Drew Rozell, Ph.D.

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Friends With Money

January 16, 2007 drewrozell 1 Comment

The Law of Attraction for Very Cool Living



I was just doing some morning reading to start my day and I came across an old Abraham quote that said,

"Those who speak the most of prosperity, have it. Those who speak most of health have it. Those who speak most of sickness, have it. Those who speak most of poverty, have it."

While the ramifications of what we speak and what we attract applies to everything, I began to think about this quote specifically in terms of  the first example — prosperity.

Everyone desires more money in their life. After all, money represents freedom and who does’t want more freedom? When I look back at my own prosperity path, I see a winding road with lots of bumps, potholes, and the occasional patch of black ice.

My financial life began to turn around when I began to talk about money.

Reflecting on my own life, I can’t say the subject of money was taboo in my family. It wasn’t. But then again, it never really came up all that much, and when the issue of money did come up, the context was not positive. It was more "How in-the-hell are we going to get the money for that?" rather than, "Isn’t it so wonderful that all this money came into our experience?" (Come to think of it, I do not recall the latter example ever happening.)

So there was not much conversation regarding the joy of creating money going on in my formative years. As I grew into an adult, most of the people around me shared my struggle with money, so when we talked about money, it was to commiserate over the fact that we had none.

As I became an adult and eventually started my own business, I attracted some friends who were several steps ahead of me in the money game. My greatest influence in this department has been my friend Warren. Warren has an MBA and had owned several successful businesses. He just loves the whole game of making money and he was particularly intrigued by my coaching business (it is a very cool job).

During our conversations Warren would pepper me with questions. How was much I was charging? What was my net income for the year? Did I have a good accountant? How much was I saving? Was I investing?

These were all questions I had not thought of before. I had little awareness of anything to do with money. Most important, when Warren spoke of these things, it was with a tone of excitement — the absolute joy of money. There was no fear, no pressure, no "shoulds" around money.

In my first conversations with Warren, even though I didn’t have a nickel in my savings account (or a saving account), I began to feel the possibilities around money. I would speak about having more money and the freedom it would afford me and I would immediately feel excited about having more money come into my experience. For the first time, I was having regular conversations about money in a positive manner. I was speaking of my desires around money.

Warren is still my wonderful friend. We still talk about money all the time. Warren will call me and tell me how great his sales are and how large sums of unexpected money fell into his lap. He knows I am genuinely happy for him. Likewise, I am equally excited to share my successes with Warren and he always amplifies my energy.

I have lots of friends and a great family. But I realize that talking about money is still somewhat of an off-limits subject in many of those relationships. Like religion or politics, it’s just not "polite" or proper fodder for conversation. Money issues are so pervasive, I find that many people are not comfortable talking about money because they do not experience abundance and their money issues have roots at the core of their being.

I am a huge believer in power of environments to pull us forward in attracting our desires. In this case, my friend with a wonderfully healthy attitude towards money became a powerful environment for me. I realize that most people do not have an environment where they consistently talk about money in a positive manner. Referring back to the quote at the top of this post, speaking about prosperty is crucial to attracting prosperity.

On the flip side, become conscious how you speak about money. Is the "not enough"? Are some things "too expensive?" Do you resent people who "have it too easy?"

I always say that your relationship with money  is no different than any other relationship. If you speak poorly of people and if your actions show that you do not trust them, why would these people want to hang out with you? Likewise, if you speak poorly of money and your actions show you do not trust money, why would money want to hang out with you?

So create an environment where you can talk about money. You’ll need to be open, honest, positive. Create a relationship with someone whose relationship with money you admire. Hire a great coach. Join a community. Or simply create the intention that you regularly speak about money in a manner that makes you feel great and then see what unfolds.

But my favorite? Have a least one great friend with a wonderful and contagious attitude toward money.

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What I Have Learned (So Far) Part 1

January 11, 2007 drewrozell Leave a Comment

  • You cannot want it for someone.
     

  • Stop trying to convince anyone of anything.
     

  • The definition of cool is not reacting to the same stuff most people react to.
     

  • The reason people have problems – any problems, weight problems, money problems, depression, drug problems, is because they do not want to feel something.
     

  • Making a living using your mind is a wonderful thing. But the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from doing manual labor all day — painting a room, doing some landscaping, framing a building — well, that’s a good feeling.
     

  • Some people totally get me. And some people never will. It’s just chemistry, not something personal.
     

  • In order to listen, you have to be genuinely curious about what the other person has to say. If you’re not curious, you probably should not be in a close relationship with that person.
     

  • Nobody leaves a relationship too early.
     

  • Most people spend very little time contemplating what they really want in their lives.
     

  • The worst thing we do to our kids is make them feel guilty.
     

  • The more tenaciously people cling to the beliefs, the more you can be sure that underneath it all, there is a fear of something.
     

  • Most everyone mistakes need for love.
     

  • Trying to get the very best deal all the time is not always in your best interests.
     

  • Until you take responsibility for everything single thing that appears in your life, you’re missing out.
     

  • The people who try to control the morality of other people are really only projecting their concern for their own morality.
     

  • The judgment you feel toward someone else is the way you feel about yourself. You are your harshest critic.
     

  • People really don’t want money. They want the freedom that money represents.
     

  • The universe whispers to you first. Then it taps you on the shoulder. If you’re still not listening, it will punch you in the gut and drop you to your knees.
     

