3 Lies You Tell Yourself About Money

By Alex Blouck


Do you have a feeling that your attitude or thoughts about wealth might be standing in your way of achieving great things in your life? Does talking about or thinking about money make you feel uneasy or unhappy? It very well might be that you have a problem with money that is affecting the amount of wealth in your life as well as your happiness in general. If you feel uneasy thinking about wealth then here are a few things for you to ponder. They very well might enlighten you as well as help you to open the door to becoming wealthy.

You see, there are a few misconceptions about wealth and money in the world that might be preventing you from becoming rich and actually being happy. It's a terrible struggle. You might wish for wealth yet deep down inside we fear wealth and what society has taught us about being wealthy. Society and your parents didn't intend to hold you back or plant these thoughts in your mind. Chances are that you are a very good and caring person and these teachings go against what you might think the world says about wealth.

First, the belief that you need money to make money is sometimes taken a gospel truth. If you feel that you are doomed to the social class or tax bracket that you currently inhabit, this might be a belief that you hold to be true. You see wealthy people who are able to invest large sums in stock and business ventures. They reap big rewards and a loss is only a small sum of what they own so it barely phases them.

Portions of this idea might be true but have you ever thought that these men and women that who are able to make these large investments didn't begin with a huge bankroll. Most of these well respected investors began with nothing and also lost their fortunes several times in their life. Most of them had to rebuild their wealth and start all over from the same place where you might be right now or even worse. What makes them so special and you so ordinary? They believe in themselves and knew that true wealth is about.

Another fallacy about wealth is that if you are to become wealthy it must come from someone else. In order for you to have large sums of money it is necessary that it be taken from other people. The more you have, the less they have. If you win then someone else must lose. In order for you to become fat with cash, someone else is going without dinner tonight. This belief must strike close to your heart and you might feel that you never want to be the cause of another human being's discomfort. You would never want to take from someone else so you can have something that you desire.

The good news is that the way to true riches is through helping others and making the world a better place to live in. At its core, the path to insane wealth comes from making the world easier for others to live in. By creating solutions to common problems, alleviating pain and saving people time, money and frustration you become rich. Just think about that for a moment and you will know that it is true. The computer saves people time and makes work more efficient and this is why men and women who are responsible for bringing computers into this world are some of the wealthiest people in the world these days. Your way of helping others and solving problems might not be as grand but out there is a problem that the world needs solved. Solve that problem and you will find true wealth and riches.

The last lie that we have all been told is that money is the root of all evil. Most of us have heard this and been taught it since we were children. You might even despise wealthy people and their apparent greediness. In your mind you might even worry that you will lose your friends and family if you were to become rich. You worry that you'd change and become arrogant or that people will become jealous and despise you because of how much money you have.

Here's the truth. You don't have to change a thing after you become rich. Money doesn't have to change you. It is your choice how you live your life and how you treat people. Other people's jealousy is their own problem. You have a life to live and probably people that you wish to take care of. Do you really want to sacrifice their happiness because of what other people will think? Greed and being willing to do anything for money is evil. Providing value to the world and solving some of the world's problems should be a goal that we strive towards. The money or wealth is only a byproduct of wanting to help others.

Fear and negative thoughts about wealth can hold you where you are right now. You can change how you feel and what you believe about yourself and your ability to create wealth with very little effort. Understanding that these thoughts and feelings are there is a good step in the right direction. Taking some time to work through these thoughts and realizing that something is wrong is simple yet hard work. Relearning about wealth and making yourself believe that being wealthy is a positive thing in your life and also a positive thing for your family, friends and the entire world is a necessity. Who knows. You very well might be the person that solves the problem known as cancer. You might find great wealth and invest some of that wealth in agriculture and you might be responsible for coming up with a crop that can grow anywhere and thus solve famine and starvation in the world. The world is your oyster and if you have a desire to help others, wealth will surely come your way.




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