A Review of Manifesting A Rich Life Los Angeles Prophets Conference by Judy Martin, an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and speaker who reports on business, workplace culture, and the value of human capital.

Wealth is the Ability to Experience Life. – Henry David Thoreau

If Thoreau’s words were actually heard, attaining material riches would not carry the weight it does in society or our consciousness. Even when his statement is held close and embraced, our desires in today’s post-modern society beg for the attainment of financial wealth, power, and an interest to further oneself on the scale of society’s economic and social benchmarks. But who says you can’t have both – financial success and a more conscious way of living. That was an underlying message at the Manifesting a Rich Life Prophets Conference which took place earlier this month in Los Angeles.

Perhaps the 24/7 infomania climate we live in muddy the waters of how we perceive wealth and prosperity. It might be the consistent messages of more, more, more that have us siding with the preservation and stuffing up of our image, and the need for “things,” rather than being more conscious and authentic as human beings. Still, some would say it would be nonsensical to think of manifesting a rich life purely based on the notion of happiness, without thoughts of financial prosperity. But how to find that balance of financial freedom and inner wealth, as always, remains an elusive quest.

From the law of attraction - exalted in The Secret, to consciously choosing meaningful work, to manifesting material wealth, well known teachers from the movements of personal transformation and consciousness expounded upon the meaning of a rich life. What it looks like and how to get there. Mostly it came down to two things; finding meaning, purpose and passion in ones work, and an individuals ability to fearlessly dive into and deconstruct their own belief systems to transform their lives.

Among the diverse approaches illustrated, social entrepreneurship and working toward a purpose larger than oneself, took the place of the typical “get rich” conference. Meaning and purpose was the message, but not at the expense of material wealth - but rather as the foundation from which it can grow.

Conference review by Judy Martin
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