Moving from a Scarcity Consciousness to a Superabundance Consciousness in 2025
Your practical guide to raising awareness, emotional states and ultimately, your superabundance mindset.
Most people leave conscious creation to chance. They never spend any time or effort finding out how they create the results in their lives. They just live by default without any knowledge of the process… in turn leaving their finances, relationships, health or wellbeing to chance.
Imagine a life where there is enough – enough time, resources, opportunities and energy. The concept of ‘superabundance’ goes beyond just wealth or material resources. It is a state in which one resonates with life’s fuller spectrum, manifesting harmony, creativity and fulfilment. Conversely, scarcity consciousness traps us in cycles of fear, competition and lack, creating barriers to a higher self-expression.
Scarcity consciousness is a mindset rooted in the belief that there is not enough – whether that refers to money, time, love, success, or resources in general. This mindset keeps you focused on lack, often leading to feelings of fear, anxiety, inadequacy and even envy. Scarcity consciousness creates a restricted view of life and can influence decision-making, relationships and self-worth.
Recognising that scarcity is an aspect of lower consciousness levels is the first step in this transformative journey. Negative emotional states have been shown to reinforce self-limiting beliefs, trapping individuals in a loop from which they view the world through a lens of lack.
A scarcity mindset arises from deeply rooted, often unconscious fears about safety, belonging and self-worth.
Superabundance is an advanced state of consciousness in which one perceives life as limitless, overflowing with opportunities, resources and possibilities. It goes beyond simply having ‘enough’ or even ‘abundance’ – it’s an expansive mindset that transcends material wealth and embraces the interconnected richness of all aspects of life.
In superabundance, you feel deeply connected to yourself, others and the universe, recognising that there is no fundamental lack but rather an inherent fullness in existence.
The influence of beliefs and e-motion
The universe is a vast symphony of energy and vibrations and everything in it is constantly in motion, emitting its unique energetic frequency. This intricate web of vibrations extends beyond the physical realm and into the world of emotions and consciousness.
Emotions can be thought of as energetic signals that not only reflect our internal state but also influence the energy we project into the world. Emotions offer a pathway to raising our vibrational frequency.
Beliefs are the foundation upon which emotions are built. They act as internal frameworks that interpret and assign meaning to our experiences, shaping whether we react with joy, fear, hope, or despair.
By understanding and transforming our beliefs, we gain greater control over our emotional responses, allowing us to create a more positive and fulfilling inner world. Emotions are the energetic expression of your beliefs.
These beliefs may stem from early life experiences, cultural programming, or societal pressures. As a Master Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): I see first-hand how the unconscious mind holds onto these patterns, creating loops of self-doubt and fear that keep individuals rooted in scarcity.
To shift toward abundance, one must work through these limiting beliefs and access higher levels of consciousness through both awareness and practice. By consciously choosing thoughts, practices, and behaviours that foster high-frequency emotions, we can elevate our energy and shift our reality.
How focus creates the shift in reality and beliefs
A powerful shift in focus can transform your reality and beliefs, as what we choose to focus on determines how we interpret and experience life. Our focus acts as a filter through which we perceive events, interpret meaning and form beliefs, ultimately shaping our reality.
- Focus directs attention and energy: Whatever we focus on expands in our awareness. If we constantly focus on problems, lack, or limitations, we begin to see these everywhere, reinforcing beliefs that life is challenging or that resources are scarce. On the other hand, when we shift our focus to opportunities, growth and abundance, we begin to see these elements around us. Over time, this shift in focus redirects our energy toward more productive, positive outcomes and away from self-limiting thought patterns.
- Focus activates the reticular activating system (RAS): Our brains naturally filter vast amounts of information, allowing only a small portion to enter our conscious awareness. The RAS is a part of the brain that filters information and influences what we notice. When we shift our focus to positive aspects or goals, the RAS becomes attuned to noticing information, people and resources that align with these intentions.
- Focus creates emotional feedback loops: Our focus affects our emotions and emotions play a critical role in reinforcing beliefs. When we focus on what’s going well or on opportunities, we feel emotions like gratitude, excitement and joy, which reinforce a belief that life is supportive and abundant. Conversely, focusing on what’s missing or on negative aspects of life leads to emotions like frustration, fear, or despair, reinforcing limiting beliefs.
- Focus rewires neural pathways: Neuroscience shows that the brain’s neural pathways adapt to our dominant thought patterns. When we repeatedly focus on certain types of thoughts (whether positive or negative), we strengthen the neural connections associated with those thoughts, making them easier to access and more automatic.
How to shift focus for a new reality
Here are five powerful daily practices to help you imprint a new abundance mindset:
- Morning gratitude
Start each day by writing down three to five things you’re grateful for. By consistently focusing on what you already have, you train your mind to see abundance rather than lack.
- Use your imagination!
Your mind does not know the difference between imagined and real. Using your imagination will imprint the emotions associated with your ideal outcome/life. Spend five minutes visualising an abundant version of your life. This exercise helps you align with the emotions of abundance, creating a mental blueprint that the unconscious mind uses to create your results.
- Reflecting on beliefs
Identify the scarcity belief: “There’s not enough money.”
Question it: “Is it true that there’s never enough?”
Reframe it: “I can create new financial opportunities.”
Find evidence of abundance, like small financial gains.
Take aligned actions that affirm abundance, like saving or investing. - Affirmations of abundance
Use abundance affirmations to reinforce positive beliefs about wealth, opportunity and fulfilment. Choose a few affirmations that resonate with you, such as ‘I am open to accepting abundance in all areas of my life’ or ‘more and more, opportunities flow to me easily and effortlessly.’ Repeat them in the morning, before bed, or whenever limiting thoughts arise. By consistently affirming abundance, you begin to replace old scarcity beliefs with empowering new ones.
- End-of-day appreciation reflection
Before going to bed, reflect on your day and list a few things you appreciated about yourself. This could include personal strengths you demonstrated, skills and personality characteristics. This will increase your self-worth and acceptance of abundance into your life. If you don’t feel comfortable with receiving compliments, you won’t be comfortable receiving abundance. You are worthy, acknowledge it daily
The transition from scarcity to abundance is not just about positive thinking or financial gain. It is a profound shift in consciousness – a journey up the levels of existence and consciousness itself. Scarcity represents a constricted way of perceiving life, while superabundance aligns with a state of flow and expansiveness.
In 2025, as our collective awareness continues to expand, individuals who engage deeply in their personal development and seek higher states of consciousness have an unprecedented opportunity to cultivate a life anchored in superabundance and joy.
Meet ANNEME COETZEE – CEO True Awakenings, Master Trainer of NLP, keynote speaker, executive coach.
Anneme’s holds an international Master Trainer qualification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming from the prestigious American Board of NLP, complemented by certifications in life coaching, hypnosis, a degree in metaphysics, Initiate in Ancient Huna Methodology, to name a few. She has been honoured with numerous awards for her contributions to NLP and coaching, including African Excellence Awards as a Leading Expert in NLP Coaching (2021,2024), Corporate Vision Awards for Best NLP Coaching Company in South Africa (2022, 2023, 2024), Top KZN Business Woman (2023), .Wonderwoman Awards 2023, nominee in Woman of Stature Awards 2024 in coaching and mentoring division.