It’s a sin to be poor.
If this rubs you the wrong way, why?
If it doesn’t, I’m guessing you and I view money the same way.
Because that’s the difference.
How we define money and its accumulation.
I like how Bob Proctor puts it.
“Money is a reward you receive for the service you render. The more valuable the service, the greater the reward.”
Said differently by Earl Nightingale.
“The amount of money we receive will always be in a direct ratio to the demand for what we do, our ability to do it, and the difficulty in replacing us.”
When you hear this, doesn’t it make you think?
About yourself?
The value you provide to others?
It did to me.
It made me reflect.
On myself.
My actions.
My beliefs.
It made me happier.
Not because I was earning a lot.
Because I wasn’t.
It made me happier because I had something I could work with.
A roadmap of how to provide more value and receive more in return.
All because I redefined money, and subsequently value.
With a change in beliefs, earning money becomes easy.
All I have to do is understand others’ needs, service those to the best of my abilities and do it more effectively than others.
Add to that the understanding that it’s a never-ending journey of self-development – not a snapshot in time that can’t be changed – and I’m set.
Work every day to improve myself.
To deliver value more effectively.
To improve the quality and quantity of my service(s).
To help others in a greater way.
At first, you think you’re competing with others.
Continue to develop yourself and you’ll realize.
You’re only competing with yourself.
The more you develop yourself.
Your service.
The value you provide.
The more you climb that mountain top.
Leaving others behind.
Others who decide to take a different path in life.
In return, you’ll receive what you deserve.
It may not always be a simultaneous exchange of value.
With time you’ll receive.
That’s just how it works.
That’s why it’s a sin to be poor.