Burning down the house

"Isn't it funny," said John, "how when you stop needing money, that's when it just falls in your lap?"

Yes, it is amazing how the universe responds when you let go of your desires - when you stop needing them, with that awful desperate energy.

But how on earth do you get to that point of letting go, of not needing anymore, especially around money - that old bugaboo?

For John, it took his house to burn down in the 2003 Canberra fires for him to realise what was truly important: being alive, with the people he loves, and his trusty Labrador pooch. Everything else was replaceable, or unnecessary.

John has rebuilt his house and it now has a zen-like feel to it. There are no knick-knacks, no clutter, nothing but the essentials. And he's delighted with it - he is peaceful in his home.

And his business brings in a cool million dollars per annum. Effortlessly.

So aside from burning down your house, how do you get to that point of letting go of needing something (especially moolah)?

For me, it's about awareness, the now, and gratitude. That's how I've turned the tap on for my own prosperity.

I used to be really hungry for coaching clients, always checking the numbers (bank account, number of subscribers, hits to the website, number of coaching hours completed). As if some mysterious symbol plucked off the keyboard would suddenly make it all ok.

When I turned my awareness to this behaviour I realised how awful it really felt: worry, guilt, desperation. Not exactly attractive! And people can smell this kind of yuckiness a mile away.

I know you 'get' this. You know people who have that 'desperate' vibe flashing on their forehead, and you just want to run a mile. I'm sure you've heard people talk about the experience of, "when you stop looking for Mr/ Mrs Right, that's when they turn up."

I 'got' it too, but never figured out how to really step in to it to that knowing. There's a big difference between 'understanding' and 'knowing'. Understanding is intellectual and knowing oozes from every pore in your body.

Eventually I decided that worrying about money, or worrying about coaching clients, was no way to live. Constant stress? No thanks. Nothing was worth that. I had my cancer experience to remind me of why I didn't want to go back there.

So where did this leave me? It left me now. It left me the present moment to enjoy and savour. If a yucko vibe creeps in, I can release it by changing my focus, breathing the energy out, or using EFT to purge the belief system feeding the negative thoughts and feelings. I always come back to my true intentions: to feel peaceful and happy. Nothing else really matters.

"But what about the results?" I hear you saying. "What about the money?"

Once I started feeling genuine gratitude for everything in my life, and in particular the clients I coach, that's when things shifted. Feeling grateful is such a fantastic feeling - a true elixir. I got hooked on gratitude.

And surprise, I started to attract all sorts of cool people and experiences. Just last week I signed up three new clients, and this morning I've had one referral and another inquiry. I have a dozen coaches wanting to partner with me on my LOA for Coaches project, and I've booked in a lucrative training contract. Things are flowing. Scratch that - things are flooding my experience.

And it's not about the money; it's about the vibe. The vibe of flow, focused intention, peace and gratitude.

Got it?

All the good stuff to you,

Zoe