Business of Yoga: “Heal Your Wealth Wounds”
Dear Yoga Teacher,
When you look at your own income, it’s important
to be honest with yourself about where you are now
and where you’d like to be.
But what does it mean to be poor?
And what does it mean to be rich?
When I was a kid, my buddies and I used to talk about
someday earning $100K. Somehow, that seemed like
the threshold to “riches” in the 1980′s.
Depending on where you live and how big your family
is, $100K today might still be a very comfortable living.
But for many families in many cities, it might be just
enough to get by.
So what IS enough?
And how much money do you need?
I struggled for many years because I didn’t know the
answer to that question, so I had no specific goal in mind.
As a result, I always fell short, spending everything I
earned, and just barely getting by…
… but everything changed when I learned a simple lesson
from one of my early business mentors.
He taught me this about money:
POOR PEOPLE
Poor people make just enough money each month to
pay all their bills and expenses with nothing (or less
than nothing) left over.
This means that you can live in a mansion in Beverly
Hills and still be poor if at the end of each month your
net worth is $0.
WEALTHY PEOPLE
Wealthy people pay all their bills and expenses each
month, and have at least 20% of their earnings left
over to invest, save, or to use for charitable giving.
This means that even working class people can live
a wealthy life. Abundance is NOT limited by how much
you earn. It’s only limited by how much extra you’ve
got at the end of the month.
RICH PEOPLE
Rich people pay all their bills and expenses each month,
and still have 50% (or more) of their income left over.
There are certainly rich oil tycoons, but there are also
rich construction workers and factory laborers who
have simply arranged their lives in such a way that
they ALWAYS have much more than enough to meet
their needs.
So you see, it’s NOT so important how much you make.
What’s crucial is that each week, each month,
and each year, you have more than enough.
It’s that simple. Abundance always manifests with
spiritually evolved people. The opposite, “a state of lack”
or “need,” is the telltale sign of someone just starting
out on their path.
So… do you have to work your butt off? No!
Maybe you’d prefer to work as little as possible or
maybe you love working fulltime and hope to continue
forever. Both scenarios are perfect for different people.
The key question is: Can you live in abundance that way?
Can you become wealthy and/or rich?
I’m not talking about stretch limos or exclusive VIP parties
here… but I AM talking about generating more than enough.
Abundance is the natural state of the planet, and once you
click into the rhythm of abundance, money become so MUCH
easier to manage and attract into your life that you’ll look
back at and kick yourself for not adopting this attitude earlier.
It’s not about making a million dollars.*
It’s not about buying a big house on the water.*
It’s not about being a superstar yoga teacher.*
(*though all of these are fine and wonderful for certain
individuals)
Instead, the NEW RICH is all about CREATING more than
you consume.
Live outside the box,
Lucas
Yoga Marketing & Business
p.s. Almost all of us have deep “wealth wounds” which
cause us to feel guilt, hatred, or repulsion toward
earning money. But when we look at money as energy,
and when we’re simply striving to have an abundance
of that energy, it becomes easier to break down those
negative belief systems (a.k.a. B.S.).