I quit my job and began a consulting business one year ago. With very little savings and no other source of income but my paintings, I launched into this venture. I supported myself for a year managing to sell some works and to take the company off the ground with two small projects. But the moment came when I had no more money left for my next month’s $1,300 rent. All my money was reinvested. No projects were yet showing up. I decided I needed to either take a loan or find a job that would give me that next “financial push”… A temporary assignment that would help me continue to move forward. I looked and looked, sent out tens of resumes… Nothing, no response. <\/p>\n
That is when a friend reached me via postal mail with a package that contained the book. I read The Secret and then visited the website. With strong faith and the deepest belief I printed the Universal bank check. I said to the Universe: “I need 50,000 to continue building my business, and lower rent.” I placed this check, as instructed, in front of my laptop on my desk, and continued to work every day on my business development… not knowing where rent would come from. <\/p>\n
Two weeks ago I received a call from my boyfriend: his parents had decided to renovate a property of theirs in the City and offered it to both of us to live and pay a maintenace fee of $500 between the two of us. The same week I received a call from a friend whom I haven’t seen in 8 years. A vacancy in her office had opened for a temporary (1 yr) job paying 45,000. She wanted me to take the job. I was concerned about working full time again in an office. She oferred all the time flexibility I needed for my company. “We need someone like you urgently,” she said. <\/p>\n
A week ago a new client called my studio. He had been referred to me by a friend of his. He has commisioned a new project from me. The invoice totaled $15,000. My profit on this sale will be $5000. <\/p>\n
Now, New Yorkers only believe in taxi cabs and bagels. But HEY!… call it The Secret, call it faith, call it the right mind set, or as you prefer. All I know is that I will pay my $1300 rent this month for the second to last time. I have more than enough for my rent. I have plenty to continue my business, I have a job that helps people of less means, and an exciting future sharing a beautiful space with the man I love at a price I love! MOST OF ALL I have what it takes to believe! AND THAT makes me feel wonderful every time I wake up every morning, and before I open my eyes when I sit on the bed and touch the ground with my feet, I say GRACIAS. <\/p>\n
Today I called my friend who gave me The Secret book. I left a message for him: “It works!!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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