Jamie Smart – Salad NLP – If The Secret’s So Great – Show Me The Money

Proof of item:

As a result, most people are DEEPLY SUPERSTITIOUS about money, & exhibit bizarre beliefs & baffling behaviours where money’s involved. These are the inevitable result of having superstitions instead of real understanding (in the same way that people in the dark ages exhibited bizarre behaviours because of their superstitions about the causes of illness & disease).

The good news is, when you understand the TRUE nature of money (what it is & what it isn’t) you can let go of money-worries forever, create a meaningfully wealthy lifestyle, & start living a life of financial freedom, happy & on-purpose.

And the best news of all?

You can start today, whatever your financial circumstances are, whatever your financial history is, regardless of whether you believe it’s possible for you or not.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As you read this, I invite you to relax & read it in much the same way you listen to a piece of music you like, i.e. read it for a feeling. Instead of reading for intellectual understanding, you can read with the express intention of being IMPACTED by what you’re reading…

Because you’re about to discover the BIGGEST money-myth there is…

THE MYTH OF FINANCIAL SECURITY

Once you realise you don’t need anything, you’re free to have whatever you want. Ian Watson

In the dark ages, people believed disease was caused by bad smells. They wore perfume & carried small bunches of flowers to protect against disease (the “pocket full of posies” in the children’s nursery rhyme refers to the small bunches of flowers people carried to protect against the plague).

 

We now know that plague ISN’T caused by bad smells – it’s caused by tiny invisible bacteria. But if you were to tell that to a medieval person, they’d look at you like you were CRAZY.

 

People who lived in the dark ages “knew” that plague was caused by bad smells. This false belief (which still persisted as recently as the 1850s) resulted in sewage being pumped into the river Thames (where it wouldn’t smell so bad), leading to a devastating cholera outbreak.

This widespread FALSE belief led to needless misery, suffering & death. As soon as people had a better understanding of the nature of reality (i.e. the bacterial model), there was a MASSIVE & widespread improvement in quality of life.

While it’s easy to be amused by our ancestor’s misguided beliefs, it raises some essential questions:

• What are the things we currently “know” to be true that result in unnecessary misery, suffering & death because they’re based on false beliefs?
• What are the things WE accept as fact today, that our descendants will laugh about, in much the same way as we smile at our ancestors’ belief in disease being transmitted by bad smells?

You might say “Well if I lived in medieval times & someone made a good case for the idea that disease is transmitted by tiny invisible beasts, I’d believe it!”

But would you…?                     Would you really…??     Really…???

I’m not so sure about that…

y sense is that MOST people would respond with something like “Don’t be stupid! It’s a scientific FACT that illness is caused by bad smells. It’s OBVIOUS. It’s common sense…”

Here’s another question…

• If you were to be presented with the evidence that one of the most widely-held beliefs of modern society was in fact FALSE, would you be able to listen with an open mind?

I hope so, because here goes. I’ve got to warn you – this is going to sound CRAZY, but…

There’s no such thing as financial security.

And you’re about to discover why that’s great news!

In fact, the most widespread & damaging belief of modern times is the idea that our wellbeing, security & peace of mind come from the outside world, the world of money, jobs, houses, property, relationships etc.

The reality is, when you try to use money to do something it can’t do, it causes problems. But when you discover the true nature & purpose of money, everything gets easier, more effective & more enjoyable. You see…

Money is a powerful CREATIVE tool… money is an AMPLIFIER…

Money amplifies your core beliefs, emotions & feelings about yourself & your world.

• If you think you’re not enough, more money will amplify that perception
• If you have trouble with debt, more money will amplify that debt-trouble
• If you think that life is a struggle, more money will amplify that perception
• If money is a source of worry & anxiety, more money will amplify THAT

I’ve met enough miserable, stressed-out millionaires to know that this is true. But it works both ways…

• Once you realise that all your security, peace of mind & wellbeing arises from within you, more money can amplify that knowledge.
• When you experience yourself as truly creative, money becomes a powerful amplifier so you can bring your creations into being.
• When you have a felt experience of your own natural abundance, more money supports you in expressing that abundance in fulfilling & meaningful ways.
• Once you let go of worry & anxiety about money, you’re free to use money for its true purpose – as a powerful creative tool!

But before any of that can happen, there’s an insidious piece of cultural hypnosis that you have to be aware of. You see…

I knew all of this intellectually, but the truth of what I felt was more like this…

“Yeah, yeah… I hear what you’re saying, but if I can just get the money & wealth sorted out, so I’m making good money, maybe some passive income, & doing work I love, I’ll have the time & space to take care of all of this inner-stuff…”

 

 

I’ve seen this reflected in my seminars over & over again. It goes like this:

 

Jamie:	Can we all agree that if money was actually the key to financial security, peace of mind & a happy life, the celebrity mags would be full of happy people with good relationships, & all millionaires would be living fulfilling meaningful lives. Can we agree that a million dollars can’t give a person lasting happiness, security & wellbeing?
Audience:	(The majority of hands go up.)
Jamie:	Great. Put up your hands if you think it would be different in your case…
Audience:	(The majority of hands go up.)

