, time, talents, beliefs, creativity, dreams, desires and your treasure.

The Benefits of Mastering CZ=WZ

True Financial Freedom

Freedom to do what I want, when I want, with whom I want
Freedom to experience all the possibilities

Beginning with the end in mind, the CZ=WZ exercises are a very effective way to exercise our millionaire minds.

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My family and friends often tease me about my tendency to “Follow the Rules.” I read ALL the instructions before I start something. As a product of the Catholic schooling system, rules, processes and procedures are a big deal in my little orderly world. Of course I fell in love, married and founded a business with Zen Buddhist, but that is another story.

The effective use of time, treasure and talent, is the hallmark of a good steward and a successful business owner. Developing a game plan (rules) for your workday gives you access to power business tools.

As a print production manager, effective time management and prioritization of daily tasks was my way of life for over 20-years. I bought my first copy of Stephen Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” in 1989. Since then I’ve purchased dozens of copies since as gifts for friends, or required reading for employees and contractors.

In addition to the habits of successful people, the book shares the importance of a principle centered life. Millionaire Mind Intensive graduates will notice that T. Harv Eker expresses some of the same principles when he talks about the importance of living and working in integrity.

I highly recommend that you make “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” a part of your business library. It is available in print and CD.

Until you have a chance to pick up a copy here is the extreme “Cliff Notes Version”

Print and post these seven habits somewhere on your desk where you can read them often through your workday.

“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”

1. Be PROACTIVE
2. Begin with the END IN MIND
3. Put FIRST THINGS FIRST
4. Think WIN/WIN
5. Seek first to UNDERSTAND then to be UNDERSTOOD
6. SYNERGIZE
7. Sharpen the Saw (Balance and Self Renewal)

“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” helps entrepreneurs prioritize, focus and follow through. Please share the winning tactics that keeps you focused and productive.

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All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!