Now that I've identified point A (asceticism) and point B (billionaire), all I have to do is figure out how to get from point A to point B. The looming question remains. Is it even possible to go from broke to possessing a billion dollars over the course of a year?
Yesterday, I found eleven cents on the floor at work; I'm on my way. And yet, at this rate, it'll take me a million lifetimes to accumulate a billion dollars, and I don't have that kind of time. My experiment is to see if I can become a billionaire during the next year by following the advice of multiple financial gurus.
I've heard it said that if you don't know where you're going, any road will do. But I DO know where I'm going; I just don't know how to get there. One common mantra is Ask, Believe, Receive. It seems like simple enough of a message. Ask for what you want, Believe you are able to have it, and Receive what you want with gratitude and thanksgiving. But who am I supposed to ask? What am I supposed to believe? How do I receive it?
There is no celestial Santa Claus who is going to swoop down and give me a billion dollars. I don't have any rich relatives, a billionaire boyfriend, or a wealthy benefactor. I guess I could ask every single person I know for a ten dollar donation to support my cause, but even if a handful of them actually agreed to help me out, I doubt that course of action would get me very far. Maybe if I just put it out there, asked the universe to bless me abundantly, is my energetic intention enough to draw the necessary resources to me?
I'm not looking to get something for nothing. I don't want to ask the universe for anything I'm not willing to work for. I've experienced the universal law of easy come, easy go. Even when I've worked my butt off all week in order to pay my extensive bills, I still find it way too difficult to prevent myself from splurging whatever little remainder I have on a beautiful new dress or a night out with acquaintances or an expensive treat from the grocery store. I realize how I need to become more responsible with what I already have before the universe will trust me with more.
Another obstacle I have to asking for more is the uncertainty in my own subconscious mind about wanting more. Growing up in poverty has caused me to cultivate a familiarity with lack. I'm accustomed to going without. I shop at thrift stores. I buy only what's on sale. I avidly search for any type of a bargain, and I have a scarcity mentality seared into the depths of my brain. Of course I want more in life, but will I be able to handle it when it comes or will I run away from it out of fear of the unknown?
Yesterday, I found eleven cents on the floor at work; I'm on my way. And yet, at this rate, it'll take me a million lifetimes to accumulate a billion dollars, and I don't have that kind of time. My experiment is to see if I can become a billionaire during the next year by following the advice of multiple financial gurus.
I've heard it said that if you don't know where you're going, any road will do. But I DO know where I'm going; I just don't know how to get there. One common mantra is Ask, Believe, Receive. It seems like simple enough of a message. Ask for what you want, Believe you are able to have it, and Receive what you want with gratitude and thanksgiving. But who am I supposed to ask? What am I supposed to believe? How do I receive it?
There is no celestial Santa Claus who is going to swoop down and give me a billion dollars. I don't have any rich relatives, a billionaire boyfriend, or a wealthy benefactor. I guess I could ask every single person I know for a ten dollar donation to support my cause, but even if a handful of them actually agreed to help me out, I doubt that course of action would get me very far. Maybe if I just put it out there, asked the universe to bless me abundantly, is my energetic intention enough to draw the necessary resources to me?
I'm not looking to get something for nothing. I don't want to ask the universe for anything I'm not willing to work for. I've experienced the universal law of easy come, easy go. Even when I've worked my butt off all week in order to pay my extensive bills, I still find it way too difficult to prevent myself from splurging whatever little remainder I have on a beautiful new dress or a night out with acquaintances or an expensive treat from the grocery store. I realize how I need to become more responsible with what I already have before the universe will trust me with more.
Another obstacle I have to asking for more is the uncertainty in my own subconscious mind about wanting more. Growing up in poverty has caused me to cultivate a familiarity with lack. I'm accustomed to going without. I shop at thrift stores. I buy only what's on sale. I avidly search for any type of a bargain, and I have a scarcity mentality seared into the depths of my brain. Of course I want more in life, but will I be able to handle it when it comes or will I run away from it out of fear of the unknown?
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