Maybe you heard it growing up: Work hard, and you’ll get ahead. And maybe you believed it. I know I did. But I’m here to tell you that I used to work really, really hard. And I never really “got ahead.” Now I don’t work hard, and I’m finally getting ahead.
That makes me sound kinda lazy, I know. Anyone who knows me, knows I’m anything but lazy. I just don’t want to work hard anymore. I want to do great things. There’s a huge difference. I want to positively influence a greater sphere of people (widening that sphere all the time). I want to inspire others to widen their own sphere of influence. And I want to create a legacy – leaving the world a better place than I found it. I want to create abundant income. And I want to help others create their own abundance. That may sound like hard work. But it’s not, because it’s fueled by my personal passion. And that’s the difference. When I worked hard to make money, I never got ahead. But when I started to live my passion, in order to help others, I began to get ahead in every area of my life.
What does that mean, anyway, “getting ahead”? Getting ahead of the Joneses? Getting ahead of the IRS? Getting ahead of your bills? Those are all material versions of getting ahead. I think money is pretty great. And I am creating a lot of income. But more importantly, I’m changing lives, I’m living with intention and passion, and I’m loving what I’m doing! Making money is not my first thought. It always was when I was “working hard.”
I don’t believe life is meant to be hard work. In fact, I believe it’s meant to be joyous and flowing. Oh sure, there will be unpleasant times, but they are meant to be short-lived. I can hear some of you saying “You just don’t know what it’s like!” And I’m sure each of you has your own hellish experience to back up that comment. We all have hellish experiences. Mine may not look like yours, but they are my own personal hellish experiences. And I have learned to release them. Not ignore them. Not stuff them. But experience them, then release them. And then, give in to good feelings. It’s as if we feel bad when we feel good. Let’s begin to change that.
Consider this idea, from a book called “Letting Go,” by David Hawkins. He writes: “When we utilize these techniques of relinquishing the negative and surrendering resistance to the positive, sooner or later we come into a sudden, comprehensive awareness of our true dimension. Once this has been experienced, it will never be forgotten. The world will never intimidate us again as it once did. There may be continued compliance with the ways of the world out of sheer habit, but the inner vulnerability, and the inner doubt, is now gone. Outwardly, the behavior may appear the same but, inwardly, the causes for it are now totally different. The end result of the conscious handling of emotion is invulnerability and imperturbability. Our inner nature is now bullet-proof. We are able to go through life with balance and grace.”
Read it again. And again if you need to. This is some powerful shit. How would it feel to experience “the world will never intimidate us again as it once did.” Whoa, that’s worth considering. And he tells you right there how to do it: “Relinquish the negative and surrender resistance to the positive.” So simple, and yet so difficult to do.
I’ll leave you with that thought to ponder. More in future posts. I’d love to hear your comments on negative and positive.
