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I've been reading a lot
of books lately. Not because I have a lot of
time to kill (I wish!), but more because I
finally decided that if I wanted to
be
prosperous then perhaps it was time to
think
prosperous. So I've been reading books by
Mark Victor Hansen and Jay Conrad Levinson
to name a few. Both of them teach that you
have to stop thinking negatively. Knowing
that you can be prosperous and that you
deserve it is the first step to success.
Now knowing and
doing are two very different things. I can
know that I want to be prosperous, but
actually doing it is harder.
I know with me
I had to change my thinking around if I
wanted to attain any prosperity at all. So
after a little soul searching I discovered
that deep down I didn't think I deserved to
be prosperous. Wow! That was a revelation! I
also discovered that I didn't like money. I
had the misguided thought that money was the
root of all evil and would turn you into a
Frankenstein consumed with greed if you had
too much of it. Hmmm, sounds like a bad
movie.
The good news
is that eventually I decided that it was
time to get rid of those nasty little
thoughts and change my ideas on the subject.
How did I do it? I started visualizing my
perfect life. I daydreamed about my books
being successful, I visualized my company
being successful, I saw myself speaking to
large groups of people and I imagined that
all my bills were paid with money left over
in the bank. Then I wrote down goals to get
me there. Miraculously at some point along
the way my entire paradigm changed and the
old thoughts slipped away forever.
What I've
learned from this is that fear is a
life-changing thought that can propel you
into a direction that you don't want to go.
It's like a runaway train that you are
incapable of stopping and can't jump off. It
consumes you until you can't think of
anything else. In my case it was fear of
both having money and not having it. It was
crazy!! It was the fear of bankruptcy, fear
of losing my house and the fear of losing
everything I hold dear. On the other hand,
it was also the unreasonable fear that
actually having money would turn me into a
horrible ego-filled greedy person. This
irrational fear controlled my thoughts and
my actions and propelled me onto a path that
was as far from prosperity that you could
get. It was all I could think about and I
worried about it constantly. In fact, it was
my entire focus for years. I was indeed on a
runaway train and I didn't think there was
any way to stop it, but there was, and with
God's help I eventually did jump off the
train and I started walking down a new road.
I am now embracing prosperity instead of
rejecting it and know that not only will my
goals and dreams come true, but I'll now be
able to pass it forward.
You too can
jump off your train. You can change
your life and reach your dream. Just have
faith and you can do anything!!
In closing,
please remember that prosperity doesn't
necessarily mean having as much money as
possible. For me, prosperity is having the
means to help as many people as possible,
and still be able to pay my bills.
Prosperity means being able to give it away.
What is the
true meaning of prosperity? Having the means
to be able to pass it forward and help
someone else attain their dream.
Copyright 2007 by Katharine Giovanni
About the Author:
Katharine has been a meeting/event planner and concierge for over 20 years and has set up several successful businesses including
Triangle Concierge. Katharine has trained hundreds of concierge from all over the world, and she is Triangle Concierge's senior trainer and speaker and is the author of their best-selling book The Concierge Manual. She is Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of the International Concierge and Errand Association
(ICEA) A dynamic public speaker, Katharine has been a speaker at seminars and conferences around the country, and has appeared on both radio and television including ABC News Nightline and The Joey Reynolds show. She is also the author of the acclaimed inspirational book God, is that you? Raised in New York City, Katharine has a B.A. from Lake Forest College and currently lives in North Carolina with her husband Ron and two children. Katharine is a member of the National Speakers Association. She can be reached through her websites at
www.triangleconcierge.com
or
www.katharinegiovanni.com |
