Not surprisingly, lack of money won’t buy happiness either!
Money is like personal hygiene, it tells a lot about you
“How do we help poor people by becoming one of them, just another mouth to feed?” – T. Harv Eker
Most people have been conditioned in a way that creates a number of mixed feelings and habitual excuses toward money. Responses are to the effect of “well, money’s the root of evil” or “you can’t be spiritual and rich.” On top of this we have all been subconsciously programmed, through our parents, friends, peer groups etc, to resent rich people. And subconsciously, we move away from wealth or sabotage our success half way through.
If this is your belief system concerning money, answer these questions: How are you helping the poor by being poor? How are you acting in love and abundance, instead of fear and scarcity, by preventing yourself to have the means to help those in need? Hell, most people are flat broke, they can’t even help themselves.
Take a look at the following:
- Money can’t buy happiness!
- Money isn’t that important…
- Money’s not as important as love…
- I’m afraid that if I have money I’ll change.
- What would I do with a million dollars?
- But if I buy that car, and it gets keyed, it’ll cost a mint to repair.
- Think of the taxes you’d pay making “that” much a year!
Here’s an interesting question to ponder. No matter how poor you are, there always seems to be someone poorer. If you live in a middle-class neighborhood, there’s someone who lives on the street. And if you live on the street, there’s someone in Africa who lives in a dirt hut and drinks diseased water. How can you justify being better off then them? Why is it just when you have a million dollars that suddenly you don’t feel right? Is this really a belief system about taking care of the less fortunate or resenting the rich? Because if we truly were thinking about the poor people in the world, we’d be motivated to work longer hours and grow greater masses of wealth, and spend less time watching TV, because we knew there are people out there who we need our help. What is the underlying force behind this belief system? Obviously it’s guilt and fear. Maybe we should feel guilty, but not because we have more … but rather because we have more and do less with it.
T. Harv Eker says that “rich people do not scorn rich people”. Scorn for the rich is a part of the poverty package most people “sign up” to. Rich people, or rich minded people, see the world differently. The contrast is bazaar:
- The poor say: Money can’t buy happiness – The rich say: Not surprisingly, lack of money won’t buy happiness either, assuming it’s not cheap if it could be bought.
- Money isn’t that important – Money is like personal hygiene, it tells a lot about you. On top of that, the average person doesn’t work because they like the 9 – 5 shift…
- Money’s not as important as love – Water’s not as important as having a brain, but we kinda need to full package to survive.
- I’m afraid that if I have money I’ll change. – Money makes you more of what you are. If you’re an ass now, you’ll be a bigger ass with money. If you’re a giver now, you’ll be a bigger giver with money. If you’re a poor gambler, get more money you’ll be a bigger, and eventually poorer, gambler. You decide if the change will be too uncomfortable.
- What would I do with a million dollars? – This question either arises from too many years sitting on the couch or never being an alert person in the world. Instead of asking, “what would I do with so much”, the rich ask “what would I do with only a million dollars?”
- But if I buy that car, and it gets keyed, it’ll cost a mint to repair – With more wealth comes more responsibility. Life it’s self is a responsibility, whether you’re rich or poor, deal with it.
- Think of the taxes you’d pay making “that” much a year – Once you get “that” rich you can afford the best tax specialists.
“Success isn’t convenient. It’s NOT about ’showing up’ when you ‘feel like it’ or doing a ‘good’ job once upon a time. Success is constantly trying to push you away, every minute of every hour. “
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