Are you driven by money? Really? Or are you like the majority of people who have mixed emotions when it comes to the subject of money.
If you ask most people they will tell you money means fun, freedom, and a fantastic lifestyle.
But if you probe a little deeper you also get answers like, "money is the root of all evil", or the source of envy or something to be ashamed of.
If you are in this majority of people who have mixed emotions towards money then the chances are you don't have much more than you absolutely need, or your fortunes go up and down.
So do you think you would have more money if you could change these mixed emotions that money is both a source of good and of evil? You bet! Because emotion is the source of all motivation in people.
So if you want more money you have to start with yourself and get to see money as a driving force for good in the world.
So how do you do this? And therefore change your feelings towards money and hence make it easier to amass more? From my own experience, this is a tough call because it's a fact that whilst people are driven by positive emotions towards things, they are also even more driven by negative emotions.
In other words, it seems to be that people will generally do more to avoid the pain of negative associations than to enjoy the pleasures of their positive emotions.
So "Tell me!", I hear you say, "How can I change easily so that making money becomes a total blessing rather than tinged with guilt?" Let's start with the simple question: "What is money?"
It is based on a promise from his neighbor.
It requires trust.
It requires a relationship.
It requires communication with the neighbor for the relationship to exist.
In fact, it is the very use of money that creates this relationship with the neighbor.
The key then is to realize that "money can create relationships" or "money is a relationship builder".
This is a very important description of money, because it can completely change the way we view money and develop our emotions towards money.
For example, when you go to a market and simply look around you are unlikely to really relate to many of the market stall holders.
But suppose you purchase something, then you will create a relationship with that stall holder, and you may well encourage the nearby stall holders to talk to you too so they can sell their wares too.
Seeing money as a creator of certain types of relationships then can have a profound impact on how you view money.
It means that the more money you spend the more relationships you can create.
That is why people who have a lot of money and who spend a lot of money have such fantastic and free lifestyles.
They are contributing to the prosperity of those around them and creating a dynamic and enjoyable environment.
There are many references in the bible to the holding and the use of money.
The one that immediately springs to mind is the story of the 10 talents.
In this a rich merchant is going away for a long time and he entrusts differing amounts of money (talents) to each of 3 servants.
On his return, he questions each of the servants to find out what use they made of the money.
The outcome is that the man entrusted with the most money (10 talents) is praised for using it and turning it even more money, whilst the man with the least money (1 talent) is castigated simply because he just looked after the money to keep it safe and didn't grow it instead into more.
This is a very powerful message.
It says that not only is money a good thing to have and to own, but also it needs to be kept in use and in circulation and not simply hoarded.
In conclusion then, it is my experience and opinion that if you can change your mind-set to accept that having and using money is a positive experience then you will attract money to you.
There are many examples and books that describe this but very few of them show you how money can be a positive motivator.
To me, money is a relationship creator and a relationship builder rather than having any negative connotations.
Money is a force for good in the world and drives the prosperity of the world.
So I repeat, What is money to you? Does your opinion of money support your goals or hinder them? Attaching these positive emotions to money will provide the basis for a more prosperous future.
If you ask most people they will tell you money means fun, freedom, and a fantastic lifestyle.
But if you probe a little deeper you also get answers like, "money is the root of all evil", or the source of envy or something to be ashamed of.
If you are in this majority of people who have mixed emotions towards money then the chances are you don't have much more than you absolutely need, or your fortunes go up and down.
So do you think you would have more money if you could change these mixed emotions that money is both a source of good and of evil? You bet! Because emotion is the source of all motivation in people.
So if you want more money you have to start with yourself and get to see money as a driving force for good in the world.
So how do you do this? And therefore change your feelings towards money and hence make it easier to amass more? From my own experience, this is a tough call because it's a fact that whilst people are driven by positive emotions towards things, they are also even more driven by negative emotions.
In other words, it seems to be that people will generally do more to avoid the pain of negative associations than to enjoy the pleasures of their positive emotions.
So "Tell me!", I hear you say, "How can I change easily so that making money becomes a total blessing rather than tinged with guilt?" Let's start with the simple question: "What is money?"
- Well, let's go back to imagine how it all started.
Thousands of years ago, people were hunter/gatherers.
That is, they hunted for food or foraged for the fruits of the earth.
They didn't have need of money to live.
- Now at some time I imagine that the hunter may have had excess meat and wanted to swap some meat for, say, some fruit of a neighbor of his (of course, I am using "he" instead of "she" for convenience only).
This is a simple barter and again has no recourse to the use of money.
- Then again, since the world is full of variation, there was an instance when the hunter with his excess meat wanted to exchange it for something that was not currently available, for example, for some fruit on the tree of a neighbor that had not yet ripened.
So in exchange for the meat, the hunter accepted a promise of some fruit from his neighbor for delivery in the future.
It is this promise of value that is the basis of modern day money.
It is based on a promise from his neighbor.
It requires trust.
It requires a relationship.
It requires communication with the neighbor for the relationship to exist.
In fact, it is the very use of money that creates this relationship with the neighbor.
The key then is to realize that "money can create relationships" or "money is a relationship builder".
This is a very important description of money, because it can completely change the way we view money and develop our emotions towards money.
For example, when you go to a market and simply look around you are unlikely to really relate to many of the market stall holders.
But suppose you purchase something, then you will create a relationship with that stall holder, and you may well encourage the nearby stall holders to talk to you too so they can sell their wares too.
Seeing money as a creator of certain types of relationships then can have a profound impact on how you view money.
It means that the more money you spend the more relationships you can create.
That is why people who have a lot of money and who spend a lot of money have such fantastic and free lifestyles.
They are contributing to the prosperity of those around them and creating a dynamic and enjoyable environment.
There are many references in the bible to the holding and the use of money.
The one that immediately springs to mind is the story of the 10 talents.
In this a rich merchant is going away for a long time and he entrusts differing amounts of money (talents) to each of 3 servants.
On his return, he questions each of the servants to find out what use they made of the money.
The outcome is that the man entrusted with the most money (10 talents) is praised for using it and turning it even more money, whilst the man with the least money (1 talent) is castigated simply because he just looked after the money to keep it safe and didn't grow it instead into more.
This is a very powerful message.
It says that not only is money a good thing to have and to own, but also it needs to be kept in use and in circulation and not simply hoarded.
In conclusion then, it is my experience and opinion that if you can change your mind-set to accept that having and using money is a positive experience then you will attract money to you.
There are many examples and books that describe this but very few of them show you how money can be a positive motivator.
To me, money is a relationship creator and a relationship builder rather than having any negative connotations.
Money is a force for good in the world and drives the prosperity of the world.
So I repeat, What is money to you? Does your opinion of money support your goals or hinder them? Attaching these positive emotions to money will provide the basis for a more prosperous future.
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