Wealth Law #4: Harness the Law of Vacuums to Attract Abundance
The fourth law of wealth is the Law of Vacuums.
This isn’t about the big Hoover, but in a way, it is.
Think of it as the kind of vacuum that picks up debris, but instead, it’s a vacuum that pulls in the goals you want in your life.
It’s about the gap, the space. Nature abhors a vacuum. Life abhors a vacuum. Our minds abhor a vacuum.
When there’s a vacuum in the universe, what happens?
Click here to watch the video where you’ll learn what happens when there’s a vacuum in your life.
Like a big black hole, it sucks everything into it.
Understanding the Law of Vacuums—Wealth Law number four—can help you learn how to use them and create them consciously in your life to pull in what you want. Many people create vacuums, these gaps, these voids, when they focus on what they don’t have or what they don’t want. That becomes a big gap, and so they pull in more of that.
Creating Vacuums to Attract Your Goals
What if we could create vacuums that suck in the things we actually want in our lives?
The first thing to know is that goals need a vacuum.
The things you say you want—financial freedom, being free of debt, having a great portfolio of assets, a slim, healthy, energized body, a wonderful, loving, sensual relationship, a home in the bush or by the beach, multiple holidays—these elements of your rich, juicy life need a vacuum to come into your life.
There needs to be a gap.
A goal vacuum is created first and foremost by being really clear on your big why.
Going back to motive and meaning matters.
Why do you want this?
What of your six human needs are you anchoring to this?
What will having this goal give you?
What will it fill up in your life?
What difference will it make as a result of having this?
What is your why?
What is that ripple effect?
For every single goal you have, look at how you can connect it to how it will make you feel.
Making your goals a must-have, not just a nice-to-have, is a vital way of creating that vacuum because you’re noticing the gap.
You don’t have that energy or confidence, or you’re not fitting into the clothes you want.
What does it mean to get fit and healthy, to have that investment portfolio, to be free of debt? This is really key.
Making Your Goals a Must-Have
When we look at a financial vacuum, let’s consider practical ways to create small step vacuums in our lives.
There are many things people say they want to have, do, and experience, but they just never get around to it. Maybe it’s writing a book, getting free of debt, or starting those investments. They say they don’t have enough time or money. But when a car breaks down, and that car is the only means of getting to work or taking care of your kids, you find a way to get that car repaired and back on the road. You make it a must.
Some people go into debt or rob their savings, but hopefully, they find more empowered ways to get the resources they need. They use their emergency fund or make some extra money to sort it out. But when it’s a must, you find a way.
Now, what if someone you love gets sick—a child, a parent, or a partner—and they need medical help, they need money for healthcare? Suddenly, it becomes a must.
You find a way to get that money.
Recently, I had the privilege of listening to the story of an amazing guy who became paraplegic from a motorbike accident. With a very powerful why, he managed to get himself walking again, back on a motorbike, and even competed in the Dakar Rally.
But… to get there, he had to come up with over a million rand (over a hundred thousand US dollars), and he didn’t have that money. His family had spent all their savings just to get him that far.
But when there’s a strong motivation of why, you find the means.
They had raffles, the kids sold tickets, and they asked for help, rallying friends to find the money for him to race in Dakar.
When we have a strong motivation of why, we get creative, we get resourceful. That’s why it’s so important to make our goals a must.
The Importance of Bold Action
This is the first prerequisite of that vacuum—the gap between where you are and where you need to be. It’s not just a question; it’s a necessity. You have to get to the other side.
Making something a must is the first step of every goal, anchoring it to your identity and way of being.
Once that’s done, nothing creates a void like taking bold action.
When you have a must and the requirements of a vacuum, you need movement. Without movement, there’s no void, and it’s just wishful thinking.
You also need to ask yourself, “What are you willing to do that others aren’t prepared to do?”
These actions create the vacuum.
What do you need to let go of to create that void?
What do you need to stop doing to bring that goal in?
This is about inevitability thinking—making it so that it just has to be. You need commitment to make it so.
