Did you ever wonder why some people seem to attract wealth and feel super-comfortable with money, whereas others are fearful of finances and living in constant scarcity?
The way you feel about and interact with money will have been created by your past experiences, particularly in childhood.
It might be that someone has directly said something to you in the past that you’ve taken on as fact, or it could be more subtle.
Maybe you picked up on your parents’ attitudes towards money through your experiences as a child?
Perhaps your mother always handed the responsibility for cash over to your father (or vice versa), which has taught you that this is the way it should be?
Perhaps one of your grandparents would sneak money to you and tell you not to let your parents know, leading you to believe that receiving money is something kinda naughty and secretive?
Maybe you saw your parents working really hard for money, struggling to make ends meet and you learned the lesson that earning money is damned hard work?
The memories don’t have to come from your childhood. I wonder if you’ve ever worked for an organisation where you feel your talents weren’t recognised financially and this has led to a ‘what’s the point?’ attitude and build-up of resentment?
Perhaps you’ve had relationships where your partner cheated you out of money and this has led you to be cautious of sharing your money with anyone else?
These are all possible memories that could be impacting the way you are with money now, either directly and consciously, or indirectly and subconsciously.
If you have a belief that money is ‘bad’ in some way, or that it can cause stress, anxiety or struggle, then it’s possible that you are unconsciously repelling it from you. Do you really want to be a money-repellant?
No, I didn’t think so! So, how can you change your money story and become a super-charged money magnet?
Here are some simple steps for you to follow.
Step One:
Make a list of any past experiences you can remember that might have impacted on your current relationship with money.
Give yourself some time and write down any memories that come to mind – from childhood, adolescence, work, relationships, school, family, friends, clients, colleagues, church.
Step Two:
Once you have your list, go through each one and journal on it. Ask yourself the following questions:
What did I learn here?
What belief did I pick up?
How does this show up in my current relationship with money?
How do I feel about this memory now?
Step Three:
How can you begin to reframe this memory?
Ask yourself whether there is any learning here for you?
How can you move forward from this?
What would you like to do differently from now on?
Can you send love and forgiveness to anyone who is involved in each particular memory?
P.S. Don’t worry if you have lots of memories that come up (I had pages when I first went through this process!) Just work through them one at a time, maybe one or two a day.
You’ll soon notice that you start to feel differently around cash and before you know it, money miracles will begin to show up. Yum!
Here’s to writing a powerful new money story for yourself!
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