MEDIUM OF EXCHANGELove it or hate it, we need money. Money is just a thing, although we have to admit a powerful thing. Thoughts are things, and money is a thing. We have a relationship with everything in this life and money is no exception.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEYMoney is a fact of life – we cannot run away from it, but should we make money our God? – the end all and be all. Well whenever I have discussions about money, the concluding view is that we cannot really have a good life without money. In fact, life is often limited by the amount of money we have.
Not convinced, well look at how the English language refers to your job – it is called your LIVElihood. Your job gives you money and thus gives you the means to live. Hence, Livelihood.
MONEY MOTHERSWhat did your mother tell you about money? My mother used to always tell me that money does not grow on trees. that may be true, although the paper that we use is a product from trees. Money cocmes from a number of sources: inheritance, gifts, earnings. Beg, steal, borrow, earn or win – these are the various sources. We talk of breadwinners – the people who earn money.
CASH COWSWhether we like it or not, we have to find that cash cow if we want a plentiful supply of money for the whole of our life. Never waste your thoughts on what you don’t have, but instead focus on what you have and how you can use that and multiply that. The first cash cow is your mind because it can continuously produce ideas and plans of action. Some people focus on getting more, but a more productive way would be to focus on getting better and being more of yourself. Your outlook is crucial to a more plentiful future. A future focused on growth and creativity (I will make my life even better) is certainly more positive and more productive. If you focus on not having enough, the focus is on lack and limitation which is only brings frustration, but thinking about growth and creativity puts you in the vein of a greater positivity and a greater can do and will do attitude. Exchange frustration for satisfaction with this approach. The best is yet to come!
STANDARD OF LIVINGUsually if we have money, we have a high standard of living because we can buy material comforts. Actually it is our standard of living that is more important than money and is so much more than material possessions. At the end of the day, a magnificent life is one that overflows with joy and fulfilment. Thus raise your standard of living by doing something that makes your world and the world in general a nicer place. There is always something you can do to improve your life and its quality. Grab opportuntities for improvement and enjoy a better standard of living as you do.
MONEY MACHINE BLESSING
B: Bless the money you have. Bless everything you have.
L: Love your life. Love and bless your life continuously.
E: Energize your life by believing you can raise your standard of living.
S: Standards of Living are more important than mere money in your pocket. Think how you can improve your standard of living.
S: Sources of money, income and wealth are diverse. Sources are streams of wealth: thinks numerous sources and work on increases your sources of income.
Y: Yearn to be accomplished, polished and professional, qualities that can propel you to greater wealth.
O: Overflowing with riches is our world: believe you can get your fair share.
U: Up your determination to be happy and content with the money you have, but that you will use it wisely to raise your standard of living.
GLOSSARY
Breadwinner – a person who is the main earner in a household. Cash Cow – an activity that produces money continuously. From the idea of milking a cow, there is milk every day.
DISCUSSION TIME – POST YOUR VIEWS
What did your mother tell you about money?
What idioms and proverbs do you know about money?
What idioms and proverbs about money are used in your country?
