Do you have a mindset of abundance?

Having a mindset of abundance is a personal choice. A choice that is available for everyone but, not many chooses effectively. Abundance thinking is about developing a mindset of positive values. That allow you to perceive your life as an abundance and not deficit or scarcity. With a mindset abundance, you flip your mental attitude coin from negative to positive and appreciate how much you already have in your life to be grateful.

Never think that being grateful means you should be content with what you got in life, or accept it as it is and stop striving for more; you are wrong my friend! Abundance thinking teaches quite the opposite: by acknowledging how abundant our lives are already, our minds will embrace the concept that the good things in life are potentially unlimited. Everyone can and will get more! 

• What does abundance means ?
• Abundance mindset versus scarcity mindset
• Embrace abundance mindset
• Take Action
• Abundance mindset exercises in everyday life
• How to be An Abundant Thinker

What does abundance means ?

ABUNDANT means, to be richly supplied with everything that matters to you! It also means that we should not have any fear of asking for more. Simply, because we know there is enough for everybody and can be confident in its delivery.

Abundance is like a store that never runs out of its goods and opens 24/7 for you.

Though there is a strong correlation between an abundance mindset and money….abundant thinking is much more than that. It is a life philosophy. An abundance mindset is a tool that allows a better quality of life to be achieved – not just the materially, but most crucially the freedom to spend time doing the things that matter with the people that matter.

The idea is not only money rich but also time rich and emotionally fulfilled at the same time. The problem starts when people start relating the abundance mindset only to the money and start neglecting other aspects of life such as love, family, and how they spend their time and emotional fulfillment. 

We all know of rich, unhappy people. We read about them every day in the newspapers and see them on the television; people who have an abundance of finances but who are bereft emotionally.

Abundant thinking is all about changing how you view your personal circumstances so that you can change how you view the world at large. 

When you focus on what you don’t have, instead of what you do have you just created sadness and struggle in life. Having and living a grateful life  is key to have abundance in all areas of life.

Abundance mindset versus scarcity mindset

The opposite of the abundance mindset is the scarcity mindset. 

Scarcity thinking focuses on what you are missing, what you want more of, what you might lose, and what has gone wrong in your life.

It happens when people focus on what they do not have in their lives. They take what they have for granted, show no gratitude, and choose to focus all their energies on being resentful at the “gaps” in their lives.

People who live by thoughts of scarcity create circumstances that will cause further scarcity. Because they are convinced that there is a shortage of the things they want in life. They do not embrace the concept of abundance and thus do not invite it into their lives through a positive attitude.

Scarcity thinking can also produce more far-reaching negative repercussions. It can cause people to take things they don’t need or too much of what they do need or can make them hoard which stops them from giving. On the other hand, those who think abundantly are happy to take only what they need because they know that there is a limitless supply should they want any more.

Embrace abundance mindset

Abundant thinking requires that you appreciate what you have in life rather than bemoaning the things you lack. 

It further asks that you focus on what is possible and strive to reach out for what you want in life. 

If you are already focusing on what you want but not getting the desired results, something is missing. It is because you have not established the abundance mindset – the one that makes you always appreciative. 

In general, people who think abundant thoughts are much happier than those who do not. It’s not that they have fewer problems in life or they are unaware of the areas where their lives might need improvement. They are simply able to approach those areas with a positive frame of mind, confident that they will have no difficulty bringing about the necessary changes. It is because they choose to believe that there is an abundance of whatever they need just waiting for them.

Our thoughts dictate our lives. Our thinking can attract good things into our life or repel them. 

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive of, and believe in, it can achieve.”

Take Action

That is not to say you simply have to sit at home thinking good thoughts. You will still have to take actions to back up those thoughts. Actions backed by positive thinking and abundant thinking work infinitely better. .

“Faith without works is dead.”

Imagine you are looking for work, but your attitude is there are very few suitable jobs, and you’ll never find one for yourself. In other words, your attitude stinks. You are thinking negatively. It may mean you take no action to find a job.

You don’t compile a CV, you don’t send email inquiries, and you don’t go knocking on doors. And even if did bump into the very person who could give you your dream job, they would not offer it to you because you have not showed up as the positive individual they would want on board. A negative attitude can therefore be self-perpetuating. It consistently produces negative results that further reinforce your negative attitude.

