All,
So it was a Monday morning and I woke up depressed, unhappy, sad, lonely and financially frustrated. I had just returned from another trip to and another country and loved it.
I had just come back from
Copenhagen, which no matter how much
EFT, positive tapping or positive self talk, it was expensive. How was I going to afford paying for it all? I loved Royal Copenhagen china, I could have bought more. Even though I have the cash in the bank, I feel as though I don't. Whilst it is great to have the cash on hand, one or two splurges and my cash would easily be gone. This quite frankly frightens, scares the hell out of me. I want and am capable of so much more money and it can be long term and truly passive.
Things financially are also playing on my head, because I've found my dream property and I'm still stuck more often that not in the I can't afford it mindset and it sucks royally. Yes, if it falls through, it means something bigger and better is on its way to me, but, this is hurting, since I want to move asap and I'm reminded constantly that I want to move and at present it appears I can't.
Also 2010, could be a massive year personally for me too. Certainly a large travel is also required.
Everything I was listening to my mp3 player just was not sticking with me. I was enjoying anything. I scored my mp3 player for something. Eventually I settled on Success Stories. I've had this on my player for ages and ages.
I reinstalled my e-copy of
Cashflow 101 last night. I've played this numerous times in the past. I had the thought that I had better install it again and move away from watching the television which I've been doing more of recently. It is a great game if you have never played it before. It is a great compliment to RD's books. Your own spending habits play out before your eyes. I would like to play the actual board game.
Whilst this sort of recording is a glorified testimonial product for RD's philosophy and ideas. It was just what I wanted and needed. To hear that other people who are in a worse off position, financially, personally and geographically than I am and have succeeded gives me renewed hope. Many of stories and challenges could so easily have been about my live and upbringing. Yes, I've still got much to work on within myself. On my wealth, money mindset, understanding basic financial figures. Yet, I'm safe in the knowledge, that to the best of my knowing, most of the people I think successful and wealth are not actually really so. It is just an act and appearance.
One of the renewed learnings was you are rich by the number of days you can survive without having to work, this is the whole idea or point behind passive income. If you passive income, cash flow is more than expenses you are infinitely wealthy.
Since I own my own company, I looked over again by Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss accounts. Whereas normally I just gloss over them. I looked at all the items in strictly RD asset and liability terms. I have business liabilities, and only a few assets that are producing inconsistent passive income. My asset column needs to grow,expand and quicken, significantly. Yet, I've made a profit this year. Which given all the doom and gloom is a result. The irony being I never realised.
I think listening to RD again has renewed my business efforts, if nothing else to work, smarter, yes maybe even a little harder, to turn around all my business liabilities and make them profitable and cash flow positive. Considering my business is Internet based, this is very achievable. I'm thankfully and grateful that I have some great mentors and friends I can call on to help and keep me on track. One of my over riding thoughts, was I can't wait to be a Dad, so that I can teach my own children these ideas. Money does not have to be the great unspoken subject in my house anymore, even though I've been living out own parent's negative beliefs about money, wealth and what is possible.
If anybody in London, UK has the Cashflow 101 game and would like meet and play, I'm in.
Happy Travels
A
