Does the thought of going to a luxury store/venue make you anxious? Do you frequently feel inadequate? Do you obsessively worry about bills before you fall asleep? If you said yes to any of these, you might have a poverty mindset. There are a lot of articles out there describing the poverty mindset and its effects, but I have yet to see anyone providing realistic solutions to this problem. Listed below is a simple 5-step guide to illuminating the poverty mindset once and for all:
- Step 1 – work on improving yourself daily. Whether it’s an exercise plan, taking courses, trying to meditate, etc., having some kind of a daily self-care and self-improvement plan raises your self worth and helps you feel like one of the winners. The act of self-care is what matters here and even 10 mins/day will get you results.
- Step 2 – stay in present time. This one is pretty important. You must do all you can to not let your thoughts wonder into the past (or future). All of us have that one embarrassing/cringe thing that you did that one time that keeps popping up as you are trying to fall asleep, or money worries about the future. Your goal is to keep these thoughts away and focus only on what’s happening at the present time. I recommend the “Rubber Band Technique” for this. You simply put a rubber band around your wrist and flick it any time that you get lost in the past. This method is very simple and yet tremendously effective.
- Step 3 – avoid negative media/people. Try your best to avoid images of violence, trash talk, etc. (yes, this does include horror movies and some reality TV). This rule also extends to your conversations with those around you. You must try to avoid participation in gossip, excessive criticizing and the general “low vibrational” topics.
- Step 4 – be honest with yourself. Try to avoid affirmations such as “I am a millionaire”, etc. You must be as honest as possible with yourself as otherwise your mind will simply reject the affirmation (and create some unwanted side-effects). Set up realistic goals (and corresponding affirmations) that can be accomplished within a few weeks.
- Step 5 – spend several minutes each day deeply enjoying something. Find a food, activity, etc. that makes you very happy and enjoy it. Explain to yourself why that you are enjoying this activity. Do it daily. Or take a minute or two each time to list out things that make you happy and why that they make you happy. This is a type of a gratitude meditation and it truly works to make you happier, more successful and confident in as little as 2 weeks.
That’s it for today. Have fun and enjoy yourself!
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