Badassery Magazine Issue 6 | Page 22

We like to look at it this way: if you want a cup of water, you have to start with an empty cup, right? You can’t go to the sink with a cup full of old water and expect to fill it with fresh water. You have to dump it out first! Shifting is like dumping out old water to replace it with new water. Dump out the old so that there is room for the new. Thought replacement is only the beginning. Vision Boards + How They Assist in Shifting Before I became acquainted with the concept of how your surroundings really affect your progress, I had bills taped to my wall. The thought was that they would be removed as I paid each one off, but instead of feeling a sense of drive and encouragement, I felt downtrodden. So many bills; so much debt. No time. No money. These things kept circulating in my head every time I would enter my office area. I read an article one early morning before anybody else had awakened for the day and it blew my mind. It said something along the lines of: “Just like you are what you eat, you ARE what you SEE.” Hence, when I caught sight of the bills and the debt, they would fill my brain and leave no room for abundance. The freedom I felt was immensely spectacular. My shoulders were lighter and I immediately began noticing a flow of cash from unexpected sources. I booked three clients in a week and couldn’t believe the sudden demand for my services as a virtual assistant. What happened?! What exactly HAD happened? I had shifted my mind and I had shifted my circumstances and surroundings with simple, seemingly obvious changes that totally renewed how I felt about money. Not only was I receiving more income, I was able to spend MORE time in the Facebook groups and in the Coaching Club because I wasn’t so stressed about paying the bills! My definition of success was well on its way to being realized, and it was all due to my mindset shift. About the Author I removed the bills from my wall and instantly felt a sense of freedom. No, I did NOT ignore them. They went into a file folder in my office instead of on the wall, and once a week, I pull them out to check the books and make sure I’m on track to pay them off. However, instead of being in my face and hanging there as a constant reminder of what a failure I am, I allowed myself SPACE to accept new things, like money, into my life! In addition to removing the bills, I started saving pictures of things I wanted and I wrote - on my wall - exactly what I expected by October 1st. It was my version of a “vision board” and I’ve already achieved almost everything I wrote down. 21 Allie Williams is a mindset badass who lives in Alaska and runs a virtual assistance business. called Allie Williams Co. She also owns the VA Warehouse. In addition to working full time from home, she pretends to be grown up enough to raise her 1 year old daughter (but really has no idea what she’s doing). alliewilliams.co  