When I Have a Million Dollars...

In all deference to the group "The Bare Naked Ladies", I've changed the repeating theme of their song to "When I have a million dollars..." and allowed that to dance around in my subconscious for these last few months. The idea here is to think of what I want as if I already have it, a concept every great thinker in every age has ascribed to. I can't say it's done much for my bank account of late, but I have noticed the phrase "million dollars" a whole lot more. It's shown up in a variety of random e-mails from various lists I belong to, been in conversations I've had, etc.

Now, I'm not completely naive to believe a million dollars will just show up out of the ether...I haven't perfected manifestation yet to even come close to this miracle. (Having said that, I still play the lottery with the idea that I need to have that avenue open for receiving the money should it choose that path to follow.) I do realize, however, that in order for me to earn a million dollars for me and my family, I need to provide service to others well in excess of that. The success stories that I've read all indicate this to be true in every possible sense and, as I further realize and understand, the avenue that the money follows in exchange for the service doesn't always follow a straight line. That is to say, it's not either an even trade nor a direct one.

So, how do I go about realizing this goal. First, by visualizing what I would do with the million dollars. This one is easy for me: Help others do the same thing I'm doing. When I have a million dollars and, therefore, the freedom to spend time as I see fit, the best use of my time outside family is in helping others achieve time and money freedom as well.

Next, by setting the receipt of a million dollars as a goal and releasing on it. The Sedona Method has a goals process that I can use for this including, and this is where I'm hung up on now, a process to release on how I feel about goals. (Good thing, too, as I'm aware of a lot of hangups on the topic of goals.)

Third, building a plan to follow and executing it with intention and intuition in pursuit of my goal. This might sound a little mushy here, but I think I've actually got a little of this part figured out. You see, there is another component to this that I recognized a long time ago and haven't really put to action. In order for me to earn any money, I can either trade it for a service that causes the other person in the transaction to lose, or that causes the other person to win. This is the win/lose scenario versus the win/win scenario. Now, if instead of trading a service or idea in exchange for money, I give it away instead with the intention that someone is better served by that idea as a gift, then I would expect whatever money as part of the exchange to come from another source.

Why would I do this? Well, for starters, I've had dozens of ideas over the course of my lifetime that I've never been able to get off the ground, sometimes out of fear of being taken for granted (my dad was noted for partnering up with the wrong people in his ventures, so I have that example in mind), or simply because I don't know the first place to begin. However, if instead of holding onto these ideas I allow them to find the path toward their fulfillment through others, then I could reap the rewards in the enterprises that I do know how to perform.

Thank you again, dear reader, for your time and attention. My moment of gratitude is, once again, in appreciation of your time in reading this post. I hope you find it worthwhile.

Enjoy the day! Namaste