The Abundance Formula – The Hidden Link Between Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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I am always amazed at the stories that happen during Black Friday; people getting up at 4am and battling the crowds to get a deal.
What is remarkable about this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday is that they both broke records in terms of the amount of business that was done on those days..not arrest records or injury records…as far as I know 
This got me to thinking about how this happens, what principle makes this such a huge event.
One of the most consistent teachings on Law of Attraction is the importance of Gratitude.
The more we can feel gratitude for what we have, the more we allow even greater things in.
The fact that the day following the only holiday who’s primary theme is gratitude is the most abundant day of the year for retail businesses is too much to be a coincidence.
The Abundance Formula
One of my favorite writers on the subject of Law of Attraction and Manifestation is Neville Goddard. I highly recommend checking out The Neville Reader
One of Neville’s key teachings of his is the idea of “Living from the End.”
This means living in the emotional state that you will be in when you get to your goal. Whatever you think the end result will give you, feel that state as consistently as possible.
There are a lot of people who don’t fully understand LOA and believe that they will just magically attract whatever they write down as a goal or put on a vision board. What matters more than this is the actual emotional state that you are going for. The biggest mistake that people will often make is their desperately wanting that outcome and their feeling of desperation contradicts the feeling of having it. These two directions are opposed to each other and as a result, the person’s goal goes nowhere.
I also love the work of Gregg Braden
The Lama answered: “You have never seen our prayers, you only see the external things we do to produce a feeling. The feeling is the prayer.”
If we look at the quote from this master and think about the idea of praying in order to achieve some outcome in our lives, it becomes clear.
The best way to pray for an outcome is to create the feeling of that outcome and live in it.
Here’s an exercise on this:
1. Write down some goal that you have
2. Close your eyes and magine that you already have this goal. How do you feel having achieved this outcome? Really step into this and live in this for a bit to soak in the experience.
3. What are some of the key emotions that came up? Make note of them and consistently throughout the day check in with yourself to see where you are at in relation to this feeling. Are you a match? How often during the day are you a match to this feeling? How often are you a match to the opposite of this feeling?
4. Each night when you are in bed and about to fall asleep, step into this imagined outcome and feel it fully. This way, you are giving your mind some great material to work with as you begin to dream. This also allows this to imprint into the subconscious mind more fully.
I would love to hear any comments or questions about this post and would especially love feedback from those who try it.
To Your Abundance,
Paul Reimers
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Thanks for the posting. I am also a believer in the Secret. I agree it is important to live and feel of what you desire or want. I look forward to future posts
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I have only started to understand the power of deep imagination with emotion for a goal or event we are working to achieve, thanks for this. You are right if we hold worry in our mind the opposite is going to happen!
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Excellent exercise on feeling the feeling. It’s so true that we often don’t get what we want because we don’t really believe we’ll get it. As some have put it, we get what we *expect*.
I’ve heard that story about the Titanic before. It’s a powerful example of what we have our hands on. However, I for one am very thankful that we are not quite THAT powerful! The Titanic didn’t sink because of ONE person’s visualization or even expectations. WE are not the sovereign ones… God is.
Willena Flewelling
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This is a fantastic article, Paul.
I really love the exercise. Just printed a copy so I can do it!
You make a really interesting point about the juxtaposition of a day of Gratitude with a day of Abundance (a/k/a Excess). Never thought about it that way before!
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I’m not really an expert when it comes to Law of Attraction however i think it refers to attracting the things that you wanted. You can accomplish it by setting your mind and doing all you can to achieve that desire.
Talking about black Friday, I got myself a really great 42 inc TV at nearly half the price. And I didn’t have to skip sleep to get it!
As for the laws of attraction, I will certainly have a look at the authors you have recommended.
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I have to admit, I’m not a fan of the Secret teachings – simply because I’ve seen too many people wish away – never actually take focused action – and then become discouraged because they didn’t get what they wanted. I also agree with Willena as far as the Titanic story. Thanks for this thought provoking article!
