But, I began to notice it wasn't necessarily working too wonderful in business either. For, although I spent hours and hours networking, running advertising programs of all kinds, writing articles like these, building a better website, attending hypnosis conventions and becoming very good at my craft, teaching, teaching, teaching, and even developing a cable TV show, my business just wasn't growing enough to make ends meet. And, although I preached the Power of the Mind and Limitless Potential, I found myself getting more exhausted by the day. I still loved what I did, still felt it was the correct path for me, but somewhere there was "an energy leak." Things just didn't feel quite right and I wasn't manifesting what I felt I had set out to manifest-- a balanced life. Something, somehow had to give!

So I talked to my friend, Anne, who became extremely successful (monetarily) in her own hypnosis business about seventeen years ago. Her advice was even more of the "male side" stuff, more talks, more advertising, more, more, more! That's what had worked for her. But, honestly, the thought of doing MORE, just made me nauseous. I was ready to have more by doing less, to automatically ATTRACT the success I wanted and felt I deserved, by tapping more into the feminine side of my nature. And, I knew it was just a matter of programming my beliefs correctly to achieve this end result. Another peculiar thing I had been noticing for a while was that sometimes business just seemed to pour in as if by magic, without me doing anything consciously. At other times, there didn't seem to be anything I could do to make the phone ring. And, I realized that when my energy was good (not worried or fearful) were the times when business was bountiful. But, if I started to backslide and fret about paying bills, everything seemed to just dry up. I felt like I was on a roller coaster, completely out of balance.

So one day I went for a walk with my friend, William, who is a Shaman. I explained the situation as succinctly as possible and said, "I want to start manifesting my abundance consistently instead of having the peaks and valleys. What should I do?" He said two things: Start meditating consistently, and Begin a practice of stating your intentions regularly, ask for something, then when it manifests, ask for something else. In this way, you will build your manifesting muscle. So I did......and it worked. It's one of those experiences in life that makes you want to say, "Duhhhhhhh!" How simple a concept can it be? If you want to make things happen consistently, then start a consistent practice to achieve them, beginning with stating your intention to do so.
Right away things started happening. I started visualizing myself with all this crusted mud and lava all over me and I would practice breaking through the crust with a beam of healing light that was coming from inside me. The first time it happened spontaneously during meditation, and I could tell it was very powerful, so I started visualizing it 2 or 3 times a day.

Then my assistant, Karen, wrote me this wonderful Prayer Treatment for manifesting abundance, and I started saying it twice a day. I've been praying my whole life, but I basically just talk to God. I got out of the habit of saying regular "prayers" when I left Catholicism. But, the more I prayed the prayer, the more I realized it had become another form of self hypnosis for me. On different days I noticed I would key in to different lines of the prayer. For awhile I focused on "I am open to all possibilities to receive my good, easily and with joy." And, I noticed I was becoming abundant in the most unusual ways. People would GIVE me equipment or services that I used to fret about needing, but not having the money for. I would get totally unexpected refunds. My friend, Ed, sent me a bunch of clients because he had a project he was working on, and didn't have time to work with them. It was amazing!

At another time I focused on "I easily magnetize new business and clients to me." And, out of the blue, people would call and say, "I just felt compelled to call you." Or old business I'd given up on ever getting suddenly happened. I also had the BEST birthday ever this year, with wonderful fun and presents from friends from all over; two even came and spent time with me, which is the greatest treasure of all.

I feel like I still have a long way to go. It wasn't exactly natural for me to focus on "attracting" instead of "going after," but it sure is much more pleasant and a whole lot less stressful.

If you're feeling like a rat caught in a maze, like you work and work, but what do you have to show for it, then maybe you should try it. And, if you'd like a copy of Karen's Manifesting Abundance Prayer, then e-mail us at customerservice@mooreinspire.com and we'll send it to you.

Kathy Moore is the owner of Moore Inspirations, LLC, a motivational hypnosis firm. She helps people make positive changes in their lives by breaking through barriers to achievement. Her own life is a work in progress. Contact her at 210-967-4350 or www.mooreinspire.com. "Change Your Life by Changing Your Mind" with hypnosis from Moore Inspirations. www.mooreinspire.com