What if the financial turmoil that the world has experienced in the last year or so is a giant financial wake up call for humanity? What if the universe is letting us know that if we choose to operate as we have done in the past being motivated by “fear, greed and insecurity” with the sole aim of looking after number one, namely our individual selves, the price we will collectively pay is far far greater than anything we’ve experienced up to now?

Why was money invented?
Like where did such beliefs as “there’s isent enough money” come from? And who’s interest is such a belief really serving? Like why was money invented in the first place? Well so the shoemaker wouldn’t have to keep paying the baker with new pairs of shoes for a loaf of bread. The shoemaker could give the baker some money so the baker could buy something that he needed from some another trader, such as a butcher. This is the real purpose of money, a means by which goods and services could be exchanged. And of course the aim was that it be a fair and equitable exchange.

Somewhere this simple idea seems to have been totally skewed into believing that the more money I have the more secure I am and almost ludicrously believing that “I’m a better person than you because I have more money!” We somehow lost the idea of the importance of exchanging useful products and services into thinking that what was more important is to get as much money as we can for ourselves (ourselves being individuals, institutions, corporations and such like) no matter what the consequences to other people, the planet, animals, plants and even the universe itself. And to charge as much as we can get away with, just keep everyone wherever possible in the dark!

The “Me feiner” (pronounced ‘may fayner’)
When I was a child in Ireland we had a term for this sort of thinking. It was called “me feiner”. This basically means all we think about is ourselves. Well I guess in Ireland we should have listened to those wise ones who created this term before us because we’ve ended up in a right economic mess now because we were thinking exactly like “me feiners”. Indeed some would say with all the “shouting and balling” thats now going on between all the different groups with their vested interests and their blame games that we’re still thinking like “me feiners”. In fact I wonder are we learning any lessons at all? It would certainly seem we are not learning any of the real lessons that we must learn to create a society that is compassionate, equitable, just and most importantly one where we truly care for eachother.

Well it was with absolute delight and excitement that I came across one, if not the best article I’ve ever read about money today on a website called www.naturalnews.com The author of the article is the creator of this enlightening website and his name is Mike Adams – “The NaturalNews Network is a non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices and informed skepticism”

There are loads of interesting reports, articles, videos on this website well worth browsing. However the one that attracted me the most was “The 7 Principles of Mindful Wealth” . I read it in full for I’m sure well over an hour. It’s a brilliant read and I personally believe some of the solutions to the worlds economic woes are in this financially enlightening article if we act upon the wisdom that Mike shares in his report. However it will not happen in the near future if we wait for “big corporations and institutions” to change their mindsets, it will happen if we as individuals “be the change” and go for it!

To help you learn the 7 principles of the report I’ve summarised it below quoting directly from Mike in the main and adding  a few lines of my own. I do highly recommend you set aside an hour this week, get a tea or coffee sit down and read it in full.  And then of course turn these principles into real wisdom by applying them to your life and/or your business and indeed share the wisdom with others.

Here’s the link to the full report –  7 Principles of Mindful Wealth

And here’s an overview of the 7 principles of Mindful Wealth

Principle #1 Most people limit their wealth by choice
Basically wherever we are right now financially is the summation of all the decisions we have made consciously and/or unconsciously in our lifetimes whether that be as individuals, families, communities, banks, corporations, countries or the whole world. So the question is – how do we make better decisions – both consciously and unconsciously – that will lead us to the mindful financial wealth we truly deserve?  Mike wonders “could a wealthy person have integrity, too? Could they attract financial abundance AND be a positive, creative force in the world?”

Principle #2: Money is not evil.
The way money is EARNED and SPENT is good or evil, depending on the ethics applied to it. Up to a certain point in his life Mike had believed “Money was evil” again one wonders where in the history of economics was such a belief created. Maybe it had nothing to do with economics but more to do with keeping people “poor and ignorant” and under the control of “the few”. I certainly couldn’t imagine the baker and shoemakers mentioned above would have put any such ill-conceived judgement on the nature of money.

Principle #3: Money shall be accumulated (earned) in service of protecting sustainable life. (It shall also be earned ethically, honestly and without deception.)
It’s a very simple principle. It means attracting all the money in the world is a positive thing when it’s done in the service of protecting sustainable life. (That means life that can continue in harmony with the natural environment.)

If money is earned in a way that supports, protects or enhances sustainable, diverse life on our planet, then it’s “mindful wealth” or “good wealth.” If, on the other hand, money is earned in a way that threatens or destroys life on Earth, then it becomes “evil wealth.”

If you earn a million dollars mindfully, ethically and in the service of life, but then you sit on it and keep it all for yourself, is that really being mindful? I don’t think so: Mindful wealth must be redistributed in order to complete the cycle. In other words, wealth that comes from others must be recirculated back to others, and it must be redistributed in a mindful way.

