Self
Development Best Practices
Wealth
It’s Not About the Money
By Bob Proctor
Published: April / May 2008
One of the key concepts to creating wealth is to
understand that money is not the goal. That’s right, I
said, money is not the goal.
Frequently people will tell me that they want to make
money. However, I know it is not money they are really
after. It is the things that money can buy and the
freedom of time to do what they really want. While you
may think this is an insignificant difference, it is
actually the reason so many people never become wealthy.
Most of us were taught throughout our childhood that the
whole point of making money is to sock it away and build
our own ‘nest egg’. We think of this as a type of
insurance against bad fortune, accidents or old age when
we can no longer work. The wealthy know that money only
works when it is in motion – not when it’s sitting in a
bank account. You must understand that wealth is an
ongoing journey of growth and circulation and if that
circulation is stopped, then the flow of money will
cease.
While it may seem that there are many roadblocks on your
journey to wealth, the only real obstacle is what you
believe, think, and feel about money. Most of us were
raised with the cliché “Seeing is Believing” which is a
skeptical and negative view of life. Still, we hear it
our whole lives until it becomes a part of our thought
process without our even realizing it. Wealthy people
understand that this cliché is exactly backward – you
must believe in what you can achieve before you will see
it happen in your life. They know that “Believing is
Seeing.” The only thing that separates a millionaire
from you right now is a wealthy mindset, and the
foundation of that mindset is belief.
Does this mean that the wealthy have some special skill
or knowledge? No. But they do possess some key
characteristics that help them become wealthy.
The first of these characteristics is a willingness to
listen to their own hearts. If you could become wealthy
by listening to the masses, then the masses would be
wealthy, and they are not. It is a natural tendency to
ask the opinions of those we love or respect.
Unfortunately, we listen to their comments and biases,
not taking into account the results in their own lives.
We make a decision to listen based on our emotional
attachment rather than by looking at what they have
achieved. How can anyone who has not accumulated wealth
advise you on how to do it? They can’t.
A second characteristic of the wealthy is the ability to
act when opportunities present themselves. Opportunity
is often imagined to be something that you can’t miss or
pass up. However, I know from personal experience that
opportunity is often only a whisper that comes during
some of the most trying times of life. If you read the
life stories of very wealthy and successful people, you
will frequently find they were fired from jobs, kicked
out of school or dealt with significant personal
tragedies that other people would view as devastating.
Instead, they viewed the challenges as opportunities and
prospered.
The wealthy also understand that wealth is an ongoing
process. It is not a destination at which you simply
arrive one day. It is also rarely accomplished overnight
– although it can occur in a short period of time.
However, if you gain wealth before you have gained a
wealthy mindset, then you are in danger of losing that
wealth forever. We have all heard of those who win the
lottery only to be near penniless a few years later.
Since they were never taught to think wealthy, they have
very little chance of achieving wealth that lasts and
ultimately they lose what money they have.
Those with a wealthy mindset do what they love – and
make money at it. Often I see individuals who are
seeking wealth like it’s something outside for which
they have to search. In reality, wealth exists within
you. You have activities and hobbies that you love and
you can make these into your business if you choose.
Those who are successful and create a great deal of
wealth do so because they are doing something they love.
The money follows and is just a logical result of them
realizing their dream. Money is not the dream.
Whether you grow up in the worst circumstance or have
every advantage, you have the exact same potential
inside of you to create the life you want. No matter how
many times you read or hear someone talk about how to
become wealthy, your life will never change until you
believe that it can. Believing is Seeing.
Bob Proctor is widely regarded as one of the living
masters and teachers of The Law of Attraction. Featured
in the blockbuster hit, The Secret, Proctor has worked
in the area of mind potential for over 40 years, is the
best-selling author of You Were Born Rich, and has
transformed the lives of millions through his books,
seminars, courses and personal coaching.
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