Which word in “Think And Grow Rich” is emotionally loaded?

If you guessed the word ‘rich’ you’d be right.

The answer to the below question might surprise you.

What’s the original meaning of the word ‘rich’?

a. Smart and ambitious
b. penny pinching and miserly
c. mighty and noble
d. arrogant and bossy

I’ll give you the answer in a moment but first lets find out if you’re mentally set up for poverty or riches.

Do you want financial freedom?

Most of my readers would answer a resounding ‘Yes!’ but the truth is that your unconscious might say ‘No’.

Consider this statement by Joseph LeDoux, author of the Emotional Brain “Freud was right on the mark when he described consciousness as the tip of the mental iceberg”

That means that most of your thoughts, emotions and behaviors are made unconsciously.

So even if you consciously said you want financial freedom you can be outvoted by your unconscious. And that’s when self-sabotage takes place.

Here’s a 3-minute exercise that can uncover how your unconscious feels about being rich.

Grab a blank sheet of paper or open notepad. For the next 3 minutes, complete the following sentence as many times as you can. Give a different answer each time.

TIP: The trick to making this work is to write as fast as you can and never let your pen (or keyboard if your using it) stop writing.

Rich people are…
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are
Rich people are

When you’re done, see if you entered any negative responses.

Oh, as promised here’s the answer to the question at the top of this post.

The word ‘Rich’ goes back to the Indo-European base ‘reg’ ( means to move in a straight line ). But the original meaning of the word rich was “mighty and noble”

Were you surprised by your answers to any of today’s exercises? Are you setup for riches or poverty? What do you think?

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Creating Think And Grow Rich Software led me to find clients who desire financial abundance.

And I’m always looking for new tips, tricks and shortcuts to give. That’s why I attended a class given by Joe Dispenza. He was one of the instructors in the movie “What the bleep” and I think he was also in the movie ‘The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne.

During the class, he spoke really fast and shared much of his fascinating neuroscience research. I discovered some interesting things that I’ll share in other posts. But in that class, I got the idea to refer to you as my rich friend.

In the class, Joe Dispenza continually called us geniuses. It was a bit weird, at first, but I got used to it (and my ego didn’t mind it at all).

When he asked us questions, he’d say “Ok, my geniuses, how are memories created?” “What do you think of that, my geniuses?”

We are hardwired to respond to expectations. And by calling us geniuses his expectations were clear and most of the class responded. We felt smarter and, I dare say, our answers were just a bit better. By having that label we began to think, act and respond according to it. That’s how our brain works.

In fact, some research shows that we make changes even without conscious awareness. Unconsciously we begin to shift. When the label is bad we make bad shifts. When the label is good we make good shifts. That’s why it’s so important to monitor what goes into your brain.

So that’s why I call my readers and clients my rich friends.

Of course, I’m thinking of the rich people who give much more than they receive. Who contribute with kindness and generosity. But that’s another topic all together.

Maybe I should call my readers my ‘generous rich’ friends or my ‘rich genius friend’. What do you think?

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In lesson 2 of the free Steps To Riches Audio Program.

You learned how to move beyond ‘feeling’ faith then tapping into the power of faith

And you saw the incredible master level benefits of faith.

How did you like this lesson?

Are you feeling the power of faith?

Did you like the list of times to build faith?

I’d love to hear from you.

May you… Think And Grow Richer!

Mark

Creator of Think And Grow Rich Software

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In lesson 1 of the free Audio Steps To Riches Program.

You learned how to create ‘Master Level Desire’.

Master Level Desire motivate and drives you forward.

How did you like this lesson?

During this lesson a visualization exercised asked you to write down your answers.

Would it be better to complete the visualization exercise then write down answers?

I’d love to hear from you.

May you… Think And Grow Richer!

Mark

Creator of Think And Grow Rich Software

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