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Millionaire
Money doesn’t bring happiness.
Money is the root of all evil.
Wealthy people are crooks.
Money corrupts.
Rich people only care about money.
Who said only wealthy people think about money? I know of many people who
are broke who think about money all the time. People with money are not ethical? Come
on! Who do you think is robbing the banks? A millionaire will not stick up a convenience
store or rob somebody at knife point! These silly poverty beliefs need to be challenged. It
is okay to evaluate any idea, and I am going to do that by having you do something that
might be painful.
I want you to think about money. I am going to walk you through various concepts
related to money. I know you have heard things about the love of money and all the problems
associated with having money, but I am going to have you flip it around and think about
what problems you have had because you have lacked money in your life. Think about it.
It’s a hassle to be broke. I know. I know what it is like to have the car repossessed and the
house foreclosed upon and be humiliated because of lack of money. As a kid I remember
having to wear my sister’s coat to school. I repeat, I had to wear a girl’s coat to school.
Money Pain
Write down what pain you have experienced due to lack of money. Write down
what problems you have faced due to of lack of money.
Money words
Think about money words. Don’t think long about this. Write down whatever
words come to your mind. What single words come to your mind when you think of money?
Go ahead. Start writing now.
