aware of your thoughts, the easier it will get to become more and more in control of your (negative) desires.
Another method of controlling your desires and impulses, is to become present. When you feel yourself really wanting to do something that you know you either shouldn’t, or is self destructive, you can try this.
Just stop where you are, stop what you’re doing, and concentrate on your breathing. Just become aware of your ‘in’ breath, and then aware of your ‘out’ breath. Don’t think about your breathing, just become aware of it. This will immediately interrupt the desire, and allow you the time to start thinking from a place of no desire.
When you do this, you will stop the noise and internal chatter in your head, and immediately gain control of yourself once more. This should give you a few seconds to then make a choice from a place of calmness, instead of a place of excited impulsiveness.
Section 3
Wealth
Chapter 18
Money
What is money?
Money is a means of exchange. It is a reward for service rendered. It is also very important.
Have you ever had a time when you’ve had no money? It wasn’t much fun was it? I know I’ve certainly experienced these times and I didn’t enjoy it very much. I couldn’t go out, I couldn’t buy any food. I couldn’t put petrol (gas) in my car to get to work so had to walk.
Whilst money isn’t as important as health or happiness, it’s certainly one of the most important things in modern society. Without it, we cannot pay for hospitals. We cannot go on luxury holidays. We cannot pave the streets. We cannot buy cars to drive on the streets. We cannot buy food or water.
I think we’d all agree that it’s pretty important, but what is it?
Well in times of old, money was gold and silver. You would use real money to buy goods and services. These days, money isn’t made of gold and silver; it’s made of paper. If you went into a shop today and tried to pay for something with gold coins, they’d probably think you were a bit mad. Money is basically a common means of exchange that can be used by all people.
Because money is regulated and comes in standardised formats (you can’t spend a £17/$17 note), it can be used by everyone and understood easily.
Money is neutral. It doesn’t care who you are or what you do. It will come to the housekeeper just as easily as it will come to the CEO if you follow the simple rules of making, and growing your money.
Money is worthless in and of itself. It is only the things you can DO with money that make it valuable.
Money is a game. You either win, or you lose. If you can accumulate more money, you are winning. If you are getting into debt, you are losing.
Money cannot be fooled, but you can fool yourself about how you are doing with your money. It’s easy to kid yourself that you’re making progress when you’re actually getting further into debt. So you can kid yourself, but you can’t kid money.
Money is a choice giver. If you have money you have choices. Where can I go? What can I buy? Who can I treat? What charities can I contribute to? What experiences can I enjoy? If you have no money you can’t choose where to go out to eat. You can’t choose where to shop, or what experiences you’d like to enjoy.
Money is nice to have. If you’ve got money in the bank, you have a feeling of security. It gives you a sense of safety as you know that you could handle the emergencies of life.
Money is easily lost. Protect it. Protect it from yourself and your own poor habits. Protect it from those that would take it from you, either legally or illegally.
Money is abundant. We won’t run out of money, and you can always make more. Money can be created out of an idea, so in essence, money can come to you out of thin air (kind of)!
Money is time. If you have ten years worth of income in a safe investment, this means that you
Another method of controlling your desires and impulses, is to become present. When you feel yourself really wanting to do something that you know you either shouldn’t, or is self destructive, you can try this.
Just stop where you are, stop what you’re doing, and concentrate on your breathing. Just become aware of your ‘in’ breath, and then aware of your ‘out’ breath. Don’t think about your breathing, just become aware of it. This will immediately interrupt the desire, and allow you the time to start thinking from a place of no desire.
When you do this, you will stop the noise and internal chatter in your head, and immediately gain control of yourself once more. This should give you a few seconds to then make a choice from a place of calmness, instead of a place of excited impulsiveness.
Section 3
Wealth
Chapter 18
Money
What is money?
Money is a means of exchange. It is a reward for service rendered. It is also very important.
Have you ever had a time when you’ve had no money? It wasn’t much fun was it? I know I’ve certainly experienced these times and I didn’t enjoy it very much. I couldn’t go out, I couldn’t buy any food. I couldn’t put petrol (gas) in my car to get to work so had to walk.
Whilst money isn’t as important as health or happiness, it’s certainly one of the most important things in modern society. Without it, we cannot pay for hospitals. We cannot go on luxury holidays. We cannot pave the streets. We cannot buy cars to drive on the streets. We cannot buy food or water.
I think we’d all agree that it’s pretty important, but what is it?
Well in times of old, money was gold and silver. You would use real money to buy goods and services. These days, money isn’t made of gold and silver; it’s made of paper. If you went into a shop today and tried to pay for something with gold coins, they’d probably think you were a bit mad. Money is basically a common means of exchange that can be used by all people.
Because money is regulated and comes in standardised formats (you can’t spend a £17/$17 note), it can be used by everyone and understood easily.
Money is neutral. It doesn’t care who you are or what you do. It will come to the housekeeper just as easily as it will come to the CEO if you follow the simple rules of making, and growing your money.
Money is worthless in and of itself. It is only the things you can DO with money that make it valuable.
Money is a game. You either win, or you lose. If you can accumulate more money, you are winning. If you are getting into debt, you are losing.
Money cannot be fooled, but you can fool yourself about how you are doing with your money. It’s easy to kid yourself that you’re making progress when you’re actually getting further into debt. So you can kid yourself, but you can’t kid money.
Money is a choice giver. If you have money you have choices. Where can I go? What can I buy? Who can I treat? What charities can I contribute to? What experiences can I enjoy? If you have no money you can’t choose where to go out to eat. You can’t choose where to shop, or what experiences you’d like to enjoy.
Money is nice to have. If you’ve got money in the bank, you have a feeling of security. It gives you a sense of safety as you know that you could handle the emergencies of life.
Money is easily lost. Protect it. Protect it from yourself and your own poor habits. Protect it from those that would take it from you, either legally or illegally.
Money is abundant. We won’t run out of money, and you can always make more. Money can be created out of an idea, so in essence, money can come to you out of thin air (kind of)!
Money is time. If you have ten years worth of income in a safe investment, this means that you
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