part0033

Why have I chosen to position this chapter about “action” near the end of a book about manifesting money? Hopefully by now, you understand that manifesting money in your life is not about merely taking action. No amount of outer action in this world will make up for a lack of inner consciousness, and indeed, we all know of individuals who have worked hard all their lives with very little to show for it. We have also heard stories about some of the wealthiest individuals of our time, who also work very little in physical terms! If you wish to join the ranks of the hidden rich, you must take “action” out of the equation. As long as you see action as tied to the act of getting money, there will always be an unconscious “cap” on how much you can make, because there is a limit to how much action you can offer.

Does this also mean that you should just sit around waiting for something to happen? Here’s an interesting perspective — A few short years ago, I would have argued that the answer was “no”. I would have advised that you got up, started thinking big and looking for ways to turn your desires and goals into reality. I would have advised someone to go knock on doors, to go out there and “do something”. But that was me several years ago, and in the meantime, I have gained a deeper understanding of these Universal laws, to the point that I have a very different understanding.

Please understand that I have been there before. I have been where you are right now. I have also been where many of those motivational teachers advocate, which is to get up and do something. I have even written a whole book about taking action, titled “What To Do When You Are Stuck — And Nothing Seems To Work?” So I am definitely not against taking action. But I advise against taking action for action’s sake.

If you ask me today whether it is possible to manifest money sitting quietly by yourself, the sure answer I would give is an absolute, resounding yes! It is completely possible to manifest money just by sitting alone, quietly by yourself… provided that you are not just sitting there “waiting” for something to happen. The old saying “a watched pot never boils” is probably the most apt here. Any time we sit around waiting for something to happen, we are staring at a void in physical reality and hoping that something pops up to fill that void. The more energy you pour into observing and noticing a void, the harder it is for something to change. So if you wish to sit quietly and wait for money to come to you, then don’t just sit there. Sit quietly on the outside but engage in the techniques and exercises I have described throughout this book on the inside . Therefore, it may seem to everyone else around you that you are just sitting there doing nothing, when you are actually making use of the opportunity and quiet time to clear up your inner unresourceful beliefs.

It is absolutely possible to sit there quietly by yourself for hours on end, and do massive inner work. I know this is possible because I have done it for myself. It has taken me from a life of constantly worrying about money, to a life of feeling happy and bursting with joy about money every single day! In fact, money concerns and money issues have completely faded away for me. I don’t even think about money anymore unless I need to spend it or buy something. You will be surprised at how much energy and free time you have, once you have freed up of your brain capacity and focus previously spent worrying about money. As Bob Proctor puts it, you’ll be surprised at the freedom you feel when you no longer have to worry about money!

Therefore, what I advise is that you start this very moment — Sit quietly by yourself and start releasing all your negative fear thoughts about money. Start cultivating a better relationship with money. Do so using the tips and techniques that I have taught you in this book, and focus solely on changing the way you feel about money. Please don’t make the mistake of thinking that doing so is just an “internal” exercise, or a mental exercise… and that nothing outside is changing. That is the biggest misconception which people have, that nothing is happening on the outside just because you are “only” doing mental work on the inside. This is also the reason why 99% of the population, and I’m sure a huge chunk of all those who read this book, will dismiss whatever is written in this book and go on to the next one claiming to teach them more glitzy techniques about manifesting money! Don’t fall into the same trap! I am speaking from my own experience because I have fallen into this trap countless times over the past 10 years, until I finally woke up and realized the truth. The truth had always been plain and simple, laid out in front of me all the time, and it is this: All you need to do to attract money into your life is to change the way you feel about money . Plain and simple. The better you feel about money on the inside, the more money will come to you on the outside.

Please do not dismiss this right now as too simplistic, or too naive a view to help you solve your real-world money problems. It is in fact, the only true and lasting solution to your money problems. All of our perceived problems are just stories we have told ourselves so many times about our money situation, that they have become manifest as physical reality in our lives. If you want to create and live an alternative reality in your life, one in which money flows easily and effortlessly, then you must give up your existing money stories and replace them with new and more resourceful stories. The way to do that is to start changing the way you feel about money. Do whatever thing you like, and use whatever trick you want to… I have shown you countless tricks and techniques in this book to allow you to “tip the scale” and start feeling good about money, regardless of outer circumstances.

