The box....... or why you aren't wealthy
Here is an excellent article written by Tony Rush.
Everyone lives in a box. Your perception of "how things are" is your box.
Own a house? It's in your box. Got kids? They're in your box. Earning $43,565 at a job you don't like? That job is in the box. So is the $43,565.
Here's what else: if you believe you have to work hard to be successful...that hard work is in your box, too. If you think that you're not wealthy because of your lack of education...that lack of wealth is in the box. Along with your lack of a college degree.
It's all in there. Everything you have and accept as "how things are" is in the box.
Now, here's what's also true...
Everything you want from life that you don't already have...is outside your box. And the "odds" -- in terms of the percentage of people who make the choice -- the "odds" are that you will never get to have what you want simply because your wants aren't powerful enough to overcome your insecurity of being outside the box.
Get that. Because that's the only thing keeping you from getting what you want: the insecurity, the fear or the anxiety of doing the things that will bring those goals INTO your box. Thus, success is simply a choice.
So, why aren't you wealthy already? Simple: because you haven't chosen to BE that person. You're busy staying in your box.
In fact, maybe you've decided not to be wealthy. You might think, "Tony who would decide not to be wealthy?" Well, you probably didn't say "I've decided not to be wealthy"....but if you're not wealthy it's because you have made the choices that do NOT lead to wealth. And it's really the same thing.
You are where you are because -- either through action or inaction -- this is really where you wanted to be.
In fact, some of you are reading this right now and you're appalled that someone should say such a thing. That someone would suggest that your "not being wealthy" has been a choice on your part.
You might even have a lot of "monkey chatter" going in your head right now listing all the perfectly good reasons why not being wealthy is not your choosing.
And here's the catch: the reasons you give yourself for why you're not rich is the stand that you've taken against becoming wealthy. If you are not wealthy, you will be defending your decision to remain in your current state EVEN AS YOU READ THIS. If you don't believe it...stop right now and listen to your mind chatter.
Fortunately, the solution is quite simple. Understand that you cannot get to where you want to go with the same quality of thinking that created your present situation. Change your thinking and decisions and you change your life.
Get out of the box. Wonderful things are waiting.
Tony Rush
from http://milliondollarmindset.blogpspot.com
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Tony Rush is a home-based entrepreneur living in southeast Alabama with his wife, three sons and a dachsund who doesn't know he's a dog. You can learn more about working with Tony and the impact of his products at http://www.tonyrush.com
This article may be redistributed provided that author information stays intact. Copyright 2007. All right reserved.
Everyone lives in a box. Your perception of "how things are" is your box.
Own a house? It's in your box. Got kids? They're in your box. Earning $43,565 at a job you don't like? That job is in the box. So is the $43,565.
Here's what else: if you believe you have to work hard to be successful...that hard work is in your box, too. If you think that you're not wealthy because of your lack of education...that lack of wealth is in the box. Along with your lack of a college degree.
It's all in there. Everything you have and accept as "how things are" is in the box.
Now, here's what's also true...
Everything you want from life that you don't already have...is outside your box. And the "odds" -- in terms of the percentage of people who make the choice -- the "odds" are that you will never get to have what you want simply because your wants aren't powerful enough to overcome your insecurity of being outside the box.
Get that. Because that's the only thing keeping you from getting what you want: the insecurity, the fear or the anxiety of doing the things that will bring those goals INTO your box. Thus, success is simply a choice.
So, why aren't you wealthy already? Simple: because you haven't chosen to BE that person. You're busy staying in your box.
In fact, maybe you've decided not to be wealthy. You might think, "Tony who would decide not to be wealthy?" Well, you probably didn't say "I've decided not to be wealthy"....but if you're not wealthy it's because you have made the choices that do NOT lead to wealth. And it's really the same thing.
You are where you are because -- either through action or inaction -- this is really where you wanted to be.
In fact, some of you are reading this right now and you're appalled that someone should say such a thing. That someone would suggest that your "not being wealthy" has been a choice on your part.
You might even have a lot of "monkey chatter" going in your head right now listing all the perfectly good reasons why not being wealthy is not your choosing.
And here's the catch: the reasons you give yourself for why you're not rich is the stand that you've taken against becoming wealthy. If you are not wealthy, you will be defending your decision to remain in your current state EVEN AS YOU READ THIS. If you don't believe it...stop right now and listen to your mind chatter.
Fortunately, the solution is quite simple. Understand that you cannot get to where you want to go with the same quality of thinking that created your present situation. Change your thinking and decisions and you change your life.
Get out of the box. Wonderful things are waiting.
Tony Rush
from http://milliondollarmindset.blogpspot.com
==
Tony Rush is a home-based entrepreneur living in southeast Alabama with his wife, three sons and a dachsund who doesn't know he's a dog. You can learn more about working with Tony and the impact of his products at http://www.tonyrush.com
This article may be redistributed provided that author information stays intact. Copyright 2007. All right reserved.
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Comments (4)
Joanne Ott6
I definitely agree with you Graham!
Life is about choices we make.
Joanne
Graham Hunt5
I'd like to suggest this particular box is of our own making and we stay in there because we feel comfortable and safe. To venture outside our box takes courage, which seems to be sadly lacking in this day and age.
The other point I would make is that the box we choose to live in is often different from the box other people try to put is in. And their box is always much more restrictive, cold and uncomfortable.
Graham
www.the-ultimate-success-site.com
Joanne Ott6
Yes Andrew I really liked the thinking also. It's very powerful!
Thanks for your comments!
Joanne
Andrew Whittington8
Thank you Joanne,
That's a really neat way to view it and I like the thinking. Well, I'm off to go check my box over and see if I can't make some improvements, maybe bring in some of that stuff I have outside that I keep looking at but doing nothing about :-)
Take care ... have an awesome day!