That’s how we’ve been hypnotised. Even though we know at an intellectual level that money can’t give us happiness, security & wellbeing, we’ve been hypnotised at an unconscious level to FEEL that it can.

The paradox is this:

Once you DEEPLY realise that your security, peace of mind & wellbeing come from within you (& not from money), it becomes  EASIER & EASIER to create the wealth & money you want in your life.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. Have a look at these questions & make sure we’re on the same page:

• Do you ever worry about money, or feel stressed & anxious when you have to deal with financial matters?
• Is some of your work “mainly for the money” instead of finding & focusing on your passion & purpose?
• Do you have something you’d love to do, but haven’t been taking action because you don’t know how to make it pay enough?
• Or are you doing work you love, but struggling to charge enough, attract well-paying clients & make ends meet?
• Are you focused on survival instead of enjoying success, wishing that circumstances were different so you could live the life you’re here to live.
• Or are you experiencing lots of financial success, but having trouble taking it to the next level (or not enjoying the financial success as much as you expected to)?
• Do you know that it’s time to transform your relationship with money, but either don’t know how to do it, or feel uncomfortable about it?

If you’re answer to any of these is “Yes”, I can totally relate. You see, I’ve been on a ten-year journey of financial exploration, finding the distinctions that really make a difference when it comes to living a meaningfully wealthy life.

And what do I mean by meaningfully wealthy? Have a look at one of my favourite quotes by George Bernard Shaw…

“This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognised by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

George Bernard Shaw

So what has that got to do with money? Here’s what:

If you think you need money BEFORE you can live your life’s purpose & feel a real sense of security, you’ve got it the wrong way around!

One of the KEYS to getting fully on-purpose is to RESOLVE your barriers to money, wealth & financial abundance so you can use money for ITS true purpose – as a creative tool, for supporting you in Making a Difference in the world.

With your permission, I’d like to paint you a picture of what becomes possible when you move to a more enlightened relationship with money. So just take a couple of deep breaths & come on a journey with me…

• Imagine waking up tomorrow morning with a deep sense of peace, combined with a feeling of excitement about the day ahead.
• Then imagine what it’s like to look back on your past money-worries & laugh, secure in the knowledge that the deep sense of security you’re experiencing will be with you forever (even in the times when you aren’t feeling it, you still know it’s there).
• Now connect with your desire for transformation, & feel good that you’re on your path, living your purpose.
• Better yet, picture yourself being paid handsomely to give your gifts to the world, with a deep sense of satisfaction that you’re helping people & making a difference in their lives.
• And feel a sense of gratitude that your new knowledge & transformed relationship with money will be with you forever; that money-worries are a thing of the past.
• How good does it feel being well-paid for doing what you love, as well as earning passive income & enjoying the time-freedom that provides.

Whatever your purpose is in life…

Whatever the difference you’re here to make in the world & in the lives of others…

Whatever your gifts are to give…

THE WORLD NEEDS YOU!

Here’s another of my favourite quotes, by Howard Thurman…

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Howard Thurman

The world needs you & your contribution, & one of the keys to you being able to make that contribution is to sort out your relationship with money, wealth & abundance once & for all.

That way, money STOPS being a barrier to your purpose & starts being an ACCELERANT to your living your purpose & doing what you love.

If the Secret’s So Great, Show Me the MONEY!

How to release financial limitations forever & create the meaningful wealth that supports you in giving your gifts to the world (Basically, how to make a great living doing what you love, living on-purpose)

On the August 7th & 8th 2010, I took a group of adventurers on a 2-day journey to transform their relationship with money & helped create the kind of abundance & meaningful wealth that could support them in giving thier gifts to the world. And I got it all on DVD!

“If the Secret’s So Great, Where’s My Ferrari?” & “If the Secret’s So Great, Show Me the Money!” are the first two in a series of 9 programmes applying the “inside-out” understanding of reality to key areas of the process of making a great living doing what you love.

The “Do what you love, Living on purpose process” covers 8 essential areas:

• The Inside Out Mindset
• Authentic Direction
• Product Creation
• Getting Clients
• Meaningful Wealth, Money & Abundance
• Technical Mastery
• Creative Process
• Mentors, Community & Team

“If the Secret’s So Great, Where’s My Ferrari?” is an overview of all 8 areas.

“If the Secret’s So Great, Show Me the Money!” dives into the area of meaningful wealth, money & abundance in-depth.

While there is a shared foundation to the work (just as all my NLP material has a shared foundation), the material covered in each programme is distinct, & focused on the relevant subject (in this case, money wealth & abundance).