In his book Learning to Believe the Unbelievable: Living Life as a Miracle Leader, author Stephen McGhee poses this question, ‘What would I have to DO to make 10,000 dollars this week?’

You’re wondering exactly the same thing, or else you would not be reading this.

You have probably pondered a similar question and written it off as pure daydreams.

Me too!  At 9 years old I mowed my neighbor’s lawn (a wealthy retired Weatherman) for 2 dollars a week.  Later, I had a paper route making 9 dollars a week.  As a teenager I worked in a pizza place for 3.00 an hour, a grocery store for 3.75 an hour, construction job for 7.50 an hour.  Eventually that all changed.  

If you do the math, 100,000 divided by 52 is not 10,000 (LOL!).  That being the case, 10,000 in 7 days seems like an outrageous goal.  That would equate to half a million in one year!  For most, it would take someone 3 months to make that kind of money after taxes.  To up the ante, imagine if most of the 10k was non-taxable!  10k a week is a half-mill in one year!

By now, you pondering the solution to this riddle.  

Just reading one book does not generally create an avalanche in finances.  It can take years to generate wealth.  I’m telling you all of this to say that you can be on the same road for a long time before your dream comes true.  However, what if there was a way to speed up the process?

The secret I’m about to share came from a guy who talked with, studied, and interviewed people in Ohio almost 25 years ago and it is simple. 

Just as there are things you can do to create wealth, there are things you can do to repel it.

It doesn’t matter how much you earn if you can never enjoy any of it.

However, before we talk more about money, here’s something to consider, ‘Why do you want it?”.

Maybe you want it so that your Social Security check stretches a bit further every month.

Maybe you want it to provide your loved ones with better things and experiences than they have right now.

Maybe you want to bless your spouse.

The good news is that when you make the change I’m about to share with you, it affects every area of your life, not just your bank account!

Are you ready to know the answer?  You need to surrender.

I can hear you now!  ‘Are you kidding me?’

As it stands, there are all kinds of viral software running your personal computer (Soul) that is draining all of the life out of you.  It’s affecting not just your finances, but your relationships, your health, and emotions and it’s called worry.

Until you admit that worry and throw up the white flag, the software is just going to keep running and rob you of the miracles that can be yours if you’ll just admit your weakness and trust.

Trust God, Jesus Christ in my case, not just for your salvation but with your life!

While I would have told people I was trusting him with my soul, the truth was I was not trusting him to supply my every need.  As a result, I was always reaching and grabbing for the money bag.

I will however tell you what I decided after reading the question ‘What can you do to create $10,000 this week?’  I chose to reframe the question and ask, ‘Who do I need to BE this week to create $10,000?’.  It really was that simple.  I thought about how difficult it can be just to create $10 or $100 or $1000 and decided that it takes a lot of effort and thinking, so why not just BE what I had to be while remaining ethical and moral and not reaching and grabbing.  My conclusion was that I needed to be a learner, I had to be expectant, I had to be faithful- these are not my exact answers of course but they summarize the transformation that had to take place in my being).  I had to think BIG, long-term, strategically, I had to re-center and graduate- you get the idea.  The things you will have to ‘be’ may be different.

Can this result in a stream of income that shows no sign of drying up?  Yes!  Not only that, your relationships will flourish and miracles will occur daily.  You will have a deep inner peace that you have never experienced before, as well as many other benefits.  

Today.  Right now!  Whatever challenge you’re facing, ask yourself who you need to be rather than what you need to do.  After all, doing flows out of being.

Blessings!  Cory

P.S: I schedule time for two free consultation calls per week.  Schedule your call today at  corymacneil@corymacneil.net

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