The Red Sox won the world series….again…(Yawn). Wait a minute. After 86 years of a wanting, yearning, begging, praying, blood, sweat and tears-ing, they win a second one and Red Sox nation is almost blase’ over it. How can that be? I mean, they are not the Yankees…. not yet anyhow. So what is it?

I call it the Feel of Success. Sometimes when we want something so badly, for sooo long, that when we do actually get it, there is almost a let down. Now, in 2004 when the Red Sox finally won, it was different. There was pandemonium. But not this time. This time it seemed too easy. There wasn’t the struggle, the melt down, the “not again” moments that the fans got so accustomed to. Why do I bring this up on here? Because the same “Feel of Success” can hit you and me whenever we get something we really, really want. And the danger of this is that when we feel that we no longer “feel”, we may attract the lack back into our lives, just to “feel” again.

So what’s the answer? Ok, let’s say you want money. You need money. You’ve wanted to have a big bank account for so long you can’t ever remember not wanting it. What can you do so that when you get it, you don’t dislike the Feel of Success, and push it away? The best thing to do is prepare for it. Think about what you will “do” when you have this money. But also, think about what you will think about.

Let’s face it, Red Sox fans thought about nothing else for a long, long time. Chances are, the one thing you yearn for is something you’ve yearned for, for a long, long time. Where will your thoughts go when they can’t hang their hat on this want? Well, if you are not prepared, there is a good chance they will go out and seek the familiar, and try and bring that lack right back to you. So, start thinking now as though you have it. Play with it for a bit. See where your mind wants to go. And get comfortable with feeling lighter. Also, ask yourself what types of things you might start doing if your problem went away. Would you be more likely to write, paint, take walks, etc, once you have money? Would you laugh more? Would you be a better listener? Would you have better posture? If so, start doing these things now. Prepare for your success by getting used to this new, lighter feeling. Once you can accept feeling like a champion, you can continue being a champion.

Wishing you the best,

Rich

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I will be commenting on this from time to time, and have added a category just for the topic of the Law of Attraction. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this topic, the law of attraction simply states that what we focus on expands. Or, You get what you think about. This is not a new idea or discovery, it has just been given a new wrapper, with a clever title. It really is not different from positive thinking. The trick is to aim your thoughts at what you want, not what you don’t. This however is the hard part, and why many people claim that the law of attraction doesn’t work, or it doesn’t exist. I think the truth is that it does exist, and it works 100% of the time. We just don’t realize this, nor do we know how to use this to our advantage. In this section I will be breaking down some of the pitfalls, some of the books addressing this, and offering what I think are the best ways to utilize this law. I must admit I don’t like referencing this as a law. I would prefer that it was referred to as our Ability to Attract. Not as catchy, okay, but it sure seems friendlier.

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A lot of the Self- Help guru’s preach being grateful, and I’m all for that. However, it can be tough to “genuinely” be grateful when you’re broke, or sick, or alone, or lacking whatever it is you truly feel you need in your life. Let’s say it’s money. It can be difficult to be thankful for the money you have, when all you have is debt, and are living paycheck to paycheck. You end up trying to fake it, then you end up at the very opposite of grateful, you end up resentful and fearful.

So, what should one do? As good ol’ George Costanza from Seinfeld once said, do the opposite. (Hi I’m George, I’m bald, unemployed, and I live with my parents) Do the opposite? Yes, try and be grateful for what you are lacking, rather than what you have. Imagine how you would feel if you suddenly came into a ton of money. Wouldn’t you be incredibly grateful for all the time you spent lacking money? After all, that’s what makes having money so great, the fact that you never had it! It’s so much better than if you were born into it, then you can’t really be joyful over getting more.

So, start to say thank you for this lack NOW, knowing that it is actually the blessing, more so than the money. Once you take this “as if” attitude, money shall follow.
Wishing you all the best,

Rich

www.mystermoney.com

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At least I hope so. I resisted having a blog until I learned that my pizza shop owner had one, so I figured it’s time. On this blog I will be commenting on money and how to attract it, reviews of self help books or tapes, and my general thoughts about ones attitude towards money and life in general. I hope I will provide you will some useful insight. If not, perhaps I can at least make you smile once in a while. See, I already made a rhyme.

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