We see the world through the filter of our beliefs and are constantly looking for confirmation of those beliefs.
Beliefs> Thoughts> Feelings> Actions> Results
We have often been taught in our childhood that the rich are greedy and selfish, it is not possible to get rich in an honest way, money does not grow on trees and so on.
If we have a negative attitude towards money, it will not allow us to earn more money, because nobody wants to be a “bad” person. If we should get a large amount of money from somewhere, we need to get rid of it quickly, because nobody wants to be "greedy" and get condemned by others.
When we have bad beliefs about money, it can be devastating to our financial situation.
In March 2017, I attended T. Harv Eker's workshop "Millionaire Mind Intensive". We spent a lot of time there changing our limiting beliefs about money.
Sometimes we are not even aware of those beliefs that we have. Luckily T. Harv Eker has made a list of the most common damaging beliefs about money and I would like to bring this list to you. If you realise you have one of those beliefs then you can finally start changing it.
Before you start reading this list, please take a pen and paper nearby and evaluate each of these statements on a scale from 1-10 (1 means - I don't believe it very much, 10 means I believe it completely).
Why is it necessary? I think it's better if I explain it after the list so it doesn't affect the rating.
So here's the list:
1. Money is the root of all evil.
2. Being poor is much more spiritual and noble than being rich.
3. Wealthy people have probably received their money in some dishonest way.
4. When I have a lot of money, it makes me less spiritual and I am no longer pure.
5. Getting rich is too much work and effort.
6. A lot of money is a very big responsibility.
7. I'm not good enough to be rich.
8. Let's be realistic - I will never get rich.
9. Becoming rich is a matter of fate or chance.
10. Getting rich is not for me.
11. When I start pursuing wealth, I will not have time for anything else.
12. In order to become rich, I need to take advantage of other people.
13. When I get rich, everyone starts wanting something from me.
14. When I get rich, some of my loved ones won't like it.
15. If I have a lot of money, then someone else has less.
16. If I have too much money, it means that I am greedy.
17. I'm not very good with handling money.
18. If I get a lot of money, I might lose it all.
19. If I strive for prosperity but fail, I will feel unsuccessful.
20. I just need that one breakthrough to get rich!
21. My financial situation is not good enough at the moment to start striving for wealth ...
22. Actually, I don't want to get rich at all ...
23. Money is not really important at all.
24. You can not be rich and happy at the same time.
25. Money will only bring a lot of problems.
26. It's not right to have more money than my parents ...
27. It is not possible to get rich with what I really like to do.
28. Making money requires a lot of effort.
29. You already have to have a lot of money to make more.
30. People should only have enough money to get by.
31. The pursuit of wealth is very stressful and will cause health problems.
32. It is very difficult to get rich at this day and age.
33. All the good opportunities are already taken.
34. Given my past, I don't have a very good chance of getting rich.
35. I'm not smart enough to get rich.
36. I don't have enough education to get rich.
37. I'm too young.
38. I'm already too old ...
39. As a woman, it is much harder for me to get rich.
40. I don't like selling at all.
41. I don't like dealing with money.
42. I don't have time to handle my money.
43. I don't need to manage my finances because I don't have anything to manage anyway.
44. Money kills all creativity.
45. It is not right to get rich if everyone else has nothing.
46. Financial stability comes from having a stable workplace.
47. If you are not born rich, you are very unlikely to become rich.
48. The rich are not happy.
49. If money comes too easily, it is not so valuable.
50. I have already too much other things to do to start learning about finances.
51. If I get rich, it's okay but if I don't, it's okay too.
52. I do not like to have responsibilities at all.
53. I'm not a very good leader.
54. I have resentment towards rich people.
55. I am a good giver, but not a very good receiver.
56. It is very important what other people think of me.
57. Earning at an hourly rate is much better than earning on results.
58. My life is already pretty good. There's no point to strive for more.
59. If there is a lot of love, health and happiness in your life, then money does not matter.
60. I can do it all myself! I don't need help from others!
61. When I ask for help, people start to think I'm weak.
62. The only reason to work is to make money.
63. There is no point in making a lot of money - then I have to pay more taxes!
64. If I have a lot of money, I will finally feel confident!
65. If I have a lot of money, then I will prove my worth!
66. You can not learn how to get rich.
67. Getting rich is just not for me.
68. God decides whether I get rich or not.
69. Investing is very difficult and complicated.
70. Investing is for those who already have a lot of money.
71. Investing is too risky.
72. Money comes only with hard work!
73. Money is limited and there's not enough for everyone.
Now that these statements have been evaluated, draw a circle around the numbers that scored 5 or higher.
If you want to improve your financial situation, you need to take a more critical look at these beliefs and start changing them. Otherwise, it is simply not possible to improve your financial situation, because these beliefs just do not allow you to see other options.
To start changing those limiting beliefs, you need to start finding an opposite to each of those beliefs with a score higher than 5 (and if you want to really take it to the next level - for other beliefs in the list as well).
Ror example: Rich people have probably made their money in some dishonest way. > To get rich, you have to provide people products and services that they really need and are willing to pay money for.
In order to get rich, you need to take advantage of other people. > When I offer people win-win deals, then people will trust me, want to work with me and start to offer me a lot of good opportunities for cooperation.
For a very long time, I had a limiting belief that money can only come with hard work and I was not even aware that I had this belief - I finally realized it at the “Millionaire Mind” event. I replaced this old limiting belief with "Money comes to me easily" and to my surprise I started seeing completely new ways to earn money much more easily. Before that, I didn't even see those possibilities, because I didn't believe it was even possible.
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