Prosperity Project Day 8

As we begin our second week of the Prosperity Project, I think it's a good time to set some goals to strive for in our everyday lives. It's time to start working on what Wallace Wattles calls our Clear Mental Image.

But wait: Isn't that what we've already been doing here every day? In part, yes. By spending a few minutes every day deciding how we will spend our daily allowance, we are doing some very powerful visualizations that will have massive repercussions in our daily life. In the process, we are finding out what we value most. Most importantly, we are feeling really good as we are imagining ourselves enjoying the things that we are buying, and we are imagining others feel good about the gifts they are receiving from us. We have even spent some time imagining the benefits our spending has brought to people further removed from us, the people who manufacture, distribute, and install the items that we buy.

Today, though, I want us to take a minute to set a financial goal for ourselves in the real world. We've all heard the saying, "If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?" So today I'd like us all to set a short-term financial goal, so that when we reach it we will have clear evidence that we are moving toward prosperity, and will be encouraged to continue with our Project.

This isn't as easy as it sounds. When I first started visualizing future abundance about a year ago, I started affirming that I made $100,000 a year. That's not an outrageous amount of money, really. People make way more than that every year. But it's a number that I just couldn't really believe. Even as I affirmed it, I knew that it was impossible. As Abraham teaches, it's not your words that necessarily attract reality, it's how you feel about those words. After a few months I lowered my number to $5000 a month: way more than I'd ever made, but still not believable. As I mentioned before, my first stab at visualizing wealth ended in bankruptcy!

I'm sure you've already heard the advice that goals should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. They need to be goals you can believe, or you will sabotage yourself with doubts. So today, I don't want you to try to set your ULTIMATE goal, because I have a feeling that where we ultimately end up will be far and beyond anything that we could possibly imagine today. What I'd like you to do is to set a very small, measurable, attainable, realistic goal that you can attain by a specific date. It should be a stretch, but a believable stretch. Remember, here on the Prosperity Project we are training ourselves incrementally to allow more wealth to enter our lives. So let's start small, and then as we reach those goals let's make them a bit larger as time goes on and we gain more confidence.

Are you ready? Here's my first goal:

In six months (by Valentine's Day) I will have saved $5000 to pay for my trip to Fiji on the first week of June. I will save it easily, and will not have to forfeit my quick trip to San Francisco or my vacation in the mountains to achieve this goal. As I am saving this money, I will continue to live comfortably, paying my bills and buying groceries with ease.

And now it's time to spend some money!!!

$8,000 Today's deposit is revenue from my website, which has quickly gone viral.

$ 800 God's money. Over the past week, The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra has gotten enough money out of the Prosperity Project to make it through their first season. There is still much that they could use, but they will be able to buy music and pay their musicians. So for the next week, I want to focus on another musician friend with a huge need. My friend Captain Music has a dream of producing a huge Tropical Motivation event right here in Port Canaveral. This event will jump start his career, and will benefit countless musicians and others who will be involved. He needs $20,000 cash before he can begin to schedule it. The rest of the revenue will come from ticket sales. So Lee, here is your first installment, my friend!

$1,600 Wealth Building Account (Total $7,200)

$5,600 To put the finishing touches on my room addition (Total $17,600). My project came in slightly over budget, but not by as much as it could have. I'm glad that Keith is such a genius at building things or this could have cost me a whole lot more.

So now it's your turn. How will you spend your $8,000 today?