Abundance Vs Scarcity

 I wonder how the world means different things to different individuals. Some people like Ice cream, some people don't like ice cream, some people like cricket, some people like football, some of them like a noisy life, some like the calmness of life, but that's what makes us all happy. We all require and need different things in life and that's what causes abundance in the world. Imagine if everyone liked the same girl or the same guy in life, wouldn't there be an issue on whom to marry then? Imagine if everyone in the world liked Indian food then there would be scarcity of Indian food, but since everyone likes different things, that's what makes individuals, different and abundant. Now I wanted to talk about abundance and scarcity mindset. An abundance mindset comes from the idea that nothing ends in the universe, absolutely nothing. On the other hand, scarcity mindset means that there's a limit to everything whether that's money, luxury or people. An abundance mindset excites you, whereas a scarcity mindset will scare you, horrify you into thinking that I can only get XYZ amount of money, I can only reach XYZ of position, etc. 

I don't know the real truth on whether the world is abundant or not. But I do know that the mindset can be abundant or it can lean towards scarcity. At this point, we are just understanding what abundance and scarcity really is. I would like to show a small diagram I got from google images. 





Here's a wonderful picture I found. The first point here is itself is the most important where an abundant mindset will say there is always more where that came from and the scarcity mindset will say there is never enough. That means that an abundant mindset person will always be more secure within himself/herself. That helps him/her to share the knowledge as someone will abundant mindset will always know that there's more, it's easier for them to built rapport and trust the other person easily. They also welcome competitors and they make the pie larger, and them stronger rather than resenting the competition. The rest of the things are very natural, they think more about giving, they are optimistic about the future and the think big and embrace the risk of thinking big. More importantly, they are thankful and they are confident and believe in their abilities to face challenges with resilience. 

Now let's think about where and how can we start thinking abundantly. Firstly, be more giving and don't expect anything for the things that you gave because you know that there's always more. Be giving when it comes to knowledge or compassion or kindness, go talk with the intention to give something rather than getting something. There would be situations where you would doubt whether should I give to this person or that person, but at that moment think that there's always more and give generously. Start to think big even if it means that there's a risk associated to it, if you want to make a house of 1 floor, think 10 floors, if  you want to make $500k think $1mn as the goal, if you want to lose weight, think of yourself as fit as possible, if you are 110kg aim for 70kg, but yeah do divide it into smaller achievable goals, but think big and that bug thought will always motivate you to be consistent. If you want to are thinking of saving money that you have, think about investing and doubling it, but make sure that you take calculated risks. Always remember there's always more. But remember these things are only working when the control is with you, it does not mean that if you want to date, date someone like Jennifer Aniston, that's not something that you can control. But do have an abundance mindset of going after her, but remember there's always more. So if not Jennifer, then someone else. As someone has said, hitch your wagon to the stars, low aim is a crime. It's important to think that there's always more(I know I am repeating myself). 

Everyday practices: 

1. You lose your job but there's always more. Take that risk. 
2. You might lose your money, but there's always more so make sure you invest rather than save. 
3. You might lose some knowledge, but remember there's always more. 







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