Being broke is a lot like being fat (I’ve been both).
If you’re 50 pounds overweight, you know you have a problem. Chances are, you also have plenty of ideas about how to do better, such as exercising more, going on a diet, or reducing your stress.
Yet you don’t do anything about it. Why? Because it’s easier to go on eating, pretending you don’t have a problem and comforting yourself with the food.
You might even shy away from anything that would remind you. For instance, you might start avoiding looking at yourself in the mirror, or put your scale in the closet so you don’t have to look at it every day.
It’s not because you’re in denial, necessarily. You’re just ashamed. You know you should be doing better, but you can’t bring yourself to face the situation. You’re just too weak.
Do you recognize the thought process?
It’s exactly the same for being broke or in debt. It can cause you to spend the rest of your life going through the same old pattern, never making the kind of money you deserve to make.
The good news is you can break it. Let me show you how.
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