[photo credit: photoxpress.com] Have you ever resisted opening your mailbox? Fretted over the seemingly endless pile of bills? Found yourself hoping, wishing, even intending for more cash to come in?

The diet cookie

I was in Walgreens the other day, and I saw the Hollywood Cookie Diet. Imagine eating several cookies a day and losing all the weight you want. No need to look at what is causing your weight imbalance, or connecting with a deeper Truth about your weight, you can just choose some chocolate chips and “poof” -- you too can shed those unwanted pounds.

As ridiculous as a cookie diet may seem, I’ve witnessed this same style of thought being used in business prosperity. Just set your intention on what you want and like a spiritual Vegas vending machine, the cash, check, and clients will all start pouring in.

When passion alone isn’t enough

Mary wanted to be a grief coach. She had lost her husband to suicide, done her own healing work for years, and was ready to help others walk onto the tender path of loss and grief. However, Mary kept spending a lot of money on seminars about changing her thoughts and visualizing what she wanted. After several high-end workshops, Mary still didn’t have clients and although she had the skills to help those suffering, her finances were a complete mess. 

I’ve witnessed hundreds of business owners trying maneifestation tools and techniques. It’s not that the tools are bad, or don’t work, it’s that visualizing and setting intentions on what you want is only one ingredient to making your business life more prosperous.

My friend Kenny brought over the most wonderful chocolate cookies the other night for dinner. After eating four of these cookies and drinking a lot of water, I was full and ate a lot less food the rest of the night. Now, I’m not clear on how the Hollywood Diet Cookie works, but I’ll take a guess that you eat some cookies, drink some water, and end up eating less calories. Not magic, just the basics of caloric intake and how metabolism and weight loss works...

Three Ingredients

There may not be a magic recipe for cookies or your financial growth; however, there are three ingredients that will help you move forward when manifesting more money:

1. Source: By connecting with a reality greater than yourself, you’re able to get a deeper sense of clarity of what is most important to you on your path. You begin to identify with strength and courage, where you’re headed, and what work and action activities are most important.
2. Intention: Once you have clarity from your higher source, it is helpful to use visualization and to set your intentions. Just like an athlete visualizing movement, you too can become more confident and comfortable in the game of money.
3. Action: Once you’ve connected to Source and set your Intention, you now can move into action. Instead of getting lost in the myriad of choices, you know you are operating in alignment with Source, which gives you the courage you need when facing money obstacles and challenges.

Having Trouble Finding Your Mojo with Money

We work so hard to find the mojo in our lives, and sometimes it feels difficult to find our mojo with money! Here are a few tips that have helped me along the way:

• Don’t be so harsh with yourself. Take some time to bring mercy to your financial picture. By opening your mail and looking at what’s coming in and what’s going out, you can ask for strength and courage to move forward. You will be back in action, where you can begin to have some power over your financial life.
• If it feels too overwhelming to face your bills alone, ask for some help. Set some time for prayer or meditation before each money meeting.
• If you start to get caught in a big vision of how great things will become, be grateful for the big vision, then take some time to bring it back to the present moment and be grateful for the finances that are flowing around you right now.

I’m curious -- what's your relationship to money and manifestation? Where have you felt stuck with (or broken free from) financial obstacles? How do you find your money mojo? Share your story!