Badassery Magazine December 2017 Issue 19 | Page 55

I
am a big fan of manifesting.
My "I am Abundant" mantra
works a treat.
At the start of 2017, I'd set myself
an income manifesting abundance
goal. If my business hit a certain
income number, I wanted to give
money back directly to my com-
munity. I totally manifested that,
so I was open to give. I work with
a lot of creative mums starting
business. Some of these mums
have been through a bit of a wash-
ing machine shit cycle in life if I
am being frank. I know. I get it.
Long story short, I launched my
first ever round of sponsorship
funding for women from the Mum-
preneur program. The goal of
sponsorship was to help them grow
their businesses a little faster. In
order for me to give this opportu-
nity, I had to be open to receive. I
thought it would be really easy to
give funds away.
If you are manifesting abundance,
giving can not happen without
receiving.
I was so surprised by what hap-
pened by giving to the women
I serve in the start up phases of
their business.
First, there is no denying that
giving feels good for the soul. Yes,
I ugly cried on a Facebook live as I
worked toward my teeny tiny ver-
sion of Oprah's "You get a car, You
get a car"... (baby steps my friend,
baby steps).
What surprised me though is the
number of women who send me
private messages saying "oh, that
is so kind, Belle, I know there are
women starting a business in there
who deserve the money more than
me, so I'm not going to apply.”
It wasn't just one message - it was
multiple!!
Before I mess with your mindset
like a newbie carving their first
Christmas Turkey, lets talk about
being a good giver first… until you realise that if you are
going to be a warrior goddess,
you need to really think about
the healthy fight. Fight for giving
yourself the life you dreamed of.
I have also done this in business in
the past, where I have sacrificed
my worth and livelihood for the
sake of providing a discount to my
customers. If I charge them X,
they will go broke. Guess what?
They are not the right customer to
receive from.
The Law of Giving and Receiving:
Giving without sacrifice is a secret
to manifesting abundance. It all comes down to the mindset
you have for giving and receiving,
and creating a plan that flows.
There have been two books that
have really changed how I view
giving and receiving. The first
one is The Secret. Here's some mindset tips to help
you think about how you give can
include the following:
What the?
Which got me to thinking...have
we developed a mindset that is
better at the law of giving than
receiving of things in life?
There is a big difference between
giving and sacrificing. Giving from
a heart that is overflowing feels so
good. Sacrifice does not feel good.
Do not confuse the two - they are
diametrically opposed - Rhonda
Byrne, The Secret
Confession: if I looked at my life
and all the situations I found
myself in, I thought I was being a
really good giver. I would take on
the role of protector as a child yet
the outcome was I was sacrificing
me. Sometimes in a really bad
and unhealthy way for me - not
the other people, for me. I would
give up my time, my money and
my dreams and goals for the sake
of things that others wanted. You
know you are sacrificing instead of
giving because you feel it i