Become a Money Magnet!

7 Mantras to help you attract wealth today

No matter how hard you try to deny the fact, money has an important place in the world. Money makes life easier and more comfortable and gives you and your loved ones amazing opportunities that would otherwise lie beyond reach. Money also gives you incredible leverage in helping others, and for furthering causes you believe in—and hey, you get to buy some really amazing shoes, too!

Listen ladies, you’re likely going to have to work hard anyway in this life, so why not make a lot of money doing so? The good news is you usually won’t have to work more than you already do now. You just have to learn how to work in a new way.

It starts with how you think

In my Millionaire Protégé Club, many of my members are surprised to find that I spend as much time teaching the correct mindset to have with money as I do the strategies to make money with their businesses.

Why? Because if you are rich, how you think and feel about money is more important than how you earn money.

You can learn all the tips and tricks about how to make money, but if you don’t think and feel wealthy, you’ll be stuck in a rut forever. So you need to think rich, feel rich, and take action to become rich to obtain rich results.

To help you start thinking and feeling wealthy, here are seven mantras I say to myself and share with my clients.

Mantra #1: “I am responsible for my financial success, and no one else.”

You alone are responsible for your wealth. Know that where you are right now in terms of financial success is a direct result of your own actions. Blaming other people or circumstances will prevent you from moving forward financially. If you truly believe your circumstances are attributable to the actions of others and that you were powerless and had no control over your situation, you are also powerless to change your life now. The good news is, accepting responsibility for your financial success gives you complete permission and the power to build the future you’ve always wanted.

Wealthy people create their own lives—life doesn’t just happen to them. You need to believe the same if you want to improve your outcome.

Mantra #2: “I learn about making money from wealthy people.”

Consider who are you taking money advice from: friends and family who struggle to make ends meet, or successful mentors who have proven they know how to make money, and lots of it?

Wealthy people take advice from people who have more money than they do. They also continually learn and advance their knowledge about money, business, and investing. Take time to learn from those who know, pick one area, and then get started.

Mantra #3: “I take good care of my money.”

Until you can show you can handle what you’ve got, the universe won’t bring you more. Learn to love managing your money, even the little you may have. You don’t need any complicated software—just start with a notebook, pen, and calculator.

If you have debts, get them organized and work out a repayment plan. Ignoring your bills won’t improve your situation. When I left my marriage with over $30,000 debt, I put together a colorful spreadsheet outlining each credit card or loan, the interest charged, and total amount due. I hadn’t seen the total number before, but then seeing which debts I could knock down the fastest became a fun game.

Mantra #4: “I see opportunities in everything.”

When you want wealth, you need to start looking at the world differently than other people. Are you seeing opportunities, potential growth, and rewards? Or are you seeing obstacles, potential loss, and risks?

Take the current economy as an example. The media is having a field day with all the apparent loss and hardship in this country, while many savvy entrepreneurs are quietly using the current situation to their benefit. Here’s one thing you won’t be hearing on the news: Some of the largest fortunes ever made were generated in times of economic recession. There’s no better time to get involved than now!

Mantra #5: “I play to win big.”

If you ask most people about how much money they’d like to make, they respond, “Well, I just want enough to be comfortable.” That means they want to make more money, but not take risks to do so. That keeps them in survival mode, and that means stuck.

Are you playing to win, or just not to lose? To get out of your current money zone, you need to get out of your current comfort zone. You’re only growing when you are uncomfortable. Ironically, once you are used to discomfort, you’re more likely to end up with wealth that makes you very comfortable.

Small thinking and small actions lead to small bank deposits. Big thinking and big actions lead to big money.

Mantra #6: “I love to receive—especially money.”

If you have trouble receiving gifts from others, you probably have trouble receiving money. I even see many women deflect compliments. If a friend says: “I love that sweater” and you respond, “This old thing? You’re crazy.” You not only didn’t receive the compliment, but you denied your friend the joy of giving.

This is something you need to work on immediately. Next time someone says, “You look great today,” simply smile and say, “Well, thank you. I appreciate that.” Or when receiving a gift say, “Thank you, this is great.”

Charge well for your services and products, and don’t apologize for your rates or pricing. Get paid ahead of time or on time. Become good at asking for and receiving money, and know you deserve payment.

Mantra #7: “I enjoy giving money to others.”

Just recently while I was hosting one of my events in a Los Angeles hotel, I received a lovely card from one of my past clients thanking me for changing her life. Not only did the card have a beautifully written message inside, but out of the card fell three crisp $100 bills. She explained in the card that this was a tithe.

Now, in the past I would have panicked, feeling I didn’t deserve this gift and should return the money to her. Now I know better. Tithing—the act of giving back to worthy people and organizations—is an important part of the money cycle. I received graciously, hugging it to my chest and saying “thank you.”

After I wrote her a pleasant acknowledgement, I put two of the bills in my wallet and left one of them on the nightstand for the hotel maid. I never saw who she was or how she reacted, but I’m sure it made her day—perhaps her entire year. That felt good.