Chances are you have faulty beliefs about money, which keep you from coming into it. Here are 7 faulty beliefs you might have and what to do about it.
The first thing to get straight is this: Money serves you. You are it’s master and it is your faithful servant. Never get this the other way around. Money serves two purposes: It allows us to live comfortably. It is also a vehicle that lets us do good in this world. Let money serve you.
Money Isn’t Everything
Some people believe that money can’t buy happiness. They pretty much choose poverty over prosperity, thinking that happiness comes with scarcity. Yet, part of having an abundance mindset means the best of both worlds. After all, money is just an indicator of success. Poor and unsuccessful people have made it a habit to avoid doing things that improve their skills and this guarantees failure.
On the other hand, successful people have a habit of doing things that help them progressively realize their goals and dreams. While you may want to remain static, the truth is you either create or disintegrate.
You Don’t Know How to Receive
How many of us know how to ask for money or negotiate salaries? How many of us know our true worth in the value we can provide? I sure didn’t. I had helped my friend remove malware from her shop’s computer. It took me less than an hour, and she wanted to pay me for my time. Yet, because I didn’t know how to ask for money or the worth of the knowledge I possess, I stupidly refused the money.
Luckily for me, my friend insisted. More importantly, she helped me realize that my knowledge and experience are not just for my employer. I can also help other people, and I should be bold enough to ask for money. After all, while it may have taken less than an hour to remove that malware, it’s taken me twenty years of constant study in front of the computer to build up that knowledge base and expertise.
You Lack Gratitude for the Money You Do Have
Just as we don’t know how to receive, when we do receive, we don’t know how to express gratitude. Start off simple and express gratitude, when you find a dime on your garage floor or a dollar bill in your laundry.
Gratitude is a re-framing of our minds, which opens us to receiving and expands our awareness to possibilities. Possibilities increase our chances of success.
You Have a Poor Self-Image
You can only grow as far as your self-image will allow. If you ever want to make six-figures at your next job, then you have to first believe you can. Your bad self image makes you believe that you are undeserving and a fraud. Mainly, it’s been poisoned by other people’s beliefs.
Once you believe you bring a unique value to this world that you alone can provide, you become aware that you deserve an abundance of happiness, health, and wealth. This accomplishment is something greater yet as it is an expansion of your awareness and true self-growth. Only when you are able to see yourself worthy and deserving of a six-figure salary, will your future employer see it too.
Money Tore Your Family Apart
If your parents worked many hours to make ends meet and lived from paycheck to paycheck, chances are you hardly ever saw them or spent time with them. Consequently, your relationship with them may be estranged.
Its likely that you subconsciously blamed money for creating a rift in your family. Because of this, you may be pushing money away without even knowing it, all in the name of “choosing family over money.” To change this harmful belief and be welcoming of money, start adopting the beliefs in this article.
You Know Nothing
Our educational system fails us in a big way. It trains us to be good employees and help makes our employers dreams come true, jeopardizing our own dreams. It fails to teach us how to create wealth, how money really works, how to run a business and how to chase after what really matters. Too often, we’re told in school, “Stop daydreaming! Be realistic. Learn a trade and you’ll have the security of a decent living. ” Decent may be good, but great is even better.
So, it’s up to you to educate yourself in these areas. Make it a point to read at least one book on money a year. When you start digging deeper, you’ll quickly discover that most books about making money have nothing to do with actually making money. It first starts with changing your beliefs about money. These books are often a journey in self-improvement. In short, your success and wealth can only grow as fast as your willingness to improve.
It Starts With You
One of the common threads running through the 7 false beliefs has to do with blame and your willingness to take responsibility for your current results. Unsuccessful people blame their circumstances or other people. On the contrary, successful people accept their circumstances and take the initiative to improve what they can. Even if the problems seem insurmountable, they start acting from where they can.
To bring more money and success into your life, first make a decision to throw out these faulty beliefs. Be willing to accept new beliefs that are conducive to your goals. When we start educating ourselves, we also start expanding our awareness to what’s possible.
In the end, the decision to come into an abundance of wealth and success has more to do with setting goals and growing, than it is about the money. As you embark on this journey, kindly remind yourself from time to time that goals aren’t about getting. They are about growing.
