Wealth File #2: Are You Playing the Money Game to Win...or Not to Lose?
Wow! The question itself is profound. Which are YOU doing?
Can you hear the difference in those two statements? Can you see how playing to win is different from playing not to lose?
If you are getting a sense that this distinction is something big, read on…
As Harv Eker explains in his best-selling book "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind", it’s like the difference between playing offense and playing defense.
It’s focusing on survival and security instead of wealth and abundance.
What’s wrong with security, you ask?
Nothing. Nothing at all.
But it’s not wealth.
If you want real wealth, you’re not talking about being able to pay the bills and go on an extra nice vacation twice a year.
Lest all this talk about money be turning you off, consider this….
Wealth (in my view) is not simply money. Wealth encompasses the full range of “things” one wants in their life: love, health, spirituality, time...and yes, money.
A life of wealth and abundance is filled with these things, not because you bought them (you’re smart enough to know you can’t buy these things) but because you were in a position to be able to focus on them and to develop them to the depth and levels that you desire.
And let’s face it, when you are poor, you simply don’t have the time to focus on anything but your lack of money and all the problems and misery it is creating in your life.
Keep in mind, you don’t have to be a pauper to be “poor”. As you’ll begin to see as you are reading the book, being “poor” is as much a state of mind as it is a state of your finances…and it’s that “poor” mentality that gets and keeps you stuck.
It’s like saying to yourself each day, “I don’t have time to be rich, I have to keep doing all these other things so I can pay the bills.”
Absurd? Then why are you doing it?
Get yourself off that track! Get the book and get going!
Click here to get your copy of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind today.
Rich people play the money game to WIN.
Poor people play the money game not to lose.
Can you hear the difference in those two statements? Can you see how playing to win is different from playing not to lose?
If you are getting a sense that this distinction is something big, read on…
As Harv Eker explains in his best-selling book "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind", it’s like the difference between playing offense and playing defense.
It’s focusing on survival and security instead of wealth and abundance.
What’s wrong with security, you ask?
Nothing. Nothing at all.
But it’s not wealth.
If you want real wealth, you’re not talking about being able to pay the bills and go on an extra nice vacation twice a year.
Lest all this talk about money be turning you off, consider this….
Wealth (in my view) is not simply money. Wealth encompasses the full range of “things” one wants in their life: love, health, spirituality, time...and yes, money.
A life of wealth and abundance is filled with these things, not because you bought them (you’re smart enough to know you can’t buy these things) but because you were in a position to be able to focus on them and to develop them to the depth and levels that you desire.
And let’s face it, when you are poor, you simply don’t have the time to focus on anything but your lack of money and all the problems and misery it is creating in your life.
Keep in mind, you don’t have to be a pauper to be “poor”. As you’ll begin to see as you are reading the book, being “poor” is as much a state of mind as it is a state of your finances…and it’s that “poor” mentality that gets and keeps you stuck.
It’s like saying to yourself each day, “I don’t have time to be rich, I have to keep doing all these other things so I can pay the bills.”
Absurd? Then why are you doing it?
Get yourself off that track! Get the book and get going!
posted by BizCoach Dianne at 11:54 AM
1 Comments:
Almost as soon as I posted my last blog post, I realized that I had not given an example of playing to win versus playing not to lose on a daily basis.
I want you to be able to use this information right away, without having to figure out what it all means.
One example that comes to mind is paying the minimum due on a credit card versus paying it off altogeher or paying a larger chunk towards paying it off.
Or not using the credit card at all until it IS paid off.
But that's an easy example.
What might be another example more specific to you?
Try this...
With every decision you are making, ask yourself:
"How can I make this a 'play to win' decision?"
or
"How can I move this away from playing not to lose?"
Give this a try for one week and watch your results. You are in for a delightful surprise!
Take care,
Business Development Coach Dianne
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