The power of the spoken word
What if I told you that what you are experiencing in your life right now is a reflection of what is going on in your inner world right now? Well, it’s true. At least according to success guru and fellow millennial, James Melouney.
What comprises your “inner world"?
Melouney, author of the book “The Art of Success,” describes the top three things that make up what’s going on within you.
1. Your “mental world” — your conscious and subconscious thoughts, knowledge, and beliefs about yourself, others, and the world.
2. Your “emotional world” — all the emotions that arise and fall within you, day in and day out.
3. Your “spiritual world” — the spiritual connection you have with yourself and the universe.
An Australian, Melouney left his job in corporate strategy to pursue his passion of serving others by learning and sharing lessons on life and success.
As it pertains to your inner world, he wrote in a recent newsletter: “If there appears to be a problem in your life (such as a lack of money), the first step to permanently solving that problem is to recognize that you’re seeing the fruit, not the root. You’re seeing the effect, not the cause.The symptom, not the disease itself.”
Melouney claims that if you can’t get past the initial symptom then you may be experiencing self-sabotage, a condition that tends to undermine most success you might experience in your life. I had the pleasure of having Melouney on my digital news program a few months ago where we discussed the importance of taking responsibility for what is happening in our lives and to examine the root cause rather than just the effect.
Some examples of harmful subconscious beliefs, which Melouney estimates a vast majority of individuals deal with, include views on success like: “I don’t deserve success. I’m not good enough. Success takes too much hard work.”
On wealth: “Money is the root of all evil. Rich people are greedy. Save your money for a rainy day. If I become wealthy then I risk losing it all.”
And on relationships: “I’m not worthy of love. I’m too old to find love. I’ll never be able to trust anyone.”
Melouney went on to outline that we don’t mean to sabotage our own success, but sadly, it’s become a by-product of the way our mind works.
“Our mind is constantly trying to learn and understand the world so that it can protect us and make sure we survive. How does it do this? It moves us toward perceived safety and away from perceived danger,” he wrote.
Of course, we form what might be considered a perceived danger from the experiences we’ve had throughout our young lives.
Melouney admits that it isn’t an easy thing to correct. But that by reconditioning your subconscious mind, you can ultimately achieve the health, wealth and happiness you desire most.
We live in a world surrounded by the noise of negativity and judging beliefs that grow within us over the course of our lives. Which is why Melouney underscores the importance of repeating empowering declarations and affirmations.
He suggests researching and coming up with “I am” type statements based