  • Refrain from giving people unsolicited advice.
     

  • Wait until you KNOW. If you don’t know, then you don’t know.
     

  • If you keep asking yourself HOW all the time, you’re not allowing anything magical or beyond your expectations to occur in your life.
     

  • People interchange the word "science" or "scientific" for "truth". And they are not the same thing.
     

  • Lots of people are disconnected from how they feel. Men and women. There’s a reason why we have such a profound depth of feelings. It’s what makes us human. We have this gift to guide us through our lives. But most people have been taught to shut their feelings down. They’ve associated feeling things with pain. Men have been taught that to feel is unmanly; a feminine quality. And if they refuse to feel the truth that’s inside them, they live lives of quiet desperation.
     

  • People who are busy all the time are scared of what would happen if they slowed down.
     

  • Most people who reject the notion of God were force-fed some type of religious belief when they were younger. They were taught to believe or to practice something that did not resonate with them. And when they got older, they rejected anything associated with the word "God" outright. This is because to them, the very notion of God has come to represent the oppression of their true feelings.
     

  • Speaking of God, there’s too much emphasis on the story of what God is rather than the feeling of what God is. People have been killing each other over the story since the dawn of humankind. We do not seem to be to quick on the uptake on that one.
     

  • I am you and you are me and we are all together. I am the eggman. I am the eggman. I am the walrus. Goo goo ga joob.
     

  • If you live your life thinking “I’ll be happier when…,” you are telling yourself the worst kind of lie.
     

  • If you are not okay with death, there’s some part of life you’re struggling with.
     

  • The more you try to take care of someone, the less you are really helping them. Kids of controlling (even when they are well-meaning) parents do not know how to make good choices when they become adults.
     

  • Buy the brand that you really want.
     

  • If you don’t give with a true sense of joy, don’t bother giving.
     

  • Logic has its limits. And people who worship logic all the time tend to suffer in their happiness and relationships.
     

  • Sure, it’s important to learn how to lose. But if you’re not playing to win, perhaps you should look into playing a different game.
     

  • If you want something — anything — you have to ask for it first. Most people have been taught not to ask for very much. And then they wonder why they do not have very much.
     

  • Some days, I just feel like crying. The less I resist feeling sad, the quicker the feeling passes.
     

  • One definition of being a man is that you handle your business.
     

  • When planning a home improvement project, estimate your time to complete the job and expenses first. Then multiply both by 3 and you’ll be approaching the right ballpark.
     

  • You’re never as wrong as when you as sure you are right.
     

  • When your pants get too tight, it’s time to make a change.
     

  • Family matters can be complicated.
     

  • Everyone remembers something different.
     

  • It’s great to have an edge, but if you’re too sharp, you’ll cut the people around you.
     

  • What you think is real is as real as you think it is.
     

  • Be a beginner at something.
     

  • Take lessons from someone who knows what you wish to know.
     

  • You never stop learning and there’s nothing I cannot learn if that is my desire.

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Unplugged

January 9, 2007 drewrozell Leave a Comment

I detest computer problems. I resent having to deal with these machines when they do not follow my wishes. They should just work. Because I want them to. They shouldn’t just… stop… working… for… no… good… reason.

I mean, everything was working fine a minute ago. What the F@%K just happened? And yes, I’d rather take a solid shot to the jaw rather than deal with tech support. Seriously. Take your best shot. Just don’t leave me on hold, make me listen to bad music, and then tell me it’s probably something on my end.

So what did Dr. Attraction do when he couldn’t access his websites the other day?

I panicked, of course. Hard.

I ignored the sound advice of my she-sage Karin and fired up the phone lines. Good ole tech support. Only took 20 minutes to talk to a person with a beating heart.

"Harry" assured me we’d get things right as rain. (Funny, his accent didn’t sound like any Harrys I knew…). After an hour of leading me through scores of setting changes and restarts, my computer would no longer even connect to the internet. I was going backwards.

I knew I was creating all of this. But I couldn’t stop myself. My ego wouldn’t let me. After all it was up to ME to handle it, right? If I didn’t handle it RIGHT NOW, well, it wasn’t going to get fixed, right?

Deep down, I wanted to just hang up, crack a beer, and watch the football game on TV. But I couldn’t. I had to "solve the problem." As Harry and I crossed the 2 hour mark together, I was referred to Level 2 specialist. At this point, I began typing in DOS codes for the next 90 minutes.  I’m not kidding here. DOS codes. That’s how deep down the rabbit hole I had fallen.

I was able to get back onto the internet, but I still could not access my sites. Three and a half hours later and I was still at square one. Harry told me that the problem made "no logical sense".

Exhausted, I believed his words. I got off the phone, had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and watched my Gators destroy Ohio State for the NCAA championship. I unplugged all my equipment and went to bed. In the morning, I plugged everything back in.

Of course, everything worked perfectly again. Just as it would have if I had just chilled out, let my mood (and vibration) shift back to center instead of spiraling into code red.

In this case, all I did was to unplug my computer equipment. That’s a great metaphor for when that surge of charged, reaction filled energy comes up. Unplug. Stop feeding the problem your energy. Take five.

The more I get in the habit of just sit with my problems for a bit instead of getting completely wrapped up in them, the more often I see my problems get solved for me.

Try it sometime. Even when it makes no logical sense. Or maybe especially when it makes no logical sense.

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