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People Love to Give Me Money
by Chellie Campbell, from her book The Wealthy Spirit: Daily Affirmations for Financial
Stress Reduction

“Money swore an oath that nobody who did not love it should ever have it.” —Irish
proverb

When I work with groups, I always ask if anyone ever took a class on making and
managing money in grade school or high school. Very few hands go up. Without
official training in this subject, people are left to formulate their own ideas based on
what they heard, read, or saw others do. So what did you hear about money when you
were growing up? What did your parents say to you when you asked for money? What
did you read about money? What did your teachers, friends, neighbors tell you? What
were the old clichés you heard? These thoughts became your “money mantras” and
they resound in your mind whether or not you are conscious of them. And they create
your financial reality. Try completing the following sentences:

“Money doesn’t grow ____________.”
“The love of money is the root _____________.”
“The rich get richer and ________________.”
“Save for a _____________.”
“It takes money to __________.”
“It’s just as easy to marry _________________.”
“Money can’t buy ______________.”

My workshop participants call out the answers immediately. As each one is
mentioned, I write it on the white board for everyone to see. As I add more and more
negative statements, the room gets quieter and quieter. The energy level goes way
down. The feeling is palpable as people focus on their negative ideas about money. I
ask them to feel the energy in the room and they all notice it’s more depressed. Then I
ask, “How many people believe in the power of positive thinking?” Many people raise
their hands, but then I run to the board and point out all the negative statements and
ask, “Then what’s this?!”

This generally gets a good laugh as people realize that they may believe in thinking
positive, but they haven’t really taken the time to evaluate the thoughts that they are
constantly replaying in their minds. At this point, they’re ready to learn some new
positive thoughts about money. The very first affirmation I teach them is, “People love
to give me money!” I have them say it out loud with me, and the energy level in the
room goes up immediately. People start laughing—it’s fun, and it feels so different to
say a positive, fun, money affirmation. I say, “See, you can’t say it without smiling!”

Many people make this statement a part of their daily affirmation program. And the
results have been amazing. One attorney thought it was silly, but was game to try it
and so repeated this statement all the way home from the class. As he walked up to
his front door, his roommate ran out and handed him a check for money he had owed
him for nine months. Effie, a young photographer, was saying this affirmation in her
car. When she stopped at a traffic light, a homeless man knocked on her window.
When she rolled it down, he handed her five dollars!
Change your mind about money today and change your experience with money
tomorrow. Try it and see.

Today’s Affirmation: “People love to give me money!”

A LITTLE ABOUT CHELLIE . . .
Chellie Campbell is the creator of the popular Financial Stress Reduction®
Workshops, and the author of The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire, both
published by Sourcebooks, Inc. She's contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s recent
books You’ve Got to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the
Soul, and is prominently quoted as a financial expert in The Los Angeles Times, Pink,
Good Housekeeping, Lifetime, Essence, Woman’s World and more than 35 popular
books. For more information, visit her web site www.Chellie.com or email her at
Chellie@Chellie.com

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