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PAM GROUT
AUTHOR AND
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ABUNDANCE
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A Conversation with
Author and Abundance Alchemist
Pam Grout
By Donna Strong
Following on the heels Awareness: In your new book is not true. Somehow or another citing ball game when you see
of E-Squared and its off- E-Cubed you talk about how we we got way off track on how we it happening in your own life,
the-charts success, Pam mostly live by default, stuck in view this force so most of us, in when you see how you affect the
Grout’s new book, E- an apparent reality that effec fact, avoid it. field — this big energetic force.
Cubed is about to debut in a tively closes off growth and So it’s kind of a conundrum Awareness: That makes sense.
few weeks. In 2013, E-Squared expansion in our lives. Yet de- that we’ve been in. Here’s this E-Cubed is very engaging!
became a New York Times best- Pam: Another calling card of
selling sensation because of its the book is how much fun it is.
ability to light up lots of people Usually when we think about
as they had fun creating favor- science or spirituality, or any of
able outcomes in their lives with the kinds of things I’m address-
easy energy experiments. ing in the book, we don’t pair it
Both of Pam’s books are a up with fun. We have it paired
juicy call to wake up and make up with the idea that this is seri-
constructive use of the creative ous and I need to follow these
life force that we’re all endowed rules and do all this stuff. That’s
with. It is the most wonderful use just the opposite approach that
of physics to help us realize that I take with this book, and I think
we’re going to have an impact on that really appeals to people as
the world around us, so let’s do well.
it well and increase the positive Awareness: Tell us about your
reverb effect. With an infectious Worldview 2.0. It’s like you’re
invitation to a new worldview, promoting an open source ‘app’
her books are the written equiv- to make abundance in all of
alent of Pharrell Williams’ viral its forms available to everyone.
song that has gone round the Wow!
globe, attesting that “...happi- Pam: Every morning when I
ness is the truth!” get up I say “Something amaz-
Within the field of infinite ingly awesome is going to hap-
potentiality, or FP as Pam calls pen to me today!” When you
it, there is endless energy avail- declare that, and you get your
able to experience many forms thought momentum going in
of abundance — love, joy, ful- spite all of that, your book E- fabulous force, this conscious- that direction, that’s what’s go-
fillment, creativity, vitality, and squared has been amazingly ness that’s the most exciting ing to happen. I mean, I feel like
money. Whether enjoying a serv- successful — people are tre- thing in the entire universe and everyday I’m out there scouting
ing of her E-Squared or E-Cubed mendously drawn to it and I am we’re running away from it be- miracles and blessings.
offerings, we’re all invited to a asking you to reflect on what it cause we are afraid it’s going So every day I say that, and
banquet of rich new realization has addressed for people. to make us do something, or it I also have this power posse
— this creative consciousness Pam: Well, the book gives doesn’t like us, or it’s going to — we’re five friends and we
known as FP offers a cornuco- them a way to prove that con- punish us. text each other blessings each
pia that overflows for all. sciousness is available to us The other reason I think why day. The thing that’s different
Pam has made her living from 24/7. Not only is divine con- people have liked the book so from your typical gratitude list
writing and she makes it clear, sciousness always available, but much is because it gives them — because I’ve always been big
she has great gratitude to be able it loves us very deeply and has something they can hold onto on gratitude — is that with my
to do what she loves. She is quite nothing but our best interests with their hands, proof they can group you have to find some-
adept at the art of expression, at heart. I think a lot of us have see with their own two eyes. thing new each day. So it really
so we can also be grateful for this idea that higher conscious- It’s one thing they can actually expands my awareness because I
her practice, because it is now ness has a lot of rules, a lot of prove. It’s one thing to theorize can’t repeat a blessing from yes-
making much wit and wisdom no-no’s, and at the same time, about these principles, to take terday. So you just keep seeing
available for our enjoyment. it expects a lot from us. But that them on faith, but it’s a more ex- new blessings and more bless-
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ings and expanding. So it’s re- and you don’t write them down
ally cool and it’s so simple. It’s right away you forget them.
two steps. What could be easier It’s the same way with experi-
than that? ences in our lives. A lot of things
Awareness: Talk to us about happen, a lot of signs of intelli-
the field of infinite potentiality, gence are coming from the uni-
as you call it the FP, and how verse, but unless we start paying
we should develop a relation- attention and making that a pri-
ship with it. ority — then we miss them.
