Podcast Summary
The 7 Laws of Inner Abundance: Believe bliss is a birthright, cultivate resilience, and align inner world with abundance for personal and collective transformation
The 7 laws of inner abundance, as taught by Preston Smiles, can help individuals overcome fear and struggle around money and amplify their lives. These laws, drawn from personal experiences, allegories from the Bible, and stories from mentors, include the belief that bliss is a birthright and that resilience is key to growth. Preston shares his journey from financial hardship to becoming an abundance coach for thousands, highlighting how his relationships and consciousness also grew alongside his wealth. Ultimately, the 7 laws offer a path to aligning one's inner world with abundance, leading to both personal and collective transformation. Join Emily Fletcher's free Bliss Activation events to explore these concepts further and connect with like-minded individuals.
Relationships as powerful catalysts for personal growth: Meeting a partner can introduce new experiences and help heal wounds. Relationships are workshops for confronting challenges and expanding consciousness. Be open and align with your partner's frequency to maximize growth.
Meaningful relationships can serve as powerful catalysts for personal growth and abundance. The speaker shares how meeting his partner introduced him to new experiences and helped him work through his wounds. He emphasizes that relationships are the greatest workshops, allowing us to confront our challenges and expand our consciousness. The speaker also highlights the importance of being open to the relationship and aligning with one's partner in vibration and frequency. Additionally, he believes that the universe always says yes, but it's up to us to expand our bandwidth and determine what our yes is. Overall, the speaker's story underscores the transformative potential of relationships and the importance of embracing them fully.
Our mindset shapes our reality: Shift your perspective to recognize your inherent worth and open yourself up to receiving abundance from the universe
Our mindset and perception play a significant role in determining our experiences and what we believe we deserve. The speaker emphasizes that material possessions, no matter how big or small, are not what truly matters. Instead, it's our ability to recognize our inherent worth and receive the abundance the universe has to offer. The universe, seen as God, doesn't make distinctions between beings or possessions. Our willingness to receive and believe we deserve good things opens us up to receiving more. The speaker encourages seeing beauty in all things and deciding to be ready for abundance, as the universe is a yes button that meets every yes we've ever given. Our consciousness and mindset shape our reality, and shifting our perspective can lead to experiencing wealth and paradise in any situation.
Trusting the process and allowing things to unfold: Trusting the universe and making the most of current circumstances can lead to unexpected growth and abundance.
The universe doesn't care about our personal struggles or desires in the way we might think. Instead, it's our ability to trust and allow things to unfold that leads to growth and abundance. The speaker draws an analogy between this and the parable of the talents in the Bible, emphasizing that if we don't use what we have, we'll lose it. So, the invitation is to make the most of our current circumstances, rather than focusing on what we don't have or wishing for someone else's. This mindset shift can lead to unexpected and delightful experiences, like showing up to a fancy restaurant and being served amazing things we never could have imagined. Ultimately, it's about trusting the process and receiving what comes our way with gratitude.
Recognizing and developing team talents leads to growth: Acknowledging and rewarding team members for going beyond their tasks can foster motivation and unlock new opportunities. Staying committed to our goals by addressing fears and taking aligned action can lead to personal and professional growth.
Recognizing and nurturing the talents of your team members can lead to significant growth for both the individual and the company. The social media manager in this example went beyond their assigned tasks to strategize, innovate, and contribute in meaningful ways. By acknowledging and rewarding their efforts, the CEO not only fostered a motivated and engaged team but also unlocked new opportunities for the business. Moreover, the speaker emphasized the importance of focusing on our desires as assignments from the CEO of our lives. By going through the intention formula, we can identify and address the fears and reasons our ego comes up with for why we can't achieve our goals. Proving these reasons to be philosophies rather than facts and taking aligned committed action can lead to the desired results. In essence, recognizing and developing the talents of team members and staying committed to our goals can lead to personal and professional growth.
Law of Diminishing Intent: Take Action Quickly to Avoid Envy and Missed Opportunities: Acting quickly on ideas or assignments strengthens our connection and prevents feelings of envy, while delayed action can lead to missed opportunities and a sense of loss. Embrace the discomfort and take immediate, aligned action to turn envy into motivation and make progress towards goals.
