The poverty mentality is alllll about the money.

Think about it – when you’re working your 40 hours a week (usually more) what are you doing 95% of your waking moments?
Tryna make some money.

Why can’t you spend more than 3 or 4 hours a week as a family?
oh… you’re tryna make some money.

Why do you go to work every day for 40+ years?
Oh. I see.

It’s the poverty mentality that is allll about the money – and for some reason the poor think that anyone making more than them (especially passively) is alllll about the money.

But here’s the lowdown on a poverty mentality:

You have to work very hard for money.
There is a limited amount of money.
Save some money for a rainy day.
People with more than enough money are selfish.
You need money to make money.
My job ‘Pays the Bills’.
When is pay day anyway?

Here is what the wealthy think:
I create new opportunities for others.
I love coming up with new solutions every day!
Who can I serve?
I can’t wait to learn new leadership skills!
What can I give to society that will give it greater value?

And it’s here, where as you said, Randy… that you think very little about money – and when you do, it’s with the opposite mindset of those without.

Thanks so much!

many times when i hear people talking about money and god, and how jesus was poor and things like that….

some people argue that we are not meant to be wealthy and that money is bad and gold corrupts…

if these people are really reading and studying the bible, then there arguments would be answered in their studies…. i think rather than study the bible in rehearsed and famous scriptures and quotes why not read and study as a WHOLE work?

and pay close attention to the rewards bestowed upon people…

i remember a story about the wealthiest man in the history of the world…. he lost everything as a test, and then gained it all back as a reward for his enduring the suffering that was thrust upon him… and why was this man tested in the first place? i bet between god and the fallen angel….

if wealth is not so important maybe god would have given this man a life time supply of holy water?

its cool to see how many people believe in god and jesus and the bible… but disturbing to realize so many different interpretations of the same words and verses…..

money is good… and we are all worthy and deserving, if you don’t want to be wealthy then make money live your birthright and give it all away….

no one really knew how much money Napoleon Hill actually had… but they could render a guess based on the MILLIONS and MILLIONS he gave away….

so give yours away if you dont want it…. i know there are many people all over the world where $1,000 USD would mean the difference between starving or freezing to death, or dieing from a completely curable disease…. just imagine what you could do with hundreds of thousands….

Here’s the deal: It never became bigger either. And I believe that a part of me loves being a martyr, “I can never get paid my value. I am that fabulous”. Although my peers think that thats a prosperous statement, in reality, it’s very victim focused.

Just sayin.

On the other side, my children are going to be more successful than I am. One child wants to be an actor, another a songwriter, and the third is going to be the general manager of a tire store. If all make their goals, all three will make more money than I ever have. I am thrilled that this is true and I have always told them to go for big dreams.

Money is part of the measurement of success for most big dreams but one does not become successful by focusing on making money. Learning the skills to be successful and practicing those skills makes one successful, and success brings money. That is a wonderful thing that we all should embrace. Having money means that you can help others out when they are in need.

Now the phrase “The love of money is the root of all evil” does not pertain to most people that have wealth. People who love money, as in people who make money their top priority over everything else, is what this phrase is talking about. People who love their work and families, and are prosperous, do not concern themselves so much with the money they make.

Just received your book, Why You’re Dumb, Sick & Broke…… today. I’m devouring it nodding my head along the way. It made so much sense to me coming from you. I had heard all of this before yet, by hearing it from you, it was like the boost I needed to keep going. Lets just say, you are like an impromptu coach.

Thanks so much for the book. I’d like to share my story with you in the future as a testimony (no victimhood here) to getting from ‘mediocre to sweet success!’ Got to go get back to reading your book further.

Keep the success coming and bless you! ;-)

But having an abundance mindset is the key to success even if you’re a poor person…

Give away money any chance you can, don’t say “you can’t”, the only people who can’t are people living in Africa or Asia or any third world countries, if you live anywhere else you have no excuse.

So think abundantly and give, and know that karma will come back to you ten fold.

money is neutral and can be used for all things good and bad things….money is important and it is so useful for me

gene
philippines

I celebrate money and material things which supports and contributes to my happiness as yet I also think we have to put both money and material things in perspective. Below is a quote from Nick Williams that has put money and material things in perspective for me:

“Money is like oxygen, it is essential for living but not the sole purpose of living.”

Haran