While thinking over the idea that beliefs create material facts (i.e., what you think & feel about comes about) I was pondering common beliefs about getting rich. For example, the most common one is probably “earning money is hard.” Another common one is “you must be smart or get a good education to earn good money.” And, many people have mentally embedded even much more negative beliefs such as “I just don’t seem to have whatever it takes to get rich.”
So, what are some affirmations which would still be credible to our rational mind and might lead to more useful beliefs. (Note: by repeating a good credible affirmation many gurus say we can turn it into an imbedded belief). Here are a cluster of possible affirmations which might work:
“the richer I want to be, the happier I must first be”
“to be rich, first be happy”
“affluence comes from happiness”
“to be really productive you must be happy”.
Given the definition of happiness (e.g., pleasure, flow, accomplishment, etc.) suggested in this blog these affirmations do seem to make some sense. After all “contented cows tend to be productive cows” and unhappiness can be very distracting to productivity as we have all often observed. The way these affirmations are worded also suggest that being happy does not automatically make you rich but that being happy can likely help you increase wealth. This has a ring of truth to me and is certainly consistent with what many gurus say.
Think about it. Perhaps you can create a variation of the above affirmations that works better for you. If you do then please let us know if it worked by changing your beliefs and habits in a productive way. Such “proofs” help us all believe.
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Other related affirmations I’ve heard:
If it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing (Harvey Milk)
Easy, effortless, interesting, enjoyable (variation of one from Michael Ray)
Follow your passion!
Do what you love. The money will follow.