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Without feeling, there is no passion to accomplish your goals and dreams. I apply this to all of what I do today. I would not have been able to step up in front of rooms of 100- 500 to speak at conferences on what I talk about on my blog and what I do for a living.
I would not have been able to market and develop my brand without putting my feelings into it. At conferences, I love to talk to people and see them fired up to get cracking on their own sites, businesses, and overall, brands. It helps fuel that passion further.
Thank you for writing this and I hope those who read apply it to wholeheartedly to their own life’s dreams and goals.
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I think this “feeling” aspect is what most people leave out. They wish instead of moving their physiology into a state of action and accomplishment. There is nothing ‘magical’ about LOA, it’s simply moving your through a process of clarity, definition, openness, preparation and action taking. The subconscious is powerful!
Black Fridays are my favorite time for shopping. I just bought a 3D tv on a black friday and i got it for a very fair price. anyway, thanks for the post.it have been really informative. i agree completely that if we hold worry in our mind the opposite is going to happen – definitely true, i felt on my own skin as well.
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Hi Paul,
Thank you for a very interesting post. There are so many articles about attraction marketing and the point you made about the state of feeling is very profound. “The biggest mistake that people will often make is their desperately wanting that outcome and their feeling of desperation contradicts the feeling of having it.” I think this is the difficult part because sometimes no matter how much we have a vision for a certain outcome, our subconscious gets in the way. We say we know what we want, but the subconscious is hung up in “baggage” which hasn’t been resolved. I think it goes back to whether we truly believe we deserve the outcome we are seeking.
In your video when you used North and South as an example of how we manifest an outcome is right on target. We can say or envision an outcome but the we may not be in the right feeling state that we need to accomplish the outcome. It is as if we are at war with the conscious and subconscious.
How do we overcome this war? You stated “The best way to pray for an outcome is to create the feeling of that outcome and live in it.” You suggested 4 points to follow to overcome the problem and I think they are awesome and practical tips we can apply and see results. We have to put in the “feeling” and live in it, or we find ourselves trapped in a never ending cycle of confusion.
Awesome post Paul! Thanks!
Raena Lynn
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Love your first sentence! I too am amazed that people will get up that early to go . . . SHOPPING — of all things! (I only like shopping once in awhile, and NOT when there are crowds : )
Prayer to me, is communication with God, and finding His will for my life. But He’s the one who gives desires, and as long as we are not dreaming selfish dreams, He can certainly work with us to fulfill them. I liked your “take” on the emotional identification!
(And thanks for including print as well as video — I know everyone leans toward video, but I appreciate the print : )
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Thank you for sharing, I am not good at this field. Almost the discount on Friday attracts most of the shopping persons. We maybe just attracted by the discount and buy some things we do not need right now. However, that is OK, the customers’ need never could be met, just needs businessmen to recovered it
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You summarized here a lots of info! Very useful and helpful tips not only for a newbie but also for a professional one!
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There are so many articles about attraction marketing and the point you made about the state of feeling is very profound. “The biggest mistake that people will often make is their desperately wanting that outcome and their feeling of desperation contradicts the feeling of having it
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I like the 4 step goal process…I have used the “I Am…technique. “I Am Retired At 50″ Great info here to take to heart and start a positive unstoppable force.
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Hello Paul,
Happy new year to you, I wish you everything that you wish for yourself and your family this year. I’m a spiritual person but I do not align myself with any religion, I feel that religion is at the route of most wars in the world today and I don’t feel in tune with that, so I guess I’m church of my own and respectful of other and theres
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Your post reminds me of all the teachings of Abraham 8 Esther and Jerry Hicks).
It is through the feeling of what we want to be that we create miracles in our lives.
The essence of abundance and manifesting does not lie in the modality ( prayer) but in the deep positive emotions that we feel in the moment while believing in what we want.
Connecting to our higher self or the Universe, call it as you wish, this is the basis of remembering we ARE abundance always!
