Why Ive had a lifelong love affair with money

Published: Feb. 24, 2017, 2 p.m.

b'Why I\\u2019ve had a lifelong love affair with money. That may sound like a selfish admission, but I changed my thinking about money years ago.\\xa0 My Dad was a pastor and I heard plenty about \\u201cthe love of money.\\u201d \\xa0And while I respect his deep devotion, I think he misunderstood the message.\\xa0 In today\\u2019s podcast I want to address these questions:\\n How can I increase my sense of \\u201cdeserving\\u201d success?\\n What is your mindset about money?\\n How can I address my \\u201cupper limit challenge?\\u201d\\n How can I learn to serve from a full cup?\\n \\u201cMoney and success don\\u2019t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.\\u201d Will Smith [Tweet This] \\xa0 Summary:\\n In this episode, Dan Miller challenges our mindset regarding money. We are taught to love it or hate it; but, is there a healthier view that we can maintain? Our mindset are often the result of the instilled values of our upbringing and this can work to our demise. Listen as Dan shares from his personal experiences, observations, and thoughts regarding church teachings about money and how family can at times, hold us back from achieving our greatest success.\\n Sponsored By:\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Time Stamped Show Notes:\\n 00:57 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on Why I\\u2019ve had a lifelong love affair with money How can I increase my sense of \\u201cdeserving\\u201d success?\\n What is your mindset about money?\\n How can I address my \\u201cupper limit challenge?\\u201d\\n How can I learn to serve from a full cup?\\n \\n\\u201cMoney and success don\\u2019t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.\\u201d \\u2013 Will Smith\\n \\n 02:12 \\u2013 As a kid, Dan decided to have a lot of money and enjoy it\\n 02:36 \\u2013 Dan likes to personify money\\n 02:56 \\u2013 When Dan went through a rough time a few years ago, he always had $100 tucked in one of the compartments of his wallet\\n 03:22 \\u2013 Over the years, he gave out the $100, but replenished it every time\\n 03:41 \\u2013 \\u201cBroke is just a state of mind\\u201d\\n 03:53 \\u2013 Dan opens his arms to money\\n 04:57 \\u2013 Over the years, Dan bought a lot of repossessed cars\\n 05:10 \\u2013 Without exception, every car he bought had money (nickels, dimes, quarters)\\n 05:35 \\u2013 That gave Dan the impression of how the previous owner took care of their money\\n 06:24 \\u2013 What is your mindset about money?\\n 06:28 \\u2013 Stop complaining about money\\n 06:55 \\u2013 The only thing that works in the economy is allowing people to earn\\n 08:08 \\u2013 Dan mentions a Bible verse: \\u201cThe love of money is a root to all kinds of evil\\u201d\\n 09:16 \\u2013 Do you believe that, \\u201cThe safest thing to do is to not have any money [at all]?\\u201d\\n 09:31 \\u2013 The church teaches us to hate money\\n 09:44 \\u2013 In Dan\\u2019s experience, people with money are people who are gracious and giving\\n 10:11 \\u2013 Dan mentions about the church\\u2019s teachings and contradictory points on money\\n 11:17 \\u2013 \\u201cWe get mixed messages from churches in terms of our relationship with money\\u201d\\n 12:06 \\u2013 How can I learn to serve from a full cup? People are taught that the Christian life means to put others first\\n 13:12 \\u2013 People who puts others first end up burned out and resentful that they\\u2019ve struggled so much with nothing left to give\\n 14:03 \\u2013 Most Christians\\u2019 way of serving is depleting themselves and ending up without resources\\n 14:35 \\u2013 \\u201cThis is a distorted idea of service\\u201d\\n 14:51 \\u2013 Growing up as a pastor\\u2019s son, he was able to observe unhealthy teachings\\n 15:23 \\u2013 Dan elaborates on some examples of this\\n 17:57 \\u2013 Dan\\u2019s story that is somewhat similar to \\u201cGoldilocks and The 3 Bears\\u201d\\n 18:47 \\u2013 Share when your cup is full\\n 19:55 \\u2013 Stop the scarcity mindset\\n 20:27 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t deplete yourselves to help others\\n 21:31 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t stop when the cup is full \\u2013 you want an abundance to help others\\n 22:34 \\u2013 How big is your cup?\\n 24:06 \\u2013 How can I address my \\u201cupper limit challenge?\\u201d\\n 24:12 \\u2013 The book, The Big Leap talks about the upper limit challenge\\n 24:18 \\u2013 Each of us have an inner thermostat setting\\n 24:40 \\u2013 Dan shares an example of, How can I increase my sense of \\u201cdeserving\\u201d success?\\n 25:09 \\u2013 When sense of deserving doesn\\u2019t match the reality, people will find themselves back where they came from\\n 26:03 \\u2013 People self-sabotage until their reality matches their sense of deserving\\n 26:26 \\u2013 Other signs of the upper limit challenge is worry, blame, criticism, and not keeping promises\\n 28:59 \\u2013 The upper limit challenge negates people from identifying their sense of deserving\\n 29:33 \\u2013 When Dan was 17, he took some money from his savings account to visit Puerto Rico with a friend and his father thought it was stupid\\n 29:57 \\u2013 Dan shares more of his personal experiences with the upper limit challenge\\n 31:51 \\u2013 We come from family systems where successes are not really viewed positively\\n 32:26 \\u2013 This is one of the reasons why Dan talks so much about getting into masterminds\\n 32:44 \\u2013 Family systems become a hindrance for people to achieve success on their own\\n 34:58 \\u2013 Are you willing to find, develop, and fully use your strongest talents and passions?\\n 35:10 \\u2013 What is holding you back?\\n 36:47 \\u2013 Become a vessel where blessings can flow to other people\\n 37:43 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n \\xa0\\n 3 Key Points:\\n Being broke is a state of mind\\u2014therefore, keep an open mind to money.\\n You will be able help a lot more than you could IF you take care of yourself and your resources, first.\\n Your sense of deserving MUST match your reality.\\n \\xa0\\n Resources Mentioned:\\n To ask Dan a question for the podcast \\u2013\\xa0AskDan\\n\\n \\nThe new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n Make money and serve as a 48 Days Seminar Presenter\\n\\n Go to com/48Days and get a free audio of Zig Ziglar\\u2019s See You at the Top!\\n\\n \\nFreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. 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