Do You Have A Poverty Mentality?

People throw around the concept of having a poverty mentality, but few help people determine if they have one.  People tend to talk about others who battle with this mindset, but rarely assess it in themselves.  Here's a few questions you can ask yourself to determine if you have a Poverty Mentality:

How much does this business cost? 

When someone asks this question, they are revealing some things about themselves.  Their budget is limited and they don't see themselves benefiting from it.  These kind of people view a business opportunity as throwing a penny in a wishing well.  Instead of looking at PRICE, look at VALUE.  Is the opportunity real, is the support tangible, is the training up to date and applicable.?  I understand people having limits financially and that price is an issue- but instead of it being your FIRST questions, is it simply one element to consider in your due diligence.  If it's the first thing you think of, you have a poverty mentality.

I feel guilty doing something I enjoy.

People who feel guilty doing something they enjoy have been trained to think work has to be rough.  This reveals the traditional view of working hard instead of working smart.  You don't DESERVE a better situation, you don't DESERVE enjoyment.  We don't need people to tear us down, we are good at doing that urselves, we  need team members who will build us up and expect more for ourselves and learning to deal with disappointment.  Whether ypu think you can succeed, or you think you will fail...You are right.