Pam: Okay, I call it the FP, It’s just like those dreams;
some people call it God, the di- an hour later it’s gone, poof,
vine, the universe, it has a lot it’s just completely gone. So a
of different names but I like the lot of great things are happen-
field of infinite potentiality be- ing, but because we’re looking
cause it goes back to quantum for other things, we’re looking
physics. for doom and gloom and limita-
In the quantum world, any- tion and lack; we’re not seeing
thing is possible. There’s an in- the positive signs — all the love
finite number of potentialities and ideas constantly coming our
that could happen in the next way. So our big job is to just start
minute but because we contin- paying attention.
ue to look for what we’ve seen Awareness: I love that. Tell
in the past, or what we expect us about one of your favorite Energy Medicine is the
based on the mental construct principles, “...that the world is
healing art of the future
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way the world works, we tend to modating...”
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over again. Truly, in the quantum cause it sort of says it all. If you over 10,000 students in Shamanism and the
field, the number of potential really get that, then what more practice of Energy Medicine.
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Achieve deep levels of personal
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Pam...
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possible to change.
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So as you start realizing the the purple bracelets? He started
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10:30 am for that and thinking like that, complained or gossiped, they
then this is the reality that shows had to move the bracelet to the
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Cooper. Again, it’s opening our about it that you want to do it dant even before that. I do think different way. I’ve always ex-
awareness to the fact that there again tomorrow. my financial picture is now out- pressed myself with the written
are signs out there, that there As your energy rises and you picturing what I’ve been think- word, but it’s fun to have this
are messages that we’re getting get more excited about it, more ing and feeling for quite a while other avenue as well.
from the big FP. amazing things can happen. — I feel so fortunate that I’ve While a lot of these principles
So the point is we have a lot There really is no limit to what got a beautiful daughter and an have been out for a long time,
more power by focusing our we can create and what the abundance of friendships, that I I’m in contact with a lot of peo-
consciousness than we even re- world can be, no limit whatso- can have a job that allows me ple who are getting their first
alize. So, anyway, what’s been ever except what we place up- to travel all over the world and exposure to them. It really does
so fun about the book is just all on our imagination. There’s no meet amazing people. I’ve had feel good to hear from people
the great stories because any- reason the world has to be the abundance for a long time. who are changing their view-
time you hear a story of some- same tomorrow except that’s Awareness: I think that’s what points. People have said to me,
thing that happened to some- what we expect and the mental your work is really pointing us “You know I’ve never thought
body else, you are like, “Wow, constructs we’ve got set up. It to, the abundance of a fulfilling about this before.”
that can also happen for me.” could be quite different. life and money can be a very I believe in the “hundredth
So while I already believe in We could totally lay down nice part of it. Is there anything monkey” kind of thing, when
these principles, they have just all our arms, we could have no you’d like to touch on related enough of us start looking for
exploded my belief after all the war, and that’s a vision that I’m to your new book coming out? the good and start believing in
stories I hear. So that has been holding and imagining for the Pam: Well, I’m really excited the blessings, I think the whole
really fun for me. world to keep getting better and about it. I think I put in the book world will flip. My goal is noth-
Awareness: That’s great, and better. about how I took a stick and ing less than changing the domi-
it leads me into one of my oth- Awareness: I think one of the wrote on the beach “E-Squared nant paradigm. That’s what I’m
er questions. Would you tell us things that is so amazing about will be a big international best- intending and that is what’s go-
how we can flip the dial to have what you have tapped into is seller.” Well, I’m actually going ing to happen.
