My Financial Beliefs
As you go through this part of your life %%FIRST_NAME%%, it’s very important to correct any negative or false beliefs about money that you may have that is holding you back. Many of these false beliefs are formed at a very young age.
Maybe you saw your parents fighting about money or complaining about struggling to pay bills. Maybe you were always told; “I’m sorry, but we can’t afford that” so you formed a belief that money is not plentiful, and is very difficult to acquire.
Even as we grow up as a child, society teaches us all kinds of strange things about money. “Money doesn’t grow on trees” – who hasn’t heard that before? It’s no wonder there’s so many false beliefs about money, and the notion that its supply is limited to us. The danger of these cute (but completely false) little cliches is that it creates a belief in your subconscious mind that you have to struggle day in and day out your whole life just to make ends meat.
The love/hate situation develops because we spend a huge amount of are lives pursuing something we would love to have more of while at the same time taught conflicting values that loving to have more of it is wrong.
The #1 thing that will determine your Financial success is your Financial Mindset – your attitude about money. This is currently & actively creating your financial reality right now %%FIRST_NAME%%. You always act consistent with your beliefs whether they’re right or wrong.
Changing the way you think about money will change your beliefs about money which will change your financial mindset, and give you the abundant financial mindset that will deliver what you want in this area of your life.
This is great news because once you discover beliefs that are holding you back, you can easily change them. Having the right set of beliefs about money that will support and empower your financial success is critical to achieving your desires in life.
This section of your Abundance Blueprint is where you write down your fundamental beliefs about money. Make sure these are your beliefs and not someone else’s. Make sure these beliefs empower and serve you. If you have a belief that you’re not sure about, simply question it %%FIRST_NAME%%.
A few questions you may ask yourself are:
Do you believe Money is a good thing, a bad thing, or a neutral thing?
Do you believe Money can make your life better?
Are you open to receiving more money?
Do you believe money is something to be respected or feared?
Below are some examples of limiting (bad) beliefs about money that usually stem from fear based beliefs about money, success, and wealth that many people pick up from parents, friends, teachers, television, the media, the Internet, and more. Next to these are some empowering (good) beliefs. If a belief a belief is holding you back and not helping you %%FIRST_NAME%%, simply replace it with a belief that does.
Bad beliefs that hold people back and create a fear-based mindset
Good beliefs that empower people and create a millionaire mindset
Wealthy people are greedy, selfish, and corrupt & take away from others.
Having abundant wealth will allow me to be generous and help others.
Money is the root of all evil.
Money is a resource that allows me to do good things and provide for others.
Money is simply a tool of trade; a standardized medium of exchange – that’s all – nothing more & nothing less.
It takes hard work & long hours to barely make enough money to survive.
All I need to do is concentrate on how I can serve other, and the money will take care of itself.
To create abundant wealth, you have to take advantage of others.
Solving problems for a small amount of people produces a small amount of profit. Solving problems for a large amount of people produces a large amount of profit.
My family has never been rich. I’m just not good with money.
I can create my financial freedom by learning and gaining knowledge about money and wealth, and then acting on it.
More money means more problems.
Having more money gives me more choices in life.
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
I make no excuses. My control my financial reality, and I posses everything I need to create financial abundancy.
I don’t have what it takes to make a lot of money and create financial abundance
Find something I’m good at & enjoy. Then expand and nurture my talents and skills in this area to serve and enrich the lives of others.
In order for me to make a lot of money, I’ll have to sacrifice my health, time with my family, etc. – it’s not worth it.
Money is just another part of my life that I handle exceptionally well. I keep it balanced with the other important areas of my life.
Money is a limited resource. If I make more someone else has to make less. There’s just not enough to go around.
Money is a resource that allows me to do good things and provide for others.
Money is a limited resource. If I make more someone else has to make less. There’s just not enough to go around.
There’s more than enough money for everyone who’s willing to earn it. There’s plenty of money to create financial abundance.
I never have enough money.
I manage my money well because that allows more money to come my way.
It’s not right for me to be rich when other people are so poor.
Being rich allows me to do more for others than I can by not being rich.
It’s selfish of me to want a lot of money.
The money I earn shows the value that I create for others.
Money’s not important – it’s only money.
Money is one of the priorities in my life.
Money is there to be spent.
The money I don’t spend can be saved to increase my wealth.
Do any of these sound familiar %%FIRST_NAME%%? To find your own limiting beliefs about money, I want you to do a simple exercise. Complete the following statements:
I’m not financially free because …
I would love to have more money, but …
You can use the words “because” and “but” to expose your limiting beliefs for any situation so you can adapt statements to fit your needs. For example, “I can’t _____ because …” and then replace your limiting belief with a new, supporting belief. Then, write these beliefs down in your Abundance Blueprint, and repeat them to yourself daily as affirmations / Statements of fact.
I’ll share a few of my own beliefs about money that have benefited me to help you get started %%FIRST_NAME%%. If you agree with any, feel free to write it down yourself, but remember, this is your Abundance Blueprint – nobody else’s! Just be sure not to let a limiting belief hurt your Financial life, especially if someone else put it there.
Money and wealth makes the world a better place. It serves mankind and gives us a high quality of life. To enjoy life to it’s fullest and experience the best life has to offer.
Prosperity and abundance end human suffering. It’s the lack of money that is the root of evil. It makes people do things they don’t want to; steal, lie, deceive, etc.
All I need to do is concentrate on how I can serve others, and the money will take care of itself. Money is an Effect, not a Cause. Create value for others and money is the result.
I enrich my life by enriching the lives of others. The greater my contribution and value, the more financial abundance I receive.
Treat money with respect and take care of it just like a relationship. Don’t take it for granted, abuse it or waste it – use it wisely.
It’s important to invest in assets that produce an income so that money can be used to pay for luxuries that do not produce an income. Even once the luxury is gone or a new one is needed, the income from the asset will still be there.
Money amplifies the person you truly are at heart. If your a bad person, money allows you to be a really bad person. If you’re a good person, money allows you to do great things. Money itself is neither good or bad, it is simply a tool of trade; a standardized medium of exchange.
There you have it %%FIRST_NAME%%, these are some of my beliefs about money – what do you believe? Just remember, any beliefs you have about money that you want to let go of and replace can easily be done. when you question your belief system and make a conscious decision to change them to what you want them to be – you design and create a new life for your future instead of just recreating the past.