in another industry yet have felt a constant inner restlessness and calling to do, be, and have more. If this is the case, then you are a visionary change maker and you must not settle for less. You want to make a significant impact and be richly rewarded for doing what you love. There is nothing wrong with wanting or asking for more.
How to Use This Book
This book is a guide to creating holistic wealth, prosperity, and abundance. It is infused with my lived experience and that of my clients. I discovered many of the concepts presented in this book more than twenty-five years ago and began consciously applying them, making adjustments, and deepening my own learning. My life has been enriched and blessed with greater ease and abundance than I ever could have imagined. Teachers, teachings, resources, and mentors have appeared at pivotal moments to help me advance to the next phase of my life’s purpose and journey. I then began teaching these elements to my clients, who were able to achieve great results in their own lives. Now it brings me great joy to share these ideas with you so that you too can align your life’s work with your purpose, achieve your fullest potential, and realize your financial goals and dreams.
I invite you to keep an open mind and heart as you embark on this profound inner journey of self-discovery. This journey will help you uncover the nature of your unique relationship with money and ultimately your relationship with yourself. It will also help you to unlock your riches and to recognize that the keys to abundance have always been within you.
You will learn many strategies and tools (in some cases for the first time) that you can use for years to come in all areas of your life. This includes strategies to manifest what you desire into physical reality. We will take a deeper dive into creating wealth and prosperity using the Eight Holistic Principles of my Wealth Creation System.
In chapters where there is a “Take Action” section following the chapter summary, be sure to download the bonus materials and complete the recommended exercises. Some of the exercises are included in the book and some can be found online, often in greater depth. Then take some time to integrate the insights, learnings, and breakthroughs.
You will read stories of generous, talented women and their relationships with money. For reasons of privacy and confidentiality, the stories are a compilation of client histories and experiences, and I have used fictitious names. I included these anecdotes because they are relatable and inspirational. More important, these accounts can help you recognize the power you gain when you transform your relationship with money and reap the rewards of true happiness, wealth, and abundance.
But this book does much more than help you become empowered financially; it will also inspire you to fulfill your social promise in the world, thereby making it a much better place for all of us.
I believe in you. . . .Now let’s get started!
SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS
Begin with the end in mind.
— STEPHEN R. COVEY
BECOMING SUCCESSFUL TAKES COURAGE, passion, ambition, and persistence. Being successful is a personal choice. While the meaning or measure of personal success differs for everyone, some essential elements comprise the success equation. One of these is to set yourself up for success right from the beginning. This includes building a strong foundation for your relationship with money and understanding the deeper meaning that money holds for you. Doing so will accelerate your journey toward realizing your dreams.
Imagine the Possibilities
It is truly rewarding for me to help my clients create harmonious relationships with money. In the initial phase of our work together, I help to place them on the path toward developing money mastery. Once they have overcome and healed any limiting beliefs and emotional blocks about money, we then focus on the second phase of creating wealth through their life’s work, as well as creating their ideal lifestyle. This process also includes identifying the social impact they want to make through their life’s work. The third and final phase is helping them to fulfill their social promise and to create a positive social impact on the world (see the diagram below).
I have witnessed repeatedly that when my clients release their limiting beliefs, emotional blocks, and self-sabotaging actions regarding money, they become unstoppable. They can achieve the financial prosperity they desire while doing what they love and making a positive impact on society. Though this book focuses primarily on the first phase, that of creating a harmonious and abundant relationship with money, we will be touching on the next two phases as well.
Timeless Truths
To gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of money, we need to move beyond the dictionary definition of it as “a measure of value or a means of payment.” This deeper comprehension will give you a new perspective on money, which will help you pave the way toward your desired reality. In my work over the past twenty years, I have discovered some essential truths about money, both for myself and for my clients.
The first essential truth is that money is a uniquely human creation; it does not exist in nature or in the animal kingdom. The first form of money was used as early as 3000 BCE. And from that time on, humankind has conferred value and power on money. Yet money as an object has no value. It may as well be the artificial currency we use when we play Monopoly. The meaning we assign to money is what gives it such prominence, power, and emotional value in our lives. Money has become its own force.
The second essential truth is that money is an exchange of energy. We expend energy through our work in exchange for money, another form of energy. In turn, the money enables us to use it in various ways, from acquiring the basic necessities of life to enhancing the quality of our lives and the lives of others. We can also use money to facilitate achieving our goals and dreams.
The third essential truth is that money is a form of love. The most powerful force in the Universe is love. It magnifies all the positive qualities of life, such as kindness, faith, hope, generosity, joy, well-being, patience, forgiveness, compassion, peace, courage, happiness, friendship, and more. Therefore, connecting money with love opens up tremendous possibilities for joy because you are the source of all your prosperity and wealth.
Money is a tool you can use to take care of yourself and others by showing your love, nurturing, and appreciation. As women, we feel gratified when we can share what we have and help those in need. A tremendous positive domino effect occurs when women are empowered with money. They can help their families and communities while contributing to the economy at the same time. Having said that, it is also essential that as women we give in a way that is balanced, so that we avoid overgiving and sacrificing ourselves.
You can also use money to care for yourself and demonstrate self-love. A key way to do this is to maintain the mind-set that prosperity begins with you. Feeling good about yourself and what you have in your life is crucial. Self-love is the entryway to being your best and most powerful self. It is a deep appreciation of who you are right now. It is not about loving yourself at
