May McCarthy - The Path to Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps for Financial Abundance

Copyright 2015 by May McCarthy

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To my sister, Sharon Ramey, who has been my great teacher, dear friend, and valued mentor. This book would not have been possible without your loving support.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Steve Jobs

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

Albert Einstein

Business can be a game of fun and prosperity. I've proved this over the past thirty-one years as I've built six companies, many of which were successful and profitable multimillion-dollar businesses. My desire is that you learn how to do the samehow to experience more fun and success in your work and your life. In this book, you'll learn the seven-step daily practice I used to create financial abundance in my life. This is what I want for you too, and it's the reason I wrote this book.

As you practice the steps in this book, you'll have new experiences that increase your fun, ease, and success. You'll gain insight about your purpose. You'll discover how to successfully navigate ups and downs in your business and your life. Perhaps best of all, you'll eliminate old behaviors that have kept you from the experiences you really want.

This book describes universal principles you can use to create a true partnership with the all-knowing power that is prepared to guide you. This power is within you and knows what is necessary for you to receive what you want. You'll learn the job descriptions for both yourself and your new partner, freeing you to do your part while trusting that your partner is handling the real heavy lifting. You'll no longer have to carry the burden of doing everything yourself. You have a partner that can help you.

Different backgrounds and traditions use different names to describe the all-knowing power of the universeInfinite Intelligence, the Universe, Spirit, God, Truth, etc. Whatever you call this power, I believe it is the same universal energy that flows through us all. Because I believe there is an intelligent and divine source that created the one and only you, you must by your very nature have something to offer the world that is unique and remarkable. I believe this higher power wants to support your efforts and enable you to receive all that you want easily and joyfully. You deserve to have these good things. This book teaches you the simple steps to receive the good that you desire.

For the purpose of this book, I will call this power the Chief Spiritual Officer, or the CSO, but remember that you may refer to it in whatever language is comfortable for you. No matter what you call this power, I can assure you that partnering with it in a daily practice will help you gain a higher level of success and greater enjoyment in all areas of your life.

Let me tell you why I chose the name Chief Spiritual Officer for the all-knowing, universal power that wants to help me succeed. In my position as a CEO, I surround myself with other c-suite executives whose advice I value. This includes my chief financial officer, who advises me about the financial position and directions for our company; my chief information officer, who advises me about the technical tools our company should use and the software and products we should create and sell; and my chief operating officer, who advises me about the operations of our company, including our organizational relations, implementations, and customer service. I decided my Chief Spiritual Officer would have the most valuable advice for me for all areas of my business, and I placed it on the top of my organizational chart and meet with it every day.

As you move through the book, you'll be exposed to a number of universal principles and tools involving your words, thoughts, and emotions. You'll read the experiences and outcomes of myself and others as we've partnered with the CSO using these tools. You'll discover that the CSO as your partner provides wisdom, guidance, and direction to enable you to achieve your goals. If you commit to partnering with the CSO and following the direction it provides, you will receive what you want.

There is good in store for you. You can have it all while experiencing fun, ease, success, and financial freedom. I'm delighted to join you on your journey.

I have been blessed to experience wonderful business opportunities and successes, but I didn't do all the work and planning alone. Others helped meand, more importantly, the all-knowing power of the universe that I call the CSO helped me. This power guided me to do what I needed to do to receive what I wanted. All I had to do was trust the direction I received and work with the CSO as my partner.

I have been a founding member of many successful businesses since 1982 in a wide range of industries, including fashion retail, telecommunications, health care, IT software, and inventory management systems. The largest company was staffed by over 250 employees with revenues that exceeded $100 million.

As my trust in the universal power matured and I grew in my partnership with the CSO, my success and prosperity increased immensely. The work also became easier. Because I felt increased peace and happiness, the work didn't seem as burdensome, and at times it even felt like I was actually doing less.

Within a year of selling my last company, I felt guided to speak publically and teach workshops about the universal principles. I designed a curriculum that shared how to partner with the CSO. Students completing the workshops tell of realizing the same wonderful benefits that I do when I'm in partnership with the CSO.

What I have learned, and what you'll soon discover as you take on and practice the steps in this book, is that the CSO is completely trustworthy. The CSO and I each have a job description and responsibility in the partnership and are competent to do what is ours to do. How does the process work? Put simply, you decide what you want and thank the CSO for it in advance. The CSO's job is to create the path to get to the good you've defined and provide you with direction to get there, one step at a time. Your job is to follow each step and sometimes ask for further direction if you need it along the way. As this process unfolds, you receive the good that you desireand celebrate!

When you do your job and the CSO does its job, you will receive what you want. I've proven repeatedly that all things are possible if I just do my job and allow the CSO to do its job. You can experience this, too!