T. Harv Eker Quotes Page 5

“Rich people see potential growth. Poor people see potential loss.”

“Rich people think big. Poor people think small.”

“Rich people work hard and believe it's perfectly appropriate to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide for others.

Poor people work hard, but due to their feelings of unworthiness, they believe that it is inappropriate for them to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide.”

“Saying, I'll start managing my money as soon as I get caught up, is like an overweight person saying, I'll start exercising and dieting as soon as I lose twenty pounds.”

“Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries.

They just don't let these feelings stop them.”

“The by-product is that they more people you help, the 'richer' you become, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and definitely financially.”

“The first element of change is awareness. You can’t change something unless you know it exists.”

“The mark of true wealth is determined by how much one can give away.”

“The only way to earn what you’re really worth is to get paid based on your results.”

“The road to wealth is fraught with traps and pitfalls, and that's precisely why most people don't take it. They don't want the hassles, the headaches, and the responsibilities. In short, they don't want the problems.”

“The secret of success is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than any problem.”

“The size of the problem is never the issue. What matters is the size of you!”

“There is a secret psychology of money. Most people don't know about it. That's why most people never become financially successful.

A lack of money is not the problem; it is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you.”

“There’s nothing wrong with getting a steady paycheck, unless it interferes with your ability to earn what you’re worth.

There’s the rub. It usually does.”

“Think of yourself as a container for wealth. If your container is small and your money is big, what's going to happen?

You will lose it. Your container will overflow and the excess money will spill out all over the place.

You simply cannot have more money than the container. Therefore you must grow to be a big container so you cannot only hold more wealth but also attract more wealth.

The universe abhors a vacuum and if you have a very large money container, it will rush in to fill the space.”

“Thoughts lead to feelings. Feelings lead to actions. Actions lead to results.”

“What is the difference between 'power thinking' and 'positive thinking'? The distinction is slight but profound.

To me, people use positive thinking to pretend that everything is rosy, when they really believe that it's not.

With power thinking, we understand that everything is neutral, that nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it, and that we are going to make up a story and give something it's meaning.”

“What you have to do to be successful and wealthy and rich is completely different than what you need to do to just be comfortable.”

“When the subconscious mind must choose between deeply rooted emotions and logic, emotions will almost always win.”

“When you are complaining, you become a living, breathing crap magnet.”

“When you’re engaged in what you love to do, it’s like driving in the fast lane. Time flies by and more roads open up to you, alternate routes you may not have even known existed.”

“Whenever you feel uncomfortable, instead of retreating back into your old comfort zone, pat yourself on the back and say, 'I must be growing', and continue moving forward.”

“Where attention goes, energy flows and results show.”

“You can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can't be both. Listen up! Every time, and I mean every time, you blame, justify, or complain, you are slitting your financial throat.”

“You can choose to think in ways that will support you in your happiness and success instead of ways that don't.”

“You can have all the knowledge and skills in the world, but if your money 'blueprint' isn't set for success, you're financially doomed.”

“You have to believe that you are the one who creates your success, that you are the one who creates your mediocrity, and that you are the one creating your struggles around money and success. Consciously or unconsciously, it's still you.”

“You’re worthy because the Great Spirit, or Universe, or God, or whatever you want to call a higher power, has put you on the earth at this time. There’s nothing else to think about!

Since you’re as worthy as the next person, you’re as deserving to receive as anyone else. Anything else that your mind says around that is made up, non-supportive crappola!”

“The play account rule is that it must be spent every month. That's right! Each month you have to blow all the money in that account in a way that makes you feel rich.

For example, imagine walking into a massage center, dumping all the money from your account on the counter, pointing to the massage therapists, and saying: I want both of you on me. With the hot rocks and the frickin' cucumbers. After that, bring me lunch!”

“What's the problem you solve? Solve it for one person. Create a system to do it without you. Duplicate.”