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The title of this post may sound counterintuitive - most people have the belief that it’s lack that causes us to be aware of everything we don’t have.

Well, I’m no pro at this yet, but people a lot more successful than I am say our lack of money, love, health and/or happiness comes directly from our thinking about not having it. Is that hard to believe? After all, we’re clearly lacking something or we wouldn’t feel such a need, right?

The truth is we developed our mindsets - of scarcity or otherwise - from those around us when we were growing up. When we were kids, we probably didn’t have real money worries. We didn’t have bills to pay. Most of us had homes, food, clothing, toys, and all the things we needed to survive and more. But what did we hear? Were our parents’ attitudes toward money positive?

I don’t know about you, but all I remember hearing was the negatives. Even when things were going well, my parents always argued about money. If we had it, then someone was spending it wrong. If we didn’t have it, then there was no way the bills were going to get paid. A lot of what my parents believed came true. I remember the embarrassment of having our electricity cut off more than once. We rarely had the luxury of a telephone. This was life, although my father was rarely unemployed and we were not living above our means.

So, what have I been concentrating on all of my life? Right. The negative. Is this true for you?

Harv Eker talks about all of us having a money blueprint. For most of us, the blueprint was pretty much filled before we could even add our own input. But Eker doesn’t want us left hanging with a crappy blueprint. Since we live in a world of cause and effect, he says we just need to focus on differentiating the two. Eker writes:

A lack of money is never, ever, ever a problem. A lack of money is merely a symptom of what is going on underneath.

Lack of money is the effect but what is the root cause? It boils down to this. The only way to change your “outer” world is to first change your “inner” world.

Whatever results you’re getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world. If things aren’t going well in your outer life, it’s because things aren’t going well in your inner life. It’s that simple.

While I agree with the basis of what Eker says here - I can’t deny the inner/outer effects - I don’t think it’s “that simple.” OK, it might truly be that simple if we were starting today from Square One, but who of us are? Yes, we need to change what’s inside us, but that’s going to be damn hard to do if we just ignore what’s already outside.

A lack of money - right now - can be a problem.

What can’t be denied is that money is a symptom of what’s happening underneath. But just like a doctor treating a disease, we can’t ignore the symptoms while searching for their cause. We have to treat the fever as we look for the cause of infection.

So what we have to do is change our mindsets while dealing with the reality of our current lack. And change so much that we don’t allow any “new” lack to come into our lives. If you have a lack of money right now, deal with it by taking the right medicine for your outer pain while curing your inner wound. Take positive steps to deal with debt. Face up to what you need to do and do it without fear. You can change your inner blueprint and make sure you’re never in the position of scarcity again.

Think positively. Act positively. Receive the positive.

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