Wealth mantras
#4 Rich people
think big. Poor people think small.
The law of
Income:
You will
be paid in direct proportion to the value you deliver according to the
marketplace.
The key
word is value. It’s important to know that four factors determine your value in
the marketplace; supply, demand, quality & quantity. In my experience, the
factor that present the biggest challenge for most people is the quantity. The
quantity factor simply means, how much of your value do you actually deliver to
the marketplace?
Another way
of stating this is, how many people do you actually serve or affect?
How do you
want to live your life? How do you want to play the game? Do you want to play
in the big leagues or in the little leagues, in the majors or the minors? Are
you going to play big or play small? It’s your choice.
Most people
choose to play small. Why? Because of fear. They’re scared to death of failure
and they’re even more frightened of success. They don’t feel they’re good
enough or important enough to make a real difference in people’s lives.
But hear
this: your life is not just about you. It’s also about contributing to others. It’s
about living true to your mission and reason for being here on this earth at
this time. It’s about adding your piece of the puzzle to the world. Most people
are so stuck in their egos that everything revolves around me, me, and more me.
But if you want to be rich in the truest sense of the world, it can’t only be
about you. It has to include adding value to other people’s lives.
Do you know
the definition of an entrepreneur? The definition we use in our programs is “a
person who solves problems for people at a profit.” That’s right, an
entrepreneur is nothing more than a “problem solver”.
So I ask
you, would you rather solve problems for more people or fewer people? If you
replied more, then you need to start thinking bigger and decide to help massive
numbers of people – thousands, even millions. The by – product is that the more
people you help, the “richer” you become, mentally, emotionally, spiritually,
& definitely financially.
What I have
witnessed is too many people not doing their job, not fulfilling their duty, or
dharma as it’s called in Sanskrit. I watch too many people playing far too
small, and too many people allowing their fear – based ego selves to rule them.
The result is that too many of us are not living up to our full potential, in
terms of both our own lives and our contribution to others.
It comes
down to this: if not you, then who?
Again,
everyone has his or her unique purpose. Maybe you’re a real estate investor and
buy properties to rent them out and make money on cash flow and appreciation.
What’s your mission? How do you help? There’s a good chance you add value to
your community by helping families find affordable housing they may not
otherwise be able to find. Now the question is how many families and people can
you assist? Are you willing to help ten instead of one, twenty instead of ten,
one hundred instead of twenty? This is what I mean by playing big.
The world
doesn’t need more people playing small. It’s time to stop hiding out and start
stepping out. It’s time to stop needing and start leading. It’s time to start
sharing your gifts instead of hoarding them or pretending they don’t exist. It’s
time you started playing the game of life in a “big” way.
In the end,
small thinking and small action lead to being both broke and unfulfilled. Big thinking
& big action lead to having both money and meaning. The choice is yours!
"It’s Your
Life, it’s Your Choice, Become Money Wise"
Wealth mantras#5 Rich people focus on opportunities.
Poor people focus on obstacles.
