Law of Attraction Book

Wealth Building in Trying Times

By Herbert Harris 

 As we listen to the news, we get a sense of trying times that move from crises to crises.

However, where there are crises, there is always opportunity. While many live paycheck to paycheck, or have too much month at the end of the money, there are certain people who seem to prosper and get wealthy in the midst of recessions, depressions, and trying times.

What is their secret? Do they have special talents that we do not possess? How is wealth building in trying times any different from wealth building in prosperous times?

In trying times, your back may be against the proverbial wall. You’ve got to get results. Failure is not an option.

My dad – when things got rough – used to say, “Herbert, when times are tight, you’ve gotten to straighten up and fly right.” Translation – you’ve got to be clear about where you’re going, and how you’re going to get there.

Over the years, as I faced the trying times that periodically occurred, I put aside my pride and sought counsel from those who seemed to weather life’s storms and in fact grow wealthier in times of apparent adversity. I was persistent in seeking them out and refused to let them not talk to me. They respected my persistence and shared their wisdom.

This is what I learned:

Nine Steps to Building Wealth

1. Take responsibility for your life and affairs.

We are where we are in life because of our thoughts, emotions, associations and behaviors. The first step to wealth building is to take complete responsibility for your present situation. Your upbringing, race, education all have an impact on your present situation. However, you choose the way you respond and thus have ownership of the outcome. The Bible says, “Choose you this day whom you will serve.” We are where we are as a result of the choices we have made. Affirm daily, If it’s to be, it’s up to me.

 

2.      Realize that everything begins in thought.

 

“A man shall have whatsoever he thinketh in his heart.” So, don’t thinketh anything that you don’t want. In order to create wealth in trying times, we must think wealth, and, more importantly, feel wealth. We must also change our frame of reference from trying times to exciting times. If your bills aren’t paid, and your job is shaky, these are truly exciting times.

 

Reprogram you life perspective from, “These are trying times filled with numerous crises” to “These are exciting times, filled with great opportunities.”

 

3.      Write your vision.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish” Conversely, “where there is a vision, the people prosper.” To create wealth in exciting times, we must set aside the current distractions of lack of money, lost of jobs, foreclosure and endless examples of lack and limitation. We must develop a vision of what wealth means to us on a very detailed and personal basis.  

 

Take time to sit quietly, meditate, and visualize exactly what wealth means to you. See it, feel it, touch it, smell it. Describe it, in writing, completely, concisely and in great detail. Own your vision.

 

4.    Make necessary changes in your life.

 

We must make the changes in our thoughts, emotions, associations and behaviors that will support and make us congruent with our vision. Replace fear with faith. For example, replace fear of losing your job with faith that your boss can’t do without you and act accordingly. Replace fear of losing your home or being unable to pay your bills, with faith that you can develop a budget and create a way to save your home and pay your bills. After all, isn’t faith the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Put your faith to work.

 

5.    Build a team.

 

Since these are exciting times, shouldn’t you have the benefits of counsel with people who know more than you do? As my dad implied, people who know more than you do about a particular matter can help you “fly right.”

 

Nobody knows everything about anything. Surround yourself with people who have expertise in the areas you need to realize your vision.

President Obama set a magnificent example of surrounding himself with capable people who complimented and supported his vision. Listen to and be guided by the advice of your team members.

 

6.      Make a written plan.

The most important element in realizing your vision is the formulation and execution of a definite, practical plan that works. Using the expertise and assistance of your team members, write a detailed plan for realizing your vision.

Commit to the execution of that plan and get busy.

 

7.      Take continuous action.

Diligently follow your written plan. Live every day with commitment and passion for the realization of your vision. Don’t stop for rest and reward too soon. As your efforts begin to produce rewards and results, work even harder. Success and achievement come only thorough continuous work. The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.

 

8.      Monitor your progress.

Constantly monitor the productiveness of your plan on a daily basis. As your plan works, double your efforts for greater results. If it is not working, collectively develop a new plan. Give each plan sufficient time to produce results. Be willing to up your game and put in more time, money and energy. Use the power of collaborative action to energize your progress.

