You and I both know that a poverty mentality leads to destructive thoughts that
will not change your life for the better. It's only when you change your thoughts
to focus on postive thoughts or ideas is when change will happen in your life.
Lottery Winners Are Broke!
By Michael A. Verdicchio
Have you ever seen or heard news reports about lottery winners becoming broke?
Can you imagine? They have no money left!
Many lottery winners, especially those who take a lump sum are now poor. How could
that possibly be? Many people think that if they could just win the lottery, their
whole life would change for the best.
They think that once they win all that cash, then all their problems will disappear.
Therefore, week after week they buy lottery tickets, hoping to win.
People Loosing Money After Winning The Lottery
I once read about a woman who won the New Jersey lottery twice! She won in 1985,
and then again in 1986. She won millions. The money has been gone for a long,
long time now, and she lives in a trailer. She said, "There are a lot of people
out there like me who don't know how to deal with money. Hey, some people went
broke in six months. At least I held on for a few years."
There was a man in Pennsylvania who took home 16.2 million dollars after taxes.
He had a lump sum of 16.2 million dollars! All of that money is gone and he now
lives on social security. These are not isolated incidents. Circumstances just
like these continue to happen repeatedly. What is the reason?
Still Living With A Poverty Mentality
So many lottery winners are broke because winning the lottery did not change
their mental attitude about finances. Receiving a big chunk of money did not
change their poverty mentality. Their poor, poverty thoughts simply continued
to bring to them what those thoughts have always brought to them – poverty.
A recent study of people who come into a windfall shows that they will typically
prioritize buying a house as number one in a list of twelve choices, while investing
is at number eleven.
I've never met anyone who said, "I like being poor." It's just the opposite,
is it not? Most poor people would readily admit that they don't like being poor.
They are tired of just getting by. They are tired of scrimping and doing without
just to make ends meet. They are tired of one financial crisis after another.
Perpetually Living In Lack
Perhaps you have noticed that poor people tend to talk a lot about their lack.
Therein lies the problem. Those who have great lack always talk about their great
lack. This is their poverty mentality. They will tell you all day long how lousy things are, how they never get a
break and how their boss is greedy.
And, worst of all, they think that none of this plight is their fault. They see
themselves as victims in this cruel life. They don't see anything changing. They
see themselves destined and shackled to a life of poverty, unless of course, they win the lottery.
So, what happens if they do defy the almost impossible odds? Winning the lottery may
give them some cash, but it doesn't change their poverty mentality mind set. They may be distracted for
a while, but they still carry the same poverty mentality wherever they go, and whatever
they do.
Change Your Thoughts And Form A Better Relationship With Money
Deep down inside, they see themselves as poor and having nothing. Even though
they acquire a great increase, they end up throwing it away, spending it away,
or giving it away.
It is our habitual mental attitudes that do shape our lives. Your lives can
and will change as you change your thoughts, and change what we dwell on. This
is true for positive and negative thinking. The Bible says, "As he thinks in
his heart, so is he." That is absolutely true for positive thinking as well
as negative thinking.
Change Destructive Thoughts To Positive Thoughts
Negative thoughts are destructive thoughts that neutralize all your efforts and
hard work. Positive thoughts are constructive thoughts that lead you to positive results.
Change your mind by focusing on the things you do desire, instead of thinking,
focusing on and complaining about the way things are right now. Continue to think
about where you desire to go and what you desire to accomplish.
Change always starts with thoughts first. When those thoughts get into
your heart there will be change.
Change your poverty mentality!
About the Author:
Michael A. Verdicchio is a husband, father, minister, and broadcaster. He has been the
voice on numerous productions over the years. Michael is the author and producer of
“Inspirational Pep Talks”, available at www.InspirationalPepTalks.com.
He has a free newsletter called, THE PEP LETTER, at www.christianinspirationalgifts.com.
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