Drop the LACK mindset

This is the mindset that 99 percent of the people work with. They weigh their needs against the Salary that they get and instantly drop plans of advancement. Their Salary is their shackle that keeps them jailed to a place.

It is said, most people don’t even attempt at realizing their ideas because of this Mindset. It is imperative to understand that every Idea is brought to Fruition in the Mind. The things of advancements and Marvels that you see around were first brought to realization in somebody’s mind and then the work to actualize it into Reality started.

There was this popular story of a Rail Road man who took his friend to witness his 25th year award receiving ceremony. On this day, 100 people who had completed 25 years of service were recognized and given a token of appreciation. The Director for the Rail Road gave an elaborate speech as to how great these Employees were and how lucky the Rail Road was in having them.

When the time came for this man to receive his accolade and appreciation money, the Director, yelled out, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a sounding applause to my high school friend and colleague. 25 years ago, on this very same day, we both started”

The friend who witnessed the session was shocked with amazement. He then queried the man. “Did you hear what the Director of the Rail Road say, he said, both of you were high school buddies and had started together” and then continued, “how would that be possible?”

To this the friend replies, “yes, you heard it right, indeed we went to the same school and joined the Rail Road on the same day, the only difference is that, I went to work for 3 dollars and 50 cents an hour, while he went to work for the Rail Road”

Same people but different mind set. No idea is good or bad, all that matters is the mind that holds that. The same idea when held in by a Lack mindset will never scale to any height further than the individual’s shadow that holds it. While on the Contrary when the idea is held by an Abundance mind set, it scales the horizon.

Another great example is the story of how the most popular magazine “Guide Posts”, came into being regarded as one of the top 10 popularly read magazine among the American public.

“Guide Posts” was born to fill in the need for a Magazine that not only provided people with nourishment of the mind but at the same time took care of their spiritual needs. Though the magazine was not meant to be solely Religious, yet its first editor was Mr. Norman Vincent Peale.

But apparently after its first year of circulation that Magazine was close to shutting down due to lack of Capital. The bills it owed mounted so much that at one point of time, suppliers of stationary almost withdrew their support and declined to give anymore printing paper.

So the group of directors gathered on that fateful night wondering what awaited the fate of the Magazine. For to function effectively the Magazine required 100,000, Subscribers. Apparently, the Magazine merely had somewhere around 7,000, Subscribers. A gargantuan ask to start with.

As the group was discussing ways to bring the Magazine out, a Jewish young lady who was a donor stood up and requested to speak on issues plaguing the Magazine.

With all ears to her, the young lady boldly pointed the reason for the Magazines poor show among the public is not due to Lack of availability of funds but due to the LACK mind set among the founding members.

She posed a critical question and that was, “If you required 100,000, subscribers, now tell me how many of you’all visualized to having them”, none answered. She then invited the members to get down on their knees and join in prayer.

All the members followed her suit, while during the prayer, Jewish young lady, never asked for any supplications or requests, but merely thanked the Lord, for the 100,000 subscribers that the magazine received.

Of course they did not get that 100, 000, subscribers on the very same night, but what happened then on will go down as one of the modern day miracles. After the Prayer, ideas started to emanate from the members sporadically. It was reported that of all the ideas that were jotted down, 10 percent of them were the ones that really materialized and later put into execution.

Today, “Guide Posts”, does not have 100,000, Subscribers, but 2 Million, paying Subscribers, and is among the top 10, magazine meant to cater to the needs of both, young and old.

So you see, how your very mind can turn adversary into an opportunity, failure into first class, a life of existence into a life of substance, from zero to Zynormous.

So start developing the Abundance mindset and let go your LACK mindset. Of course, life will throw at you challenges and lemonades, don’t back off.

There is this beautiful verse in the Bible which reads thus, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”, yes, it says, all things, not one , not two, but all things. Take charge of your life, you are destined for greatness.