Let me lay out, plainly and simply, what will happen when you start doing this work. First, you will find yourself worrying about money less. You will find your worries and fears greatly reduced. Not only will their magnitude be reduced, but also their frequency. You’ll find yourself having more free time to think about other stuff. That is a direct consequence of doing the inner work, and at first the changes will be subtle and internal. They will manifest as changes in the way you feel.

If you persist and keep doing this work, disregarding all outer circumstances and not allowing yourself to be influenced by them, you will start to see the outer evidence of your newly realized inner state. In other words, the money will flow to you from various sources, some existing, and some newly-created by the Universe just to reflect your new level of consciousness. In my years of doing this work, I can unequivocally tell you that there is no limit to how much good can come to you. There is no limit to how your good can come to you. Each time you think you’ve hit the wonderful limit, the Universe just comes back over and over again, with something even better and more glorious. That’s just the way it is!

But… you must first take the first step and keep at it. You must stop seeing everything I have written in this book as mere mental exercises but as something that creates physical reality as you partake in them. Until you adopt this mindset, you’ll not have the steam to keep you going for long. I can tell you right now that I took ten years precisely because I was making some progress and then regressing back into the same old state all the time. Had I known the way right from the very beginning as you know now, it would have only taken a few weeks to months. That’s right… months (!) to build whatever I have built in years using the power of these spiritual principles. And that is the power that is available to you reading this book right now. That power is available to each and every person who is willing to utilize it in the right way, and start using it in the right way. So use it!

After you have used these techniques to change your inner state, outer physical reality HAS TO RESPOND. There is no question about this. In fact, I would not even take any physical action until I have first sorted out my inner state. And once you have sorted out your inner state, outer reality will respond in the most beautiful way possible. I’ve had phone calls, emails, wonderful business opportunities and jobs come to me from all over… in the most miraculous ways, that I could not even have orchestrated! Would they have come to me had I not sorted my inner state out first? Absolutely not! I am sure that these jobs and opportunities did not come to me by mere “chance”.

I have done lots of advertising for my business, and I can tell you that for all the money and effort I have put in… the returns I have received are meager compared to what I have achieved through inner work. Of course, I’m using “achieved” in the conventional sense because when you are aligned and ready on the inside, when you have let go of all (or most) of your negative feelings of worries, doubts, fears, insecurities… when you have let all of those rocks holding you back go… then the Universe sends you people, things, events, circumstances that just sweep you off your feet in the most wonderful way! Some of my biggest projects and opportunities, such as a six-figure project, were opportunities that came to me out-of-the-blue… that I absolutely did not have to run a single advertisement or promotional campaign for. Some promotional campaigns that I ran repeatedly have not even managed to bring in half the results!

Yet when I was totally aligned, calm, and clear… when I sorted out what was going on inside of me and thrust myself into a whole new reality, the Universe had to deliver to me what corresponded with my new inner state on the outside! It did so beautifully using existing resources I had. The clients simply came to me through existing channels, but they just came to me. They often said, “We found your website and we really need your services.” I have repeated this over-and-over again in my life, using a combination of these techniques I teach, in other situations such as selling. Every single time, the buyers showed up and were so eager to buy my items that they requested we close the deal as soon as possible!

So when should you take action? What is the role of action in money-getting? You should take action only when you feel everything is right, right, right! In other words, when taking action is so obvious and natural to you… that is the point when you should take it. For example, when those clients were literally at my door, it just felt so right for me to answer and respond to them! That was when I took action and followed through with whatever was necessary. That is the point you should take action. I shouldn’t even use the word “should” because there is no sense of obligation or “should” in any of it at all. The action just sprung forth naturally, like it was the most natural thing in the world! That’s when you should take action, when it seems like the most natural thing in the world to do! If you’ll follow this simple mantra, and take action only when it seems like the most natural thing to do in the world… you’ll be led to even greater riches and goodness than you can ever imagine. Because then you’ll be letting the Universe do the leading.

