Your Mindset Is the BIGGEST Key to Your Self Employment Success

"There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls." -Howard Thurman

Are you going through soul searching and inner work deciding whether to become self employed? You want your work to be meaningful, enjoyable and profitable. Where is your mind right now about all this?

This may be quite a new way of thinking for you if you've always been employed by others.

Consider this: 1) Just because you're self employed doesn't mean you'll always work alone. You will work with customers or clients and you will probably want to collaborate with others. There are plenty of opportunities to attend networking meetings and to become an active member of your geographical community as well as online communities. No need to feel like you're on your own.

2) Being self employed is the best school you'll ever attend. It will give you the opportunity to learn quickly, improve your skills and develop new ones that you probably would have never explored if you had remained an employee.

3) You get to express your true self through your enthusiasm for your services/products when you're self employed. You love what you are offering and it shows.

4) You will use the gifts and strengths you were born to use to serve many who appreciate your services.

5) You will have the opportunity to grow your prosperity consciousness greater than it's been. Your prosperity consciousness is the good feeling you'd have about yourself if your income far exceeded your expenses. So, if your cash flow is almost always positive, you can assume that you already have a prosperity consciousness. Congratulations! But if you don't have a Prosperity Consciousness, you might want to make it your intention to expand your thinking. I'll give you three ideas to get you started:

Start today, right now, to be grateful for what you have. You want to truly FEEL gratitude 'it is this feeling tone that will bring more good to you. No matter what your situation there is always something to be grateful for. It may be the beauty you see in nature, for friendships and family, a pet, the warmth of sunshine on your face. Once you begin to practice this, you will find your heart becomes very full. Sometimes when I'm taking a walk, I'll reflect on all I'm grateful for and I can't help but fill up with tears 'happy ones!

Start to share. Share something from what you already have. It may be a small amount of money you give to a person or place where you are spiritually fed. It may be a charity organization. Perhaps you'd like to give of your time. By circulating your energy, you open up to receiving more 'its quite a beautiful cycle. And once you truly GET it 'you'll never fear about lacking again.

Lastly, "act as if." This is important. Whatever it is you want, act in tangible way as if you already have it. If it's a certain model car 'cut out a photo of the car and keep it visible. Whenever you look at your current car, imagine the new one in its place. You can even go to a car dealership and test drive one to get the feeling of how it will be when you have it! If you like nice hotels, stop in one and treat yourself to lunch someday 'or even a cup of coffee. Imagine how it will feel when you do eventually stay in places like this. Or maybe you long for love or new friendships. Start by treating everyone with love and kindness.