Immediate, aligned commitment to action is crucial for achieving results. The longer you wait to take action on an idea or assignment, the weaker your connection to it becomes. This concept, known as the law of diminishing intent, can lead to missed opportunities and feelings of envy or jealousy towards others who are acting on their ideas. To avoid this, it's essential to take action as soon as possible, even if it's uncomfortable or scary. Envy can actually be a source of inspiration, reminding us of our own untapped potential. When we feel triggered by someone else's success, it's important to remember that they don't own us, but rather, we own the desire within us to express and create. By embracing this mindset and taking immediate, aligned action, we can turn feelings of envy into motivation and make meaningful progress towards our goals.
Embrace different domains of abundance: Recognize self-love, power, aging, authenticity, and God's presence for true abundance. Strive for health and vitality in all life stages.
It's essential to recognize and appreciate the different domains of abundance in our lives beyond material possessions or external validation. The speaker emphasizes the importance of self-love, understanding that we are more powerful than any external influence, and embracing the aging process with pride in our accomplishments rather than fear. The speaker encourages living authentically, recognizing that there is nowhere God isn't, and embracing the power within ourselves. The ultimate goal should be to strive for health and vitality in all stages of life rather than trying to delay the inevitable aging process.
Breaking Free from External Validation: Through inner child work, joy scheduling, and focusing on internal vibrations, we can learn to embrace self-love and abundance without relying on external validation or attachments.
Our obsession with external identifiers and appearances can limit our self-love and personal power. From makeup and filters to wealth and muscles, these external factors can often feel like they're owning us rather than the other way around. The speaker shares her personal experience of optimizing her life through various means, including inner child work and play, which led to significant growth and success. By scheduling in joy and choosing to focus on our internal vibrations and emotions, we can break free from external validation and truly embrace self-love and abundance. The workshop mentioned in the conversation, where participants are asked to strip down all external identifiers, is a powerful reminder of the discomfort and freedom that comes with letting go of these attachments. Ultimately, the goal is to not be slaves to these external factors but to learn to choose joy and love regardless of the external circumstances.
Letting go and forgiving for inner peace: Forgiving past transgressions and emotional debts leads to inner peace, personal growth, and spiritual elevation.
Creating a peaceful and joyful environment within oneself by letting go of past transgressions and forgiving others, including oneself, can lead to an increase in inner abundance and bandwidth. This process, often referred to as inner child work, involves acknowledging and addressing past mistakes, lies, and emotional debts. By doing so, one can elevate their spiritual state and separate from negative influences and relationships. The universe responds positively to this readiness and willingness to let go and grow, making it essential for personal and spiritual development.
Exploring personal growth and self-discovery through challenging conversations: Personal growth requires cutting ties with old beliefs and uncomfortable conversations. Build a strong inner foundation, seek support, and embrace humility for a more authentic and fulfilling life.
Personal growth and self-discovery sometimes require cutting ties with the past and old beliefs, even if it means uncomfortable conversations and challenging relationships. The speaker shares an experience of reevaluating his faith and questioning his mother's religious beliefs, leading to a deeper understanding of his own identity and spirituality. This process of separation and elevation can be uncomfortable for both parties, but ultimately leads to growth and new perspectives. The speaker emphasizes the importance of building a strong inner foundation and somatic body to hold and support these new beliefs, allowing for a more authentic and fulfilling life. Additionally, the speaker's experience highlights the importance of humility, allowing oneself to be a student, and seeking support from loved ones during times of transition.
Childhood experiences shape us: Despite feeling shame from childhood experiences, the speaker learned to connect with others and use his experiences to help others. Acknowledging past mistakes and shifting consciousness can lead to positive change.
Our experiences, even those that seem negative or shameful, can shape us into the people we become. The speaker shares how being placed in a class with children with neurodivergence as a child, despite being a genius, led him to feel shame and embarrassment. However, this experience also allowed him to connect with others who were often overlooked and underappreciated. He learned to see the value in people who were different from him and to use his experiences to help others. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of acknowledging past mistakes and the power of shifting one's consciousness to focus on being a vessel for positive change. This perspective has helped him create the Abundance Reset, a resource designed to empower those who didn't grow up with the same opportunities for financial and emotional intelligence. Ultimately, the speaker's message is one of resilience, empathy, and the power of using our experiences to make a positive impact on the world.
Learning from Children's Ability to Let Go: Children teach us to live in the moment, express emotions fully, and let go of grudges. Be mindful of imprints on kids and work on self-development to remove limiting beliefs.
Children have the unique ability to teach us about abundance and letting go of grudges. They live in the moment and do not hold onto negative feelings. We can learn from them to express and feel emotions fully, and then move on. Additionally, it's important to be mindful of the imprints we leave on our children and to continuously work on removing any limiting beliefs or thought patterns we may have. The story of the dog and its puppies serves as a reminder that our emotional injuries can impact those around us, making self-development work crucial.
