What are your money myths?

What beliefs do you hold about money?
Do you know if they are based in truth?
Could our views about money make all the difference whether we have any or not? I think that the secret feelings we have about money are very important. I found out that some of my beliefs were not all true.
Read on...

Last year I came upon an interesting book excerpt by Loral Langemeier, author of The Millionare Maker: Think, Act and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do.

The article helped me to see that my money myths were hurting me more than I knew. I believed all kind of things like money comes to those who deserve it. Well, when I grew up, in a small Ohio town, I could think of no one else that deserved it more than my family. We went to church, helped those less fortunate, did all the right things, but our 'ship failed to come in'.
When I read and excerpt of this book, I found that there were quite a few things that I believed about money that were helping to hold me back.
I believed things like...

1. Money is scarce-weren't we told ”A penny saved is a penny earned,” “Don’t dip into savings,” or “We can’t afford it”. How many times did your Mom or Dad tell you "Money doesn't grow own trees!".
2. Money is evil, dirty, or bad.
3. Money comes monthly- how many times have we said that we had more month than money?
4. Money is not for me.
5. Money is a man thing.
6. Money is good medicine-I have had my share of 'retail therapy'
7. Money is always a menace
8. Money talk is taboo

How many of these statements rang true for you? One? Two? All? I held quite a few. Now, don't get me wrong. If these are beliefs that are working for you, great! But these believes show me that I may have some conditioning toward money that is hindering my success. Maybe a change in mindset could serve you and me much better.
Here are eight alternative beliefs that I am working to adopt into my life. I am going to-

1. Change “money is scarce” to “money is abundant” . This will help me support a courageous relationship to money.

2. Change “money is evil, dirty, or bad” to “money is good and acceptable” and create a hands-on relationship to money.

3. Change “money comes monthly” to “money comes from a range of sources” and create an opportunistic relationship to money.

4. Change “money is not for me” to “who better than me for money to come to” and create an empowered relationship to money.

5. Change “money is a man thing” to “I can and will know about and understand money,” and create a thoughtful relationship to money.

6. Change “money is good medicine” to “money is a tool to help make my life better” and create a respectful and concerned relationship to money.

7. Change “money is a menace” to “money is a solution” and create a positive relationship to money.

8. Change “money talk is taboo” to “money talk is vital” and create a knowledgeable relationship to money.

Whew! I see that I have a lot of work to do. Maybe we can help each other and heal our money relationships. We have nothing to lose but scarcity and lack. Let's start today.