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Create Your Own Abundance Abundance - “The buck stops here!” We’ve all heard this saying before at some point in our lives. The phrase was popularized by US President Harry Truman. It refers to the fact that Truman felt the President had to make decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Today, business leaders, parents, teachers, and individuals from all walks of life use this statement. In essence it means responsibility is not passed beyond the person making the point. We have the freedom to choose our decisions but we are not free from the consequences of those decisions. It is the fear of the responsibility of the consequences, often unknown to us, that creates a tendency in people to pass the responsibility of making decisions to someone else … even when those decisions affect our lives. Passing on responsibility or “passing the buck” is prevalent in today’s society. It can be seen in all aspects of life: 1. There are thousands of lawsuits filed every day in which defendants are looking to escape responsibility for their decisions and other lawsuits in which plaintiffs are seeking to place responsibility for their own actions on someone else, usually for financial reward. For example, the cigarette industry is a perfect example of this. The companies (defendants) deny responsibility for releasing products they

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Create Your Own Abundance

Abundance - “The buck stops here!” We’ve all heard this saying before at some

point in our lives. The phrase was popularized by US President Harry Truman. It refers

to the fact that Truman felt the President had to make decisions and accept the

ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Today, business leaders, parents, teachers,

and individuals from all walks of life use this statement. In essence it means

responsibility is not passed beyond the person making the point.

We have the freedom to choose our decisions but we are not free from the

consequences of those decisions. It is the fear of the responsibility of the

consequences, often unknown to us, that creates a tendency in people to pass the

responsibility of making decisions to someone else … even when those decisions

affect our lives. Passing on responsibility or “passing the buck” is prevalent in today’s

society.

It can be seen in all aspects of life:

1. There are thousands of lawsuits filed every day in which defendants are looking to

escape responsibility for their decisions and other lawsuits in which plaintiffs are

seeking to place responsibility for their own actions on someone else, usually for

financial reward. For example, the cigarette industry is a perfect example of this. The

companies (defendants) deny responsibility for releasing products they knew was

unhealthy, and smokers (plaintiffs) blame the cigarette companies for their decision to

smoke two packs a day for forty years.

2. The investment world is comprised of brokers, agents, and sales people. These

individuals are necessary to the process but it is interesting to note that the massive

number of these individuals is evidence of a “passing the buck” mentality. How many

people do you know who are invested in the stock market and yet know nothing about

their investments, the potential rewards, or the risks? Lots of them. Most people would

prefer to abdicate the responsibility of making financial decisions so they choose to put

their financial future in the hands of someone else.

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3. Many of our government social programs exist because people want to pass the

buck. Some would rather leave the responsibility of managing their money in the

hands of the government until they retire in hopes there will be an income from that

money during retirement. Additionally, other programs exist because people feel it is

easier to give money for a program than it is to be personally responsible for reaching

out to those in need. It is easier to say, “Government is responsible for taking care of

the poor.” But, where is our own accountability in the existence of the poor?

The list goes on and on but you get the point. In order to avoid taking responsibility, we

create excuses and “pass the buck” for many decisions. What excuses do you use? “I

am too young.” “I am too old.” “I have to listen to my parents.” “I have to listen

to my boss.” “I don’t have enough money” “I don’t have enough time” “I’m not

smart enough” “I have no control, it’s in my DNA” … and gain the list could go on

and on. Think about it, what are your most common excuses?

Understand this. Excuses we give ourselves or others, are not statements of truth.

They are a commentary about a current circumstance that we use to not take

responsibility. These circumstances have no power over us and they are meaningless

until we give them meaning. The meaning we place on an event or circumstance

changes everything and here’s the best part: the meaning we give to anything is

subjective because it’s a choice.

Is 65 years old too old to build an international business that will become a worldwide

recognized brand? If you answered yes, don’t tell Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC.

Do you believe that only 3 months of schooling is an excuse to not become one of the

greatest inventors and minds in human history? If you’re thinking, yes … it’s a good

thing Thomas Edison didn’t give his circumstances the same meaning as you did.

You can see from these two examples that circumstances such as being 65 or not

having any formal education are simply facts until we give them meaning. Being 65

could mean “I’m too old” or it could mean “I have more experience than all the

other people who want to do this.” Not having education could be “I’m not smart

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enough” or the meaning could be “I haven’t been limited by what I’ve been taught so I

can be more creative.”

Imagine you have 3 boxes sitting next to each other. They are small, medium and

large. The only way you can determine their size is when you RELATE them to

something else to give them their meaning. If you took away the small box and

replace it with an extra-large box, it INSTANTLY makes the large box a “medium” box

and the medium box would appear “small”.

This is the same thing we do in our lives. We constantly relate our circumstances or

ourselves to others to decide on the meaning we give something. When faced with any

circumstance you likely provide a meaning and if that meaning is an excuse for why

you can’t do what you really desire, then ask yourself the following 3 questions:

1. Am I 100% sure, beyond even the slightest doubt, that this excuse is true?

2. If it weren’t true, what other meanings could this event have?

3. Which meaning would empower me the most to live my dream?

It is within you to be, do, and have all the things you desire. If it’s to be, it’s up to you.

Don’t give your power to create your life to someone else or some circumstance in

your life. Instead, make the decision now to choose personal responsibility for your life.

Remember, whether you make the decision or you pass that decision on to someone

else there is an outcome … You can choose to be empowered, or to be a victim.

When you make the decisions in your life, you are empowered to change the outcome

based on what you experience. However, if you abdicate the decision making in your

life to someone else, you fall victim to their preferences; their wants and desires. If

you are currently experiencing the results of someone else decision, you are still at

choice to decide to continue on this path, or embark on your own.

You are the source for creating your own abundance. There is no circumstance that

has dominion over you until you give it that power.

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In this world there is ample opportunity to create love, life, abundance, prosperity,

and happiness for yourself and others. By creating an attitude of abundance for

yourself and in your own life first you can then truly be a role model for others.

Creating your own abundance is an “inside” game. The buck has to stop with you!

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