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means to place money you can premium for it. I call it a Bank
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headed into retirement with that is safe and has guaranteed BUiLT SAviNGS As with a Bank On Yourself
inadequate savings. The reason growth. You can be certain your One of the most powerful plan, both your principal and
is they have blindly followed money will be there when you pieces of financial wisdom growth are locked in, so your
conventional wisdom on in- need it. In contrast, to invest I’ve ever heard is what I call policy will not go backwards
vesting and retirement plan- means to place money in a fi- the 10/10/10 Savings Formula. when the markets crash. Such
ning advice. nancial vehicle or an asset that People in the 1940s and 1950s policies can enable you to
Nearly half of boomers aren’t has a certain amount of risk. commonly used this formula. withdraw 5-6% of the amount
expected to have enough mon- You hope to make a gain, but They would set aside 10 per- you put in every year for life,
ey in retirement to cover even it’s not guaranteed. You might cent of their gross income for and still leave a legacy to your
basic living expenses, like food even lose your original invest- short-term needs (vacations, loved ones. And because you
and medical care, according to ment money. gift-giving), 10 percent for an- put in a lump sum, rather than
the Center for Retirement Re- The only money you should ticipated mid-term needs and making periodic premium pay-
search at Boston College. The invest is money you can afford potential emergencies (a new ments, that money will go to
same study points out that the to lose. Unfortunately, over the car, replacement of major ap- work for you immediately.
typical pre-retiree’s 401(k) and past 30 years or so, we’ve been pliances, a new roof, and col-
If you’re between the ages
IRA will only provide $575/ seduced by Wall Street into be- lege tuition), and 10 percent for
of 60 and 85, such a plan may
month, and for most, it’s like- lieving we must risk our money long-term retirement planning.
be right for you. It gives you
ly to be their only source of in order to achieve growth of Using this formula can allow
safety for your money, and a
retirement income other than any significance. We take risks. you to avoid all conventional
guaranteed growth — more
Social Security. And we do this with our emer- bank and credit card debt, and
than what you get with today’s
Meanwhile, it seems that fi- gency funds, our children’s col- save tons in interest and fees.
CDs, savings, or money mar-
nancial stress has become the lege fund, our retirement nest My husband and I have used it
ket accounts, which have been
new normal for most of us. In egg — the very money we ab- in our own lives for decades,
losing value every year to in-
2012, 19 percent of participants solutely cannot afford to lose. and we’ve taught it to all our
flation. These plans are also
in one survey said they had an children and grandchildren.
designed to perform better ev-
outstanding loan against their SAfE ANd LiqUid RESERvES
ery year. And no skill, luck, or
401(k) plans, and many were Many people invest before STiLL TiME TO SAvE
guesswork is required to make
using those funds to pay their they save. The result? Only half Do you know what your re-
that happen.
mortgages, credit card debt, or of workers and retirees say they tirement account will be worth
other bills. could definitely come up with on the day you plan to tap into Financial security expert Pamela
$2,000 within thirty days to it? Most people don’t have a Yellen is author of the New York Times
best-selling book, The bank on your-
cover an unexpected expense. clue. But it doesn’t have to be
Never doubt that self Revolution: Fire your banker, by-
And two-thirds of employees that way. More than 500,000 pass Wall street, and Take Control of
a small group of say they would have trouble Americans are using a savings your Own Financial Future, and Edi-
thoughtful committed meeting their current financial method I call Bank On Yourself tor-in-Chief of The Women’s Financial
Edge (www.WomensFinancialEdge.
people can change the obligations if their paycheck to build real wealth, safely, and
com). Pamela investigated more than
were delayed for one week! predictably. This method uses
world. 450 financial strategies seeking an
Without a sizeable liquid rainy specially-designed, dividend- alternative to the risk and volatility of
Indeed, it is the only
day fund, you may be forced paying whole life policies that stocks and other investments, which
thing that ever has. into selling or liquidating your grow by a guaranteed and pre- led her to a time-tested, predictable
method of growing wealth now used
— Margaret Mead nest egg assets prematurely — set amount every year. Using by more than 500,000 Americans.
the investments you planned this method, you can know Visit: www.BankOnYourself.com
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