In today’s Q&A T. Harv Eker really drives the point home on how temporary circumstances are, how a moment in time does not mean the end of the world, and what techniques you can use to feel more abundant.
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“If I’m not seeing money come in and money is depleting, how do I not feel broke?
How do I feel abundant when my reality acts as a constant reminder?
What technique can I use?”
Thank you for leading the pack and bringing up an issue everybody has many times, including people like Harv which is something he admits openly.
If you’re reading this, how would YOU answer this question?
Can you identify what the core issue is here? Come on, give it a go...
Because, according to Harv, this is how we learn to develop our connection to our higher selves to unearth what is often overlooked.
Okay, so have you arrived at an answer yet?
Let’s see here…
“...how do I NOT feel broke?”
“How do I FEEL abundant…”
So Harv answers this question with a question on purpose and you’ll see why.
Think about this real quick… How are you able to interact with anyone right now?
Since this question was asked through an online medium on some kind of digital electronic device that’s able to communicate in text and or voice…
It’s safe to say you more than likely have a computer… Right?
And guess who doesn’t have a computer… About a third of the global population, says Harv.
It's also safe to assume that your computer, like anyone else’s, runs off energy and sits on a table where you have a chair to rest on while you’re operating this fine piece of equipment… Which means you’re probably living in a house… Correct?
Guess who doesn’t have a house… Around 10% of people in the world, that’s who!
Here’s the bottom line according to Harv…
“How do I feel abundant…?”
Harv says that’s your issue - ‘I don’t FEEL abundant’!
That doesn’t mean that you are NOT abundant… That means you don’t feel it, because you don’t look for it because you don’t appreciate what you’ve got!
Let’s work on that!
What frickin’ techniques do you need to feel abundant?!
Well, you may be familiar with this one…. Appreciation.
Harv challenges you to look up into the sky tonight, and see an abundance of stars. If you live near a beach, look at the abundance of sand. If you live near trees, look at the abundance of trees.
If you live in the middle of a city, look at the abundance of buildings and pavement and realize the whole frickin’ world is nothing but abundance!
All of it is abundance, says Harv. And if you don’t feel abundant… That’s YOU… NOT it…
No techniques, no outside circumstances are going to change that.
Harv asserts that you’ve got to practice, practice, practice the feeling of abundance.
And how can you feel abundance?
You do this by practicing appreciation and looking for the abundance that is in your life, he says.
Actively look for the abundance that is in your life by practicing appreciation and Harv reckons this will take care of the issue.
Go right to the issue.
How can you not feel abundant when there’s a billion of everything all around you?
That’s an internal thing. It is habitual, Harv says, and this is why you need to practice appreciation.
Harv thankfully appreciates this reader for being our wonderful guinea pig on this subject, because this issue is more common than most people realize.
Eker for one, admits that he has to watch himself like a hawk!
Because, do you know what he says to himself for the most part of every day?
What do you think are the words he uses more than any other words all day long?
He’ll tell you straight out that he wishes he said “Thank You!” mostly, however, he is practicing “Thank You!”...
But for the most part, he is still on the “Thank You For Frickin’ Sharing” part okay!
He is constantly observing his Mindfrick and going “Thank you for sharing…”
And coming back to the present moment… coming back to appreciation.
Harv says that he works at that all day long!
“Well Harv, it shouldn’t have to be so hard…”
“Well, then show me another fickin’ way okay?! Show me, I’m open here! If you’ve got another way then show me!”
Harv says that he has habits… Programming habits.
Recently he shared an experience he had with his dad… A wonderful amazing human being, a frickin’ warrior from the get-go okay, a warrior at heart… (Look in the dictionary for ‘warrior’ and Harv says you’ll find his dad’s picture there!)
And warriors get intense and so literally Harv says his Mindfrick is looking for what’s wrong, looking for what could go wrong, being critical, being judgmental…
That’s what his normal habit is at this point and time.
Now he can just live like that, and he can be like that all the time… And he adds that he can be nice sometimes….
But Harv chooses!
He chooses to control his life as best he can to be a better person or at least, what Harv deems as a better person.
Harv adds that he chooses to be the best he can be and grow so that he doesn’t pass this on to other people… So that he passes good things on to his loved ones, his team members, and his students.
So yeah, you can tell that Harv has a tendency to be a frickin’ warrior, intense, and therefore he clarifies that he needs to practice the other side of himself too.
Harv explains it by saying he has a left hand and he has a right hand. If he only wants to use one hand, he’s going to miss out on a lot of life. So he wants to have both parts of him working.
Do you relate?
