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Money Lubricates the Mind
I thought of this post while taking a shower. Then I thought I wouldn’t post it. It goes totally against the background I come from as a child. "Money is the root of all evil". But I have only made it to the place I have in life my tearing apart those long held beliefs that were drilled into my living in a strictly religious house when I was a kid. And this is one that is hard to break. There is a little guilt. And maybe still some fear. But living back in the area I grew up in after not being here for many years, I have to break it to survive.
When you have a little moving room in your bank account, one of your biggest worries are off your mind. I have kids and a wife, so I know THE biggest worry is not off my mind. But money is a good one not to have on your mind.
Summers are hard in affiliate marketing. Sales dip a little. I can only fight off panic for so long. Then I get to the point of second guessing everything I do. "This is taking too long. My time will be spent better over there." I focus on the money and not what I am doing.
Money gives you a chance to pick priorities, because when you have enough to take a breath every once and a while,the money becomes invisible and your mind becomes a clear pool where the next choice is evident.
I just had to get that off my chest. And this post was maybe just for me.
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Actually, much of the world would benefit from this post. Somehow, it has become acceptable in the U.S. to aspire but not to attain, and the rich are frowned upon and made to feel badly about their financial success. Money is not the root of all evil. Greed is. The Bible makes that not-so-subtle distinction, in fact, but people choose not to read it that way. Good for you for breaking out of the mold set by your upbringing.
It’s something you have to do or you will sabotage all your own efforts.