A money ceiling is the top dollar amount that you think you/your product/your service is worth. If you get paid by the hour, is that number $20, $100, $10,000? If you charge a mark-up on raw materials or labor, is it 10%, 100%, 300%?
Whatever your beliefs about money are, I am certain of this: How you view money will determine your level of sales/business success. If you are feeling like your efforts are undervalued, or worse, you’re not making enough to sustain you/your family/your business, then it’s time to think differently about money so you can make what you need and want for yourself and those that you support.
The Problem With Money
Everyone likes having money because it is a vehicle to acquire things. We also need money to survive. The problem is that as we grew up, we were exposed to mixed messages about money, and the people and companies that have a lot of it. Do any of these statements sound familiar?
- Rich people are stingy penny-pinchers.
- Money is evil.
- Poverty is next to Godliness.
- He got rich off the backs of others.
- She inherited her money (and doesn’t deserve it because she didn’t earn it).
- Rich people are stuck up.
- Businesses make a profit at the expense of others (employees, customers).
- Corporations use tax loopholes to get away with paying less than their due.
- Filthy rich.
To sum up the underlying prejudice: Money is dirty. Wanting and having it makes us dirty by association. Therefore, we behave in ways that we hope will keep us from being mistaken for one of “those people.”
