Working Hard is Optional
by Erika Gombosova

(Get What You Want Out of Life the Easy Way)

When I was a little girl growing up, I was made to believe you have to work hard to get somewhere in life or to get what you want. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, it was basically implied that whatever socio-economical group you were born in, you stayed there. That is just the way it is. That is the card you have been dealt. Even though there was a part of me that resisted this “truth,” there was another part of me that believed it. Because every single person in my environment was showing me that’s the way it is. I didn’t have any other point of reference.

To sum up my programming from my childhood, it went something like this: You have to work your butt off for what you want and still the chances of getting it is pretty slim or non–existent if you go beyond where you came from.

Pretty sad isn’t it, especially because now-a-days I know better. But why am I telling all this?

The fact is; I’m not the only person who was conditioned this way. There are a lot of women who are conditioned this way (or similar) and if I were to guess, you are likely one of them. There is no wonder why, because our society embraces and enforces hard work. It comes with the suggestion or the unspoken notion that the more you do, the more productive you are, the better person and more valuable it makes you.

Or does it?

It comes back to these questions:

	How much do you really value yourself?
	How much worth do you feel you have as a woman?
	Is your worth and your value in your eyes solely measured by how much you do, accomplish, and how hard you work?

Your value as a woman isn’t determined by how much you do or accomplish, neither is your worth.

You have value and worth because you were born, period. It comes with the package. But, I guess if you were never exposed to this fact and nobody told or showed you, how would you know? You wouldn’t…so now you do.

Another thing I want to point out here: If you don’t value yourself very much, and your sense of worth comes from accomplishing and doing, then chances are you are going to work really, really hard. Because if you don’t, then where would that leave you—without value, without worth and most likely uncomfortable. Nobody wants to be without value and without worth. For sure we don’t want to be uncomfortable. Nobody I know anyway. :)

Once you recognize this fact and own that this is where you function from, you can do something about it. That is, if you are tired of working hard and you want things to be easier. I realized after many years of struggling and working hard that isn’t the way I want to live my life. My intention is to have an easy life. Now I’m committed for it to be so.

If that is what you desire as well, here is what you can do to get started:

1. Make a conscious intention to recognize the God Given Value you have as a woman, regardless of whether you work hard or not.

2. Some ways to do that:

	journal in the morning
	meditate for couple of minutes
	take a walk in nature
	dance to your favorite music
	be creative
	drive (this may sound crazy but it does it for me)

Here is the process that works for me when it comes to having it the easy way:

1. Set an Intention: Intention sets things in motion in the direction you desire.

2. Create a picture of your outcome (get into the feeling place): For me pictures do the job, much better than the words. I use pictures that help me to get into the feeling place of what I’m looking for. Feelings pull it into reality. If you prefer words and that works for you better, then write. Or, you can do both.

3. Let it go and trust: This is possibly the hardest one. Trusting when you don’t have a proof and looking into the unknown can be challenging. Don’t try to figure out the how, this limits the possibilities.

4. Watch what comes back to you and take action based on what you get: Watch for signs that are in alignment with what you want and then act upon them (go for what feels right).

5. Keep moving based on the feedback: Continue to take action based on what you get.

6. Receive: Get ready to get to the outcome you desire.

7. Give thanks and gratitude: Be thankful and acknowledge how the Universe supports you. It will open up the door to more possibilities. It acknowledges the process and the power of it.

So there you have it! Go out, try it, and let me know how it goes.

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