There was a popular bumper sticker I used to see that read, \u201cI Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go.\u201d Amusing pun or self-fulfilling prophecy?<\/p>\n
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I thought of that dreadful affirmation when I was shopping for new blank checks and saw that you could buy checks printed with this tribute to poverty: \u201cMoney talks. Mine says good-bye.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Since money is a source of so much upheaval, each of us needs to thoughtfully examine our own attitudes and beliefs in order to create the healthiest approach we can must. Going along with unchallenged ideas about money or old scripts from our parents won\u2019t do the trick. For most of us, building a Wealth-as-State-of-Mind attitude is a lifelong challenge.<\/p>\n
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Coco Chanel, who said a lot of smart things, once observed, \u201cThere are people who have money and people who are rich.\u201d It\u2019s not hard to figure out which is which. The people whom I think of as rich are those who have a practical prosperity consciousness.<\/p>\n
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Consider, then, this story from Charles Handy, the British business guru.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHow much money do you earn?\u201d I used to ask my friends in my competitive days. It seemed the best way of comparing progress in life. I was brought up short by one who replied, \u201cEnough.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201dWhat do you mean\u2014enough?\u201d I asked.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhat I say\u2014enough. I work out what I need and that\u2019s what I make sure I earn. How much sugar do you buy in a year?\u201d he turned and asked me. \u2018I have no idea,\u2019 I said. He replied, “But I bet that there\u2019s always sugar in your house when you need it. Money is like sugar, no point in hoarding it, it usually goes bad, or you have to make unnecessary cakes to use it up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n In most of life we can recognize \u201cenough.\u201d We know when we have had enough to eat, when the heating or air conditioning is enough, when we have had enough sleep or done enough preparation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n More than enough is then unnecessary, and can even be counterproductive. Those who do not know what enough is cannot move on. They do not explore new worlds, they do not learn, they grow only in one dimension. They are trapped in the rut of their own success, always wanting more of the same, always dissatisfied, never knowing the feeling of abundance.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Growth can mean better rather than bigger. Bigness, in both business and life, can lead to lack of focus, too much complexity. We have to know when big is big enough.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Give serious thought to what \u201cEnough\u201d means to you. And don\u2019t miss this short video from the wise Seth Godin talking\u00a0 about money<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There was a popular bumper sticker I used to see that read, \u201cI Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go.\u201d Amusing pun or self-fulfilling prophecy? \u00a0 I thought of that dreadful affirmation when I was shopping for new blank checks and saw that you could buy checks printed with this tribute to poverty:…<\/p>\n