If You're Broke, Ask Yourself This...

"If you are more motivated by escaping failure (i.e., paying your rent on time, not getting fired, paying off your credit card debt), then that's all you'll get."

I just realised this is what I have been doing all my life ... my aim every month was just to pay off everything outstanding! No wonder I don't see anything more than whats required in the bank.

How can I make my success polarity stronger?

Its a good observation and most of us have this safe approach and it may be leaving its trails of safety net affects on other aspects of our bigger dreams. Risk taking is important so that the worst-case scenario as well as the best-case-scenario can be perceived. I think, it all boils down to risk taking.

I really like this ideology. What's your recommendation for the best program/book to check out to learn more about this?

By the way, I totally agree with it. It ties into what Shad Helmstetter talks about as well.

It just makes sense!

we must test ourselves every day, i don't think that i should be a realist to achieve my goals, i want to be an optimist, not in ping glasses but to think positive doesn't require much efforts.

good thoughts there, i always remind myself how lucky i am no matter people tell me..
and usually i am ..

so true - but sometimes you gotta learn the hard way.

Great stuff Dan.

Bob Proctor first introduced me to personal development with his "The Power To Have It All" program. A must buy. He knows his stuff.

This is pure LOA. Wherever you place your attention and energy expands.

The novice is motivated by conditions while the genius is driven by vision.

Ryan

Sometimes the opposite can be an amazing motivator for change.

I remember watching something from Jim Rohn where he talks about reaching “That point” where you've simply had enough … You've had enough of not having the kind lifestyle you want; you've head enough of not being the kind of person you want to be; you've had enough of not having the kind of relationships you want.

“Screw it,” you say to yourself. You're going to have the life you want, or you'll die trying.

When you reach this point- the point where you’ve simply had enough and the pain of not taking action is obliterating all of your fears including ________________. Well, that's a wonderful part of your journey ... You're ready to start moving towards what you really want.

And, when you combine this motivating force with moving towards success (affirmations, visualization, etc.) you have everything in your favour.

I love that idea of making your Success Polarity stronger and I think it ties in with the other adage that you become like the 5 people you spend most time with on a daily basis...

Choose successful people (and 'successful' covers a lot of bases) and you will become successful yourself and vice versa. Could be that simply by spending time with these people you are modelling their behaviours and thereby strengthening your own Success Polarity...

I would suggest the Science of Getting Rich which is free. I think Bob Proctor has a program around it, but the free version online did wonders for me. Read the original version not the re-written versions. Amazing message and action plan in a simple read.

Good point, well made!

You've just found me another piece of the jigsaw - thank you!

If you're broke, the best place to start is with your mindset, which can be determined by your vocabulary. If you find yourself saying things like "I can't afford it" rather than asking yourself "How can I afford it?", than you'll always be broke b/c saying "I can't afford it" keeps you in a lack mentality, asking yourself "How can I afford it?" and seriously thinking of ways you can afford something that's currently out of your price range, will help you transition from a lack mentality to an abundance mentality and only people with an abundance mentality can become rich and stay rich.

great inspiration..
thx for taking time sharing this

List the benefits that you will get if you do change. List the consequences that you will experience if you don't change.

I just realized this about myself about 3days ago. I could not believe I was holding myself back all this time. But I have started taking action to fix this type of thought/expectation. Awesome post!

thanks for the posts in this thread.They have given me some good thoughts and ideas

This is great Dan.

But I have a question, does this mean that we have to love the idea of being rich more than experiencing poverty. You see, I have this outlook that money should not be spent on yourself alone. It is a blessing that is meant to be shared with other people. So what if I want to make money to help other people? Does that count? Or is it also an escape?

Tell me what you think.

Aira

Thank you for this! Love that quote

Great points! These are very good questions to consider and think about as you go on in life.

I've certainly explored, lived and even taught the principles of a successful- goal oriented life. But.......... after that then what? Maybe there is a different purpose to life? In the west we have been driven our entire lives by this outward, seeking, competing, success attitude. It's part and parcel of our culture- but is it really the POINT? Things are shifting in our world these days- maybe we all need to reexamine what these beliefs and values really are?

I look at it this way, if you a university student looking to score only something like A in a subject then you may get something near that like A- or B+ but when you only look to score C in a subject then you may fail and get F instead. So dream big so your dream comes with results near to what you dreamed of!

This is actually me! i'd rather not pay late with fees etc.. nor be late with anything

Yep and to make things happen faster,people should nature the power of concentration...and its not in layman terms.
What I mean is you become so absorbed in the object of your desire that you become conscious of nothing else and always try holding the though in mind. This asserts to the subconscious as reality and thus the universe has to arrange it to become objectified in your life.

If you meet all the top guys in person... One thing you will see from all of them they are all very positive! be that way and all will come for you!

Great post.

I think it is important to first build a dream, and then the dream will build you. Fall in love with your vision enough and you will overcome any obstacle in your way.

Also, change your thoughts, because you will never go higher than your highest thoughts.

BigG

Man this thread ROCKS!

Mindset is everything, I once saw this show a long time ago, and I'm pretty sure that most of you probably saw some other shows or documentaries that were similar. Anyway, I think it was a zoo or circus or something. They had this baby elephant chained up so it would not run away or run around the compound.

Everyday the poor baby elephant would begin to try and move to beyond the perimeter of its holding area. And of course it would get yanked back when it reached the end of the chain. This went on for days, weeks, months, maybe years I'm not sure how long.

But one day the animal keepers noticed that the baby elephant always stayed in the it designated area. It had stopped trying to go beyond the length of its chain.

They knew it was time. The keepers simply removed the chain and watched... and the baby elephant didn't run, it didn't say to its self, "I'm free I can really go and find out what's beyond my little space". It stayed right inside the area it had always been confined too.

Forged in the baby elephants mind was the simple fact that it could only move so far, and no farther. Its' beliefs had been set... and now it would forever be limited by the belief that it could not move beyond its little space. (Always bound by something that no longer existed.)

How many of us are bound by these invisible chains that limit how far we think we can go?

We can learn the necessary skill-sets to earn more and we can even make the occasional successes... But unless we can change our mindset, and mentally & physically break those invisible chains that keep us tethered to our own little areas of life's full potential...

We will continue to stand right at the door, of the successes we want so badly. The
very door that we might have even cracked open a time or two. The very door that we know will transform our lives; and still, never completely walk through it!

By coming upon this thread, you have helped me to sharpen the tools that I will use to cut one of those invisible chains. And help me move a few steps closer to ultimately completely stepping through that door.

Thank you

That is really excellent! Thank you for sharing that. It really adds perspective to where one honestly finds oneself on each spectrum.

I find your post very motivating. Whenever Im on this section of the forum or feeling a bit depressed about my circumstances I always read it and it always makes me feel optimistic. I should print it off and stick it on my wall. Thanks for posting

Excellent One ! Thanks for Sharing

Do I love making money more than I hate spending too much of time on WF ?

Bob Proctor is one of my many gurus.

His teachings have given me the strength to make it on my own.

Do I love my house more that I hate an apartment?
Do I love my Lexus more than I hate a Yugo?
Do I ... this could go on forever.

Do I love me more than I hate hate me?
Hmmmmm... that could cost me a lot of money in counseling

I just want to say thank you for the great posts.

interesting post,thanks for sharing.