 

9.    Don’t quit.

 

To quit demonstrates your own lack of belief in yourself. You must out-last your competition. In the exciting times that we are presently experiencing, there are many who will be overwhelmed by the negative news, employment or foreclosure statistics. Be not one of them. Your belief in your vision is the fuel that will sustain you and give wings to your vision.

 

“Come to the cliff,” He said.

“We are afraid,” they said.

Come to the cliff, he said

They came. He pushed them,

And they flew.

For the cliff of opportunity was disguised as crises.

 © Copyright 2009, LifeSkill Institute, Inc., PO Box 302, Wilmington, NC 28402; 910-251-0665

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Change occurs when energy shifts. To understand change, one needs to understand the dynamics of energy. Everything emanates energyanimate beings, physical objects, even thoughts and feelingsand these energy “fields” impact and alter all they touch. If we are to have control over the changes in our lives, we must also understand the importance of thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and feelings as energy. Only when we understand and can apply the following basic laws of the universe will we be able to consciously affect the change process:

1.Energy follows intention.

2.Whatever you add energy to multiplies.

3.Thought followed by word and action equals form.

4.What you believe becomes.

These laws apply to all of life and are fundamental in understanding how to work with energy in order to create. Healing, both of self and others, is possible by developing skills in working with these laws. Enlightenment requires this understanding.

People with spiritual power have learned how to work with energy by following the guidelines of these laws. They can direct energy with intention and trust that the desired outcome will materialize. They are not victims of other people or situations because they know how energy works and they apply this knowledge to their lives. The following explanations address each of these laws separately; however, they are practiced as a unit of truths. A holistic approach is an absolute necessity.

Energy Follows Intention

What is intention? It is simply what you intend to happen. If your intention is followed with an action that supports your intention, you will experience quick results. You will also feel good and harmonious in the process. It is as if all energy flows in the same direction. For example, let’s say that your intention is to work on your marriage by being more attentive to your partner. If your action is to start a productive conversation, give a foot rub, or make a phone call during the day, the desired outcome of improving your marriage has a high probability of occurring. If your intention is to improve your marriage, but you do extremely inconsiderate things to your partner, the energy of your action is in opposition to your intention. This opposite flow of energies will cause much friction, anxiety, and stress.

When both the intention and action flow in the same direction positive outcome is enhanced. But when intention and action flow in opposite directions, negative outcome is more likely.

Conflicting energy signals will cause frustration, stress, and anxiety. Opposite directional forces between intention and action remind me of the opposite motions of the earth’s plates at the San Andreas Fault line. As the plates move against each other, they create tremendous stress and, ultimately, result in an earthquake. Just as the spirits always tell me, “Learn from nature!”

You can use this energy illustration as a mental cue for anything you are attempting to change in your life. Write down your intention, and then look at the actions you follow it with. Are they flowing together or in opposite directions? Many people give lip service to wanting to create change or healing in their lives, but their actions do not match their intention. They often become frustrated with the process of change, feeling like they have failed again when, in truth, their actions are not aligned with their intentions. Either the action needs to change or the intention needs to change. Each one can correct either variable and obtain positive results.

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Review

{Deanna} Davis (Living with Intention) uses logic to demonstrate how expectations often precede experience and that being intentional can make dreams a reality. The three steps she advocates for change include choosing one’s state, setting one’s intention, and taking inspired action. The activities involved in each are as simple as practicing gratitude or as difficult as letting go of negative emotions. Davis writes for the skeptic and lays out a healthy way of being in the world. ?Deborah Bigelow, Library Journal

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About the Actor

These days Jerry and Esther Hicks are on a New York Times Best Seller joyride. Book after book: Ask and It Is Given, Money and The Law of Attraction, The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent…it just goes on and on. People cannot seem to get enough of the wisdom and humor of Abraham, a joyful, loving and witty non-physical group consciousness whom Esther calls infinite intelligence and Jerry calls the purest form of love I have ever seen. Check out their website for the delicious details.

You are as free as you allow yourself to be by virtue of the thoughts you think. In episode ten of this wildly popular series, Abraham continues to astonish, elucidate and entertain! Topics include: fate, fortune-telling, learning to just enjoy life, the blissful energy of meditation, teaching tough kids, lawsuits, pets, workplace freedom, and Why dont the Hicks charge less money so more people can benefit? You did not come into this life exp (more…)

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