John Derrick

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I will only use the first name of the person who asks the question, unless I am instructed otherwise in writing.

This weeks question comes from Steve,

“How can I attract more money in this terrible economy?

The stock market is going lower than a snakes belly in a wagon rut.

I am told not to invest in stocks.  So I do not do that.  I am told my bank may be unsafe and I am afraid of keeping a lot of money in my bank.

All the news is dire so what can I do in this day and age?

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Hello Steve,

Without beating around the bush, my number one piece of advise is to turn off the news.  The news is always dire.

A student of mine is from the UK , and he once asked me how many people I knew which had been shot.    “SHOT?” I questioned.  He then informed me that everyday the news informs him of a new shooting that takes place here in the USA.

You see, because the news shows someone getting shot every day, he assumed that everyone in America is busy shooting up their towns every time they get upset.  In fact, the news made it sound like war torn Beirut to him.

Funny side note:  A very nice man opened a Lebanese restaurant here in my town, and inside it he had hung incredible pictures of beautiful skyscrapers and city lines all shot at sunset.  Striking photos with vivid colors and an incredibly clean looking,  almost futuristic,  city.  Imagine my surprise when he informed me that the pictures were taken of Beirut.  WOW, the media had me believing it was all war torn and shot up with cars on fire in the streets and people living in mud huts with straw roofs.

Things are never as bad as the media makes them seem.  For every shooting, there are a hundred stories they could run about people lending each other a helping hand, but those stories don’t run, because they make most of their money on misery.

The more dire the message, the more people tune in.  That’s just a fact of the business, and the more viewers they get, the more money they make.

Watch it every night and you’ll find yourself needing your next fix to find out how much worse things got while you were at work.

I find it interesting that many people are upset because the media tells them that they should be worried, but when you question them you find out that they are doing fine, they are just worried.

I don’t want to down play the people who are struggling out there.  My heart goes out to them, and so does my checkbook when I can afford to help those who are willing to help themselves…

But a friend of mine share a CNN poll with me, because he knows I don’t watch the news, and the poll showed that 96% of the people who took their poll were worried about the future of the economy.  85% were spending less as a result, but the amazing part was the 78% of them reported making the same or more money than last year at this time.

Keep in mind, those figures were emailed to me and I did not verify them, but I would say that it is pretty much in line with what I am seeing around me.  A lot of people who are doing well until the news informs them otherwise.

Yes, you may feel the need to be informed, but try to do it on a PERSONAL level.  Keep yourself informed about your company, for example, and don’t spend your time dwelling on the “maybes” and the “could happens”.

If you want to prosper, avoid negativity.

Surround yourself with positivity instead!  Watch positive and uplifting DVD’s, and listen to positive and inspiring CD’s.  Read positive, uplifting and empowering materials.

Be careful with what you allow yourself to be progrmamed with.

Here’s a tool you can use to program your subconscious mind for free.

Focus on what you want…. NOT on what you don’t want.

Remember, your goal is to create a positive “personal economy” for you… so focus on YOU.

There are a TON of opportunities out there just waiting for you.

We all become what we surround ourselves with…   so chose to surround yourself with the kind of people and things that are in alignment with your deepest desires.

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Please keep in mind, I am not able to answer all questions sent to me.
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John Derrick Answers Questions
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To ask me a question, please sign up for my weekly newsletter (don’t worry, I promise you no spam) and then send me your question.

I will only use the first name of the person who asks the question, unless I am instructed otherwise in writing.

This weeks question comes from Barbie,

“I wanted to see if I was doing and saying this right. We desire for my husband to have a better job and be home more and of course more pay, he is a truck driver and gone months and weeks and I desire a change to this, so if you could let me know how to put this and say this, thank you so much.

I am saying Gail is now attracting his ideal job, receiving wonderful pay.

Is this the way to put this? Just not sure and thanks for all your help. I desire to attact the right one.”

