Many years ago, 11.75 to be specific, I arrived in London. Freshly graduated, just shy of 20, about to start my first “proper job”, I was immensely nervous.
And a little clueless – I needed to find shelter but how did the rental market work here? Why was everything (especially rent) twice or three times more expensive than the north?
I didn’t know anyone here, nor did I have many possessions then, well, except from my close-to-maxed out credit card.
I went to see landlord after landlord, and only found out that there were very few places I could afford, which all involved house-sharing with others.
It wasn’t ideal given how introverted I am. But I thought that was all I had enough for. When I was just about to sign a contract to live in one of the houses, I saw a studio available for rent next to it.
Small, yet it beamed an aura of independence, you know, it felt so grown up.
I took a little peek at the price: Holy, S…definitely a stretch! But I LOVED that studio! Due to the imbalanced supply and demand, it could be gone in minutes. I had to make a snap decision.
“What would your most prosperous self do?” A seductive female voice came out of a radio in the shop nearby.
After the initial reaction of “what a cheesy question!”, that voice really got me into thinking on the spot. The more I thought about it, the more I was inspired.
Even to this day I still remember the goosebumps I got, “No, I don’t just want a shelter. My most prosperous self wants a home. I want a home! I want the freedom to chill and relax on my own after a long day…”
As I heard myself, I committed to that studio.
For the record, I did have to take out another credit card to be able to pay for the deposit, but very soon I got a pay rise and a bonus to cover the additional rent.
Nine months later, I moved to a slightly bigger studio flat; then another year later, to a much more spacious n chic one bed apartment where I stayed until Andrew asked me to marry him.
I had many mature friends who teased me: “You? On your own? Living in such a (relatively) big place in crowded London? How much money could you have saved from rent after these years, so silly.”
I smiled at them “Maybe”, but I knew my truth well, “Probably silly, but how many 20s can one have in a lifetime? And how much freedom I would have sacrificed otherwise? Plus my salary kept going up anyway – when I’m sane at home, I always do a good job at work.”
When you aim to make more, there’s so much more abundance available to you than merely saving more…
What would your most prosperous self do?
We must honour what is important to us.
I am not asking you to get into debt or live beyond your means.
And I definitely don’t imply that you must live by yourself in your 20s (or at any age!).
The merit of the story is simple: don’t let your existing circumstances define you, get back in touch with what lights you up and make decisions from that place.
Nothing is more empowering than inviting your most prosperous self to nudge you into the direction you are meant to take (ie, the place in life that your soul feels like it belongs).
Don’t make decisions based on money, but allow money to provide for your dream.
Once you make a commitment with your Self. Money does come to support you. Money wants you to succeed. Money wants you to make things happen. Money wants to assist you to manifest whatever feels important to you: be it freedom, quality time, peace…whatever matters to you the most.
When you think of money, it is possible to feel a rush of gratitude and love, not fear, anxiety or resentment.
Money is neither your master nor servant (I know that those two extremes are the notions of our society but really it isn’t fun nor empowering!)
Instead, money can be a dear friend, a devoted lover, a joyful guide and healer for you, who loves and adores you, who witnesses your most beautiful, confident and prosperous Self inside.
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