What’s your relationship to money?

Make some notes and write about what your relationship is with money and if you think it is healthy or not.

How can it be improved?

Does money drive you?
Or do you drive money?

Do you work hard for money or
does money work hard for you?

There are some incredible books that help support the topic of money and
your personal relationship to it. I think some of my favourites in this areas
would be Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and The Rules Of Wealth by
Richard Templar. In the latter, the author asks us to define our money beliefs.

Statements that challenged me would include:

“Money is the root of all evil”
“No good can come from money”
“I don’t deserve to be well off”
“Money isn’t for people like me”
“Happiness and Money make poor bedfellows”

And then there’s the other side to these positions from people such as Grant
Cardone who will simply believe that somebody has his money and it’s his job
to go and find it (Check out the excellent Secret Billionaire series).
Whichever side of the coin you sit with these beliefs, I guess you’re right?
I’m not where I want to be in terms of how much money I have, but I have set
my goals and my structures in a way that creates much more stability as I now
plan out my next steps.

My relationship to money is a much more positive one than it may have been
a few years back. In his excellent book Rich Dad Poor Dad he challenges all
readers to have money work for them. It made me curious to dive deeper and
ultimately as people in work or who provide services for others often trade
their time for money, and it we sacrifice all of our time for money, then what is
that saying about our relationship to it?

Who is really in control?
Money is okay. It’s a good thing!
Wanting money is okay.
Ambition is a good thing!
Wanting to be rich is okay.

But what is your relationship to money?