Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 107
In today’s article I want to share 5 ways
that cultivating an attitude of gratitude can
help you grow your business, even when
it feels like you can’t take another step or
work another day. These 5 ideas should be
practiced when everything is going perfectly
as well as those days when everything
seems to be challenging you. What I have
learned after 15 years as an entrepreneur
is that staying in the emotional space of
gratitude changes everything. It frees you
to take action from an inspired space rather
than a tired space. It also reminds you to
celebrate everything that is going right!
1. Express gratitude for every
penny flowing into your
business.
One of the lessons I have learned over the
years is to pay attention to my numbers.
This has been a challenge. I am super
creative and learning to read a profit and
loss sheet was not high on my list of favorite
things. Learning to love my numbers and to
express gratitude for every penny flowing
in allowed me to shift my energy and to
attract more money. I invite you to track your
income every day for 30 days and see what
shifts for you. Pay attention to every penny
that you find in the street, the dollar in the
dryer, the $20 dollar bill in a coat pocket,
the refund check, a birthday gift from Dad
and the income you are earning in your
business (or from your job.) I often find with
my coaching clients that they are making
more money than they think they are, but
they are afraid to look. Gather your courage
and your gratitude and celebrate each and
every cent that flows in.
2. Pay your bills with love and
gratitude.
Money is energy and it loves to be in flow. If
you want to receive more money and remain
open to an abundant flow of cash and
clients, then stay in the energy of gratitude.
Remember that each time you pay a bill or
send someone money, you are expanding
the energetic flow of money. Imagine that
when you pay your electric bill, it allows that
company to pay their employees. Those
employees buy groceries for their kids.
When they pay for groceries, the people in
those stores get paid, the farmers get paid
and on and on. When you feel resentful for
paying money out for services you have
asked for, it stops the flow of gratitude. You
can’t be open to receiving abundance when
you are stuck in resentment or fear. Write
those checks with love.
3. Commit to a daily gratitude
practice.
Create a daily ritual around gratitude. You
might create an abundance journal or
gratitude journal or you might use prayer
beads. Be as creative with this practice as
you can. Once a day, either write down or
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What I did have was an amazing client base,
a fabulous staff and a loving supportive family
that helped me manage the rollercoaster of
emotions that come along with being an
entrepreneur. Staying in gratitude enabled
me to keep going and to eventually sell
that company and move to the beach in
California, a dream my husband and I had
for many years. Today we have a thriving
business that we love, supporting other
creative women entrepreneurs to build
profitable businesses.