A Generous State of Mind
It's important to be wary of your natural reaction to a problem: It may simply perpetuate the problem. In Tibetan this phenomenon is known as korwa, or a "self-perpetuating circle of trouble." Money's tight in your company so you begin to take actions that deny others the help they need; and you begin to talk about cuts; and, most important of all, your own thinking shifts from one of creation and creativity to one of defense and entrenchment.
Each of these reactions plants new imprints in your mind, negative imprints. Every time you deny funds or help to those who depend on you, you plant an imprint that will make you see yourself and your own business denied the same funds and help. This phenomenon escalates and sets off a new wave of financial problems to which you react with an even stronger attitude of stinginess. The cumulative result is the downward spiral seen so often in struggling companies. If you descend to a cheap state of mind, denying others what you actually could -- even in your current finances -- well afford, then you create powerful imprints that will actually affect whether or not you are able to bounce back.
Money itself is created by maintaining a generous state of mind.
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