Earning money
has nothing to do with age, formal education, gender or geography. It has
nothing to do with past experience or your formal years of education or your
level of intellect.
There are individuals who are functionally illiterate who have
become multimillionaires, while there are others who are absolutely brilliant
and they are broke. Virtually anyone can be taught how to earn millions of
dollars and yet the sad truth is that 97 out of every 100 people are born, live
their entire lives, and die without ever learning how to earn money. To
perpetuate this ridiculous problem, their ignorance is passed along from one
generation to the next.
Our school system has been designed as an environment to enlighten
young minds, to replace ignorance with understanding and ultimately improve the
quality of life. And though our educational system has obviously been
successful in many areas, it has woefully neglected one important subject,
''How to Earn Money.''
A lack of understanding in this area is the cause of numerous
unwanted and unnecessary problems, since money is the medium of exchange that
is used worldwide for other people's products and services.
The Real Source of Wealth
There has always been a small, select group, approximately 3% of
our population, who clearly understand that prosperity consciousness is the
primary cause of wealth and their prosperity consciousness, like ignorance, is
also passed down from one generation to the next.
Let's look at ''money.'' What is it?
Money is a reward you receive for the service you render. The more
valuable the service, the greater the reward. Thinking of ways we can be of
greater service will not only help us earn more money, it will also enable us
to grow intellectually and spiritually.
Money is an Idea
The paper you fold and place in your purse or pocket is not money.
It is paper with ink on it. It represents money, but it is not money. Money is
an idea. The earning of money has nothing to do with the paper stuff, it has to
do with consciousness.
To accumulate wealth, a person must become very comfortable with
the idea of money. That may sound strange, however most people are not
comfortable with the idea of money, which is why they do not have any. The
cause of poverty is poverty consciousness. A poverty consciousness will cause a
person to see, hear, think and feel ... lack and limitation.
The late Mike Todd said, ''Being broke is a temporary situation.
Being poor is a mental state.''
He was correct. There are wealthy people who lose every cent they
have through a series of mistakes in judgement, but that does not make them
poor. They will have it all back in a short time because of their prosperity
consciousness.
Many years ago, George Bernard Shaw expressed his thoughts on
money. People have such strong views on both of these statements, I purposely
use them in my seminars to cause the attendees to think.
1. It is the duty of every person to be rich.
2. It is a sin to be poor.
2. It is a sin to be poor.
Before you reject these as being ridiculous, let's analyze them.
To fully understand what Shaw was saying, you must have an open mind. There is
a law that states everything is moving, absolutely nothing rests. You are
either moving ahead in life or going in reverse ... growing or dying ...
creating or disintegrating, becoming richer or poorer.
The Most Important Universal Law for Becoming Wealthy
There is another law to which people often refer in many different
ways ... Karmic Law ... Sowing and Reaping ... Cause and Effect ... Action,
Re-Action. How you refer to this law is of little importance relative to your
understanding of how it works.
The thoughts, feelings, and actions that you express in life are
seeds that you sow. The conditions, circumstances and things that come into
your life are the harvest you reap as a RESULT of the seeds that you sow. For a
moment, store this information in the back of your mind while we investigate
the deeper understanding of the words SIN and MONEY.
Sin is ... transgression of the law. Violating the law is a sin
and, in truth, the price of sin is death.
That does not mean your heart will
stop beating, but it does mean you will regress. I previously mentioned there
is a law that states you will either create or disintegrate, you will grow or
die. When you attempt to ''get'' without giving, you are trying to reap the
harvest without sowing the seeds, and it will not work.
Now let's look at ''money.'' What is it? Money is a reward you
receive for the service you render; the more valuable the service, the greater
the reward. Attempting to ''get'' money without providing service is also a
violation of the law.
We Are Here to Serve Each Other
Shaw believed you and I are here to serve one another. Thinking of
ways we can be of greater service will enable us to grow intellectually and
spiritually. It is our duty to serve and money is a reward we receive for that
service. If a person has received their money in an unlawful manner - by law,
they must pay the price; you reap what you sow.
In light of the laws that govern our universe, what Shaw said is
correct. However, if a person is not consciously thinking, Shaw's statements
would appear very callous, even ridiculous.
Personally, I believe Shaw made
those statements the way he did, to provoke people to think.
Quite simply, what Shaw was emphasizing was the importance of our
own responsibility in the quest for abundance. Abundance is something we
magnetize ourselves to ... we draw it into our lives ... in every aspect our
lives. Business associates, friends, everything we want will come into our life
by law, not luck. You are either attracting or repelling good. It is your own
consciousness that ultimately determines your results.
''Money is in consciousness and it must be earned.'' If you want
to improve your financial position in life, focus your attention on creating a
higher level of prosperity consciousness.
Begin by preparing a powerful,
positive affirmation and fuel it with emotion. When you do this, you are
depositing this creative energy in the treasury of your subconscious mind. And,
by repeating this process over and over and over again every day, it will begin
to alter your conditioning and mentally move you in the direction you want to
go. Write it out, read it, feel it, and let it take hold of your mind.
How much money do you want? Saying you want more is not good
enough. Five dollars is more. How much more? Decide on a figure. Be specific.
You will not seriously want more money than you are capable of earning ...
however, you would be wise to remember, you must earn it.
There are Three Income Earning Strategies
·
Trading time for money – By far the worst of the three income earning strategies,
it is employed by approximately 96% of our population – doctors, lawyers,
accountants, laborers, etc. There is an inherent problem with this strategy –
saturation. You run out of time. If a person accumulates any degree of wealth
employing this strategy, it will be at the expense of a life. They compromise
on the car they drive, the house they live in, the clothes they choose and the
vacations they take. They rarely, if ever, get what they want.
·
Investing money to earn money – This strategy is
used by approximately 3% of the population. The number is small for the obvious
reason – very few people have any money to invest. Many people who effectively
employ this strategy follow the advice of a trusted, knowledgeable advisor.
·
Leverage yourself to earn money – This is where you
multiply your time through the efforts of others by setting up Multiple Sources
of Income (MSIs). This is, without question, the very best way to increase your
income. Make a decision to have many sources of income; it's the strategy that
wealthy people have used dating clear back to the ancient Babylonians.
Unfortunately, this strategy is only used by approximately 1% of our
population, yet that 1% earns approximately 96% of all the money that is
earned! You are only a decision away from membership.
Once you determine how much money you want to earn, write it down
on a sheet of paper in large figures. Look at the number with the dollar sign
beside it and tell yourself over and over again:
THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS AN EFFECT. IT REPRESENTS A REWARD THAT I
WANT TO RECEIVE. WHAT SERVICE CAN I RENDER THAT WOULD BE DESERVING OF THAT
REWARD?
Take the total figure and divide it into multiple parts. Let each
part represent a source of income. Each source of income represents a separate
reward that you would receive for a service you would render. Work on one
source of income at a time; each one can become an exciting part of your life.
·
Think of how you can do whatever you do – more effectively.
·
Think of how you can improve the quality and quantity of service
you render.
·
Think of how you can help people in a greater way.
Money is a servant; the more you earn, the more you can help
others.
Happy accumulating Wealth...


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