This can also be called throwing your hat over the fence.
How do you make it such a must that when you throw your hat over the fence, you have to go over that wall or fence to retrieve it?
Think about what support you need and from whom to make something happen, and start asking.
Send out your desires, express what you want, and share what you want, not what you don’t want. All these actions create vacuums. Also, use domino goals—what is the next key thing that needs to happen to start creating this impact?
List the actions you’re willing to take now. Small actions start creating these key voids.
Taking the Giant Leap
One of the biggest and most powerful ways to create a vacuum is by taking a giant leap.
Nothing creates a void better than bold action—taking a stand, taking a risk, committing to something, and telling other people about it, even when you don’t yet know how it will work.
Sharing that vision creates a vacuum by taking a giant leap of faith and leaving a void in your wake.
This literally pulls your dream into it because, again, nature abhors a vacuum.
But it’s also about clearing away the clutter in your life that might be blocking those new dreams and goals from entering.
Many people’s time, energy, and money are already so fully allocated that there’s no space for new goals and dreams. Think about that.
Make Space for New Goals
I recommend you do both of these things in your life.
Keep taking big leaps, going out of your comfort zone—not so far that it freaks you out, but enough to create a gap that stretches you, pulls things in, and creates the conditions for your dream to come true by creating that gap.
When I want to create a big event for The Wealth Chef, and I want a lot of people in it, I want to have that experience and share and contribute in this way.
I commit first—I find the place or the studio, set the date, and put money down.
There’s something so powerful about committing money to something where you know you can’t back out, where you can’t get that refund.
This creates a big vacuum and literally pulls in all the other effects that make it happen.
I really wanted to ride motorbikes again and go on a long-distance motorbike trip.
I kept speaking about it, thinking it would be nice to have.
Yes, I had it as a goal, but I kept saying I needed to practice, I needed to get back in the saddle, I needed to make this happen.
Yes, yes, I’ll find the time.
But then I realized I wasn’t using a vacuum at all in my life. I was waiting until I was bike-fit before booking that holiday. Then I realized, hang on, I know how to use the power of vacuums—so I booked that trip.
I found a great trip I could do in Canada since we were going there anyway.
I hired the motorbikes and paid a whole bunch of money for it.
Suddenly, I had an imperative.
My identity and my sense of safety required that I get practicing on the motorbike, that I get bike-fit again.
Now, I had a real reason—I created this void.
There was a gap in my competence and skill set, and this trip was looming.
I needed to be ready.
Otherwise, I’d lose the money, and I’d feel stupid.
This propelled me to buy a smaller bike to practice on and get out there. I would have kept talking about it if I hadn’t committed money, time, identity, and my sense of being someone who follows through on goals.
The Power of Commitment
So, what do you need to commit to?
How can you use money, identity, and commitment to create that gap so you actually get over yourself and take the actions needed to have the experience and create the goal you want?
Think about a big leap—maybe it’s signing up for a mentorship program, a mastermind, or getting a coach. Maybe it’s committing to a course or creating a new program for your followers.
What is that leap for you?
Jim Rohn once said that successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
Successful people are prepared to visualize and put something at risk—whether it’s their self-esteem, ego, money, or sense of independence.
They may have to put those things down and ask for support and help.
You can’t just set a goal and do nothing about it—then it’s just a dream.
There needs to be action.
There needs to be a void.
So, what are you willing to do that others aren’t?
Where will you make it uncomfortable—because voids are uncomfortable—so that it propels you into action?
What giant leap of faith do you need to make to create the void necessary to bring financial freedom into your life? To get rid of that debt? To stop saying no to things you know you need to say no to? To take the actions you know you need to take?
Taking Action Even Without a Clear Path
Just the other day, I was chatting with my twin and reminding him about a property development we did together.
We ran through all the numbers and decided to invest together. We knew it would be a great investment, but neither of us had a clue about all the steps it would take.
This is also key—creating a void means being prepared to take action even when you don’t yet know the whole path.
Often, when we want to know exactly every step and how it’s going to work, it means we’re not prepared to create that void, we’re not prepared to create uncertainty.
