Are Your Beliefs Stealing From You?

For the last month I’ve been revisiting some classic business books. Among them “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”“Think and Grow Rich” and . The first time I picked up these 2 books was 30 years ago and I don’t even know how many times I’ve read them.

As I read these books I also read Robert Kiyosaki‘s “The Business School” and re-read Eckhart Tolle‘s “A New Earth”. They all fit together in their message better than it may appear on the surface.

Broke people let their out-dated beliefs steal their income, and by extension of that, their life.

There are certain conclusions about the difference between wealthy people and broke people that have become generally accepted. Interestingly, even that fact doesn’t seem to motivate broke people to change their thinking or their actions.

To be clear, my definition of wealthy people is more than just having money. It’s being wealthy in mind and spirit. My definition of being broke is more than not having enough money. It’s having a lack mentality and actions that flow from the belief in lack.

One of those generally accepted ideas is that wealthy people are willing to do what broke people aren’t. That allows the top 3%, those wealthy people, to have more money than the other 97%.

If you’re not in that 3%, I have 3 questions for you:

What are you willing to do to become one of them?

Why aren’t you doing it now?

What do you believe they have done to become wealthy that you wouldn’t be willing to do?

These 3 questions and your answers go directly to your beliefs about what it means to be wealthy, or what you may call ‘rich’. If you’re paying attention, it will also tell you where you have some beliefs that are holding you back.

Another generally accepted idea is that there is no job that is beneath a truly wealthy person if it leads to their desired end result.

Broke people think almost everything they aren’t willing to do is  beneath them, or said another way, they are better than that, or they deserve more.

Unfortunately you can’t take that attitude to the bank and cash it.

“The Business School” is Kiyosaki’s book talking about why he’s a big supporter of Network Marketing as a stream of income and the best business school for people who like helping people. I have to say I agree with him.

There is still so much old baggage and outdated beliefs connected with the word MLM. Do you even have an open mind when the topic comes up? Many broke people don’t.

But I’ve found that the vast majority of wealthy people are very open to hearing more about it. This was not always the case, but things are changing rapidly and the wealthiest people are usually the first to jump on a lucrative opportunity.

In fact a whole lot of the wealthiest people I know have had a  Network Marketing stream of income working for them for many years before I was smart enough to listen.

There was a time when Robert Kiyosaki wasn’t open to it and for a long time neither was I. In the early 80’s I had a couple friends that drove a pink Cadillac, but I was a Realtor. I was a professional. I may have been making lots of money, but their was still a broke person running around in my head.

Then in 2001 I got into the information marketing business and met Robert Allen and Bob Proctor who both gave me the opportunity to join their Network Marketing teams, but I wasn’t interested in ‘that kind of thing’.

A couple years later I had the chance to be at the top of Jack Canfield’s team, but I passed again.

Before I finally saw the light myself I had been already been speaking in the Network Marketing industry and doing private mentoring for some high ranking people. My excuse then was that I couldn’t get involved with one company when I wanted to speak to all of them.

I finally had to admit I was being a snob and at the same time I was afraid of what my friends or peers would think if I said I joined a Network Marketing team.

But when I looked at all the top personal growth and business gurus who were involved in Network Marketing and found out how many more were quietly ‘doing the business’ I quickly got over my fear in favor of a lucrative opportunity. I was supported by a great team and now I support and mentor to those on my team.

And as I read Kiyosaki’s book this week, I found that it talked about the same principles of what it takes to be successful that are laid out by Og Mandino and Napoleon Hill. And surprisingly many of the principles of creating a new earth from a point of higher consciousness talked about by Eckhart Tolle.

So if you are in a place where you want a great business education and a terrific opportunity for personal growth, give Network Marketing a look. You may find that if you look in the right places, what you find is not your old idea of what you thought Network Marketing was.

Not all companies have a big start up cost. Many are less than an average quality home study program. So don’t let the things you think you  know about the industry stop you from having a new stream of income on a part time basis. Take a look. I think you’ll like what you see.

There are companies today that provide a great education and income that starts when you do. And if you’re lucky and get into a great company with a great team to support you, you’ll find as Robert Kiyosaki says, “The Business School for People Who Like Helping People”.

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Just comment on this post on my blog at http://www.LynnPierce.com

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Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams for over 25 years. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Empowered Women’s Business  Summit”. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get my special report, “What Do You Stand For? A No B.S. Guide to Creating Your Own Personal Manifesto” at http://LynnPierce.com