Principle #4: Money shall be redistributed (spent) in service of protecting sustainable life.
Mindful redistribution of wealth means spending money in the service of life. So every dollar you spend goes to support something (or someone) that’s having a positive, creative impact on the planet. In this way, the more money you mindfully spend, the greater the positive impact on the planet!

Did you read that last sentence carefully? The more money you mindfully spend, the greater your positive impact on the planet! I’ll bet you never thought about spending money as bringing you good karma. But it does when you spend it mindfully. And – get this – the more you earn, the greater the positive impact on the world! Thus, when you follow these simple principles of mindful wealth, the planet becomes richer as YOU become richer!

Principle #5: Wealth shall not be hoarded. Earmark at least 10% for regular redistribution to positive-minded recipients and causes.
Poverty is not pious. There’s nothing sacred, honorable or even particularly spiritual about being broke. In fact, as I’ll explain here in more detail, creating and redistributing mindful wealth is a far higher spiritual calling than being broke and lacking the financial resources necessary to accomplish important things (like planting a hundred tropical fruit trees).

Don’t make the mistake I made. Don’t believe that being broke somehow achieves a higher spiritual status than being wealthy. When wealth is attracted and redistributed mindfully, it’s very much in alignment with high vibration, highly-spiritual living.

In fact, earning and spending money mindfully is, at its very heart, a compassionate, loving act. It is a genuine expression of mindful, high-vibration living.

Principle #6: Poverty is not pious.
You do not accumulate good karma by living in poverty. There is a vast amount of wealth in the world, correct? And most of that wealth is either being hoarded or used for destructive purposes that endanger life on Earth. This is happening beacuse the people in control of that wealth do not have the maturity, mindset and spiritual awakening that YOU have. So how, then, can you attract more wealth while improving the world? The answer is surprisingly simple: Shift control of wealth from THEM to YOU!

In other words, if money represents resources and power, then the more money that goes into the hands of responsible, life-protecting people like you, the less money is controlled by irresponsible, life-endangering people like the CEOs of drug companies.

Thus, not only is it better for the world for you to accumulate and redistribute as much wealth as possible, I believe that you have a moral obligation to attract (and oversee the redistribution of) enormous wealth.

Why should greedy, selfish people have all the money in our economy? Those selfish, short-term thinkers have little respect for life on our planet. They’ve made a mess of things. They’ve poisened the land, water and air, they’ve turned forests into landfill, they’ve intoxicated the population with harmful chemicals and hoarded wealth for themselves. If we hope to have a better future for our planet (and all the living beings on it), we have to shift wealth to those who are more mindful.

Principle #7: Natural living advocates have a moral obligation to mindfully attract and redistribute vast amounts of wealth, in alignment with their core beliefs (and with full honesty, without deception).
I believe that the high-vibration people of our time are now tasked with the project of serving as financial collectors and directors; mindfully accumulating — and then carefully redirecting — enormous financial resources

QED
Here’s the link to the full report again for your convenience –  7 Principles of Mindful Wealth

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In 1986 just after I graduated with an honours degree in Mathematics and Physics, I thought I’d walk into a job, afterall I had a degree!!! Well one year later I was still looking for a job and collecting the dole. Every day I received many “cherrio” (i.e. “we regret …”) letters from companies. They were all looking for experience and were unwilling to give me a chance. It was very disheartening. Some days I simply felt like doing nothing but most days thankfully I’d sit at a typewriter (do you remember them?) and apply for jobs.  However I decided to always believe that one day I will go to the front door and pick up a letter which would offer me a job! Well after months and months and months that letter did arrive. I remember the moment so clearly. My Father picked up the letter and brought it up to me in my bedroom. I opened it and “YES” it was a job offer!

Not only was it a job offer it was an EXCELLENT JOB OFFER! It was with an American Company called Sterling Software who were going to train me in writing COBOL computer language and then place me in Europe or America as a consultant. It was a fantastic job and a great opportunity to catch up on the year I’d just spent looking for one!

Well thirty of us started the job at the time and our boss was a big American from Texas who drove a Ford Bronco and wore cowboy boots. He was a real positive guy which I really enjoyed. I really couldn’t believe how lucky I was to get such a job and to be on my way to the US in a few weeks. I even remember saying goodbye to my girlfriend at the time (now my wife).

Then one day after only been there for a few weeks my big American boss in his cowboy boots marched in at 9am and told us that “due to a disagreement over the payment of tax they would be pulling out of Ireland” and as a consequence we were all being let go!