“Only live in the energies you wish to live in the future.” Similar concept, just different words. I totally agree. Some people just don’t get it. They are in denial, saying, “I did not wish for this or that to happen but it just keeps happening to me!” But observe what they talk about all the time and what state of emotion they are in most of the time, and you’ll understand why. It’s a matter of choice. One can choose to be in control and manifest their dream life, or can choose to be a victim and just keep blaming everyone and everything but themselves.
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Excellent article on LOA, Paul. You really get to the core of the matter here. The Lama’s words sum it up nicely: “The feeling is the prayer.” Cultivating the feeling I would have for things I do not have yet is precisely how I go about my practice of LOA. It always works for me. The mind, however, is prone to laziness. Generating the feeling (before you have it) is the real work of LOA. It is work. And our minds will find excuses to avoid this work.
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Paul,
I think your main point has to do with “The Law of Attraction” aka “The Secret.” It is interesting that several comments refer to “Attraction Marketing.” It is evidence of the popularity of “Attraction Marketing” among internet marketers.
One of my favorite quotes is, “Make no little plans, for they have no magic to stir a man’s soul.” The emotional FEELINGS associated with a goal or a plan have a lot to do with the outcome. Not only do the emotions have a mysterious effect due to the “Law of Attraction,” but they also motivate a person to take action to achieve the goal.
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What a powerful article Paul. The Abundance Formula is so difficult for so many people to understand, but you have explained it step by step. If people follow this formula and act upon it (which takes some time) it becomes part of their lives. I’m a firm believer of this concept. The most important statement that I got from this post is that you have to “feel” it. Linking a good feeling from the past, and putting it into your “little movie in your mind” really works well. It connects the emotional and conscious states of mind.
Also I’m glad to read that that the Subconscious mind works with this. We must realize that the Subconscious mind is very strong.
I’ll end with this statement “You can control your own mind.”
Many Blessings,
Donna
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Hi Paul
I just love what you just explain, so many people fall in the trap by not understand how the “LOA” work.
Thinking and writing down is part of it but the most important part is the feeling and belief on a more than just one’s but as you point out more than one’s on a day.
keep doing that till you have what you want.
Regards
Theuns
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I have tried to apply the law of attraction to my daily life for about five years now and it works amazingly well. I think the reason some people don’t get it is because they don’t realize it takes over a year before it starts to take effect. Also, they’re afraid of disappointment and therefore don’t dare go into that emotional state for fear of waking up one day realizing they haven’t been going anywhere. They think the fall is going to be harder. Some people are worried about becoming the laughing stock among their friends because they were so desperately hoping for something that never happened. But to make it happen you have to dedicate your entire self to that goal, those thoughts with all the emotions that are involved! There is no way of “half doing” it.
Hi Paul,
we don’t have black Friday or Cyber Monday (???) in New Zealand.
I do like the way you describe the “Living from the End” and how the secret is to feel how you would feel if you had achieved the goal. Abraham-Hicks teachings say more or less the same.
Gratitude – Yes!
You explained this really well in your video.
Thank you so much for this!
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Paul,
This is what life is all about. Visualization and then manifesting it into being. Living as it is achieved now.
That is a wonderful exercise that all should practice until in becomes part of their daily activity.
Paul, you have great content that is very helpful in our personal and business areas.
I thank you for all the support you give to your readers and I. Never a dissapointment when I visit your site. Keep me on the edge!
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Hi Paul, How have you been my friend? You know, sometimes people feel they have finally found out how to start the foundation and how to effectively build upon that. I think seeing the reality of the big picture combined with prayer will do wonders. Great post!
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Hi there Paul,
The abundance formula! I like it!
What man can dream man can achieve. As we visualise success so we can organise ourselves to achieve it.
Great post and stimulation blog
Pete
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Hi Paul
Thanks for this great post.
You did a great video , if people understand Energy and how the LOA really work they will move mountains.
it is not just think and wright it, is your energy that create and most people don’t understand that part.
Regards
Thuens
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Writing down goals is important to do. Also reflecting and visualizing. The dream becomes real even before we reach our destination.
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