Rich vs Poor---Making Money Online

@Beaufly (991)
United States
March 27, 2011 1:55pm CST
I have just bumped into the same sentiment twice and I will share it here because I do not believe in coincidence. There are 2 different ways people approach earning or making money on-line. One way is "How much is this going to cost me" (time or money or both) and the other way is "How much am I going to make?" One mindset is called that of the rich and the other is called that of the poor. Can you guess which is which? Well......the answer that was revealed was that the first one was a poverty mindset and the second one was a wealthy mindset? What do you think and why?
10 responses
@marguicha (215146)
• Chile
28 Mar 11
I ask mtself both questions. There is a relation between cost and benefit not only in money but in everything we do in life. Both have to have some balance in order to be acceptable. If I only place my eyes in the miserablwe tenths of pennies I earn sometimes at a site, I would not start. That money does not buy anything. But if I add my earnings in a period of time, I can decide if it´s worth it or not. Online earnings are not enough to help me with my living, but I have enough for that. Yet online earnings are enough to travel once a year without taking money from my pension. So it´s worth it. It also happens with any kind of energy you spare. The energy you spare in loving someone (cost) is more that paid by the feedback you receive.
@marguicha (215146)
• Chile
29 Mar 11
I totally agree with you and I try to live like that although I know it doesn´t always work.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
All I can say is one day, one moment and one second at a time.......That keeps you focused in the present, which is all we really have.....
@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Yes Marguicha, I agree that this thinking and approach can be used in all areas of our life. How do I approach my husband or My kids? If I am only focused on what do I have to do for you today. If I live like this, day in and day out, how pleasant do you think the household will be? What if I am more focused on the benefits, the smiles on my sons' faces when I prepare a favorite meal? Which mindset will be the most beneficial (for all)? I am also a believer in energy. Everything is energy so where are you vibrating, at a high or low vibration. Are you uplifting or depressing? It all counts. What does count is where we focus because what we focus on, expands.
• Canada
28 Mar 11
Because the rich don't think in terms of cost; they think in terms of investment. Spending money on a restaurant isn't a cost; it's an investment. Spending money on learning how to run a business isn't a cost; it's an investment. Poverty minded people just see these types of investments as cost not investment. While not all investments bring a return, it's a sure thing that costs like new shoes, supper at a restaurant, or a new car will never bring a return. Poverty minded thinking is very short sighted and only sees the immediate gratification. xoxo Cyne
• Canada
29 Mar 11
Yes and as we pointed out, the poor don't see things that way. They don't mind buying "stuff" but investing in anything that could better their lives, they see only cost with no immediate benefit. To them buying a new car or new pair of shoes with it's immediate gratification is more beneficial than investing in something that benefits down the road. xoxo Cyne
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Yes, that reminds me of buying something with a credit card versus waiting until you can actually pay for it with cash. Do you want the immediate gratification and the extra interest that you will pay or do you want to wait a month or two and buy something in cash, owning it free and clear......and even possibly getting it on sale.....I love that......lol
@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Yes, but the savvier you get as a business person, the more you can take advantage of things like business lunches and dinners and purchasing cars as a business expense. It's all in the way we we seed things and the way we educate ourselves to take advantages of being a business owner so in that sense, a lunch or a dinner can be an investment. If you are using your car for a certain percentage of your work, then that new car can be a business expense.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
I think, what you mean is, the "attitudes" towards the opportunity being presented. The poor tend to have "negative attitude" towards an opportunity, while the rich usually have "positive attitude" that's why they are able to seize good opportunities that make them richer.
@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
I think it is attitude and an approach. It is easy to caught in a web of negativity when you are struggling so of course, you want to know costs because you could be consumed by that. What business training and investments in educating yourself can do is to help you see how you can begin to think in terms of time and money as investments for future benefits and gains.
• Mexico
28 Mar 11
happens to me either way, depending on the type of business that i want to invest and directing as soon as i get extra percentage, usually i spend my time comparing the different types business, jeje
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
that sounds like more of taking your time to educate yourself before the leap, nothing wrong with that......
