Money Is Your Friend
Dear Friend,
The hallmark of high achievers is that they develop a laser-like commitment
to what they want, even if they are
feeling discouraged. The practice of commitment is honouring
your desires by creating a vision and pursuing itin the world.
Success guilt
A key barrier to commitment is success guilt.
Guilt is the fear of punishment;
success guilt is the unconscious assumption
that people will reject you if become
wildly successful. If you have success guilt, it means you have
fallen into a scarcity mentality. You assume
success is like a pie; the more you have,
the less there is for others.
"Money is My Friend"
Money guilt is pervasive on our society.
One of the most common money myths is that
the more money you have, the less there is
for everyone else. The scarcity mentality is what makes people
afraid to want money. We think that if we
have more money, other people will have less.
This is a flawed assumption.
In Money is My Friend, Phil Laut says that
the more money you have, the more wealth
others will enjoy:
'Since your money comes from people,
the only thing you can do with it is give it
to other people. If you spend money, you prosper other people; if you save money, you prosper others because t
he banks takes the money and loans it to others;
and if you invest money, then you are simply
giving it to someone else to spend in your name.'
The easiest way to remove success guilt
is to shift into an abundance mentality.
This is the belief there is enough success, love,
and money to go around. When you win, you
pave the way for others to do the same,
and you take great joy in it.
I'll talk to you again soon.
Your friend,
Lisa B.
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