Do you have the Fear of Poverty in your life?
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Do you have the Fear of Poverty in your life?
Most people, me included, try not to even think of poverty, having the possibility of coming into our lives. And others are in the middle of fighting to get out of it. The Fear of Poverty can stop you in your tracks!
Now, I have at least have had a roof over my head even when I had the need to sell my things at a swap-meet to get food and pay my utilities.
This video is more about my journey with the Fear of Poverty:
From this experience I got the strength and belief that having no money wasn’t going to scare me into the fear of poverty, which causes inaction.
In the Wall Street crash of 1929 the fear of poverty absolutely robbed most people of their faith in themselves and in their dreams.
Below is an excerpt from the book “Think and Grow Rich” that outlines the symptoms of the fear of poverty, which got me thinking of how I have gone through this fear.
SYMPTOMS OF THE FEAR OF POVERTY
INDIFFERENCE. Commonly expressed through lack of ambition; willingness to tolerate poverty; acceptance of whatever compensation life may offer without protest; mental and physical laziness; lack of initiative, imagination, enthusiasm and self-control
INDECISION. The habit of permitting others to do one’s thinking. Staying “on the fence.”
DOUBT. Generally expressed through alibis and excuses designed to cover up, explain away, or apologize for one’s failures, sometimes expressed in the form of envy of those who are successful, or by criticizing them.
WORRY. Usually expressed by finding fault with others, a tendency to spend beyond one’s income, neglect of personal appearance, scowling and frowning; intemperance in the use of alcoholic drink, sometimes through the use of narcotics; nervousness, lack of poise, self-consciousness and lack of self-reliance.
OVER-CAUTION. The habit of looking for the negative side of every circumstance, thinking and talking of possible failure instead of concentrating upon the means of succeeding. Knowing all the roads to disaster, but never searching for the plans to avoid failure. Waiting for “the right time” to begin putting ideas and plans into action, until the waiting becomes a permanent habit. Remembering those who have failed, and forgetting those who have succeeded. Seeing the hole in the doughnut, but overlooking the doughnut. Pessimism, leading to indigestion, poor elimination, auto-intoxication, bad breath and bad disposition.
PROCRASTINATION. The habit of putting off until tomorrow that which should have been done last year. Spending enough time in creating alibis and excuses to have done the job. This symptom is closely related to over-caution, doubt and worry. Refusal to accept responsibility when it can be avoided. Willingness to compromise rather than put up a stiff fight. Compromising with difficulties in stead of harnessing and using them as stepping stones to advancement. Bargaining with Life for a penny, instead of demanding prosperity, opulence, riches, contentment and happiness. Planning what to do IF AND WHEN OVERTAKEN BY FAILURE, INSTEAD OF BURNING ALL BRIDGES AND MAKING RETREAT IMPOSSIBLE. Weakness of, and often total lack of self-confidence, definiteness of purpose, self-control, initiative, enthusiasm, ambition, thrift and sound reasoning ability.
EXPECTING POVERTY INSTEAD OF DEMANDING RICHES. Association with those who accept poverty instead of seeking the company of those who demand and receive riches.
To move past the fear, you need to make the decision that it is only temporary and you will reach you goals in life.
Be sure to write out your goal and find pictures to what it represents to make a dream board out of them. Put that dream board up so you can see it daily in order not to lose sight of it! Be happy and grateful where you are and with what you have but practice the feeling of already having it and being where your goal is!
Start moving step by step toward your goal, it doesn’t need to be fast but it can be. It took me a few years so be patient.
Mind you, if you are willing to accept poverty into your little world, you may as well make up your mind to receive it and live with it. (your decision)
When you demand greater thing for your life, determine what form, and how much will be required to satisfy you.
Be sure to start moving in the direction of your goal, be it self improvement as the first step or a better job or even your own business like I did. There are several books on the market that can assist with mindset stuff. One of the books that I use is Think and Grow Rich.
I personally needed to get my mind right first, to get out of my job mentality. This is when you think that only working for someone else dreams will get you to where you want to be. So, the negative thinking had to go before I took some serious action to change my life. When I started to believe without any doubt, I got what I wanted, regardless of the challenges.
I put my all into helping others get to the same place that I have gotten to. In this way we were on an exciting journey together with me leading the way! I feel wonderful when seeing someone else leap past me on the journey and start leading on their own with confidence that they can do this too!
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