The Fear of Money
Would you like more money? Believe it or not you may be afraid of money. Many people are and simply don’t realize it.
Recently, I asked for a show of hands from people seeking knowledge in money making and business improvement tips.
First, I asked how many people wanted to make more money. Almost every hand went high into the air. Ok, now how many want to double their current income? Most hands stayed up.
How many want a million dollars? Some of the hands went down. Ten million? One hundred million? The hands steadily went down. Finally, I asked how many people had a written plan with measurable objectives to achieve those financial goals. Two hands…
People want more money. They want the possessions and good times money can afford. They want to provide their family with a better lifestyle, but in most cases people are afraid of money.
No, they don’t realize it. They truly think they are focused on financial improvement, but mostly their thoughts are nothing more than wishes for more money in a very general manner. They are truly seeking small improvements in the pattern of income already established.
Some even have a rejection of money. “Money is the root of all evil” is a common statement. Well, then go home and be good yet broke. Money isn’t the root of evil. The improper use of money along with unacceptable social and legal direction is the source of evil thoughts and deeds.
When I asked individuals if they thought they would ever have ten million dollars in assets most replied NO. They had become accustomed to living day to day barely scraping by within the confines of a fixed range of salary. They wanted more, but only mentally accepted that the more would come in small chunks over a long period of time.
Not only must you focus your mind on the accumulation of wealth, but it is imperative that you actually accept the concept of having money in large amounts. Thinking small causes your mind to seek out small improvements.
Your brain cannot direct you toward opportunities or even be open to those opportunities unless you first accept that it is possible and probable that you must and will have money in much larger amounts than the average salary.
It’s also not just a money focus. Most of my sports, acting or musical clients focus on winning championships, awards or being the best at what they do. Their accepted focus is becoming the top of their profession and the money comes with achieving those levels of performance.
Money and results are connected in business. Some keep track by their accomplishments or the accolades of their peers and others measure success by the paycheck returned.
Senior business executives think in returns, profits and growth. They think large and they reap large returns. Not long ago one executive moved into a company and after a term of less than a year he left with a severance package of many millions of dollars.
This was NORMAL to him and the company that paid the income and benefits. However, I heard strong rejection from the “average” people that heard the story. “How could any one man be worth that much in such a short time?” was the response from those still struggling with low salaries.
These people were suffering from small thinking. They had never actually been involved with income or business agreements that encompass millions of dollars and they simply couldn’t wrap their comprehension around the concept of such a contract.
If you think this sounds totally material perhaps you should reexamine your thoughts about money, influence and power. Perhaps you are naturally limiting your results through your thought patterns regarding money.
The people I confronted in that meeting were stunned at how drastically they were limiting their drive for abundance. They felt normal and many had been following those thought patterns for many years. Not one had ever considered that their own thoughts might be holding them back because they internally wanted more money so badly.
Wanting more is too general. It’s not specific enough for your mind to work with. Sit down today and decide once and for all how much is enough. How much is the goal you truly desire and then let your mind do what it does best which is start to formulate direction toward the accepted goals.
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