Abundance Mindset

Abundance is defined as a very large quantity of something . That definition implies that it has to be a physical , tangible thing . But what we will talk about today is abundance mindset , because an abundance mindset can create abundance in anything . It could be time , money , relationships , emotions and success .

When you say things like there's not enough money , time or resources , you're in scarcity mindset . Islam promotes abundance mindset . Charity is the prime example of that . When you are giving away something for the sake of Allah , you are in an abundance mindset . Charity forces a belief that I have enough .

If you've had a belief that there isn't enough money , you could never create the action line of giving charity , because the feeling line will always be scarcity . Scarcity is based on fear , the most common primal response Fear of losing money , fear of not having enough , fear of not being able to survive if you give out your possessions .

These primal responses continue to cause great influence on humans because they're automatic and difficult to identify . When you can't identify something , it's difficult to correct it . When we talk about abundance in terms of charity , it almost universally sounds like we're talking about money . Of course money is one component , but it is not the whole picture .

We all know the teaching of the Prophet peace be upon him when he told us to be charitable with our smiles . I'm talking about abundance in mindset . My business coach says when you elevate your mindset , everything else elevates with you . Why is that ? It's because you create everything with your mind .

Let's say you operate from a thought that there's too much competition in my field . That's exactly the result you'll create because your actions will be aligned with too much competition . Your actions will be aligned with too much competition .

In a case like that , you're most likely to engage in brain action , worrying about how much competition there actually is and gathering more evidence for it . Even if you do take some action , you're more likely to quit at the first sight of an obstacle and you'll fail because the underlying premise is that there's too much competition .

Therefore , proving your thought and brain will tell you . See , I told you it's too much competition . Contrast that , from an abundance mindset you can say that there is the right customer out there for me . What can I create that the customer will value enough to pay me for it ?

Or , as an employee , you can say what value can I create to help me stand out from other employees ? Or you also have a choice to think that nothing you do will get you noticed because the boss is just self-absorbed . You absolutely have the freedom to think that , but remember , that is the result . You will create Thoughts .

Always create results that match the original thought . That's a self-fulfilling prophecy . Create results that match the original thought . That's a self-fulfilling prophecy . Instead of this scarcity mentality , ask yourself questions like how can you provide value ? How can you contribute despite of the circumstances ? That leads you to an abundance mindset .

This leads you to be creative , to identify problems that a customer might be facing or that your workplace might be facing , and that will lead you to provide solutions for that problem from your creativity . That a customer might be facing or that your workplace might be facing , and that will lead you to provide solutions for that problem from your creativity .

If whoever you're providing value to does not find value in your creativity , come back to the drawing board and see how you can change your actions and thoughts to create something that is worthwhile to the other person . Instead of perceiving this as a failure , you can continue to recreate value .

I'm sorry to say , but people are not interested in your passion , about your business or your career or your education . They are only interested in what value you're bringing to the table , no matter how deeply you feel connected to your work . That is your formula , your state of being . No one will give you money for what you value .

They will give you money for what they value . It's not about you , it's not personal , it's just about them . Money in this sense , is a token of exchange of value . That's it . If I value time and you're going to provide me a service that will give me time , I will pay you money for it .

If I value organic food and you will provide me that product , I will pay you money to get that value . Stop thinking of your business or your place of employment as you are taking money . You will always undersell yourself if you remain in that scarcity mindset . Always think of it as you are giving what's valuable .

That giving abundance mindset will elevate your own self-worth and you're more likely to get the money you deserve for it . Giving value also does not mean hustle .

If you're staying in the office until 8 pm on a Friday while everyone else leaves at 5 , it doesn't matter how much extra time you spend at the workplace , what did you create at the end of those extra hours ? If you did not create more value than any other person , then you might as well have gone home , rested or worked out or spent time with your family .

Always measure any chunk of time you spend by the value you create by the end of it . That will keep you from hustling . I am not a big fan of hustle . If you're always trying to meet deadlines , falling behind , worried , feeling rushed or always busy , you're not doing it right . Creating value does not mean any of that .

You can be valuable to someone and feel relaxed and happy while doing it . Value is what other person perceives to be valuable , especially when you create a profitable exchange of money . You , on one hand , might think that your product or service is the most valuable in the world . Valuable especially when you create a profitable exchange of money .

