You aren’t alone. Men and women have been concerned about money since the first coin was made in about 700 B.C.
Let’s be clear, the statement that money is bad is ridiculous. Money is important. It buys the food we eat; the clothes we wear; the warm home we live in; and for some, a college education. Money is also a means to help the less fortunate. Nothing, I know of will take the place of money in the areas of life in which money works. So money in itself is not bad or evil.
Money is simply the harvest of our production. Money is what we earn or receive for our work or service. The value of our work is reflected in what people are willing to pay for it. Another way to look at it, the amount we receive will always be in direct ratio to the demand for what we do, to our ability to do it, and to the difficulty of replacing us.
Ask yourself, How much do I want to earn? Most of us think we want more money than we really do and we settle for a lot less than we could earn if only we went about it in the right way.
Remember that you will not earn what you timidly wish for; but what you justly earn. Our income will most always be in proportion to our service. So if you don’t like your income, you must think of ways to increase your service.
Here’s the point: Most of us focus on the money instead of our service. Instead - focus your mind, abilities and energy on the quality of your service. Increase your service, and the fruit or reward of your efforts will increase. Money cannot be sought directly. Money like happiness is an effect. It’s the result of a cause, and the cause is valuable service.
When it comes to the kind of service you will provide, there are really four categories: 1. Employee 2. Self-employed 3. Business owner 4. Investor
As you ponder these four categories, I’m sure you can see the latter two categories typically yield the most amount of reward. (For more information on actually making money, I strongly suggest you buy the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad by Ken Kiosaki)
I was taught that where money is concerned, there are two kinds of people: those in the majority that cut back on their wants to fit there incomes; and those free spirits who make their incomes fit their wants.
