How to Adopt an Abundance Mindset in 4 Easy Steps

Struggling to find the rainbow… long after the storm is gone?

A scarcity mindset is always going to leave you wondering where your rainbow is, even if it’s right in front of you!

The good news is, there are ways to reprogram your mind and get rid of those thoughts that are holding you back from achieving everything you’ve ever dreamed of.

Here’s how to let go of the scarcity mindset and what it really takes to create an abundance mentality!

Step 1: Take a good, hard look at your current beliefs.

Based on our past experiences, all of us hold beliefs that we think to be true about life.

The problem is, sometimes the beliefs we have don’t exactly work in our favor. Actually, they do more harm than good and prevent us from living the truly amazing life.

There are various reasons for this. Maybe you grew up around parents who were always struggling to make ends meet or you lived in a neighborhood where it was hard to find proof the good life exists.

Here are some of the most common tricks that a scarcity mindset is playing upon you:

• Only the rich grow richer, the rest of us are destined to stay pretty much the same throughout the whole life.
• The economy’s bad right now.
• My family needs me, I can’t work and take care of them at the same time!
• Are you kidding me, what do I have to give to the world?!

How is your scarcity mindset holding you back from living a fulfilling life?

Step 2: Watch the way you think, talk, and act.

Ditching the scarcity mindset won’t happen overnight, but it’s important to get started.

For starters, pay attention to three things:

1. The way you think. Be merciless when it comes to shooing away thoughts that stem from old beliefs and values!
2. The way you talk. About yourself, your life, and your worth, because thoughts become actions!
3. The way you act. Because in the end, actions matter more than words!

If you’re struggling to do all of that, try this:

Imagine you have everything you’ve ever wanted.

Now, how does that person think? How does she talk? What are her actions? What habits does she have? What does she eat? What does she wear? What does she do when life doesn’t go according to plan?

Then, think, talk, act the same way that version of you would RIGHT NOW. Close the gap between where you are and where you want to be through BEING her now.

Step 3: Gratitude, the most powerful abundance hack!

Gratitude is the single most powerful mindset hack that can truly change anyone’s life.

And it only makes sense: how are you going to attract more of the good stuff if you’re not grateful for what you already have? This is the Law of Vibration at play.

A nice way to introduce gratitude in your life is to finish each day with three positive things… three things you’re grateful for that day. That sends the message of not lacking, which in return, gives you even more things to be grateful for.

It doesn’t matter how big or small those three things are. On some days, the roof over your head, a warm meal, and a bed to sleep in are going to be the only things you’re grateful for but that’s much, much better than nurturing thoughts that only point out to what’s missing from your life!

Step 4: Let abundance into all areas of your life!

Abundance isn’t only material wealth. The abundance mindset applies to every single area of your life: love, business, lifestyle, travel, free time, anything you want!

Anything you can imagine, you can have.

Now, I’m all about vision boards and affirmations — if that’s your thing — but remember, they only work if you do the work too!

It’s awesome if you’re crystal clear on the person you aspire to become, however, it’s crucial to have a plan of action. How are you going to get to the point where you want to be?

Make a plan, decide on your goals, and take action — that’s how you’re going to see real, tangible results!

Article Source: SFI Mindset Lessons

5 Ways to Help Your Small Business When You’re Cash-Strapped

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 Well, no news here! Everyone gets broke sometimes, so are businesses. What counts is being able to find a quick way out of it when it happens. Experience has shown that the times when you need money the most are usually the times when it’s hardest to get. What to do? When your business is hemorrhaging money, you are running a very big risk. Finding a quick solution is what brings out the real business person in you. When your business is cash-strapped, you can do any of or a combination of the following.

  

01. Take a loan. Well, all you want is cash to keep your business running. Getting cash even at a cost is same thing as getting a loan to fund your business. Even though a loan may not necessarily fix all your problems, but it sure can help you out of a short-term cash crunch. How and where you can get it is largely determined by the cost of funds from the lender.

02. Cut your expenses. A very natural thing to do when cash-strapped! This step is absolutely the most critical. You must find and block any cash leakages to stop your business from bleeding cash. Even when the bleeding is not very obvious, you can still cut back on certain expenses which will not do damage to the business. However in doing so, you must try to be creative because if you can’t manage to get your expenses under control, then you’re going to be perpetually short of money.

03. Go liquid. That is, you must find a way to generate more cash. If you can do this creatively, it is much better than taking a loan. It helps if you can create a special offering, whether it’s a discount or a new premium package and get your clients to buy in. Going hard on your debtors to get them to pay up their debts can also help to raise needed cash.

04. Dispose of some assets. Yeah, disposing idle assets is one very viable way to raise cash. Sometimes, you may have in your stores, assets you acquired in the past you have not really used or some fairly used ones you have rested. You can dispose of these assets just like as in garage sales to raise cash.

05. Run your business profitably. It is difficult to get cash-strapped if you habitually run your business profitably. A profit mindset draws out the strictest money-management practices in any business. Putting profit first and setting aside a predetermined percentage of profit from every single bit of revenue will help you trim expenses and ensure your business remains financially solvent. That is one very sound management theory and practice which your business badly needs for survival.