Excerpted from the free e-book Attract Money Now, by Joe Vitale
 
If you’re in a place right now that doesn’t feel so good or seem too safe, remind yourself this is only temporary. I have no idea what wonderful good is headed your way – and neither do you. What you have to do is stay the course and follow your heart.  – Joe Vitale
 
I’ve traveled a great deal in the last couple of years – since the beginning of what’s been called the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s – and I speak to thousands of people about how to attract what they really want in life. Even those who were skeptical are now much more interested in finding out how to attract wealth. People are being laid off or losing their jobs, while their homes and assets have been slashed in value, and are now eager to hear what I have to say. Those that once found it easy to be positive and upbeat about their future are now frightened and unsure.  What's the solution to all this? 
I’ve spent a great deal of time and developed many programs to help people find joy, happiness, and financial freedom in their lives. However, many people have decided to sit on the sidelines until now. They felt their lives were fine, relationships okay, and their career or business good. They didn’t feel the need to try anything new or different. They were close-minded.
Now it’s a different world. The lives of literally millions of people have reached a critical juncture. They feel as if they’re running out of options and search for anything that will help – even if they used to think it was a little too far out of the ordinary for them.
              Just writing that makes me smile because I was once one of the most skeptical, negative people around. I didn’t have a dime to my name, a roof over my head and I’d borrow money from anyone and everyone that I could with no clue how I would pay it back. The interesting thing was that this happened in the 1970’s and early 1980’s as the oil market cratered and unemployment skyrocketed.
              Sounds a little familiar, doesn’t it?
 
It only has to knock once.
              Each morning during that horrible time, I would see the same dejected, hopeless expression in my eyes in the mirror – the very same expression I see on many people today. Though I understand how they feel, and how you may be feeling about your financial situation, I know that with tremendous struggle and hardship come tremendous opportunities.
              What?! 
              Opportunity??? 
              I know you’ve heard that before and might not have taken the idea seriously, but it’s true. As humans, we tend to float along doing what’s easiest or most familiar. We stay in our comfort zone. It may be lousy, but at least it's known. It’s not until we are plunged into turmoil that we begin evaluating our lives and then, and only then, are our minds finally open to change.
              Financial hardship has a way of beating the pride out of you. Unfortunately, it also destroys your self-confidence and you become convinced you are hopeless. This is where the real problem lies. You no longer believe in anything. Not in yourself, not in your ability to overcome, not in the knowledge that tomorrow is another chance. You lose hope.
This lack of belief isn’t about reality – it’s about perception. Just because you have less money in your pocket than the next person, doesn’t make you less of a person – but it can make you feel that way. When everything around you seems to be faltering, it is hard to see the good. But that doesn’t mean the good isn’t there.
Opportunities are all around you. It only takes one to change the course of your life completely.
 
To order a free e-version of Attract Money Now, visit www.AttractMoneyNow.com.
Joe Vitale’s main website is www.MrFire.com.
Read an exclusive interview with Joe about his new book in the August issue of Austin All Natural and a review in the September issue, both at www.AustinAllNatural.com