When it comes to why they’re not rich, most victims are professionals at the “blame game.” The object of this game is to see how many people and circumstances you can point the finger at without ever looking at yourself. It’s fun for the victims at least. Unfortunately it’s not such a blast for anyone else who is unlucky enough to be around them. That’s because those in close proximity to victims become easy targets.
Victims blame the economy, they blame the government, they blame the stock market, they blame their broker, they blame their type of business, they blame their employers, they blame their mangers, they blame the head offer, they blame their up-line or their down-line, they blame customer service, they blame the shipping department, they blame their partner, they blame their spouse, they blame God, and of course they always blame their parents. It’s always someone else or something else that is to blame. The problem is anything or anyone but them.
Justifying
If victims aren’t blaming, you will often find them justifying or rationalizing their situation by saying something like “Money’s not really important.” Let me ask you this question: If you said that your husband or your wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend, or your partner or friend, weren’t all that important, would any of them be around for long? I don’t think so, and neither would money!
At my live seminars, some participants always come up to me and say, “ You know, Harv, money’s not really that important.” I look them directly in the eye and say, “You’re broke! Right?” They usually look down at their feet and meekly reply with something like “Well, right now I’m having a few financial challenges, but…” I interrupt, “No, it’s not just now, it’s always; you’ve always been broke or close to it, yes or yes?” At this point they usually nod their head in agreement and woefully return to their seats, ready to listen and learn, as they finally realize what a disastrous effect this one belief has had on their lives.
Of course they’re broke. Would you have a motorcycle if it weren’t important to you? Of course not. Would you have a pet parrot if it weren’t important to you? Of course not. In the same way, if you don’t think money is important, you simply won’t have any.
You can actually dazzle your friends with this insight. Imagine you’re in a conversation with a friend who tells you, “Money’s not important.” Put your hand on your forehead and look up as though you are getting a message from the heavens, then exclaim, “You’re broke!” To which your shocked friend will undoubtedly respond, “How did you know?” Then stretch out your palm and you reply, “What else do you want to know? That’ll be fifty bucks, please.”
Le me put it bluntly; anyone who says money isn’t important doesn’t have any! Rich people understand the importance of money and the place it has in your society. On the other hand, poor people validate their financial ineptitude by using irrelevant comparisons. They’ll argue, “Well, money isn’t as important as love.” Now, is that comparison dumb or what? What’s more important, your arm or your leg? Maybe they’re both important
Listen up, my friends: Money is extremely important in the areas in which it works, and extremely unimportant in the areas in which it doesn’t. And although love may make the world go round, it sure doesn’t pay for the building or any hospitals, churches, or homes. It also doesn’t feed anybody. Not convinced? Trying paying your bills with love. Still not sure? Then pop on over to the bank and try depositing some love and see what happens. I’ll save you the trouble. The teller will look at you as if you’ve just gone AWOL from the loony bin and scream only one word: “Security!”
No rich people believe money is not important. And if I’ve failed to persuade you and you still somehow believe that money’s not important, then I have only two words for you, you’re broke, and you always be until you eradicate that non-supportive file from your financial blueprint.