Suze Orman's 9 Steps To Financial Freedom

[Mark Bennett]

Suze Orman's 9 Steps To Financial Freedom are as much spiritual as practical. This is what makes the nine steps to financial freedom both effective and timeless. The journey to financial freedom begin and ends within.
Step 7 - Being Open To Receive All That You Are Meant To Have

For many of us, receiving is uncomfortable. We are on familiar ground when giving, but we are not used to receiving. In fact, it can make us a little nervous.

When you are financially free, there is a lot of receiving to be done, so you need to get used to it!

"Money is a living entity, and responds to energy, including yours, and to how you feel about yourself." Suze Orman

When you think in terms of scarcity, your actions are shaped by scarcity. You project scarcity into the world, and all the laws of cause and effect kick into action to bring back, you guessed it, more scarcity.

Thoughts of poverty are the chains which bind - to release them, give money to a charity you feel stongly about.

Many make the mistake of "waiting until we have spare money" before giving money to charity. This attitude perpetuates poverty and scarcity.

You can be broke at any level of income.

Giving money to charity is the perfect way to show your subconscious that there is plenty more money coming.

Thoughts of abundance leads to actions of abundance, and the world rallies around to deliver abundance back to you.

Step 8 - Understanding The Ebb And Flow Of The Money Cycle

Financial freedom is not related to how much cash you have in the bank. Cash reserves come and go, and once you understand this process, you can be financially free regardless of your situation.

Sometimes, it is necessary to go backwards before moving forwards.

"How often have you heard, for example, of someone who is devastated by being fired, only to land a much better job and end up happier?" Suze Orman

To be at peace with the ebb and flow of money, remember two things. Always take the long view of your financial future, and believe that everything that happens is positive, if you are willing to let it be.

It is not always a good thing to have a highly-paid job or receive a cash windfall. A highly-paid job can be so demanding that you never have the time or energy to develop income from doing something you love to do. And a cash windfall can lead you into further debt, or damage relationships.

Likewise, it is not always a bad thing to have a low income, or no income at all, for a while. We all need to learn how to be interdependent, and to value ourselves for something other than our ability to being in cash to the bank account.

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