Take a look at the BRANDZ(tm) Top 100 most valuable global brands report. This speaks volumes to human behavior. What we buy most is what’s most important to us.
Of the top 10 global brands, Marlboro is 8th & McDonald’s 4th. It comes as no surprise that the top 2 killers of Americans are heart disease and cancer (1.1 million deaths). Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2007, table B, The Centers For Disease Control.
Those deaths are strongly related to what we consume, what we buy. What we buy most tells us what’s most important to us. Heart disease and cancer are primarily diseases of affluence. Affluence means abundance. Abundance of what, tobacco and junk food? I don’t know, but 1.1 million deaths really make you think.
Don’t get your shorts in a bunch about the disease comments. I lost both my parents to cancer before I was 40. They passed away 13 months apart. I’m not judging here. I just want you to stop and think about what you buy. What’s most important to you? How do you spend your time?
So what does any of this have to do with money? It has everything to do with money. If I’m spending more than I make, that’s an abundance problem. Just as when I’m eating more calories than I burn, that’s an abundance problem. What’s the old saying? Too much of a good thing……
The question “What do you buy?” is the same as “What are you eating, drinking, or doing?” If you aren’t happy with what you’re getting, stop doing what you’re doing. If you want different results with your money you have to take different action. No area of your life is immune to this rule, especially money.
I want you to win in the area of your finances. Just take an honest look at your results. Ask yourself “If I could change one thing about my finances, what would it be?” Realize you are 100% responsible for your current situation. No one wins the blame game.
I’ll close with a few book recommendations from Larry Winget, The Pitbull of Personal Development. He’s a 5 time Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestselling author. I’ve read one of them and gave a copy to a friend.
- “You’re Broke Because You Want To Be”
- “Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life!”
You are 100% responsible for YOUR economy, and that means 100% in control of changing it if you want to!
To Your Financial Freedom,
Greg Whitaker
www.debtshepherd.com
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