http://www.ncreview.com/ 2557-1124 http://www.ncreview.com/conscious-business/conscious-money-living-creating-and-investing-with-your-values-for-a-sustainable-new-prosperity Conscious Money is an enriching message about how people can manage their money life personally and in society, to better reflect their spiritual lives. And as with anything we experience in the outer world, to shift our relationship to money (or the lack of it), we begin by looking within. Patricia Aburdene, co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Megatrends 2000, delves deeply and succinctly into the necessity and rewards of cultivating personal higher consciousness and values around money. She calls this essential state a “spiritual competency” that “enhances one’s ability to attract abundance.” She certainly provides an abuandance of perceptive exercises and reflections to help readers discover the meaning of conscious money that fits what we may be going through in our personal money relationship. And although “looking within” is not the core of the book, it is a vital prerequisite for putting higher money consciousness into action, personally and in the larger world. The more captivating and comprehensive aspect of the book (for this reviewer) that follows provides a bounty of research on medium-sized regional businesses and larger national companies practicing conscious business—what she calls “conscious capitalism.” Referencing these companies in detail, Aburdene clarifies how to recognize businesses practicing conscious capitalism, and provides sound strategies and guidelines for value-driven business, mindful spending, conscious investing, and intuitive investing in a socially responsible partnership. Affirmations, resources, exercises, and sound financial information and forecasting enhance this engaging blueprint and clarion call for understanding and building sustainable wealth consciousness. ]]> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:58:01 -0700