@sashakiddo (1102)
• United States
28 Mar 11
This makes sense because the rich mindset knows, paying money to make money is like an investment. In the end you won't lose it because you are planting a seed. The fruits of that seed are nearly limitless, so why shouldn't a person take the extra energy to make a good fertilizer, buy soil, etc. Everything takes work.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Agreed! If we think of an acorn that can grow into a mighty oak. Why would we think anything less of a business. Of course, it is not just about being positive. It is also about setting yourself up for success, good soil, fertilizer, etc.....
@CONDLAUR (134)
• Romania
28 Mar 11
I prefer to be poor and have God beside me by praying, then to be rich and do not look at the poor. Thee are some rich people which help others, but ones just forget from where they left. We all were born naked with nothing, the parents, the education, the guts made us what we are today. But remember without God nothing is possible.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
I absolutely agree with you. I think that there are wonderful people in this world as well as jerks. If a person is a jerk and then earns or gains a lot of money, they still will be a jerk. I think a core of a person is not determined whether or not, they are rich or poor. There are happy poor as well as rich people. I think abundance and prosperity is a mindset, not all people are striving for outer riches or comfort. Some just want the peace and love of God. I am a believer in the word of God, who gives us all a free will. A free will to live, to believe, to obey, etc.....
@GardenGerty (157463)
• United States
27 Mar 11
The impoverished person always believes themself to be on the losing end of a situation. They will view something by how it costs. The wealthy person believes that in spite of cost, a venture will earn for them. They have confidence in their time and money investment.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
27 Mar 11
We see this all around us. Such is the case when people ask me for guarantees. I cannot give you a guarantee that you will earn on any site or be successful. I can be helpful and a guide but I cannot do whatever the work is on a particular site. I can offer advice or lead you in the right direction. They say business owners reap most of the benefits because they take most of the risk. I think there is some truth to that. You?
@aprilsong (1884)
• China
28 Mar 11
Hi,everyone should ask these two questions when it comes to online earnings. Because if it will cost too much money and efforts, but you can only earn very little money. I think it is not worthy the time. Anyway, you can go out to do some real job to earn much more very easily. Why spend so much time on computer. And we all know, spend all time on computers will harm one's health. And once your health fall, it will costs more money. So i say earning too little with too much time is not worth at all. The other thing is do you really enjoy it? If we do it for our interest, if even the earnings are not so much, it is worthy.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Ok, you bring up some great points. I am a firm believer that we should gravitate toward those things that bring us joy and make us happy so I think we agree on that point. I think the mindset issue can apply to on-line or off-line earnings. It is how you approach an opportunity. Education is key before starting any venture but you should also structure your thinking around success and not failure. Once again, on or offline.
• United States
28 Mar 11
It sounds like a trick one the way that it's worded but I think I get it. Saying how much will it cost me is implying that you will invest a lot of money into something and it may not work out. Wasting time and money into a possible failure. How much will I make sounds better meaning you could invest nothing and just sounds more positive and appealing.
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Well another way to think of it using some of the language you introduced. How much will this cost me? Will I be able to afford that? One mindset is focused on cost, how much will I have to do? Can I do it? Will I have the money?How much of an expense can I endure. Ok, the other mindset is focused on results. How much can I make? What kinds of benefits can I yield from this investment? Almost like, I know their will be an expense but this is a vehicle for earning more, hence, an investment. I am focused on how this business,service or other vehicle will increase my life not decrease, not cost me. Does that help? The two individuals are focused in 2 opposite ways. We want to focus what the possible results are and educate ourselves to go into the opportunity with our eyes open and focused on positive benefits/results.
• Bulgaria
27 Mar 11
You're right my friend, to achieve something you must ask yourself the question-how strongly you want it, but it is always better to assess the risk you take. I have a bad experience because I was very cocky and lost a lot of money in bad investments. Yes you're right but be careful! Fraud on the net today are very much!
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@Beaufly (991)
• United States
29 Mar 11
Yes, there is nothing wrong with doing your due diligence. I think that you need to do your homework, understand the risks but also understand the benefits and the costs. If you are always of the mind of thinking, "What will it cost me......another way of saying how much can I afford", you may need to re-think if you are ready to go into business. The whole point is to make money, to lead and hopefully to bring about a helpful service or product.