How to Clear Your Mind to Attract What You Want – Dr Joe Vitale

Rewriting Your Money Story: The Mindset Shift That Unlocks Abundance

If you’re someone who has struggled with money issues or limiting beliefs around wealth, this blog post could be a game-changer for you. Today, we’re going to dive into a powerful mindset technique shared by Dr. Joe Vitale, a leading expert on the law of attraction and personal growth.

During a recent episode of the “Zero Limits” podcast, Dr. Vitale and host Chuck Pennington had an illuminating discussion about money mindset and how our ingrained stories and beliefs can either block or unlock financial abundance in our lives.

The Root of All Evil?

One of the first limiting beliefs Vitale addressed is the age-old phrase, “Money is the root of all evil.” This belief is so deeply embedded in our collective psyche that it transcends religions and cultures worldwide.

Vitale explains that this phrase is actually a misquote from the Bible, which states, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” He draws a clear distinction between loving money to an unhealthy degree and simply appreciating it as a means of exchanging value.

The wealthy people Vitale has encountered are not obsessed with money itself. Instead, they understand that money is a catalyst, a tool that facilitates the exchange of value and the fulfillment of dreams and passions.

Projecting Survival onto Money

Another major limiting belief people harbor is the idea that money is the only path to survival. This scarcity mindset often stems from our programming and the beliefs we’ve inherited from our families and environments.

Vitale shares how his father, a product of the Great Depression era, instilled beliefs like, “The best friend you have in the world is the dollar bill in your pocket.” While well-intentioned, such beliefs inadvertently program us to view money as a scarce resource that must be hoarded and protected at all costs.

The antidote? Recognizing that you’re already surviving, and that money is simply a means to an end, a tool to support your dreams and contribute your unique value to the world.

Rewriting Your Money Story

Here’s where Vitale drops a powerful truth bomb that can potentially rewire your entire relationship with money. He suggests that we rewrite the story we’ve been telling ourselves about money – a story often rooted in lack, limitation, and disempowerment.

Instead of perpetuating the victim narrative of “This is what I was taught about money,” Vitale encourages us to consciously create a new, empowering story that aligns with the abundant reality we desire to experience.

For example, if your parents struggled with money and passed down limiting beliefs, you can rewrite that story to something like:

“My mother had an abundant attitude. She grew up on a farm and understood that the earth provides abundantly when you plant a few seeds. Money is like that – it keeps coming when you contribute value to the world.”

This rewritten story becomes your new truth, a self-authored narrative that replaces the old, limiting programming with a mindset of empowerment and possibility.

As Vitale explains, “You change that story, and you change a whole lot of beliefs… It’s a brain hack. Instead of taking one belief at a time, you can wipe out a thousand little beliefs with one new, empowering story.”

The Power of Appreciation

Another key insight from the podcast relates to the brilliant quote from author Arnold Patton: “The sole purpose of money is to express appreciation.”

This simple yet profound statement flips the script on how most people view money. Instead of complaining about expenses and feeling like money is being drained from our lives, we can shift our perspective to one of gratitude and appreciation.

When you write a check for utilities, rent, or any other expense, you’re expressing appreciation for the value and services you’re receiving in exchange. This mindset of appreciation keeps the flow of money circulating, rather than getting stuck in a constrictive, lack-based mentality.

As Vitale shares from his own experience, “When I write a check for the phone bill, I’m glad to have my phone. When I write a check for utilities or a mortgage payment, I’m grateful… Most people complain when they write a check – ‘Here goes another one.’ But if you reframe it to gratitude, that’ll shift the whole money experience right there.”

Breaking Free from Limiting Beliefs

Throughout the podcast, Vitale and Pennington hammer home the importance of identifying and dismantling the limiting beliefs that keep us trapped in a scarcity mindset around money.

Some of the common limiting beliefs they address include:

• Money is evil or bad
• I don’t deserve money
• Money is scarce and hard to obtain
• I was programmed with a lack mentality

The key is to become aware of these ingrained beliefs and consciously replace them with new, empowering narratives and mindsets. As Vitale states, “Until a certain point, we all still talk in terms of being a victim… What I teach is empowerment.”

Practical Tips for a Winning Money Mindset

While the concept of rewriting your money story is profound, Vitale also offers some practical tips for cultivating a winning money mindset:

1. Focus on your dreams and passions, not just money itself. When you bring your unique contribution and value to the world, the money you need will follow as a means to support that purpose.
2. Practice gratitude and appreciation for the money and value you already have in your life. Complaining about expenses only breeds more lack.
3. Consciously reframe your experiences with money in an empowering way. For example, instead of saying, “I folded my money over and put it back in my pocket like my dad taught me,” tell a new story that energizes you.
4. Detach from the need to acquire money through unethical or desperate means. Desperation is a form of lack programming.
5. Continuously expose yourself to content, mentors, and communities (like Zero Limits Mentoring) that reinforce an abundant mindset around money.

The Path to Awakened Wealth

In closing, Vitale reminds us that the ultimate goal isn’t merely to attract more money, but to experience what he calls “awakened wealth” – a state of consciousness where money flows freely as a result of our creative expression and service to the world.

By rewriting our money stories, appreciating the value we already have, and releasing lack-based beliefs, we open ourselves to a new reality of abundance and prosperity.

As Vitale puts it, “You don’t need more money. You need more creativity… Follow your passions, bring your particular contribution to life into being, and the money that you need will come about to support that.”

So, are you ready to become an awakened millionaire? The path begins with the brave act of authoring a new, empowering story about money – one that unlocks the infinite flow of abundance available to us all.