You can imagine how I and the twenty nine others, some who had mortgages to pay and families to rear, felt. I was distraught! We responded in the good old traditional Irish fashion, we went to the pub!!!

However that night I met a friend of my Fathers who had been very encouraging to me when I was looking for a job. When I told him what happened he said “Sean its not what happens to you in life thats the most important thing but what you do in response to what happens!”

Of course these were very wise words but when we’re feeling low or in a state of shock its challenging to take them on board. However on reflection I did and with reluctance a few weeks later I took the boat to England with the aim of getting the experience necessary to get a job back in Ireland in a few years.

So what can you do if you lose your job:

1. DECIDE to RISE TO THE CHALLENGE: As stated above, its your response above all else to the situation that matters most. Are you going to play victim or are you going to rise to the challenge? The challenge may be tough and you may need to dig really deep within yourself but if you are alive you can rise up and overcome that challenge. Not only that, it can be the very platform from which your life really soars to a far more fulfilling, exciting and properous level. So what do you need to do – DECIDE that you will RISE TO THE CHALLENGE and REACH YOUR SUMMIT!

2. DO WHAT YOU CAN TODAY: Your whole future is before you and so is everyone elses. If theres one way to feel overwhelmed its to to think we can control it! Can we control it? Can we predict it? Can we organise it exactly the way we want it to be? Plain and simple … NO! Nobody controls the future and anyone who thinks they can, should read the obituaries about how many people die suddendly every day. So what can we do? We can live for today – do what we can, with what we have, where we are TODAY! Even if your finances are struggling ask yourself – “Will I surive today?” and chances are you will. In fact at some time in the future you may look back on the challenges you face today and say “that was really a blessing in disguise!” So all we need to do is focus our energies on doing what we can today.

3. INCREASE YOUR CASHFLOW - ask yourself what can I do today to improve the cashflow? Its very important to keep some cashflow coming in no matter what you have to do (as long as its a good thing of course). Not only is cashflow important in our everyday life but also from a positive energetic point of view, its like Issac Newton told us in his first law of motion  “things at rest tend to stay at rest and things in motion tend to stay in motion” So aim to bring in some cashflow no matter how small. What hobbies have you got that you could earn an income from? Is there any parttime work you can do? Is there any car boot sales (garage sales) coming up where you could sell something? Is there anyone you know looking for some help you could pay you? Absolutely research the greatest information revolution in human history that is happening right now on the internet. Get a little notebook and carry it around with you. At the front of it write down the question – “How can I increase my cashflow?” Whenever you think of something write it down. Look at your growing list and take action to make the more practical ideas. If one doesent work do another one. When one begins to work focus more on it and ask yourself how can I expand this idea and perhaps even turn it into a business? (Also remember to pay yourself first – see article I wrote on this a number of months back)

4. PAY YOURSELF FIRST AND GROW YOUR MONEY – click here to read previous article I wrote

5. PAY YOUR BILLS AND TALK TO CREDITORS - if your bills are mounting up and you dont know what to do here’s a few ideas.

• Prioritise them – do what you can to pay the most important ones e.g. your mortgage.
• Contact your creditors – if you’re finding it difficult to pay some bills contact your creditors and let them know. Can you pay even a small bit? Remember every bit you pay helps to clear the bill or debt. Creditors in the main are very understanding and appreciate you contacting them and they really dont like to be ignored. And also dont be afraid to stand up to them if necessary, for example if they start threatening you with nasty letters, etc, tell them you dont appreciate threatening letters, that there’s enough trouble in the world without these letters adding to it! If they start warning you about negative credit rating tell them sure you’ll be in good company with most of the worlds banks!
• Focus on your progress – no matter how small your progress is, keep your heart and mind centered on it. This will really help you feel better and if you feel good you will be able to manage things better. If you have a day of despair go out for a walk, take some time out and then “get back on your horse” and go again.

6. Have a Laugh! Well in the days of old when we didn’t have computers, the comedian Jerry Lewis was pretty amazing on a typewriter (see video below just over 2 mins).

Enjoy and Good Luck!

Sean

www.seanMkelly.com

PS: The Dare to Dream 12 week course to inspire you and give you practical ways of manifesting your dreams begins tonight Tuesday 3rd March 2009 in Milltown Park, Dublin, Ireland. Click here for more details.

“Though we seem to be sleeping,
there is an inner wakefullness
that directs the dream
and that will eventually shake us back
to the truth of who we are.”

Though it is often challening to accept responsibility that whats going on in the economic world today is of our own making, once we do, we reclaim our inherent power to create the best solution. As Einstein said the state of consciousness which created the problem is not the state of consciousness for the solution. So according to this we must raise the state of consciousness. How do we do it? What sort of state of consciousness created this problem in the first place? 

