What If You Already Have Everything You Need?

Most of us have been taught to measure success by what we accumulate—money, assets, achievements. But what if the real key to abundance isn't getting more but seeing more?

All around us, there are untapped resources—opportunities hiding in plain sight, networks waiting to be activated, and skills that gain value the moment we use them.

This week, let's explore how organizations that embrace an abundant mindset prove that resources multiply when we shift our focus from scarcity to circulation.

Before we begin, please take three minutes for a calming box-breathing exercise. This will ground you in the present and open space for reflection.

Conversation With Andrew

Traditional economic models have been built on extraction.

Take what you can hold onto it, and grow from there.

But some of the most inspiring organizations today are proving that abundance doesn't come from hoarding—it comes from circulation.

Let's look at three organizations leveraging existing resources to create more for everyone.

ArtLifting: Unlocking Wealth Through Visibility

ArtLifting is a company that helps unhoused and disabled artists turn their creativity into sustainable income. But here's what makes their model truly abundant: they don't create new resources—they tap into existing corporate budgets already being spent.

Companies and collectors already buy art for offices, hotels, and commercial spaces. ArtLifting connects those purchases with artists who wouldn't typically have access to those markets.

By shifting how we see existing resources, ArtLifting proves that wealth isn't just about what we make but about what we reallocate.

www.artlifting.com

Ellen MacArthur Foundation: There Is No "Waste"

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation takes on a big myth of our economic system: that resources are finite and disposable.

Their work promotes a circular economy—where products, materials, and waste are continuously repurposed rather than discarded.

Instead of thinking about use-and-throw-away, businesses that embrace circularity create new value by designing regenerative products. In this model, waste doesn't exist—only resources waiting to be transformed.

The circular economy mindset applies to more than just materials. What if we saw our skills, ideas, and energy as resources that, when recirculated, create more abundance for ourselves and those around us?

https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

Makkie: A Local Currency That Turns Time Into Value

In Amsterdam East, a unique system called Makkie allows residents to earn currency through community contributions. People gain Makkies by volunteering—helping a neighbour, organizing local events, or supporting a community project. They can then spend Makkies at local businesses, markets, and cultural events.

This model flips the scarcity mindset on its head. Instead of seeing time and effort as “unpaid labour,"?Makkie transforms them into economic value. It proves that communities are already abundant when we recognize the value of what people?give?and design systems that allow them to?receive.

Makkie: Timebanking in the East of Amsterdam

What if the real currency of abundance isn't money but contribution?

These three organizations remind us of something fundamental: abundance isn't about accumulation—it's about circulation.

This week, let's challenge the assumption that there's “not enough" and start recognizing the untapped wealth in our skills, connections, and communities.

Reflection

Take some time to reflect on how you engage with resources:

• What resources are already available to you that you might be overlooking?
• Have you experienced abundance through sharing, repurposing, or contribution rather than accumulation?
• If you shifted from a scarcity mindset to a circulation mindset, what new opportunities might open up for you?

Write down your thoughts—no pressure, no judgment, just exploration.

Take Action

This week, take a step toward experiencing abundance through circulation.

1. Reallocate an Existing Resource

• Identify something you already have — a skill, a connection, or an item — and put it back into circulation by offering it to someone who would benefit from it, or finding a creative way to repurpose it.

2. Recognize Hidden Value

• Write a list of "underused assets" in your life—your skills, relationships, or time.
• Choose one and experiment with leveraging it in a new way.

3. Participate in an Abundant Exchange

• Offer something to someone without expectation—help, advice, or even a small gift.
• Notice how giving freely creates flow in ways you might not expect.

At the end of the week, reflect: Did you notice any new opportunities arise simply by shifting how you interact with resources?

My Journey

I used to think that abundance meant securing more—more money, more time, more certainty. But over the years, I've realized that the more I hold onto things, the less flow I experience.

When I started?Circle of Impact, I wondered if there would be enough funding, engagement, and value to sustain it. But the moment I shifted my focus from "getting" to "creating circulation," everything changed.

We built something much more potent than a traditional paid service model by designing a space where members?exchange?expertise, opportunities, and support.

The truth I keep experiencing now is that abundance isn't something you wait for—it's something you generate by initiating circulation.

What's one way you can participate in the cycle of abundance this week?

Conclusion

This week, we explored how recognizing and circulating existing resources can transform our experience of abundance. The more we focus on connection, contribution, and recirculation, the more opportunities arise.

Next week, we'll dive deeper into how?giving?plays a role in attracting abundance—because what we put out into the world has a way of returning in surprising ways.

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