Money and Fear

How healthy is your money mindset?

We build wealth for lots of different reasons and everyone’s reason is distinct.

Overall, however, it’s the process and the focus of that process, that usually falls within one of two categories:

• building wealth in order to escape poverty

• building wealth in order to create a different future

But, aren't those the same thing?

Not exactly.

It comes down to the motivation behind the drive.

Try this - in two columns, write down five reasons why you don't want to be poor and five reasons why you want to be wealthy. Concentrate on making the first column about what you don't want and the second column about what you do want.

We tend to run away from something or run toward something which are two entirely different driving forces.

As an example, let's say your goal is to spend every Saturday doing nothing but spending time with your family.

If your drive is to get away from working on weekends, you are running away. If your drive is to create a new family day, you are running toward.

The result can be the same, but the motivation behind the result can make or break your ability to achieve it.

If you focus on “not working on the weekend,” what are you thinking about? Working on the weekends.

If you want to be rich because you are scared (running away from poverty and debt), all your energy is spent trying to prevent something bad from happening.

It's a constant reminder of the lack.

If you continually visualize spending the weekend with your family, that’s what you will think about and naturally move toward.

Each one becomes a self-fulling prophecy - we tend to become exactly what we think about.

Moving away from something is exhausing - moving toward something is compelling.

When you review your two columns, focus on the one that compels you toward your goal.

Take charge!
Ann