There is a very real possibility that everything
you and I have been taught about how to earn money is so far
from the truth that it’s almost comical. 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. Check it out… there are
individuals who are functionally illiterate who have become
multi-millionaires, 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 thereby improve the quality of life. Our educational system
has obviously been successful in many areas. However, it has
woefully neglected one important subject, “How to Earn Money.”
You can earn a doctorate degree in economics and have little or
no knowledge of 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.
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.
I am aware there are books that instruct you on how to
manipulate the market, stocks and people… they might even help
you get money. But, let me caution you… when there is no
spiritual growth… there is no spiritual strength… there is no
lasting happiness… and, there is no real or lasting wealth.
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, smell,
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 judgment… but that
does not make them poor. They will have it all back in a short
time because of their prosperity consciousness.
If you have any question in your mind regarding your level of
consciousness with respect to money, be very honest with
yourself and look at your results. Study the patterns in your
life.
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
sub-conscious 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.
Leveraging yourself to earn money – This is where you
multiply your time through the efforts of others by setting up
Multiple Sources of Income (MSI). 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?
You can take the total figure and divide it into multiple parts.
Each part would 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. What you are actually doing is
thinking of different ways you can be of service to others.
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 the ultimate servant. The more you earn, the more you
can help others.
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