From Chapter 7: Money is the Fruit of Hard Work


   America has a strange, love-hate relationship with wealth. On the one hand, the wealthy are admired, emulated and even fawned over. Material goods and wealth are envied, coveted, desired, and often taken as the confirmation of a person's ultimate success (or the ultimate test for people who are suspected of being "all hat and no cattle") is: "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?"

   On the other hand, the wealthy are resented, reviled, and even hated. Many people assume that if you wear a Rolex or drive a Ferrari, you're defacto arrogant, pretentious, and egotistical. There is a widespread belief that money - or the inordinate love of money - is the root of all evil; that material wealth is somehow un-spiritual; that poverty is the mark of virtue; and as Jesus said, "You can not serve both God and Mammon."
    In a variation on this view, we often get the mixed message that it's great to have money, but somehow it's wrong to be overly concerned about getting money. It's acceptable (barely) to want to be financially successful, but only if you don't want it "too much". And it's okay to work like a dog to get ahead, but its wrong to want the material rewards of your work, which are derided as "luxuries." Put it all together and you have the great American double-blind.

   If you absorbed these messages in whole or in part - even subconsciously - then you may be conflicted in your deepest attitudes toward wealth, material gain, and success. Read More...

It's YOUR Money - Because it Represents YOUR Sweat, Creativity, and Courage

    As Ms. Rand wrote:
      "Never, ever be ashamed of your desires to earn money, to possess money, or to spend money!

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