10 Money Myths That Keep You From Making Big Money: Myth 4

True! Unless you live in a country with no social support system (like Somalia or something), you will never die of starvation because you don’t have enough money. Knowing this gives us the freedom to look beyond money and paradoxically, do things which create abundance in our lives.

Deborah,

So rightly put by you that thinking that you need money to survive becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and I see it all the time around me.

Thanks for providing a practical solution.

The truth is, I often catch myself in the act. It’s so ridiculous when I see that I am doing things for money, and the money comes and then all of a sudden I am doing things differently. Then I realize I would have been better off doing that all along.

Thankfully for the most part I have trained myself to do things from my gift and talents and to share from the abundance of my heart! That’s where the true wealth comes from, and that’s what will ultimately keep us beyond the survival mode!

You make a good point about those in “other countries,” who might die of starvation. That is a sticky point, because we certainly wouldn’t want to sound like we are blaming the starving for their poverty thinking as that would seem to be adding insult to injury.

I do this often like most people, chasing after money and then letting my subconcious remind me of all the times I didn’t have money so I self sabotage.

I have actually been doing this for the past couple of weeks so thanks for reminding me to change paths and remmember my one and only true dream, not the money.

Yes, yes, yes! This is what I preach all the time, remember your dream, forget the money!

The thing is there is seemingly big and powerufl system that keeps trying to convince us that money is tight and the eononomy is bad, which can become a cultural self fulfilling prosphesy.

One of the the main tennants of that “money is tight movement” is that jobs are short. I say so what! Create your own micro-economy, forget being addicted to “the job.”

If we would just forget about the money (stop picking at the scab, so to speak) and start focussing on our true dream, calling, passion, mission, vision, this whole “economic situation” would fall away.

But then those who are holding the purse strings and manipulating its value from moment to moment, wouldn’t get to be king of the hill anymore…

You don’t need money to survive but you do need money for security and this you can appreciate only when you don’t have money. We need to draw a line actually…money is not bad, what it sometimes does to people is. So wanting to earn money is not bad, it becomes bad when you end up doing just that.

Yes! Good Point! Money is not bad at all. What we let it do to us, when we value money more than relationships, even sacraficing the relationship saying “we are making money for the relationshp; and then neglecting taking care of ourselves, but when we just get so obsessed, that it never seems to be enough. That’s where the self fulfilling prophesy comes in, but it will never be enough, even if we become billionaires!

We must become mentally, morally, and emotionally wealthy too, in balance with the numbers in the bank account, lest we have no one to enjoy our wealth with!

Yes! Good Point! Money is not bad at all. What we let it do to us, when we value money more than relationships, even sacraficing the relationship saying “we are making money for the relationshp; and then neglecting taking care of ourselves, but when we just get so obsessed, that it never seems to be enough. That’s where the self fulfilling prophesy comes in, but it will never be enough, even if we become billionaires!

We must become mentally, morally, and emotionally wealthy too, in balance with the numbers in the bank account, lest we have no one to enjoy our wealth with!

When it comes to money, it’s a fickle thing. You can’t listen to those people who don’t have money, tell you things about money. Like this post for example. If you personally cannot back up what you say, why would people listen? This is not a bash, but a reality check for those who take things literally.

Wealth we all know is a state of consciousness.

I think, therefore i am – Decartes

But i can’t teach you about it, unless I have an abundance of it. And neither can you. So when it comes to wealth ,it about who do you listen to. And you may ask me…who do i listen to?

Those who are already wealthy. Not those who write books based on wealth and got there money from selling a book on wealth.

Listen to those who have what you want. If this blog has what you want listen. If not..get it from a better source. Or better yet, get it from a place where the person who is writing the post has exactly what you want. Because most of the ideas of wealth are watered down so much, people are getting bad information. Listen to those who have what you want, is all i have to say.

Great Post!

Wow. Some great comments…definitely agree with Descartes, as I have experienced that truth in my own life.

and let’s not forget before we find teachers who teach about wealth, that we get a clear definition of what we consider wealth to be. Is it a number in a bank account? If so, exactly what is that number? Or is it a quality of life? If so what does that quality look like? Is wealth a state of consciousness? Is it all of the above? We must cleary define or personal concept of wealth, lest we fall into the “its never enough” trap!

And we must define what wealth is if we are to put ourselves under the most appropriate teachers to learn about it. Then we also must take into consideration that even though one “wealth method” worked for one person at one time, that it might be a different method that works for me in a different economic time and envornment. It’s prabably better to learn about the broad principles of wealth and then fill in the personal details from the canvas of our life and times.

