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Economy Got You Down?
by Jeannette Maw

How to Manage Manifestations When the Rest of Your World Isn't

Every day it seems I get at least one question or complaint from someone about their troubles in this U.S. down economy. 
 
Some folks take it as a "given" that they're going to suffer because of what's happening economically; others want to know how to ensure they don't suffer.
 
Whether they're real estate agents, housing developers, investment professionals, transportation industry workers, or someone else whose livelihood is affected by declining consumer spending, many folks are struggling with the "reality" of an unfriendly economic environment.
 
I've even seen articles addressed to coaches about how to handle the slowdown in the coaching field.
 
This is a good time to remember that you choose your reality.  No one else chooses it for you. 
 
Yes, you can get sucked into the fear and lack mentality, but only if you let yourself.  When you know your thoughts and feelings are what matters - not the state of the nation - you can experience any results you choose. 
 
The way you make that choice is by being deliberate about where your attention and focus goes.
 
Here's a helpful reminder from Abraham:
"Can you see how thoughts of recession or thoughts of depression are
not about any reality? They're about focus!  Do you know that there are those that thrive in the worst of times?  And that there are those that don't do well in the best of times?  Do you get it that it's about vibration and not about any sort of reality?"  - Abraham 2008 Mexican Cruise

It's easier for me because I rarely catch the news and have no office-mates sharing their woes.  Even when I started reading that article for coaches about how to handle the "dip" in business, I tossed it and thought, "Well, if that's how you want to do it." 
 
In my world, the economy only affects my bottom line positively. 
 
And so it is, because that's what I choose.  (I've broken enough of the other "rules" that this one's a cinch for me.)
 
But for those of you who are seeing no commissions and no clients and hearing colleagues complain and reading reports about declining numbers, your work is to remember that you get to pick.
 
If you can imagine different results for you, if you can expect a new outcome, and keep your attention focused in that direction, Universe has to accommodate you. 
 
Although it helps if you can think of a "reason" to believe things will be different for you, the only reason the Universe needs is because you said so.  Go ahead and imagine/expect the "impossible."  The only reason it's "impossible," anyway, is because no one else has dared to hold steadfastly to that thought.
 
Your power lies in what you're thinking.  So use that power, please!
 
Another quote from Abraham about not needing any reason to expect positive results:

"We want you to decide that you are going to direct the thoughts in order to INDUCE the feeling response. In other words, you are the MAKER of the feeling of relief. You're no longer asking for the economy to be the maker of the feeling of relief. Or somebody to buy your product and that to be the maker of your feeling of relief. You're going to start counting on something that you CAN count on, which is your ability to direct yourself slightly downstream instead of slightly upstream. You're going to start pointing yourself deliberately downstream in order to INDUCE relief, because someone who can IRRATIONALLY induce relief, will always have outrageous success." - Abraham, Buffalo NY, May 2007

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Tips & Tricks: how to develop a new focus in the real world

Here are six helpful habits to immunize you from economic downturns:

• Relax.  What we resist, persists.  So get okay with what is, remember everything works out great, and let go of anxious thoughts.  This isn't the end of the world!
• Don't engage in negative conversations.  Don't even listen to others complain about how bad it is, let alone spew forth those words yourself!
• Look for what's going right.  Although it might be natural to dwell on the house that isn't selling, put your attention on the house that did sell - even if it wasn't yours; read the news report that things are getting better (they're out there!); look for examples of those who are thriving.
• Expect good news.  We get what we expect, so manage your expectations and you're home free.  Remember, your expectations don't have to be realistic or rational!  All they have to be is in alignment with what you want.  You know about law of attraction, so get jiggy with those expectations!
• Tell a good story.  Yes, you might be required to report figures to a manager once in a while, but other than those occasions that (you feel) truly require it, tell the story the way you want it to play out.  You tell the story long enough and Universe will comply.
• Take inspired action.  As always, when we do what feels good, good things happen.  So don't think working hard is the answer - unless it feels good to you to work hard (which to many it does, because of our programming).  Any action taken out of desperation won't lead to a happy outcome.

Here's what I know: if you're reading this, you probably don't need it.  Those who are already tuned into law of attraction know their thoughts dictate their experiences, and aren't limited by what "others" think and expect.  Even when it's LOTS of others.

But if you know someone who could use a perspective shift, pass this article to that someone you're thinking of.  And let's show the example of what's possible when we dare to think different!

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If you're so inclined, please feel free to reproduce this article in full with proper author credit (that would be me, Jeannette Maw) and link back to Good Vibe Coaching. Thanks!