God always provides

As early as I can recall, I've had a negative attitude; I'm not sure why. Maybe I was just born with a dour outlook on life. I know, however, first hand the power of positive thinking. When I applied for college at an incredibly expensive school in California (Yeah, Mills!), everyone doubted I'd get in and encouraged me, like all my pals, to go to ASU. But I made up my mind it was Mills or bust, so I "acted as if" and did the footwork.

I was accepted, but I didn't get scholarship money, so that meant I really couldn't afford to go. But did I give up? Nope, I moved there, kept working and took one night class. I reapplied for a scholarship for the fall semester and won it. I was then on a ride until I graduated.

I don't know why I was able to be so positive in that case; no one else was. But I set a goal and stuck to it. So applying that same principle to my business, I've been doggedly doing the marketing and finishing work on time for new clients. I've even been giving them more than they paid for. But I went one step further.

I started reading about the power of God, in Marianne Williamson's books, in the Bible, wherever I can find it. And I posted the income I wanted to earn on my refrigerator so that I see it every day. I'm starting to turn off that negative brain chatter that says "You'll always be a loser."

Now that might not seem like much, and maybe there's more that I can do. But I will tell you that just as I finish up one project, it seems like the phone rings and something new comes in. So something is working. Maybe it's God?