Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Lies We Tell Ourselves About Money

I got an early morning email from a new friend who wrote about his ability to attract great sums of money into his life. He went on to say that while he has been able to earn an abundance of money, he has had trouble holding onto it. And he attributes that to his mindset around wealth, his fear, and the energy that he has attributed to both. He has shifted his energy around money and has been planning a meeting for six months, putting all the pieces together to hopefully double his income with little effort. He ended with this wisdom: Nothing wrong with huge sums of wealth, used properly and with an appreciation of the true source.

What is your relationship to money? Do you believe that money is the root of all evil? That it doesn't grow on trees? Perhaps it makes the world go 'round? A penny saved is a penny earned?

People are uneasy around the subject of money and hardly ever discuss it. How many married couples have useful and positive frank discussions about money? How many friends talk about money? What is so taboo about the subject?

Here are some of the limiting beliefs that I have personally heard and sometimes believed about money:

1) Money makes you greedy (so I will continue to live on less)

2) I will never be able to earn very much with the skills that I have (so I will continue to be dependent on others and feel powerless)

3) Everyone else has more than I have (so I will covet what they have and continue to stay small and feel powerless)

4) Most wealthy people inherit their wealth (so I will never become wealthy and will continue to stay small and powerless)

Here are some of my beliefs about money:

1) When we set our goals high, we can earn more. Attract the money you want to make

2) Focusing on our true purpose in life and getting rid of the clutter that is draining our energy can make way for greater earning power

3) Change your energy, your mindset, and your belief system around money and money will reward you.

I have had many occasions in my life when I have lost an income source and have stayed positive about it. I remained focused on what's next, what the loss of this income is making room for in my life. And sure enough, money comes to me, usually in the amount I lost or more, in some other form that I didn't expect.

What is your relationship to money? How have you repelled or attracted it into your life?