The Courage to Be Rich
by, Corey Wells

It takes a lot of courage to become rich. Anybody can sit around and think about being rich and hope that one day it will come to pass. However, only a few actually rise up and take the actions necessary to become wealthy. But we all want to be rich don’t we? So why isn’t everybody pursuing this goal? The answer is fear! The same fear that allows us to come up with excuses about why we can’t do something we really want.

So how can you overcome this fear? Well, first you have to acknowledge that it exists. Without admitting that the fear is present, the fear continues to be in control. Deep down inside, we all know it’s there. It makes its presence known in the negative self-talk we hear all the time in our heads. “I’m not smart enough to be rich” or “I can’t handle the responsibility that comes with wealth.” After we admit that we have this fear, we can begin to turn it into something positive. Take this opportunity to use positive affirmations to mute the pessimistic voice of fear. Whenever you hear the negative self-talk tell yourself, “I am smart enough to do this”, “Responsibility comes easy to me.” Once we learn to squelch our fears, we are ready to face the challenges ahead with a positive attitude and we’ll no longer fear the possibility of being rich.

One thing that holds people back more than anything else is the fear of success. The fear of success is really the fear of change. Sure we want to be rich and we want to live the life we deserve, but there’s something that’s holding us back. There’s something that’s preventing us from making that one extra call or pushing ourselves to do the activities that will lead to success.

Why do we fear change, even if it’s positive change? We fear change because we fear uncertainty. We fear the unknown. You may consciously believe that being rich will be a fantastic way of life, but your sub-conscious may have a different attitude. You may have sub-conscious fears that because you are rich people will want to steal what you have or there may be more responsibilities. You may believe that this means you’ll have to pay more taxes and you’ll have to give up more of your time. These are legitimate concerns that your sub-conscious will try and protect you from. Don’t let the fear of change stop you from leading the life you deserve, stand up to this fear and move forward with what you know is right.

Fear is a very powerful foe. But we can all beat it if we have the courage to try. You owe it to yourself to summon every ounce of courage you have in order to defeat your own demons and to finally live the life you deserve.

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   -Nicholas Murray Butler
2. ” A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.”
   -Robert Burton
3. “There is no road or ready way to virtue.”
   -Sir Thomas Browne,
4. “Try to put your happiness before anyone else’s, because you
   may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself.”
   Margaret Cho,
5. “He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a
   scholar.”
   Chuang-tzu,
6. “He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the
   mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.”
   Confucius,
7. “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”
   ROBERT FROST,
8. “An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.”
   WERNER HEISENBERG,

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