Monthly Archives: December 2018

Prosperity Game – How Much Can You Spend?

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This is a fun, eye-opening, heart-opening game. Just imagine: what if all of your bills were paid for the next year and you still had $100,000 to spend, would you know what to do with it? Learning how much money you can spend is a great way to expand your money mindset beyond just getting by.

Many of us are conditioned to dream small. Even when encouraged to dream big, we think we’d be okay if we could just pay our bills and have a little left over, “That’s all I need” right? Do you know someone who has said that? Or maybe you’ve said it yourself? And we think that is big enough.

But I want you to see how big you can really go! This is a 30-day game that will surprise you just partway in how big you need to think. This is important though: if we can’t even dream it or imagine it, we can’t allow it in, so let’s go!
Start on day one with a blank checkbook, or at least a blank check register or spreadsheet – you will need to keep track daily. Use your real financial situation; applying this to your real life makes it that much more real and possible.
On day one, the Universe gives you $100 for free! Spend it however you want, but you must spend it all. Write it down in your check register.

Day two you get $200! Hooray! Again, spend it any way you want, and keep track of it.
Every day the Universe doubles what it gives you, so on day three you get $400, day four is $800, and so on. Every day you must spend it all.

By the end of one week, on day 8, you’re receiving $12,800, how have you spent your money so far? Has it been fun money? Maybe paid off some bills? We’re beginning to get into the big money now, so you’ll need to get more creative in your spending. And yes, you can give it away, buy things, anything you want. You just can’t save it, for that will stop the flow from the Universe in this game – whatever comes in must go out.

At the end of two weeks you receive $819,200 and you’ve received a total of $1,638,300. What did you do with it? Can you dream big enough to spend it? You know, some people really do get this much money in two weeks, and they really do get to spend it. And they are really no different, no more deserving, no smarter, no more entitled than YOU.

We all equally deserve it, but do you believe it? Every day as you go through this spending process, truly take it to heart. There comes a point that all of your bills and housing and leisure needs are paid for, so who do you help? A relative? A close friend? Non-profits? Extravagant travel? What do you want your money, and your heart, to support? Or maybe you even want to start your own non-profit?

There are two key points I hope you take away from this game, from this experience of connection:
First, be open to any amount of money. You truly have no idea where money can come from. You don’t need to determine the source of your money; that is up to God or the Universe. I’m always a little surprised to find another check in the mail from some unsuspecting source. Please be open and know that it can happen. We all deserve this.
Second, what does your heart truly desire? If you’re willing to spend money on it, is it something you should consider supporting/doing now? I’m sure you’ve heard this before: “If money were no object, what would you be doing?” For real, what does your heart desire, and does it require a shift for you?

Have fun with this! I’d love to hear your results.

The To Do List

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This Spiritual Practice is perfect if you are overwhelmed and stressed out with how much you have to do. You may have heard the phrase “give it to God”? Well, in this spiritual practice you will literally assign tasks to God!

This is one easy way to help regain a sense of time and control in your life. Oddly enough it’s by giving up control that you can start to feel it again.

Here is how the Spiritual To Do list works, and if you have a current to-do list, take it out and let’s go through it!

First, take a blank piece of paper and draw a line down the middle, dividing it into two parts. At the top of one side write “Me,” and on the other side write “God,” or Holy Spirit, Universe, or whatever you are most comfortable with.

Now, go through your tasks for today and assign to yourself ONLY the physical things that you must do. Everything else goes to God. (See photo for reference.)

For example, you will have to physically make the sandwiches for lunch, so that goes under “Me.” Same with the grocery shopping and posting a video to Facebook.  However, you don’t have to try to decide what to write about next, so give that to God. You don’t need to figure out the next family trip – put that on God’s side. Now this is important: if information about the trip comes to you throughout the day, be sure to jot that down. Maybe someone at the store tells you how much they loved their last trip to some remote island, so make a note of it because that quite likely is God sending you a message about where to start looking for your vacation.

Maybe you need a home remodel contractor – that goes on God’s list to send to you; you don’t need to spend precious time trying to find a good one.

The tasks here are essentially split between physical, actionable steps – that’s you – and idea or lead generation – that’s God. Your job is also to be open to the signs and recommendations that appear, for if you miss that step, then you’ll have to take those to-dos back onto your side of the list. There is really no need to do that, so be aware and open!

Let life be easy; do only what is truly yours and turn the rest over to God!