{"id":457,"date":"2014-04-28T20:22:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T03:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrismiles.wphelp.ninja\/2014\/04\/28\/where-do-you-lose-the-most-money\/"},"modified":"2017-04-21T12:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T19:50:51","slug":"where-do-you-lose-the-most-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moneyripples.com\/money-ripples-st\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Where Do You Lose the Most Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you were to guess where you lose the most money, what would you say?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I know some believe it&#8217;s their debt. Others believe it&#8217;s overpaying taxes. Some might think it&#8217;s because they aren&#8217;t tracking enough.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>I would suggest that it&#8217;s possibly NONE of those. <strong>In my experience, the biggest money leak isn&#8217;t the money you are spending. It&#8217;s usually the money that you <em>AREN&#8217;T<\/em> making!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">What fears are stopping you from taking action? <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>How are they stopping you from playing at a bigger level?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>What things should you be doing right now that you have procrastinated?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>How is scarcity-thinking (fear, doubt, worry, greed, impatience, limits) preventing you from finally pulling the trigger on something?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>How is scarcity-thinking driving the very people away from you that could be helping you make the money you want, and solving problems that need to be solved?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>THAT is where I see the biggest money leaks! It&#8217;s the money that never enters your life!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><br \/><\/strong>How do we prevent that?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You have to see money with a different set of eyes. You have to see your business with a different set of eyes. In fact, you need to question everything that has been taught to you. It takes discipline to think &amp; act differently than how you want to think &amp; act.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I just had the best month in my business this month because I decided to do something different than what I would be expected to do. When business would slow down, instead of finding ways to make more money or focus more inside my business, I would find ways to share in profits with my clients, and refer business to others. It also inspired me to start doing my own podcast show again. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Instead of holding my money with an iron grip out of fear of not having enough, I would spend (or &#8220;invest&#8221;) my money into my business. Often, it would mean hiring people to help me play that bigger game because I know that hiring the right people to help me is way less expensive than doing it wrong out of ignorance.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Just like Apple would say in their motto &#8211; &#8220;Think Different.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>Again I would ask you, &#8220;Where do YOU think you are losing the most money?&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><span data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><strong>To hear more in depth on this subject, <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Principles for Creating Wealth Today - Part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/moneyripples\/2014\/04\/22\/03--principles-for-creating-wealth-today--part-1\" rel=\"noopener\">listen to last week&#8217;s radio show<\/a> AND <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Principles for Creating Wealth Today - Part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/moneyripples\/2014\/04\/29\/04--principles-for-creating-wealth-today--part-2\" rel=\"noopener\">tomorrow&#8217;s show<\/a>. This IS the meat for making more money, have a better quality of life, and creating lasting wealth!<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were to guess where you lose the most money, what would you say? I know some believe it&#8217;s their debt. Others believe it&#8217;s overpaying taxes. Some might think it&#8217;s because they aren&#8217;t tracking enough. I would suggest that it&#8217;s possibly NONE of those. 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