Harv drives home the point of Practicing Appreciation. And now he gets into some specifics too…
“How do I feel abundance when reality acts as a constant reminder…” because money’s coming in and money’s going out…
Listen, guess what…
All energy in life, including money, is up and down, up and down, up and down, says Harv.
For some people it’s more up, and for others it’s more down but there are different stages.
So Harv suggests that you need to understand that you’re in a temporary situation.
If money is depleting faster than it’s coming in, it’s temporary. Why is it temporary?
Because Harv points out that you’re going to frickin’ do something about it, right?!!
Which leads us to technique number 3…
Earn some more frickin’ money!
How do you do that? Go help some more people, says Harv.
He’s mentioned this countless times in his career!
Find one problem you can help one person with. If they can pay you one little itty bitty money for it, just a bit of money, Harv says then you’ve found a way!
And he adds that once you’ve helped them and you know you can help people with that one problem, then find 10 people to help, then 20, then 50, then 100, and then thousands.
Tah dah! How complicated is that?
You can control your life.
It’s not going to be perfect control, but you’re going to take RESPONSIBILITY for your life, says Harv.
And if you’re looking for a technique to manage your “...got more money going out than coming in…” problem, Harv’s got one!
Stop spending so much and start earning more!
What an abundant mouthful, wow! Consider how Harv’s perspective impacted your own and think about how applying a different way of thinking could start changing your world.
In case you missed the techniques, Harv mentioned four:
We all forget to fully appreciate ourselves, each other, and the blessings in our lives from time to time, especially when our conditioned minds take the lead on our thoughts and actions.
Learn how to overcome the fear-based voice in your head and succeed at anything you choose and if you haven’t done so yet, then each time that little voice in your head takes you to a place of ungratefulness or fear, say your four magic words, “Thank You For Sharing” and come back to the present moment.
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Has your Mind ever wondered…
As much as making conscious choices around your money habits, you must have a supportive attitude and belief system around money.
Restraint, self-control, and awareness concerning your behaviors, thoughts, and patterns around how you spend your time and money are critical for improving your relationship with abundance.
When you feel grateful for who and what you already have in your life rather than habitually wishing for more, or that things were different, is a great way to stay present. And if you need to generate more of anything in your life, then start by focusing on solving problems.
You’ll notice that the better you get at solving problems in your own life, the better you’ll get at solving problems for other people.
Abundance is an internal game, and your internal world creates your external world.
By now, you know that without practicing appreciation for what you have, it will be extremely difficult to create sustaining wealth and riches (which are not always the same thing).
So first, practice Harv’s techniques for feeling abundant instead of broke, daily.
Then, make sure to shift your mindset into one of wealth, value, and volume to steer your thinking away from the scarcity model most people live in daily.
Third, keep a journal and record everything, from your thoughts, feelings, and lists of things to be grateful for, to your budgets, money habits, business ideas, and interpersonal relationships.
By having a record that you can reflect on, you’ll have a roadmap of your journey, and the more you learn, the better you’ll be able to identify where to take different turns on your journey to freedom.
Learn more about the Attitudes of Wealth that you can adopt to not only improve how you feel about abundance, but that can help you create the life you desire.
Being realistic about your situation does not mean that you must recognize only what doesn’t look, feel, or work so good…
It means that you have to be honest about what is really there, and many people struggle to see beyond their own desperation.
So to put these techniques into practice, start by making a list of what you have in your life right now, focus on the simple things like running water, shelter, food to eat, a recurring income, friends and family… All the things we so easily take for granted that, without them, life would be significantly harder…
Harv mentions 4 techniques to feel abundant when you’re broke:
Now, before complaining about being broke, look at what you can do to manage and appreciate the blessings you already have, go out there and solve a problem for someone, and then capitalize on the good that comes out of being a problem solver.
If you’re ready to embrace a winning mentality, you'll want to learn how to develop a millionaire mindset and change your life for the better.
When you feel down about yourself, you think you are no abundance, you feel broke..... Don't feel that way too long because they are temporary, you will get over it with time. What to do is to appreciate what you have, believe in yourself, list out your basic needs and focus on how to reach your goal... Identify the problem in your vicinity and try to figure it out, when you are getting a little money from 10 ppl and you are doing the right thing, gradually you will get 20,30 and they will keep increasing... God will put you through.....
It is quite fulfilling to learn that appreciation is the bottom line despite not having everything we aspire to have but being grateful for what we have is all that matters and in so doing well can extend helping hand to others than wallowing in worries but hence being inspired to have those we do not have balancing lacks and what we have.
Me parece que está página es simplemente increíble ya que me envía mails cada día de mi vida para aprender cada vez más cosas - Harv un genio - gracias
[Translated from Spanish: I think this page is simply incredible since it sends me emails every day of my life to learn more and more things - Harv's a genius - thank you]