Thanks for your very insightful comments. Fabulous!

That might make more sense if we were clear about to whom this is actually a myth. For much of the world’s 6.7 billion people money is an inescapable necessity that literally means life and death. The individuals or communities that have the resources to be completely self-sufficient are a minority.

If you consider health care for survival through treatable diseases and defects then this isn’t a myth for anyone.

The REAL mythology in my opinion is similar to the Emporer and his new clothes. Everyone was applauding his “new clothes” because the Emporer had the power to define what clothes are.

And in the same kind of way, I feel that certain power blocks now are defining what money is, how many jobs are available, how much money is worth, how we can or cannot get it… and as long as we buy into their definiton, yes its an inescapable realilty for 6.7 billion people because everyone has all agreed that a lie is true.

Otherwise abundance is all around us is incredible, we have only to tap into it, but not necessarily in the form of what’s being defined by the powers. Because if you accept their definition of clothes or money, we are all going to get so sick from stress of living the lie, that our next dependency will be on health care, when we should really be asking a different question. It is health care that we need, or is it HEALTH that we need?

The argument that shifting of the economics of fear to one of a currency of abundance denies those in need is wierd because if the mindset WOULD shift the need would be all but eliminated, wiht very little need left to be cultivated. The Currency of Abundance mindset and lifestyle does appeal to a broader and deeper sense of personal responsibility and a whole lot less dependency on “government.”

No this isn’t a Republican talking, this is not about politics…these thoughts are about shifting into a completely different economic mentality; and getting beyond the expensive fashion show drama of politics no matter what costume is being worn, the donkey or the elephant.

NO its not easy. But in my opinion its collectively better than being dependent on leaders who say they have new clothes when they have none at all, and today’s leaders who define bailouts and health care as “new clothes” when they are actually just another dressed up tax!

All about this in my next book, coming out in 2011, The New Currency of Abundance.

Aaron, I totally get what you are saying about the 6.7 billion. However, the REAL mythology in my opinion is similar to the Emporer and his new clothes. Everyone was applauding his “new clothes” because the Emporer had the power to define what clothes are.

And in the same kind of way, I feel that certain power blocks now are defining what money is, how many jobs are available, how much money is worth, the flow of it, how we can or cannot get it… and as long as we buy into their definiton, yes its an inescapable realilty for 6.7 billion people because everyone has all agreed that a lie is true.

Otherwise abundance is all around us is incredible, we have only to tap into it, but not necessarily in the form of what’s being defined by the powers. Because if you accept their definition of clothes or money, we are all going to get so sick from stress of living the lie, that our next dependency will be on health care, when we should really be asking a different question. It is health care that we need, or is it HEALTH that we need?

The argument that shifting of the economics of fear to one of a currency of abundance denies those in need is wierd because if the mindset WOULD shift the need would be all but eliminated, wiht very little need left to be cultivated. The Currency of Abundance mindset and lifestyle does appeal to a broader and deeper sense of personal responsibility and a whole lot less dependency on “government.”

No this isn’t a Republican talking, this is not about politics…these thoughts are about shifting into a completely different economic mentality; and getting beyond the expensive fashion show drama of politics no matter what costume is being worn, the donkey or the elephant.

NO its not easy. But in my opinion its collectively better than being dependent on leaders who say they have new clothes when they have none at all, and today’s leaders who define bailouts and health care as “new clothes” when they are actually just another dressed up tax!

All about this in my next book, coming out in 2011, The New Currency of Abundance.

Deborah, you have written: “Live your life and your purpose. The truth is you will not die without money. But you will die inside without a will to live.”
What a profound quote- I totally agree with you. Come 30 June 2010, it would be exactly 2 years that I left the corporate world. That 2 years ago, I had used a lot of my savings to benefit and help others. I answer the calling in my heart to move into healing, even though the path was then unclear. Somehow- I’ve always had money to spend even though I look a much lower but less demanding job. I focus a lot of my time and energy towards helping others and recently, I had the opportunity to be involved in a business venture that carries a cuase close to my heart.
So if we are willing to leave our comfort zone, wonderful things can happen- even it may take sometime before we can see results. If we have no faith, and chose the safe route, we may have just as well wasted our precious life.

Pardon me for the typo errors above

debora, you seem soooo close to the ideas of the venus project. i applaud you completely … until you plugged your new book at the end. oh well, if your not familiar with thevenusproject.com please take a look.

This really hits home and is in fact more true than I can put thoughts to words… having been down this path once myself, I know how money and the need for more can take over your life. A fantastic post and very straight to the point. Thanks for Sharing.

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