The wealth creation secret of the 21st century

You’ve probably heard that one of the “main ingredients” in creating a joyful, abundant business and lifestyle is your ability to receive.

Now, if you’re anything like I was not so long ago, when the mentors and self-help peeps start in on the receiving thing, perhaps your instinct is to say something like, “Yeah, that’s great.  While I’m waiting for the receiving faery to drop by, I’ll be over here… you know, working.”

Like most women, I had my natural, Divine Feminine ability to receive beaten out of me at a young age.  It took me a while to really get the importance of receiving, and even longer to actually change my behavior around it.

One of my favorite multi-millionaire mentors, Eben Pagan, has a beautiful way of looking at receiving.  According to Eben, receiving is the wealth creation secret of the 21^st century.”

As women on the path of spiritual entrepreneurship, we must reclaim our natural ability to receive.  For 99.999% of us, that means we have to practice.  So where do you start?

• Being willing to receive support from friends, family, significant others, and people who are there to serve you. One of my mentors tells the story of her personal turning point: when a kid offered to carry her groceries and she decided to let him.

• Being willing to receive support from top notch team members.

• Being willing to graciously receive a compliment. If you have a hard time with this at first, remember that reflecting or dismissing compliments actually disrespects the giver.  (This shouldn’t be your only motivation for accepting them, of course, but use it as a place to start if receiving compliments is difficult for you!)

• Being willing to receive coaching from experienced mentors.

• Being willing to receive higher fees from better clients. The money you receive in your business represents your client’s commitment to you, to what you do, and their own transformation.

• Being willing to receive a beautiful environment. Recently I made the decision that I would always have fresh roses and candles in my office.  How can you uplevel your surroundings?

Note that many of these receivings do involve releasing money into the world – otherwise known as investing in yourself.  Clinging tightly to money, micro-managing money and telling yourself “I can’t afford it” constantly is another expression of the withholding pattern.

Instead, decide what you CAN do, starting wherever you are.  But start.  (Those fresh roses in my office?  I get ‘em at my local supermarket, $10 for a dozen.  And they last at least a week – hello, how cool is that?!)

My coach’s request to you this week is to consciously practice receiving at least 3 times over the next 7 days.  Make sure at least one of those practices involves receiving some of your own energy back in the form of money.  You are worth it!

Bright blessings and massive success to you…