Fairy Godmother waves her money magic wand

MBOMBELA – Ms Donna McCallum, also known as the Fairy Godmother, says many people need to shift their mindset when it comes to money and wealth.

“Many people feel absolute terror about being a wealthy person. They believe that wealth comes at some kind of cost,” she told the audience at her recent seminar to promote her nine-week online Money Magic course at Emnotweni.

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The three-hour session was a discussion about people’s relationship with money and how it could be improved. According to McCallum, this country is the most indebted in the world. “Eighty-six per cent of adults in South Africa have consumer debt,” she said.

According to her, the reason many South Africans do not have a good relationship with their finances, is a lack of education.

“Without real education about money, your chances of getting and keeping any, are slim,” she said.

People get into debt because they are still on a superficial level when dealing with money.”

She believed there was a direct link between people’s thoughts and the results in their lives. “What is giving you those thoughts? Where do they come from?” she asked her audience.

Beliefs, culture, experiences, parents, role models and the media were some of the suggestions.

“Beliefs are not the truth; they are simply a perception. The mind believes it is the truth because it sees it everywhere. We are told money is evil from a young age, it is drummed into us. If you believe something is evil, it will stay away from you,” McCallum said.

She suggested using what she calls “af-for-mations” to retrain the brain to think about money and wealth differently, or any aspect of one’s life.

“Af-for-mations” are positive questions which always start with a “why”.

“Keep throwing out the question, every day, many times a day if necessary. Why have I created a business I love? Why has my stream of abundance become a mighty river?” McCallum encouraged. “If it feels good, use it.”

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One woman jokingly suggested, “Why am I so unbelievably thin?” which had everyone in the room laughing. The Fairy Godmother also spoke of her goals for financial freedom.

My view about that is doing whatever I want, whenever I want with whomever I want. And in three years, I will never have to work for money again because money will work for me,” she concluded.

For more information about the Fairy Godmother visit her website at www.fairygodmotherinc.com.