A number of years ago I delivered a workshop to a marketing company and asked them how they try to motivate people to buy products? “That’s easy”, said the Managing Director “all our adverts motivate through fear, greed and insecurity“. Well it looks like we’re now reaping the harvest on a global scale of such motivating factors. What is the consciousness for the solution?

We all need to examine our own lives and ask what motivates us? Is it fear or greed or insecurity? If it is we need to change it for higher human qualities like love, peace, joy, prosperity for all, sharing, caring, generosity, oneness and similar qualities. The sort of qualities that when you use them in your life you feel absolutely fantastic. Just ask yourself why do you do what you do? Who are you serving? Are you serving in a manipulative, controlling way? Are you truly interested in your clients needs or just in making as much money as you can so you can feel more secure in the current economic climate? Are you driven by some insecurity which you believe will be filled by something outside of you – a bigger job, a bigger bank account, a relationship with someone who provides it all for you, a better government? These may not be very comfortable questions but as the saying going “face the truth about yourself and the truth will set you free”.

This current economic tsunami is yet another wake up call for humanity to bring us onto a whole new level of existence. In time it will clear and like all clouds it will have its silver lining. However the more we try and hold on to the past and the way it’s been up to now, the more challenging this transistion will be. We need to rise up to the challenge and realise eventhough we sometimes think we are the most evolved humans ever to be on this planet we may really be at the beginning of our evolution – future generations may look back on us as a stone age generation albeit the stones  have been replaced by money!

Like the proverbial caterpillar, a transformation is taking place clearing the old, making way for the new and the most beautiful butterfly is about to emerge from her cocoon.

If you’d like some well deserved time to re-energise, be inspired and relax come along to the Dru Yoga Tuesday night class at 7.30pm or Dun Laoighre on Wednesdays 7.30am and 10am. Click to get details or go to www.seanMkelly.com

Create a great week

Sean M Kelly

www.seanMkelly.com

Back in January I saw one of the speakers from the Secret was coming to Ireland, a Dr John De Martini. I was half interested so I booked in for a breakfast briefing. I nearly didn’t go as I felt I’ve seen so many speakers, read so many books, etc, in fact I asked my wife did she want to go instead! She didn’t. So I went. I was very glad I did.

One of the messages I got from that morning related to money. John spoke about how he would pay everyone else first before he’d pay himself. If business wasent good that month he wouldn’t get paid at all! What sort of message is this giving to ourselves and the universe? What value are we putting on ourselves and our work if we pay ourselves last? 

John decided to pay himself first by setting up a savings account and putting away $100 each month. He even wondered would he be able to afford $100! After a couple of months he realised it was quite easy and wondered why dont I increase the amount every quarter by 10%? So he did and he’s been doing it ever since (I think about 20/30 years). I dont know how much he now saves every month but I’m sure its very substantial and he’s now a very very wealthy person.

If you sit down and figure out how your money can grow with such a simple strategy its quite amazing, its the power of compounding. For example lets suppose you decide to save Euro 100 per month and only increase it by 10% every year (not every quarter). By the end of year one you’ll have saved Euro 1,232. By the end of year 10 you will be saving Euro 225 per month and you will have saved Euro 19,744. Carry on for another 10 years without even increasing the amount and you’ll have Euro 67,000 (approx). If you decide to save Euro 1,000 per month after 20 years you’ll have 670,000. (These figures are based on 5% interest rate.)

Of course its not a get rich quick scheme. You can make more in other types of investments but you can do this as well and its a very safe way to invest. Also because no matter how tough your month is if you discipline yourself to save every month you’ll feel wealthier every month. And if like everything in life  you feel grateful for what you have, by the law of attraction more will come your way.

After John’s talk and reflecting on all the get rich quick schemes I’ve come across in property and shares, which for me have never really returned what was promised at the beginning, I immediately opened a savings account with a good interest rate and started to save in this simple, effective and self managable way. I also decided to personally lodge the money myself each month (no matter how big the queue) so I really feel my money growing and take time to be grateful.

If you’re interested Dr John De Martini is back in Dublin this month and well worth experiencing – see www.horizonspeakers.com If you’d like to experience his breakthrough weekend I’ve organised a group a discount of between 5/10% depending on numbers. If you’re interested let me know by email to info@seanmkelly.com

Most of all take action on this simple and effective strategy for growing your money.

Here’s a youtube video of John talking about the value of money.

May your most fulfilling dreams come true

Sean

www.seanMkelly.com

 

PS: Theres still a couple of places left for the inspirational day in Glendalough next wednesday 18th. Give yourself a day off the threadmill to be inspired, be yourself and enjoy it all. Email info@seanmkelly.com for details.