Coach Anja Schuetz shares her experience and knowledge in today’s guest post:

How To Make It Rain Money

by Anja Schuetz

I grew up in communism where religion and any kind of belief system were suppressed and discouraged.

After the wall came down and I grew up and got to travel the world, I was able to look at different cultures, beliefs, traditions and superstitions from the outside, with curiosity and respect, and without any judgment.

I noticed that beliefs come from either conditioning (upbringing) or choice. Either someone “told us a story” or we’ve been telling a story to ourselves.

I saw how beliefs could be inspiring and comforting, or limiting and guilt instilling.

When I realized I had a choice, I decided to go for inspiring and comforting! I started to believe in a friendly universe; a universe that wants to partner up and co-create with me and help me reach my full potential. All I have to do is show up like I mean it!

As soon as I started to really commit to what I wanted, the universe started doing its part, too: it opened my eyes to opportunities I didn’t see before and I “magically” met the right people who helped me move forward – either through important information or contacts.

Since then, I question my own limiting beliefs and choose better ones all the time, in order to create more magic in my life:

• “You can’t teach at a university if you never went to university yourself!” Says who? Watch me!
• “You can’t start a business in a financial crisis!” Oh yeah? Let’s see if that’s true!
• “Walking under a ladder brings bad luck!” Who ever made THAT up? I say, “It’s raining money on me when I walk under a ladder!” And I will seek out ladders to walk under! And it usually does rain money on me a few days later, because I choose to believe it and I show my commitment by confidently walking under them and imagining the feeling of catching thousands of Euro notes flying around me!

Beliefs are stories that we (or someone else) made up – not always based on real evidence. Some people may have real and solid evidence for their beliefs, but we can’t simply copy and paste their beliefs on us. What’s real for them may not apply to us. That’s why – if we feel stuck in a certain area of our life – we need to question our beliefs! We need to really look at what evidence has shown up in our life. And if we notice there isn’t any real evidence and those beliefs are not serving us any longer, we need to make up better ones! It’s as simple as that!

I know… simple doesn’t mean easy! It can be a big deal to let go of a conditioning we’ve been brought up with and lived by for our whole life! Beliefs can be super sticky – whether it’s harmless little superstitions or big, essential philosophies that have become part of our identity (and even that is only a belief).

But – as with everything – it just takes practice. Start with the little superstitions and practice letting go of them, or even better – turn them around! Use them for something good!

Are you really circling around ladders because you have solid evidence that walking under them brings bad luck? Have you verified that myth or did you just subscribe to it without questioning and allowed it to become a habit? What if you decided it brings good luck instead?

Do you really believe breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck? Do you believe saying Happy Birthday a day too early brings bad luck? Do you believe missing that one bowling pin brings seven years of bad sex??

My guess is you don’t really believe in all of that. My guess however is also, that when it happens to you or to someone else, you say something like, “Uh-oh! Seven years of bad luck!” And you might not even mean it, but words are powerful. Even if you don’t wholeheartedly believe in them, repeating them re-affirms those statements and registers them somewhere in the depths of your subconscious, and you never know in what ways they might be holding you back.

It’s time to re-frame and reaffirm positive, inspiring beliefs instead!

Next time you’ll see a black cat crossing the street – what will you choose to believe it means? It could mean that good news is around the corner for you! And if the cat walks in the opposite direction, how will that be even better for you?

Your beliefs are all yours! Make them fun and inspiring and have them serve you and others!

About Anja Schuetz

Anja Schuetz is a Personal Coach for Thirty-Something women, and a Customer Service consultant. Her 5-week online community course “The Supergirl’s Moneycure” starts on June 8 and will offer a mix of money magic, math and manifestation! It will also strengthen your “receiving muscles”. Get a pre-chapter here: http://anjaschuetz.net/moneycure and follow Anja on http://facebook.com/virtualanja