The presence of the past

One of the main reasons that hold people back from creating more prosperity in their lives is because they still think that the future will be the same as the past. This is one of the most common beliefs that I hear in my counseling practice when clients complain about lack of money. It is difficult I know to be conscious of all the financial beliefs handed to us from our parents but nonetheless it is these that many of us still operate from in the present. You may never have been brought up in a financially nurturing environment and haven't developed healthy and empowering beliefs about money. Unfortunately this will have impact on your present position. If you saw your parents fail financially you may think you can't do it either or that you won't fare any better than they did. However the truth is whatever your current situation is…that's all it is….your current situation.

We need to look beyond our current situation to where we want to be rather than dwelling on present problems which only keep us tied there. If you really have limiting beliefs about money from your past that hold you back from developing a more prosperity centred mindset than you might need to go to a life coach or other personal development type consultant and change these in integrated steps so that your future can be different. Remember that if you do take steps to change these limiting beliefs you will be handing over empowering ways of thinking to your children if you have them or plan to have them. If you can't afford a life coach presently than you can make a start by utilizing some of the change methods on this site. Alternatively you can create a vision for how you want the future to be and begin to visualize what you want and also set goals in a goals journal. These simple steps will do wonders for you and also you can go to the library and borrow some books on financial planning and investment and increase your knowledge.

The main thing to remember is that prosperity thinking arrives from three main things. The first is changing your emotional responses to wealth by the examination of erroneous beliefs and behaviors about money and secondly seeking new information that you were not aware of before and lastly taking action with the new information. Cultural and familial conditioning will be your worst enemy so be mindful of any big beliefs that affect you in acquiring more prosperity Remember that you will be taking new risks but you will be learning how to manage that risk by the acquisition of new learning, by risk management. Are you prepared to take action once you have this new knowledge, if not go back to part one and change any more beliefs that need to be changed to manage this.

This may seem overwhelming but you only need to do a little bit each day. Try turning off the television a few nights a week and you'll have time for this. The main thing to remember that it all starts with your mindset. So do make a start today so your tomorrow can be better