We become what we believe. Where you are today is a product of your collective beliefs in the past. Positive beliefs create positive circumstances while negative beliefs are the source of all misery, lack, and poverty.

There are many beliefs people carry over the years that keep them poor. If you are going to progress in life and have financial freedom, you have to change these beliefs.

1. Success is not all about money

This is the most common belief that keeps people poor. While it might be true, it is used by people to justify their poor financial positions. I have been told that by very many people. “Do you want to say that success is all about money,” they ask. Although I tell them that that was not what I meant, I see a deep underlying belief that is inhibiting their success. They are using the statement as an excuse for not making financial progress.

If you give the same people money, they will take it gladly. They work in a job for 9 hours every day but they end up saying such bitter things about money. If you gave them a chance to become billionaires, they would gladly and desperately accept. This shows that the belief is just a tool that they use to console themselves and justify their lack.

I believe that money is a product of success. You cannot be successful in other areas and not make money. This means that if you are not making money, you are not effective.

2. It takes money to make money

This is also very common. People believe that it takes money to make money. They fail to start anything because of the lack of money. If you ask them why they have not started any business, they tell you that they do not have capital. This is a wrong belief that keeps millions of people poor.

On the other hand, people who get success believe that they can make money even without having money. They know that money follows effectiveness and creativity.

You do not need money to start a business. You can start a business without money. You do not need an office because you can work from home. You don't need to have your products because you can sell other people’s products. You do not have to be registered because no one cares about it. In short, you can start without money.

3. Destiny is predestined

Poor people have a mentality of a graph that is already plotted. They say that what is supposed to happen will happen. They believe that God already predestined their lives. With this belief, they become lax and idle. They refuse to take responsibility for their lives. God predestined your success but it is your responsibility to work for it. This is how you receive what is already predestined for you.

God is neutral. He has left success squarely to us. You can decide how far you reach in life. His role is to empower you to get to your goal. Stop believing that it is God’s responsibility to determine who succeeds and who doesn’t. You have free will to choose your destiny.

4. Poverty is a sign of godliness and wealth, Satanism

This is also a widespread belief. Many people believe that they have to remain poor to be spiritual. They identify spirituality with lack. This does not even make sense. If God made all things, which he did, why would it be bad to get what He made? This is a big error.

Poor people also believe that too much wealth is a sign of Satanism and cult worship. I recently posted my other article on becoming a millionaire in 3 years on Facebook and one guy shocked me. He commented that it must be Satanism to become a millionaire in 3 years. This is the belief that the majority of people have and it is keeping them poor.

5. Money is the root of all evil

This is not true. It is the love of money that is the root of all evil. Let’s look at it this way; why do people steal? It is because they do not have enough money. If not so, it is because of greed (The love of money). Why do people lie? They lie to get money fraudulently. This is because they do not have enough. If you trace all the problems we have, it is because people feel that they do not have enough. It is not because they have money but because they lack money. We can, therefore, conclude that lack of money is a root of evil.

6. Money cannot buy happiness

This is also a widespread lie. Indeed, money cannot buy happiness but money can facilitate happiness. This is a statement that poor people use to justify their poverty. It is also widely used in religious circles and this is what keeps the congregation poor. You have just justified them for being poor and broke.

If you want to know that money can facilitate happiness, try to make a starving person happy. It is easier to smile in a range rover than on the streets. I believe that getting money is a means of getting happiness. After all, money answers all things.

7. Rich people always have other worse problems

This is also a common belief. People believe that rich people will always have diseases, dysfunctional families, etc. This is wrong. Some rich people have diseases but also poor people have them. Some rich people have dysfunctional families and also poor people. Diseases and such problems are not a monopoly of the rich. This is a belief that you have to avoid because it will keep you poor.

8. Rich people are crooks

Many poor people associate rich people with fraud, corruption, greed, oppression, etc. They believe that you have to be fraudulent to make money. I want to state that it is not true.

Many wealthy people have made their wealth legitimately. They worked harder than other people and created a powerful business system that has become a cash cow. This is why they are very rich. They have grown their wealth slowly but steadily.

Conclusion

Your beliefs make or break you. You have to mind what you believe because it can act as a catalyst to success or a chain that keeps you poor. This is not a conclusive list. You can audit your life and identify the beliefs that are keeping you poor. After identifying them, start believing just the opposite, and your life will turn around.