Personal growth through transparency and healing past traumas: Ongoing processes of transparency and healing past traumas are essential for personal growth and happiness. Everyone carries burdens, and finding balance between transparency and withholding is crucial for independent progress.
Breaking cycles and cleaning up past transgressions are ongoing processes essential for personal growth and happiness. While abundance is a birthright, our ability to enjoy it depends on the work we put into our lives. Full transparency in relationships is desirable but not always achievable, as everyone carries burdens that may not be suitable for others. Past traumas and emotional securities can significantly impact our ability to move forward independently. The work of addressing these issues is ongoing, and it's crucial to find the balance between transparency and withholding. Ultimately, the goal is to clean up our lives to increase happiness and enjoy the abundance that exists regardless.
Financial independence vs. freedom: Recognizing financial independence and focusing on the present moment leads to true freedom, while excessive focus on financial freedom can create unnecessary stress and slavery to desire.
Financial freedom is an illusion, and focusing too much on it can make us slaves to our own desire for it. Instead, striving for financial independence and recognizing that our needs are always met in the present moment is the key to true freedom. Our brains are wired towards negativity, but we can retrain them to focus on the facts rather than the philosophies that may be holding us back. By acknowledging that we have always had our needs met and focusing on the present, we can overcome any perceived financial hardships and find abundance. Remember, community is the new currency, and we all have it in abundance. We cannot worry our way to abundance, but by fasting from lack and focusing on the present, we can break free from limiting beliefs and live a more fulfilling life.
Finding joy in everyday moments: Appreciating present experiences and finding joy in mundane tasks can lead to a fulfilling and abundant life
Focusing on appreciating what we have in the present moment and finding joy in everyday experiences is a powerful way to tap into a sense of abundance and productivity. This mindset, often referred to as "getting high on your own supply," can lead to a daily feeling of excitement and motivation, which in turn attracts more positivity and abundance into our lives. The speaker emphasizes that this appreciation can be practiced in even the most mundane moments, such as caring for children or completing household tasks. By shifting our perspective and finding pleasure in these moments, we can experience a sense of paradise and fulfillment, rather than waiting for external circumstances to provide it for us. This mindset is not a lucky occurrence, but a principle that can be applied consistently to create a fulfilling and abundant life.
The power of love and holding space during struggles: Love and holding space for others during their struggles can lead to profound moments of connection and growth. Being present and loving in relationships, especially during challenges, is essential for meaningful connections.
The ability to love and hold space for others during their struggles, even when it's uncomfortable, can lead to profound moments of connection and growth. The speaker shared a personal experience of staying with a loved one through his pain, and the gratitude and appreciation she felt for being able to be there for him. She also emphasized the importance of being present and loving in relationships, especially when it's challenging. The speaker also touched on the importance of demonstrating love and self-growth through social media and how it can inspire others to practice the inner laws of abundance. Overall, the conversation highlighted the power of love, presence, and resilience in creating meaningful connections and overcoming challenges.
Find authentic role models: Seek inspiration from genuine individuals, focusing on their authentic principles and the value they bring to the journey, rather than superficial perfection.
The people we look up to, whether in business or personal life, can greatly influence us and expand our possibilities. However, it's essential to discern between those who inspire through authentic principles and those who may appear successful but are punishing themselves through their own negative behaviors. The consumer or audience is becoming more discerning, and those who provide a "gateway drug" of superficial perfection may not last. Instead, focus on the appreciation of the experience and the realness that authentic role models bring to our lives. The ultimate goal should be to find meaning and fulfillment in the journey itself, rather than fixating on external results.
Embracing Individuality and Unlocking New Possibilities: Believing in one's own power, letting go of limiting beliefs, and embracing individuality can lead to personal growth and success. Love is the inner law of abundance.
Embracing individuality and doing things on one's own terms can lead to great success and personal growth. The speakers admire individuals like Amanda Francis and Reverend Ike, who challenge conventions and teach the importance of believing in one's own power. They encourage letting go of limiting beliefs and old identities to unlock new possibilities. Preston Smiles, in particular, shares his journey of changing his name and embodying a new identity to align with his values. By embracing the idea that "love is all there is, was, and ever will be," one can unlock the inner laws of abundance and live a more fulfilling life. To learn more about these principles and work with Preston Smiles, visit prestonsmiles.com.
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