Once you have done the inner work, what action should you take next? The answer is simple. Take the action that seems the most natural thing in the world to do! It may not be directly or even remotely linked to money. You may not even see any linkages between this action you’re compelled to take and whatever goals, desires or intentions you have. But it is imperative that you take action, because the action is calling out to you as the most natural thing in the world to do! I can’t tell you how many times this has worked out in my life. In fact, following this natural action impulse has never led me to any harm. Not even a single time. If I feel compelled to do something and there is a feeling of naturalness and lightness inside of me… I DO IT IMMEDIATELY. It just feels like the most natural and logical thing in the world! When you get this feeling impulse, it is the Universe sending you a nudge to take a particular direction or path.

I have never read magazines all my life, and in fact consider them a waste of money. I never understood how someone could pay so much money for a few glossy pages! But at one point in my life, buying magazines seemed like the most natural thing in the world to me! Here I was, someone who opposed magazines and who rarely bought one in my life, now feeling that buying magazines is the most natural thing to do in my life! It was an absolutely wonderful sensation, because I did it with the utmost sense of certain and clarity. There was a single bit of doubt in that action! And so I went around for the next couple of weeks, buying up every magazine that interested me wherever I visited. I did it like it was the most natural thing in the world! It is amazing because at that time, I just did not know what I was doing it for. I just seemed to develop this inexplicable preference and taste for magazines that I could not explain. It was unique and something new to me.

Then out of acting on that impulse, a few wonderful things manifested. First, I was shown a way by which I could double my business over the next year or so. This did not come to me as a result of reading a single article in any of the magazines I bought, but my sudden observation and noticing of how magazines sold, and the ways they sold, which brought to my attention ideas I’ve never had before. Ideas which I never knew existed were now obvious to me and when coupled with my own personal experiences, turned into a real and tangible money-making opportunity for me. This is how a shift in reality often happens, through subtle and unexpected ways. There is an infinite number of ways in which reality can shape-shift for you, if you allow it to.

Second, I discovered that curling up in bed and reading those magazines gave me an absolutely luxurious feeling that made my money well worth it. It literally made me feel like a million dollars! Now that was something which I had not allowed to come into my experience before, but as a result of going on that magazine buying spree, I was actually shown a new way to cultivate my feelings of inner richness. It may be different for you, but I was shown ways that were just right for me. You will be shown ways that are just right for you too. It all started with me taking action on some weird idea, because that seemed like the most logical thing in the world for me to do at that time! Interestingly, after the above events manifested, I have gone back to my usual self and while I still do read more magazines than before, I do not go on a spree like before.

The third great manifestation that came out from the above was that I was actually steered in the right direction of making an expensive purchase. I had been eyeing a particular brand of cameras for the longest time, considering whether to make the plunge when some of the magazines I read actually made me aware of a new possibility, something I had not even considered before. In fact, it was really just very subtle, in the form of advertisements that I did not even look at… because I had absolutely no interest in that brand prior to this exposure! But as things turned out, I went out and bought this very brand that I had previously no interest in, and it turned out to be better than I ever imagined. So while some of you may think this is a trivial example, I really think it is yet another way which the Universe guided me in my life. All of our thoughts, no matter vocalized or otherwise, no matter how trivial, are picked up upon by the Universe. When I was looking to buy my next camera, my intentions were of course to make the right choice and my magazine buying spree pointed me in the right direction. I also have a feeling that all this is still in the process of unfolding.

Now all of this would not have unfolded had I suppressed my urge to go on a magazine buying spree, or taken some action that seemed more “logical” to me at that time. Truth me told, there are lots of practical and logical actions we can take in our daily lives. These are actions backed by logic. These are the ones that feel obligatory, that we “should” do them. And many of us do get swayed by reason and necessity into doing them. That was me in the past as well. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking action as long as it feels like the most logical thing to do in the world, but you will be wasting your energy if you take action on something that does not feel right to you in the moment.