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Motivation - The Rich Get Richer & The Poor Get Poorer - Here’s Why!
July 20th, 2008 by Jeremy EnkeThe old saying saying says that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. There is actually a great deal of truth to this statement. Unfortunately almost every person you have ever heard say this phrase says it it with a negative connotation…… This is why they are not on the “richer” side.
Allow me to go off on a slight rant for a moment. Yes, the gas prices in the U.S. suck, the housing market is in a slump, and the U.S. dollar is garbage right now….. Who cares, it’s reality and in the big scheme of life you could have far worse problems.
I often speak about surrounding yourself with other successful people. You need to do this, but you also need to surround yourself with positive people and positive energy. Do you think the entrepreneurs getting richer this year are sitting at Starbucks griping about gas prices? Hell no, they are making big things happen regardless of what the economic state is.
The reason the rich get richer is because they surround themselves with positive energy and associate with other positive people. Instead of complaining about things that are out of their control, they speak about how great things are and how they are growing their business by capitalizing on what they can control.
People that say the rich get richer because of tax breaks and special privileges are fucking idiots wrong. The top 10% of earners in the U.S. pay over 68% of the total Income tax in this country. Furthermore, there is no reason the wealthy should be punished in the form of taxes for being successful. Nonetheless, the rich get richer because of ingenuity, perseverance, and hard work……not tax breaks.
Believe me, I realize how easy it is to get caught up in negative conversations with friends now days. And we all know a few people that are constantly complaining about “their situations”. Unfortunately surrounding yourself with these types of people or negative energy in general is a one way ticket to nowhere.
Try something this week. Make an effort to go out of your way to have a positive attitude and surround yourself with positive energy. I don’t know about you, but I want to be on the “rich get richer” side of the fence.
I watched the movie “The Secret” a few months ago, and although I am not 100% sold on every concept, I am sold on the law of attraction.
Make it a great week!
Tags: entrepreneur, rich, wealthy
July 21st, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Glad someone besides me finally said it. the truth is that if you are financially responsible, minor changes like higher gas prices do not alter your life all that much.
More people need to wake and and take some responsibility and stop relaying on someone else to help them out of their own screw up.
Ridge
July 21st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I am so sick of people nagging about gas prices! Ride a bike if you can’t handle it! I drive a huge truck and love every bit of it’s low mpg. Then again I have a pretty short commute (five feet)
July 21st, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Great post Jeremy. Btw, not that it matters to me, but out of curiosity, what is the gas prices in the US? In Norway, where i come from its approx. $2,75 pr. litre or $10-$11 pr. us gallon.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Gas in the states is around $4.00 USD per gallon.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Great discussion J.E.. I watched “The Secret” a few months ago as well and truly believe in the law of attraction. Positive people create positive energy around them. I cannot stand negative people because I do not want to be around their negative energy. It brings me down. That’s why we’ve been friends so long and I’ve dropped the people with negative attitudes like a bad habit!
August 6th, 2008 at 10:55 am
There also other factors that the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. For instance, the poor may not able to afford health care and education in America. And you can be denied a major life saving surgery just because you can’t afford it (and health insurance is just ridiculously expensive). However, it should be noted the richer gets richer and the poor gets poorer because of responsibility and luck. Bad financial decisions can leave a poor or even a rich person in a bad position. Not to mention gas prices is on the rise. This is why I advocate moderate government regulation and encouraging free market at the same time as well as universal health care.
August 17th, 2008 at 4:56 am
Lovely post. Please add my email address to your list and email me the updates if possible. I always like to read your blog and comment on it.