Getting Money Right – What You Deserve

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Written by Jeffery Combs

Isn’t it about time that you got right with money? When I say “right” what I am talking about is getting money right emotionally. Money is a very controversial subject in our society. Mention money to almost anyone and it will bring out a certain level of discomfort because almost everyone lacks money. Statistics say that 97% of our population works for 3% of society. Only around 4% to 5 % achieve a six-figure income and one-twentieth of 1% of society achieve a seven-figure income. “Why is it,” I ask, “that so many people struggle when we are living in a world with so many opportunities to create wealth?” In this information, I will be presenting what I believe to be the reasons that hold so many people from receiving the money they deserve.

I have personally coached hundreds of great people in the last six years whose struggles with money issues have caused them to sabotage themselves over and over. One of the first questions to ask when it comes to money is, “Who was my role model when it comes to money, prosperity, finance, and abundance?” For most of us, it was our parents and for them, it was their parents. Let’s also state that this information is not about blaming anyone. You are now a grownup and your perception of money is now up to you.

The next question to ask is, “What did I learn in my education about money?” A typical high school curriculum includes courses about economics and government. However, it lacks instruction on how to attract money or cultivate a healthy relationship with it. Traditional education teaches students how to acquire job skills and prepares them to earn what a particular job is worth, not what the individual is worth. Earning more money requires educating yourself about free enterprise. You also need to understand how to earn what the free market allows and determine your terms and timeline for payment. Additionally, gaining knowledge about providing quality service and value is crucial. The more valuable you become through the service you provide, the more you make. This is not about working hard because if that were the case, then all of the world’s laborers would be millionaires.

Over the centuries money has gotten a bad rap by being associated with corruption, greed, pain, and the misuse of power. A perception grew that somehow the rich deprived the poor. Wealthy people were seen as bad people, unlovable, disconnected from love, and greedy. The sad fact is that most people just don’t believe they deserve to have money freedom or peace of mind. I believe that you can be rich, spiritual, and prosperous and that with your abundance you can create love and compassion using your wealth to assist others in strengthening their skills so that they too have the opportunity to be prosperous in life’s ways.

Most of us have been taught that “Money is the root of all evil.” However, the actual quotation from the Bible is, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” Money itself is neutral – not good or bad. It is paper and metal that symbolize an exchange of goods and services. Money is an energy that you either attract or repel. It is the negative emotions around money, such as greed, obsession, and power, that can bring negative experiences. These emotions also keep most people from it.

In the last several centuries there has been radical change in opportunity, philosophy, and ways to create wealth. Many courageous forerunners paved the way for new thoughts and ideas about prosperity, abundance, self-sufficiency, and enlightenment. Just in the last hundred years, brilliant writers and speakers have emerged like Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Earnest Holmes, Katherine Ponder, Florence Scovel Schinn, Earl Nightengale, Louise Hay, Jim Rohn, and Tony Robbins. These are just a few of my favorites who have assisted me with my enlightenment. A whole consciousness of self-help and personal development has become available to the masses. Bookstores and coffee bars are now as popular as some of the old traditional night spots, and we now have access to coaches and mentors to be emotionally, financially, and spiritually fit.

People now realize that they are responsible for their own empowerment. They see that assuming responsibility can bring them prosperity and allow them to become more and to do more. For this to happen, people have to have belief in themselves and grasp the idea that they can control their lives. In our me-too, microwave, lottery-mentality society very few people ever put the proper thoughts and proper actions together at the same time to provoke the results they deserve. Plain and simple, most people don’t believe they deserve prosperity and abundance. They want, wish, like to, if only, pray for a miracle, and most of all want for change to happen. Sorry, it doesn’t operate that way. Too many people tiptoe quietly to their graves looking back only to say – “I wish I would have!”

Still, don’t lose heart for it can officially become “Now O’clock” at any minute. There are 86,400 seconds in every single day; 1,440 minutes, 24 hours, one day, one week, one month, one year, one lifetime. We can change at any moment. Is it hard or is it easy? Success or failure is just one thought away. It is a choice we have the opportunity to make every single day.

I believe God wants us to be rich, prosperous, and free. God did not create fear, it is manmade. Fear overrides most people’s dreams and objectives. Most people aren’t even able to identify what they are afraid of. All they know is they are struggling just to keep up with the other sheep in the pasture. You have to get past the thoughts that money is bad and will somehow taint you. Abundance is natural and spiritual. Money will not deprive you but could actually enlighten you. Many of the great teachers have given credence to the idea that abundance is spiritual. It is the power of your thoughts that creates abundance for you.

If you are wealthy, more often than not, you will be dispersing your money commercially and charitably, supporting many people around you. This contributes to the velocity of overall wealth. There are literally trillions of dollars passing about electronically on any given day, and those signals are literally passing by you at all times. If you stop and think about it, there are millions of dollars flowing through your body at the moment. Imagine making a slight flick of the wrist in order to stop some of that money in transit so it sticks with you. A flick of the mind is a flick of the wrist.

Money can be good – greed is not good. There are no reasons why you can’t be very rich, very rich in fact, and still be a very valuable generous spiritual person with a huge heart and compassion for everyone.

Jeffery Combs is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, and author committed to assisting people with personal growth and development. You can contact him online at www.GoldenMastermind.com or by calling toll-free at 800-595-6632.