Developing an Abundance mind opens up possibilities and opportunities that we could easily have missed by harboring negative thoughts and thoughts of scarcity. It causes you to take positive actions because you firmly believe and expect they will produce the desired results. The fact is you are already more than blessed by the abundant gifts in your life to date. Abundance thinking is about focusing on what you have right now and using that to build a brighter future. It does not let you dwell in the past, regretting mistakes and ventures that did not work out exactly as planned.

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People who think abundantly do not suffer guilt for their desire to attain more. It is for two reasons: they are already grateful for what they have, and they do not feel that asking for more will deprive anyone else. Abundance means there is plenty to go around for everyone.

Abundance mindset exercises in everyday life

Abundant thinking create good effect in every part of your life.

It allows you to be grateful for the good health that you enjoy and makes you aware that if your health is suffering, it could have got worse.

We can also take the opportunity to be grateful for the good health we have enjoyed in the past, and for the good health that still exists in those people, we care about. It is all about perspective; seeing the positives rather than the negatives.

So how can this be applied to an unsatisfactory financial situation? What about if you sign a deal with someone and that person then reneges and leaves you out of pocket? The usual way to behave is from a perspective of loss. It is perfectly understandable because loss is involved. However, this does not take into account the imperfect world we live in. We all know that people can take advantage and that some are out to rip you off.

Having an abundant thinking habit ensures that you handle this situation with the minimum detriment to yourself. It means your intent is always to maintain an abundance of happiness in your life, which will serve to counter any negative feelings, none of which are helpful. You take necessary actions to rectify the situation with a peaceful mind. Your negative feelings, harbored towards the other person, do not affect the other person. The only person they screw up is you, taking away from your feelings of abundance.

Abundant thinking creates a mindset that allows a better perspective on the situation. You will ask yourself: “Has this person stolen my happiness, or am I doing that to myself through my reaction?” And if the worst-case happens and you are seriously affected by what has happened, your belief in the abundance available to you will be your reassurance that loss will be replenished soon, and then some. It provides a speedier recovery from its ill effects.

Abundant thinking allows the person to quickly accept life’s difficulties and move beyond them to better times.

In a business environment, abundant thinking focuses on the business strengths and what is possible. Not on what may have gone wrong. It is crucial in hard times, like those we are experiencing at the moment. Since many businesses have experienced huge losses and difficulties, the temptation is to concentrate on what was and what might have been wrong. This type of thinking is based on fear of scarcity. Leaders with this attitude in business can instill negativity in their workforce and therefore exacerbate the problems that already exist.

How to be An Abundant Thinker

The first step is to take a good honest look at your current and past attitudes and check whether your thinking has been in abundance. If not, then you have to gauge how far away from abundant thinking you are. 

Ask the below questions: 

• Do you routinely bother evaluating how your life is faring? 
• If so, do you accomplish what you set out to do? 
• If you have mixed results, do you know what is working and what is not? Which areas needs improvement? 
• Where does your attitude need adjusting to create a better life for yourself? 
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Once you know these things, the real question is whether you are prepared to do anything about it. 

It will make the difference between abundant thinking and scarcity thinking.

One thing to be aware of is how you talk to yourself. It can reveal a lot

about how healthy your thinking really is. 

How many times do you use “could have”, “would have”, and “should have”? 

Although you may think that these are useful correctional phrases, they are nothing to do with abundant thinking. These words are dealing with the past and giving power to the things you feel you failed at. They are self-critical and full of regret. They remind you of the lack in your life; the chances you should have would have or could have taken. They are linked to feelings of expectation, and this is the enemy of abundant thinking. All these should be replaced with a simple “I want”. That brings our desire into the present moment. And that is the only way our brains register that action needs to perform now.

People who think in these negative ways make themselves victims. It is self-perpetuating, especially when other people or outside circumstances are blamed for the hurt. Whenever you blame, you remove your responsibility to improve the situation. You are saying that there is nothing to be done to make things better because it is out of your control. You have denied the abundance in your life. Don’t be one of those people.