We didn’t know exactly all the steps, how we would pay for it, or whether we could get the team and resources needed to make it happen, but we chose to commit and took a giant leap.
We bought that first piece of land.
By doing so, we started the engine.
We created that vacuum by taking massive action. With that gap in place, we found the resources, did the research, asked questions, and found the resources within and outside ourselves to make it happen.
We got the resources because we created a gap.
To date, this is still one of our best investments ever—not just in terms of the money and net worth it created for us, but also the learnings and reinforcement of the need to create voids, the need to create that gap, and the need to create an absolute imperative to take action.
Often, these actions can feel scary and audacious, but they also light us up, fuel us to take action, and tap into the powerful resources we have inside us to make something happen.
Clearing Out the Clutter in Our Lives
The second key to creating voids is about making space, clearing out the clutter in our lives.
This is so vital—clearing out physical clutter, emotional clutter, behavioral clutter, and time clutter.
Think about it: physically, emotionally, mentally, and in your time, what do you need to let go of?
If you want to write a book but never make space and time to sit down and write, it’s no wonder it’s not happening.
If you want to have a meaningful relationship but your schedule is so full that there’s never time to meet people, go on dates, or make space for a relationship, it’s no wonder it’s not in your life.
You need to make room in your life for the things you want.
This is why it’s so important to become a wealthy spender and squeeze the juice out of your money so you can free up and declutter your finances, making money available to invest and get assets.
We have to make space—in our money, our time, physically, and emotionally.
Every day, think about where you can clear something—clear something from your calendar, clear something from a room that needs to be physically decluttered.
I recently moved homes and was reminded of how easy it is for cupboards to fill up with stuff.
I swear things multiply in drawers!
Do you have a habit of clearing stuff away?
Do you use it? If not, get rid of it.
Don’t hold onto things because you think you might need them one day.
That fear could be blocking the goals that need to come in.
Get rigorous and make a habit of clearing out physical things in your life that aren’t serving you, that aren’t bringing you joy, that are no longer needed.
Make space for the stuff you want.
Simplify Your Life
Get rid of things you’re holding onto because a part of you is afraid you won’t be able to have them again in the future.
Notice that fear, be curious.
Notice what comes up when you consider letting go of something.
Notice if there’s resistance.
WTF—Wow, That’s Fascinating. Simplify, simplify, simplify your life.
Get rid of people, processes, habits, and routines that aren’t serving you.
Look at your schedule—how much of the stuff in your life is there because you feel obligated or said yes to be nice and kind?
Remember, you have to pay yourself first—your time, energy, and money.
If it’s all filled up already and you’re feeding yourself the scraps of your life, that’s the result you’ll get.
Let go of things that are blocking you—scarcity, limitation.
Notice the people in your life.
Are there friendships that no longer serve you? Habits that don’t serve you?
Look at your pantry, your ways of cooking or buying—do they still serve you?
Commit to clearing these from your life.
Look at the way you manage your money—do you have too many bank accounts just because they were always there? Close those accounts, simplify.
These are all leaks of energy, time, and money.
We can only focus on a certain number of things.
The more we focus on a limited number of things and go deeper, the more we can have the life we want.
We’re fed the story that we can multitask and have everything all at once, but we can’t.
When we realize we can’t do it all at the same time, we can make real progress.
Do you try to do too many things?
What do you need to let go of?
What do you need to start saying no to?
What do you say yes to because it seems fun, but it’s not part of the core things you want?
Take a leap of faith, consistently clear out what doesn’t serve you, and focus on just four or five key life projects at a time.
Be okay with the chaos, the disappointment, and the limitation of saying no, because now you’re saying yes to your deepest version of your life by creating vacuums, creating space, and pulling in the resources already inside you to serve your life rather than dissipating them and spreading them thin.
Huge “vacuums” of love,
Ann
P.S If you’re ready to learn more about the Laws of Wealth and how they can serve your wealth life - click here for the 5th and final Law of Wealth: The law of Energy
