When it comes to money, most of us look at it as something that comes to us and then goes away from us. We hope that what comes to us is greater than what goes away, but more often than not, well...not.

Consider for a moment that this construct of the flow of money is actually incomplete. What if money actually flows in a circle - to us, through us, away from us, then back around to us again, with a reservoir on the side that we get to keep? 

Since money flows in this Universal circle, then it stands to reason that a block anywhere in that flow is a block everywhere in that flow. A block in the flow away from us ultimately blocks the flow coming back to us and so on.

For those who are tracking so far, you might be asking 'what do those blocks look like'? That is a great question. Let's take a look.

Let's say someone resents the wealthy, thinks that money is evil, or hates their job, those would be examples of blocks in the flow of money coming to us. Hating to spend money, or alway...

In the course of striving to have an abundant life full of prosperity, we oftentimes have uncomfortable conversations about money. We try to avoid them if we can, but in the end, we must force ourselves to suffer through those sometimes painful, yet important conversations.

One thing I have noticed in over 25 years as a coach is that more times than not, the conversations are having us rather than us having them. Much like a rollercoaster, the bar goes down, and while it may cause a multitude of emotions, the ride is always the same from start to finish. There is no way to deviate from the set path, nor alter its final destination. The same is true for these money conversations that we have with ourselves and others. The conversation starts and there may be fear, or other emotions, but the path of the conversation and its final conclusion are set.

This is what I mean when I say ‘The conversation is having us'. The words might be different, even the emotions may vary, but the end resu...

Living an abundant life is something I have spent more than 20 years exploring. In 2004 I made my first trip to Paris, France and fell in love. I knew one day I would live in this magnificent city! There was something about it, the people, the culture, that gave me a sense of being home. For the next ten years, I visited twice a year, until I finally made the move. After I sold my home and packed my things, on December 31^st, 2014 I boarded a plane to begin this new chapter in my life. Living in another country, with a different language and culture had its challenges, but I met them head-on. I began to forge friendships with people I now consider part of my family, and I learned more in the next 3 ½ years than I could ever have imagined. But one core value that will remain with me forever is the French approach to work and living an abundant life.

There is a misconception that the French are lazy and don’t like to work. It is not uncommon to see French workers protesting in the str...