You , on one hand , might think that your product or service is the most valuable in the world , but if the feedback that you're getting is telling you that it's not valuable to others . Then renew your beliefs , redesign , rebrand , reinvest and recreate your value . Keep going forward , fail more and continue to learn until you've created the value that others want .

Abundance mindset says I can create value any day of the week . I just have to keep an open mind about the research and development of my product and service . Scarcity mindset says too many people are creating better value than me . People are not interested in this . I don't have anything valuable to offer .

And then you quit on the first negative feedback that you get from your environment . You have to stop that . You have to perform mental hygiene on these garbage thoughts . Current media capitalizes on our primal response of fear and broadcasts what people pay attention to because of this fear .

Media will broadcast only news on terrorism , skewed against whoever they feel like , targeting robberies , natural disasters , anything that engages the human primal response of fear , so they can actually pay attention to what the media outlet is saying , so they can pay them money for it .

This will lead to a human believing that we are living in a very bad time , creating scarcity . But perhaps we should slow down and question what we're being fed . Is that really true ? Perhaps these are distortions of our mind .

Peter DeMantis , ceo of Zero Gravity Corporation , with medical degrees from Harvard Medical School and an engineer degree from MIT , also a serial entrepreneur , says that we're actually living in a most peaceful and the most abundant time in human history .

Yes , we have species extinction , global warming , pandemic , but we also have the most advanced technology that humans have ever developed to be able to deal with these challenges . He is basically offering an abundance mindset . Energy is limited .

Yes , all of that might be true , but what is also true is that we are utilizing more and more alternate and more sustainable forms of energy . Water is being polluted . Human beings will be fighting wars based on water availability . It might be true . We also have technology that we can drink water out of contaminated sources and continue to thrive .

You might be thinking that this type of abundance mindset is just unrealistic , since we are actually facing serious problems threatening to humanity and I actually do agree that there are statistically significant , proven , serious problems . Then what is the point of being an unrealistic abundant mindset ?

In other words , what's the point of me suggesting to turn the situation around ? Think abundantly about it , just so we can feel better about the situation . So , again , you might be thinking that this is all unrealistic . But to that I say based on that definition , everyone is acting on some unrealistic expectation .

If everyone interprets reality based on their thoughts , then it is just their reality strictly , then it is just their reality strictly , no one else's so . Would you rather have unrealistic expectations that serve you or unrealistic expectations that don't serve you ? The point I'm trying to make here is nothing good ever comes out of negative cognitions and expectations .

You cannot solve the problems you're facing in the current world by scarcity mindset . If you're going to be making up expectations and experiences , might as well choose the cognitions that serve you . Choose abundance mindset that actually will get you the result the glass is half full . Again , you're allowed to believe that the glass is half empty .

But which one of these choices will serve you ? Because the challenges that humanity will face will always be there , maybe of different types . Be mindful of the mindset , because that is the result you will create .

Abundance mindset is what creates solutions . Bottom line , you can attempt to pound your way through life with a scarcity mindset , but it will be exhausting and not create any meaningful results . It will probably just barely create survival at the bare minimum . But we want to thrive .

It's okay to believe that we have technology to create alternative fuel sources wind , water , solar energy and what I'm saying is that it's not only okay to believe that . It is recommended to believe that . Practice abundance mindset on purpose , because the media will have you believing the scarcity mindset Just so they could sell more news .

The beautiful part about practicing all of this is that if it's not believable to you in the beginning , then just take small steps , choosing different thoughts . The pandemic is horrible . To we have a pandemic . To . We have a pandemic in the 21st century . To we have the technology to stay connected in the pandemic in the 21st century .

Staircase your way up to the highest , most abundant thought possible and spend time at each stair step to make it believable to you . Repeating these thoughts will make them automatic and subconscious . That will eventually make them easy to access and will make that your new reality .

Media , on the other hand , will scream bloody murder about all the inhumane things people are doing , but you'll be able to find evidence that we are living in the most peaceful abundant time humankind has ever seen .

Peter DeMantis , the same Harvard-MIT guy that I just mentioned , is also a co-founder of Singularity University , where he teaches most recent technology and how to overcome these human challenges . Humanity has always had challenges . Overcome these human challenges . Humanity has always had challenges . We will always have them .

