How to Achieve Abundance and Prosperity - The Foundation of Your Wealth Creation Plan

Your wealth creation plan is only as strong as the foundation upon which it is built. And so if you are to achieve the level of abundance and prosperity you desire, that foundation must be solid. With that in mind, here is a set of questions for you to ponder. Are you ready for wealth and riches? Do you have a wealthy mindset? More specifically, do you believe you deserve to be wealthy and that for you to do so is for everyone's good?

Think about those questions for a moment because if you have any hesitation in answering in the affirmative, then you do not have a wealthy mindset and you are not truly ready for wealth. In short, you do not have the mindset and attitude necessary to allow wealth to not only come to you, but to stay with you.

And in the absence of the mindset, you will never be ready for sustainable wealth.

In our society, we are subjected to a lot of subtle (well, actually, not so subtle) negative messages that suggest there is something inherently wrong or inappropriate with wanting to be wealthy, rich and prosperous. And because of this programming, most of us really aren't ready for wealth -- which in large part explains why 97% of us are not wealthy.

The negative programming is inescapable. You attitudes towards wealth and money are influenced from birth by images and expressions such as "money doesn't grow on trees" or "the filthy rich". You are taught that you must "work hard" for your money if you are to deserve it at all.

Yet, it is completely normal and natural to desire to be rich or wealthy or prosperous. This is a normal expression of the desire for expansion, which is inherent in all things. You must grow or you must die. As a society, we seem prepared to accept the idea of growth and expansion as noble in most areas, but not necessarily when it comes to wealth and money.

Isn't that interesting?

We carry beliefs around with us that in fact serve to sabotage our efforts to create wealth and build a life of inspired abundance. Underneath it all, most of us feel it's wrong to want to be rich and that we don't deserve it. For most of us then, the road to wealth and freedom begins with letting go of the notion that we're somehow unworthy or that we should feel ashamed if we desire to become rich.

That is the reason that the foundation of your wealth creation plan must begin with developing a healthy wealth mindset. It means developing an understanding of what being rich and wealthy really is for you because it need not be exclusively about money. However, as Wallace Wattles points out in his classic book The Science of Getting Rich, you have an inalienable right to be rich in all aspects of your life. The person who embraces this right and allows for its balanced expression will have a rich, fulfilling life -- which includes the financial prosperity you desire.