Now don't get me wrong, a good rant and rave sometimes is good for the soul, but when ranting and raving is all that takes Place in a Person's blog, I think it just might be time to Plant some seeds of Prosperity, Perhaps some P's.
I go to great efforts to remain Pleasant, Polite, Personable, Positive, and Professional -- what I call the Five P's -- at all times, 24/7, even when under attack by adversaries, and I do have some adversaries. To that end, it's very refreshing to read extremely Positive Posts here at ActiveRain.
Kate Bourland of Redding, California, a wee bit north of me, has done an excellent job of helping her readers Plant those seeds of Prosperity, so I bring it over here to help my Readers. Perhaps even one of my adversaries might choose to Plant some P seeds, maybe even some sweet P's.
Spring is a beautiful time of year when the plants around us come to life. It's a rebirth of everything beautiful. Spring is when we plant our gardens, carefully choosing the plants, the soil and the location. Once planted we nurture it until we harvest the fruit of our labor of love.
As we approach this Spring and start to prepare our gardens, I can't help but think about spending some time planting the seeds of Prosperity. These are challenging economic times. Many of us are still in Winter when to comes to our prosperity. This spring, how about spending a little time planting the seeds or prosperity. garden.
Dictionary.com defines prosperity as a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.
So how does one go about planting seeds of prosperity? To start, think about how you would go about planting a garden.
Step One: Planning
- Decide what seeds you are going to plant and when you want to harvest those plants.
- Will you be planting vegetables or fruit.
- When do you plan to harvest what you plant? Summer or Fall?
When you are planting for prosperity this means setting financial goals.
- Where do you want your financial future to take you?
- What does financial prosperity look like to you?
- Does it mean more clients, less debt, more savings?
- Draw a picture of what your prosperity will look like?
Step Two: Ammending the Soil
- What do you need to amend the soil of your garden with to get the desired results?
- Is it rich organic mushroom soil for healthy and big vegetables or is a soil designed to grow beautiful roses in? Or will you plant a tree that will provide shade for years to come?
When amending the soil for prosperity you need to choose how to enrich yourself so that you can reach the goals you set in Step One.
- Will you take classes to further your education?
- How will you stretch yourself so that you gain the skills needed to reach the prosperity you desire?
- Will you tackle your debt and set yourself up for long term financial health,
- How about adding adding another profit center to increase income?
- Most important in this phase is developing a prosperity state of mind.
Step 3: Planting
- This is where you get your hands dirty.
- Dig the holes, and plant those seeds.
- Water them in.
Planting for Prosperity means taking action every day to reach that prosperity goal.
- Take the step to enroll in that social networking class
- How about making an appointment with a financial consultant to plan for the future
- Talk to a debt consultant about strategies for managing debt.
Step 4: Nurturing
- Water your garden daily or as appropriate.
- Pull the weeds, stake the plants and watch them grow.
Nurturing your Financial Prosperity will entail:
- spending a few minutes each day focusing on your prosperity
- defining 1 or 2 actions that you'll take that day towards your prosperity goal.
- Spend a few minutes each day focusing on a prosperity mindset and focusing on abundance.
Step 5: Harvesting
- Here is the fun part, harvesting those beautiful plants that you grew.
Imagine right now what your prosperity harvest will look like? Draw a picture and see yourself harvesting your plans.
The beautiful prosperity garden will provide great joy for years to come in the form of financial freedom.
What seeds of prosperity will you plant this spring?
Kate Bourland is a Debt and Credit Specialist who creates customized Debt Solutions and wealth plans fore every client. Got Debt? I can help! Call today - 1- 530-419-3967.
Hi Alex,
