WE = U+I

The business environment is changing from “making money” ( a linear, goal-centered, misuse of human-resources) to “making relations” ( a linear, goal-centered, better use of human-resources).   For the last century, business books have discussed many beliefs of money, not about relationships.   Modern business books are beginning to write about “making relations.”   Yet the new books are still entrenched with the old principles of “making money” in which “making money” is still held as the primary focus and purpose of a business. Probably the new writers were trained through the “making money” system.

 

Shama Kabani, a 26 year old CEO, wrote a small pamphlet about relations … and money.  Her story, “26 Lessons from a 26 Years Old CEO,” takes 6 pages (if you read at 200 words per minute, it takes about 5 minutes).   One lesson, of 26 lessons, is about “making money.” Her business is not just for “making money,” rather (lesson #9) making the “aiming for joy,” or perhaps (lesson #18) is about “having a pet at the office.”

 “On April 25th I turned 26, and a few weeks later my Web Marketing agency turned two. What started as a single person mini-business, has turned into a 26 person global Web Marketing firm in just two short years. I’ve been immensely grateful for the opportunities life has presented me with. And, as I look forward to the future, it would only be fair to look back as well. Here are 26 lessons I have learned as a young entrepreneur and CEO.”

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People form beliefs about money and relationships, both consciously and unconsciously. Many are formed in childhood and influenced by the people around us. Many beliefs stand steady and true over many years and should be retained and strengthened. Others are revealed as false and should be abandoned and replaced with a new and healthier belief.

Many authors have written about commonly held beliefs about money and relationships. Below is a list of common beliefs, some of which were once mine and now abandoned. Examine the list and reflect:

·       People are the root of all evil.

·       Money is the root of all evil. 

·       Only dishonest people get rich.  

·       Rich people have “un-real” friends.

·       Only poor people can be trusted.

·         You cannot trust a person who has no friends.

·       It takes money to make money. 

·       It's not what you know, it's who you know.

·       The best way to wealth is to get a high paying job.

·       Unless you have the right connections, you'll never succeed.

·       There's only so much money in the world, and the rich have most of it.

·       Relationships are limited in both quality and quantity.

·       You can only expect to improve your situation a little at a time.

·       You can only expect to improve with the assistance of your “friends”.

·       If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

·       If a relation is too good to be true, it probably is.

·       There's no such thing as "get rich quick".

·       Free stuff is as good as stuff you have to pay for.

·       You have to pay for relations, but not with money.

 

If you "checked" on some of the items above, that could be the reason(s) why you're not earning as much money, or creating the relationships, that you want.  Some distant day, I will write on how to find and fix the un-good beliefs (I am still finding and fixing mine).

 

That’s my list.  I wish you may absorb some un-beliefs or perhaps a new idea about a belief.  Still, some beliefs are not easy to stop.  For example, I believe it is possible to “get rich quick.”  I may also believe, “The man who gets rich in a day, will be hanged.”  Which is the stronger belief?