That is one of the promises that Allah SWT made to us . So I'm not negating their presence . But with abundance mindset you can actually do something about these challenges . So one of the other skills you can practice to achieve abundance mindset is through elevating others with compliments .

The accolades I listed above for Peter Diamandis , his contributions towards technology and education , elevate him in your mind . Elevating him , complimenting his achievements and hard work do not hurt me in any way . If anything , it helps . You see that I'm always building others up and it builds me up in your mind . It's a win-win situation .

Islam promotes that by asking us to hide faults in others , especially our brothers and sisters in Islam , and promoting them in our minds by making dua for them . A hadith recorded by Abu Huraira Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim , allah will conceal his faults in this life and the hereafter .

Another place recorded in Ahmad and Abu Dawud Prophet says O gathering who believe with their tongues , but faith has yet to enter their hearts , do not backbite the muslims and do not search into their private matters .

Whoever searches for their private matters will have allah follow up on his private matters , and whose private matters allah follows , he will expose him , even if his acts were done in his house . For you to be searching in somebody else's private matters and to bring them down means that you have to be low yourself .

For you to actively be working towards shaming somebody else's name , you have to be in scarcity mindset . If you are practicing abundant mindset , you will not have the time and the energy to bring someone else down . So listen to the Prophet . Peace be upon him .

In the Quran , surah An , surah Noor , ayah , 19 , indeed , those who like that immorality should be spread among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the hereafter . And Allah knows and you do not know . So , based on these teachings , we have to work on building each other up . We have to work on hiding others' faults .

There are few exceptions to these rules , but in general , if we work to hide others' faults and build them up , it takes an abundance mindset from our part to be able to do that . That abundance mindset only benefits you . Scarcity mindset , finding faults with others , with the boss , with the system , with the world only hurts you .

Why , you might ask then , are we stuck in scarcity ? That is because it has become a memorized emotion . It is a primal , fear-based response , and to actively combat that we also have many teachings in Islam . Allah SWT says In many places to give and you will be rewarded manyfold . The reward of charitable acts is multiplied manyfold .

The reward of sending salawats on the Prophet is multiplied . The reward of hard work is multiplied . The reward of sending salawats on the Prophet is multiplied . The reward of hard work is multiplied . The reward of charity is multiplied .

Surah Al-Hadid , ayah 18 , says Barely who gives alms , be they men or women , and give a lot of beautiful loan shall be repaid after increasing it in many times , and theirs shall be a generous reward . Allah SWT is promoting abundance mentality because he knows this will help humanity create a successful life .

You can be abundant and charitable with your smile , with your actions , with your compliments . You can literally practice abundance mindset with everything . But it becomes hard to do and hard to see when automatic programming is scarcity mindset . This is based on a fear conditioned response of the primal brain .

Our job then becomes to identify that primal response and to correct it . If we were conditioned into it , we can decondition ourselves as well .

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala urges actions of charity because when we act we create more evidence that we can be abundant with our minds , with our possessions , money , our words , our behavior All of this creates a mindset of abundance . Giving is an action that can only come from abundance .

Giving value at your workplace , in your business , giving love to your family , giving compliments to your fellow humans all of these acts of giving require abundance . Giving does not diminish you . Giving means you're already elevated to a level that you have something to contribute In the formula where circumstances lead to thinking , feeling , actions and results .

Action line of giving that Islam emphasizes puts humans in the thinking line or feeling line of abundance . And all of this doesn't just apply to money . Money is , of course , the part of it , but not all of it . Practice abundance with your time , with your skills , with your attention , with your thoughts and feelings , emotions , with your words .

If you have nothing else , just think positively about others . That will put you in a state of abundance .

Making genuine du'a for someone's prosperity is the best abundant mentality you can practice . Just imagine how many times you've read or heard someone say Islam encourages giving , making du'a , hiding others' mistakes , charity with money . In your smile you will find a lot of evidence for this .

That's because these action items come from abundance , and abundance creates success . With that , I will pray that . May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala help us recognize all of the abundance around us and be in gratitude for his blessings . May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala protect us from scarcity mindset and from living in fear .

I make dua for you to genuinely prosper and benefit from all of the rewards that Allah promises you for your abundance . Please keep me in your duas as well . I will talk to you guys next time .