Why aren’t you rich already? That is a pretty strong question… but a good one. Mark Fisher illustrates the importance of this in his book when an old millionaire asks this very question of a young boy.

Ask yourself again….. "Why aren’t you rich already?" Listen very closely to what comes up for you. What do you hear? Do you find yourself coming up with excuses? How does it make you feel? Do you laugh, or cry about the amount of time that has already gone by?

If you find yourself thoughtless consider the fact that you may not be ready to address the question. Instead then ask, why are you not willing to take a look at your personal blocks to your success?

The truth of the matter ~ our reasons or excuses are valid to where we are on our life’s path, but you may want to rethink how long you will let those excuses have the power on abundance matters in your life. For example, you may say, "I am not financially wealthy because I didn’t go to college" or "because I had children when I was young" or "because I had children later in life", know there are many reasons for all of us. You are far from alone.

The most accurate excuse as to why you are not rich already is because you have not DECIDED to be rich. That’s an excuse you can live with. At least you hold the power here, and at least you can make a decision to be rich any time you want.

Why not make that decision today? Now, I wish it were as easy as snapping your fingers and having a cool million or so show up in your bank account. It’s not, but there are some major determining factors that lead to your success. Here’s how to jump-start that abundance mode. 

~ Know there is enough money for all of us. This way of thinking in itself sets us light years ahead. It’s called prosperity consciousness, and the more you have of this, the more you get. It’s your attitude that has a major impact on what you receive in this life. Think you will never be rich and guess what? You won’t.

~ Get your decision making hat on, it’s time to make the final decision. Time to not settle for anything less than riches. Make the decision and be as committed to it as you were to brushing your teeth this morning. It’s just a part of your whole routine. Nothing new and fancy and out of the box – just part of who you are, and that is your decision. Period.

~ Believe in yourself. Know you have the ability to be wealthy. We all do. We are put on this earth to flourish, learn, and love. Liken yourself to a flower – it’s a flowers job to grow, and the flower believes in it’s own potential and just grows. You can too, just start believing in yourself. Start growing.

~ Take some action. Any action will do. Ask yourself, "what do I need to do right now that will effect the state of my abundance tomorrow?" Write it all down and do it. You are on your way.