| July, 2007 "Developing
a Money Mindset for Financial Success"
What were you taught about money as you were growing
up? Something like "money doesn't grow on trees", or
"money is the root of all evil", or maybe "all rich
people are greedy"?
Well, how do you expect to become a success financially
if you believe these things?
First of all, believing that "money doesn't grow on
trees" is an example of what's called lack or scarcity
programming. Our parents taught us that there was never
enough money to go around, and that it was not readily
available or abundant. But in truth, the universe is
very abundant, and there is lots of money to go around
for everyone.
The key is to start thinking that you deserve the money
and that there is lots of it available for you, and then
you can start attracting it into your life. That's
abundance thinking, which is the opposite of lack or
scarcity thinking.
And what about thinking that "money is the root of all
evil"? Can you really expect to become a success if you
believe that money is the root of all evil? Unless you
have a desire to be an evil person, your subconscious
will not let you have money if you believe deep down
that it is the root of all evil.
By the way, that quote is taken out of context in the
first place. It was originally stated as "the love of
money is the root of all evil". So it has nothing to do
with the money itself.
Now that you understand that, you can start to think
that money is in fact good. You can help people with
money. You can stimulate the economy with money. Even
the most kind-hearted spiritual person, who says they
don't need money, can do more to make the world a better
place with money than without money.
And what about thinking that "all rich people are
greedy"? Well, that creates an us versus them mentality,
whereby you have labeled all of "them" greedy in your
mind. You, on the other hand, are very giving in your
mind. That's why you don't have money, because you're
not greedy.
Sure, there must be some rich people in the world who
are greedy. But there are also poor people who are
greedy. There are both rich and poor people who are very
giving as well. The amount of money you have has nothing
to do with these character traits.
In fact, a lot of rich people got there by not being
greedy. Having a giving attitude opens up a flow of
money that often brings them more. You will find the
same thing... give away money joyfully to a friend, and
notice that it comes back to you in some other form. The
world needs to be a balance of give and take, and being
joyful both as you give and receive will ensure that you
always go with the flow.
And changing your mindset from what you were taught as a
child to a healthier view of money will allow you to
become the financial success you deserve to be.
Here's To Your Massive Success,
Nick Marks
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