From Scarcity To Abundance

If you wear blue glasses, everything you see looks bluish. If you wear scarce or limited glasses, the world seems that way to you and you think, emote and act that way.” Frederick Ma

This works the same way in reverse: When we wear abundance glasses, we view the world as a place where there is plenty to go around. We see our time and resources as abundant and ourselves as part of a greater whole. We give freely of what we have. There are many signs emerging that our society is shifting rapidly from a scarcity to an abundance model.

One obvious example is the prevalence of individuals who are doing volunteer work nowadays, whether they be students, corporate employees or individuals. Corporations sometimes even reward their employees in tangible ways for doing so.

Twenty-three year-old Carli Traver of Vancouver, British Columbia has taken the concept of helping to a whole new level. She now parents 6 Ugandan children who she met on the street each day when she passed between home and volunteer job. The kids are either orphans or their parents are unable to care for them. Carli has begun a registered charity and plans to start a taxicab business to help support the family.

Good business practice today means that real relationships are developed over time, based on mutual trust, liking and common interests. Many on-line entrepreneurs offer free courses and articles in a value-added approach to marketing. Yes, they are in the business of making a profit, but their methods are the beginning of something new. It is an ethical, honest and caring way to do business.

There is a whole new generation of programmers out there who work in peer consultation teams to make their high-level products widely available to the world at no cost. Chances are you are using some of their products. This open source software shows a new way of thinking about money and finding success.

All of these things show the abundant thinking that characterizes more and more folks nowadays. A critical mass is building!