The
Law of Reversed Effort
The application of prosperity principles in business allows us to
become aligned with these spiritual laws to learn how to "receive"
success instead of "trying" to make it happen.
Did
you know there is a law called the Law of
Reversed Effort? It states that the harder you "try" to do something,
the less chance you have of achieving it. Trying implies a negative, it
suggests to the mind that you may not accomplish. Even Yoda in Star
Wars recognized this truth when he wisely said, "We do. There is no
try."
Practical
Metaphysics
My teachings are based on what I call "practical metaphysics."
First, what do we mean by "metaphysical?" Well, "meta" as used as a
prefix in metaphysical, means "comprehensive" or "transcending."
Metaphysical is relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond
what is perceptible to the senses. In other words, a study of what is
outside objective experience. This includes aspects of the mind and
spirit.
My
definition of practical metaphysics is the study
and application of these transcendent principles from methods that
appeal to our "real world" senses, techniques that we can understand
and utilize with ease - in other words, a simple approach that assures
our practical application of these profound laws. We take the mystery
and speculation out of these principles and instead concentrate on
putting them to use - a nuts and bolts approach.
I believe that there are a great number of people who have read and
studied and are well informed about spiritual matters and metaphysical
laws but who have not been able to take these ideas from their
intellect and incorporate them mental and emotionally to put them into
practice.
The Universe Is
My Marketing Department
Now, this study in no way discounts the marketing techniques and tools
taught by the visible world's marketing experts. What I am doing here
is helping you lay the foundation for a mindset that will allow you to
use those tools if you so choose, and succeed with them. The fact is
that all of the marketing and business know-how in the world will not
result in your success unless you first have the mindset to succeed. A
house cannot stand without a proper foundation. And once you create
that foundation, you will automatically be guided to the appropriate
methods and means that will result in your success. You will find as I
did that the Universe is truly the greatest marketing department you
could ever hope for, and the possibilities are unlimited. You can
experience the guidance of an unseen hand, know what it feels like to
live a charmed life, and realize that you have an invisible means of
support.
How do I know so much about succeeding through a metaphysical approach?
On the Feel Free to Prosper website in the section entitled Your
Mentor, you will see full-color accomplishments from my use
of these laws - fruits of my metaphysical labors - and in the section, Amazing,
you can review a few short stories of how I created amazing
successes using these principles in my business over a 20-year span.
My business clients were the world's largest corporations. Here is a
secret that you may find hard to believe: In those 20 years, I have
never looked for a client. They always found me. This refers to my
special event company that serviced the corporate arena. And now the
same idea applies to the Feel Free to Prosper program that I created to
teach others how to become aligned with Universal principles and accept
their right to prosper.
When I began teaching my prosperity program just a couple of years ago,
I had no idea how I would attract students or create a reputation. Once
again, I took this to my Universal marketing department and trusted
that the doors would open. I listened and waited for guidance. The
doors opened. I was invited (by a stranger) to join an online
networking site called Ryze.com where I created a network that soon
became the platform and launching pad for my program that would attract
students from around the globe. I found that by participating in other
forums and sharing my knowledge, the words would flow and many of my
posts eventually became material for published articles and additional
lesson material. Please note that I had no previous experience on the
Internet or interacting on forums. I had only learned to use a computer
just prior to this time.
Nothing
Personal
It
doesn't matter if you are a company owner,
business executive, entrepreneur, creative talent, network marketer,
home based business, investor, employee, or in transition looking for
your true place in life. The laws are impersonal and will work for
everyone.
Here
is why you should learn and apply prosperity principles:
(1) To uplift and raise your awareness to a level of consciousness that
empowers and connects you to the Universal source from which ALL good
flows.
(2) To apply this awareness specifically to the marketing and success
of your business, skills and talents.
(3) To come to the absolute realization that you are not alone and that
you have all the creative power of the Universe ready to inspire you
and guide you to success if you will only recognize and acknowledge it.
(4) By becoming a part of the prosperity vibration, you will know
exactly what to do. Your Universal marketing department will inspire
you and prompt you to do exactly what you need to do.
Okay, Let's
Have Some Nuts and Bolts
(1)
Watch Your Speech
The
above can be accomplished only through the use of
positive and life-affirming language. Do not doubt it for a minute. The
words you think, speak (and hear) are recorded in your subconscious
mind and will produce circumstances that correspond to your thoughts
and speech. If you want a successful business or career, you MUST
resist the habit and temptation of speaking about the lack of business
or clients or jobs. I tell my students, "If you don't want it, don't
say it." Even if you feel like you are lying to yourself (or others),
continue to speak in positive terms about your business and affairs. As
you persist in speaking successful words, your subconscious will accept
the new ideas and you will discover that the "lies" are becoming a new
and very tangible reality. But it always first begins in mind. Never
forget this.
(2) Start Listening
As
you develop positive thought and speech patterns,
you will begin to clear the debris and static in your subconscious that
has prevented you from tuning in and listening to your intuitive
promptings. Practice paying attention now to those promptings, the
hunches, the feelings, the "still small voice" that subtly urges you to
do something. As you practice listening and following through on these
hunches and the more you discover that they lead to successful results,
the more consistent and the stronger they will become. You will have
truly discovered your "invisible means of support."
On my website, there are specific examples of how listening to my inner
guidance brought successful results to my business. Again, in the
section entitled Amazing, review "The Universe - My Marketing
Department" and "The Universe - My Talent Agency."
(3) Attitude of Gratitude
You
have heard that over and over again, haven't you?
But do you live it? Well, start now. The "attitude of gratitude" is one
of the greatest - perhaps THE greatest - spiritual principle that can
be applied to attain happiness, inner peace, health and financial
prosperity. But there is an aspect of gratitude that most people do not
know about. It is easy to be grateful for what you already have. But
can you be grateful for what you don't yet see?
Prior
to the Thanksgiving holiday one year, I
conducted a conference call on "Gratitude" in which I discussed how
gratitude is the precursor to successful results and how you can
acquire gratitude when there are appearances to the contrary. This is a
powerful premise and the call was one of my most compelling. The
Gratitude Call is available for purchase on the Feel Free to Prosper
website.
Start giving thanks NOW for your new clients, your increased business
and income, your new job, and inspired new ideas. I promise if you will
maintain your state of gratitude, they will come, and often at a speed
that will astound you. Give thanks now for the Universal guidance that
led you this article that contains truly life-changing elements.
(4) Your Business or Job Is NOT Your Source of Income
I'll bet you'll read that again. But that's right. Your business is not
your source of income. Your clients are not your source of income. Your
job is not your source of income. Even your savings or investments are
not your source of income.
There is only one source of income. That source is The
Source - that Universal intelligence that you may refer to as Universe,
God, Infinite Intelligence, Divine Mind, Spirit, All That Is, The Field
of All Possibilities. All of those other avenues are "channels" of
income, but they are not the source. Think of it this way. If your
kitchen faucet was broken and prevented you from getting water, would
that mean there was no more water? Of course not. You could find water
at in your bathroom or from any number of other faucets. So you see,
the kitchen faucet is not the source of water; it is only one of
innumerable channels.
As soon as you learn to align yourself with, rely on and trust The
Source for your income (and clients and jobs and every other good thing
you could possibly desire), then all of the channels will be opened for
you to receive your good. How many channels? Limitless channels. There
are thousands and thousands of channels through which your good can
come to you. It is not your job to know them. It is your job to trust
your Source and as you do, both expected and unexpected channels will
open and clients and jobs and ideas will increasingly come to you "out
of the blue." So release all ideas that your income and business must
be derived from only one particular channel.
~
Marilyn