Reflection Of The Day: Prosperity Begins Within, A Deeper Thought

Reflection of the Day: Prosperity Begins Within, A Deeper Thought

May 12, 2009

 

So if the past month hasn’t been painful spring cleaning your soul, good for you. Give yourself a hi-five and step into your place of wealth. To the damaged goods I referred to last, stick with me for the next couple of minutes and we’ll join the others in a bit.

Admit The Pain and Don’t Complain

Don’t ignore the wounds. Denying the pain is a counterproductive move. Pain is an indicator that something is not functioning properly so count it a blessing that you are now an informed individual. Knowledge is power and self-knowledge is power on steroids (apologies for lack of a wholesome reference). Once you have identified the issues that cause malfunction in your ability to excel, you are now perfectly positioned on the offense.  I call this the stance of the victor.  Don’t let your circumstances or your weaknesses torment you with defeat.  Resist the victim mentality and adopt the victor’s stance.

Nurse The Wound

So how do you nurse the wound in the victor’s stance without submitting to the temptations of defeat? Treat it like you would a physical wound. With the expectation of recovery,

• identify the severity
• prescribe and apply the proper treatment
• bandage the wound
• monitor the healing progress to determine continual treatment 

Don’t let the severity of the wound define who you are. Pain is nothing more than a side-effect no matter what degree it manifests. It’s irrelevant to the essence of you. A healthy way of tackling pain is to simply endure it like you would a road block on a highway—you may rant and rave for a brief moment, but ultimately (and quickly, I’d hope) you work your way around. The lesson here is you make do. You find an alternate route (or just plow through, more power to you) and get to the place you need to be without hesitation.  Pain will back off when it can no longer intimidate you and manipulate your perspective.

Understand that issues need to be dealt with. They can’t be ignored or simply swept under the rug. It’ll fester into an infection and show up like a persistent bully sometime in the near future.  Blow the bully from the roots and “sweep the leg” like Johnny’s sensei told him to do Mr. Miyagi’s apprentice Daniel san.  You will have to discern (or seek guidance) as to what would be the best appropriate method of working out your issues and apply them. Don’t skip this step. Just don’t.

Move On

Once you have taken steps to work through your issues and you have set the healing process in motion, it is now safe (and wise) for you to move on.  Bandaging the wound has a two-fold impact on your psyche. The maneuver will protect the wound as it undergoes recovery, and it will also simulate health as if it wasn’t there. This allows you to move on as if nothing happened, while (important) you are mindful of the condition and respectful of the healing process.

Why the spring cleaning and the first aid talk? It has everything to do with your financial health. For enduring success and wealth in your life, it’s important to build financial health. This requires the same attention and mindset you would invest in your own physical health. In order to manifest prosperity, you must prosper within, because the inner road blocks will spring up like weeds to tear down what progress you have achieved. Don’t worry, we’ll jump into monetizing your vision as soon as we repair this bridge to your place of prosperity. In time, once healed, you’ll be sporting the battle scars with a proud sense of accomplishment and a million dollar smile. For now, admit the pain, quit the complaint, and move on to the better tomorrow.