Truly,
Barbie [lastname removed]

———-  John Derrick’s Reply ——————-

Hello Barbie,

That is a great question.  I get a lot of similar questions, so I would like to use it in this weeks newsletter (only using your first name) unless you object.

While I understand what you are trying to accomplish, I would suggest a different way to word it and to think about it.

You can not manifest for someone else, the power of manifesting is to manifest for yourself.  In your example:

“Gail is now attracting his ideal job, receiving wonderful pay”

The point of view is not your own.   You need to put on your manifesting card whatever it is that YOU want to attract into YOUR life.

Yes, you can alter your reality in a way that effects other people (everything we do effects other people even if we don’t recognize it at the time), but you need to go at this from your own point of view.

You can give a card to Gail and he can manifest for himself too…  there is nothing wrong with that, but then again I do say in my book to not tell others what you are manifesting until you accomplish your goals, so you should still fill out your cards in private.

“Attracting“ is not a word you should ever use on a manifesting card.  Remember, when you fill out a manifesting card, you are speaking in the present tense, as if you have already accomplished something.

When I was broke, and I desperately needed money for myself and my family, I began by saying ” I am so happy and thankful now that I have $5,000 in the bank”.  At the time, I had about twenty dollars to my name, but when I read that manifesting card, I FELT like I had $5,000 in the bank, and I IMAGINED that I had $5,000 in the bank.

Sure, when I first began it felt silly.  Part of my mind knew darn well I did not have $5,000 in the bank, but the more times I used that Manifesting card the more it began to feel real.   Once it began to feel real, money began to flow to me from several different areas and soon I had $5,000 in the bank even though I was spending it to catch up on bills.

When you say  “attracting”, what you are manifesting into your reality is a state of attracting.  In other words, you are creating a future reality where you DO NOT have what you desire, but rather are working at attracting it to you.

You should state it as if you already have it.

I am not 100% sure what you desire, but my best guess is that you desire your husband to be home more and for you to have more money.  Instead of manifesting a new job, I would just manifest what you want, and let the universe  (or God, or whatever word you desire to use here) decide the best way to deliver it to you.

You have three entries on the Manifesting Card, so I would use line #1 to be something that you can manifest easily in order to build your confidence and to gain experience in the process (as I outlined in the book).

For Line number two I would use something like this:

“I am so happy and thankful now that… Gail and I spend fun filled hours at home together everyday.”

This way you get your husband home with you and you enjoy each other company. Again, I am just guessing that this is what you desire.

The reason I include “fun filled” is because a while back when my wife was working outside the house, I decided to manifest more time with her at home, and the following week she was home sick for 3 day in a row.  Yes, the universe can have a sense of humor it would seem.

An interesting twist would be to remove the “at home” part, and leave it to chance to see where you spend your fun filled hours together everyday.  Is being at home important?

Line number three you could address the money issue with something like:

“I am so happy and thankful now that… my bank account always has $5,000 in it”

Of course, you can choose whatever amount you find believable.  I never advise anyone to start off saying “a million dollars” because the mind will reject it.  So if $5,000 sounds good to you, then shoot for that.  Saying “always has $5,000 in it” means you can spend money and it continues to refill, otherwise you may find yourself with a $5,000 one-time payment and then you are back to square one.

Remember, it is important to FEEL the results.  Live them out in your mind and feel them in your body.  Carry yourself as if this is real.  Pretend until one day you realize you are no longer pretending and your husband is home more and you have all the money you need.

It is great fun to see just how the universe will deliver what you focus on.  You may find that Gail works from home, or perhaps he doesn’t need to work at all…. You just never know what will happen.

So, always focus on what you want and don’t worry about how the universe will deliver it… and when you read that manifesting card aloud, as explained in the book, be sure you FEEL it as if it were real right now… right this very second.

Best Wishes for both you and Gail.  I am sure you will manifest something wonderful.  Be sure to check back in with me, I love to hear your results.

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Please keep in mind, I am not able to answer all questions sent to me.
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