Don't Let Money Control You

Don't Let Money Control You

Don’t be a slave to money. Don’t let it control you. When you say, “I control my money; I decide what to do with it. I want to have a lot of money, but I’m not a slave to it. I can live without it,”—in other words, when you say money doesn’t matter to me—that’s when money comes to you.

Don’t harbor negative feelings about money. Negative thoughts like “Money is the dirt on my hands” or “Money is a bad thing” push money away from you. You can attract money to yourself by loving it. People who love money are often called money-hungry or greedy. That’s not the kind of love I’m talking about.

It Takes Hard Work

There’s a difference between being money-hungry and loving money. Loving money means having positive feelings toward it. Being money-hungry, on the other hand, means loving money more than anything and anyone else. I’m not saying you should be money-hungry; I’m saying you should have positive feelings toward money. Just as you can’t feel sympathy for Ayşe when you say, “Ayşe is bad; she corrupts people; the environment where Ayşe is present is bad,” Ayşe, too, cannot feel sympathy for you. The two situations are the same. If we value and respect the importance of money in our lives, money will come to us.

Money sometimes comes out of the blue—from the lottery, a raffle, or a distant relative… People who come into money this way—without working, striving, or putting in any effort—cannot make the most of it, believing that “what comes easily goes easily.” Yes, you have to work hard to become rich. But sometimes money can come through other means as well.

If you have the right mental foundation—that is, if your subconscious mind contains positive beliefs about earning money effortlessly—you’ll benefit from it, even if it comes out of nowhere. But if you don’t, that money will slip through your fingers.

You can't handle it!

Be wary of people who have come into money this way. Most of them are either unhappy, have made poor decisions because they didn’t know what to do with the money, or have been swindled by those around them. If you lay the foundation for a single-story house and then build an apartment building on top of it, the structure will collapse. This situation is no different. When it collapses, you’ll lose even the single story you had.

Be prepared for money and for becoming wealthy. Otherwise, you won’t be able to come to terms with having money. The same applies to those who have come into money suddenly. People who suddenly come into money cannot come to terms with the opportunities and social status they’ve gained through it. They remain out of place in the circles they’ve risen into. If you’ve earned money without putting in the effort, you must be aware of this and understand how to come to terms with this situation. Believe that the money coming your way always has a good reason behind it, and be more generous. As you come to terms with the power that money brings, strengthen those around you as well. Just as sharing will bring you more, sharing will also change your perception of money.