What follows is THE EASIEST way to increase the flow of abundance.
It creates more love, more opportunities, more joy, more connection, more money, more adventure, more surprises (of the good kind), more presents, and a bunch of other stuff that I am too lazy to write.
I could actually make a generalization and say “more of everything” and I might not be too far from the truth.
This is also not a gimmick.
If you do it, you will see actual real-world RESULTS, which are undeniable.
But…
Yes, there is often a but.
Sorry.
This “but”, is highlighted nicely by Jim Rohn’s statement that “What is easy to do, is also easy not to do“.
Doh!!
I also think this “thing” I am soon to talk about is made easier – i.e. not to do – as a result of our technological world, and the introduction of all things AI; especially when it comes to digital communication (which is something we are doing more and more of these days).
So, let’s do the big reveal and I will share with you one of the things I have CONSISTENTLY found increases mine – and other peoples –abundance in all areas of their life.
Things that cause us to refrain from giving
I am going to approach this from the other direction today.
Because, obviously in order for someone to give, there needs to be someone that is on the receiving end.
I find I personally am not a fan of giving things to other people – e.g. time, money, resources, company, attention, opportunities – if they are truly ungrateful!
How about you?
Are you a fan of giving things to people who don’t appreciate whatever the gift is you are giving them?
Absolutely not!
If someone is ungrateful you are VERY unlikely to want to give them anything, apart from maybe space between them and you.
Can you see where this is heading?
I have a few colleagues in a similar profession to me, that I know are good at what they do, and I often want to refer clients to them, BUT they are absolutely crap at showing gratitude for me sending them clients. They barely and rarely say “thank you” for the referral.
So, here is a pop question.
Do you think I want to send them more work?
Nup.
They ‘cut off the potential flow of abundance‘ by not practicing this very simple thing called BEING GRATEFUL.
To me, it just does not make sense.
When I get a referral for business or an opportunity, I am actively and passionately SOOOOOO grateful to the person who sent me the lead, that they feel really good for sending me the lead, and hence they send me even more leads (because my being grateful to them makes them feel really good – and we all like to feel really good).
It is almost a mathematical equation.
In fact, I reckon it is.
And it gets even better
Can the formula get any better (and easier)?
Apparently, it does!
Here is the really awesome thing.
Each one of us holds the actual dial to our level of gratitude, AND we have 100% control over the dial!
We can actually control the flow of abundance in our lives.
How cool is that?!?!
If we turn the dial up (to be more actively grateful), we turn up the abundance.
If we turn the dial down (by being less grateful), we get less abundance (which people seem to be surprised by).
It’s mathematical!
More Gratitude = More Abundance.
A few final pointers
This Gratitude mathematical formula works on the micro and macro scale.
If you are grateful for Life in general, you get more goodness coming your way.
We know it works with people, but I am also suggesting it works with the unfoldment of life around us.
Have you ever had a friend who is genuinely super-grateful all the time, and is also great at “manifesting” (or seems very lucky)?
Again, it’s the “formula”: More Gratitude = More Abundance.
I am sure I could Google up a couple of quotes from pretty much every religion, where they highlight the power of gratitude.
Whether it is it God, Allah, Buddha, Shiva, Mother Nature, the Divine, and even your higher self.
Expressing gratitude does not need to cost anything.
Heartfelt gratitude – genuinely and authentically given – is its own high value currency.
And comes from an endless supply within.
Try it for yourself
I am pretty confident in saying that we could all (yes, even you), turn up the dial on our active expression of GRATITUDE, right now.
Wherever you are at, turn the dial up more.
And then watch what happens.
You don’t have to believe me.
Believe your own eyes.
Increase your outwardly and inwardly expressed gratitude by 2 marks on your dial (the dial is from 1 to 10), for the next week, and you will see more goodness come your way.
It’s mathematical!
In Summary
Expressing gratitude is SO easy to do.
Increased gratitude = increased abundance.
It works just as effectively on the micro (with people), as it does with the macro (the cosmos).
It also works like a boomerang, in that the person expressing gratitude feels good even before any other form of abundance comes their way.
(Sadly) In our technological world, many people have gotten worse at the heart-to-beating-heart skills of expressing their gratitude to someone on the other end of a communication channel (e.g. email, messaging service, and even physical interaction in a shop, etc.); don’t be one of those. 🙂
My Parting Words
As I was thinking about writing on ABUNDANCE; I also had a sideways thought come up about manners and courtesy in general.
I recently had a woman reach out to me, who is the founder of a successful hen’s party business in Australia, asking if I could do leadership training for her executive team in Bali at the end of the year.
She had given me her ideas on how she thought would be the best way to do it.
I responded that I would be happy to do the Leadership training, but I would probably use a different approach, and to let me know if that was still of interest.
I heard nothing back from her.
Not a sound.
Not a “No. I would prefer it done my way, so I will keep looking”, or “Thanks for letting me know, I think I will see if I can find someone else”, etc..
I find that sort of communication a bit too common these days.
Maybe people think they are talking to some AI-thingy, as opposed to a real person, where genuine and polite communication is a really good thing – even when doing pure business.
Anyway, sorry for the rant.
I just know that being grateful, courteous, kind and even just old-school professional, brings its own rewards, with a 100% guarantee.
If you were be crazy honest, what number (from 1 to 10) on the Dial of Gratitude would you rate yourself?
Note: If you are generally feeling un-abundant or lacking (even financially), with confidence, I can predict that you have a “low gratitude score”.
Wherever you are at, see what happens when you turn it up 2-points over the next 7-days.
Start with gratitude that you woke up still breathing this morning, and then notch it up from there. 🙂
I look forward to hearing the results.
As a result of turning the dial up… Bask in the greatness of your day, and be open to receiving increased abundance this week.
Take care.
Carl
Quotable QUOTE:
“A Mathematical Formula: Increased Abundance = Increased Abundance” Carl Massy
(Author of 18 Ways We Make Life WAY Harder Than It Needs To Be)
PS: Have you read or listened to this book yet? 18 Ways We Make Life WAY Harder Than It Needs To Be
