Do you respect money? If not, you pay the price…

Why is respect hard and rare?

Because respect includes the capacity and the willingness to look again, but this time look from a different vantage point, preferably from the point of view of the other person. Of the big picture, away from the wishful thinking, the inflated self-image, and your expectations.

I remember, that all my life, all I ever wanted is to be considered a person. In a world where people consider themselves things in the world of things, being treated, being looked at, being listened to as a person is so rare that I can remember every time it happened. Or every time I detect that energy in a book… I tear up.

And yet, everyone wants to be treated like a person, and everyone treats themselves and others like they are things.

One of the big prices we pay is with our money.

I had this conversation this past Sunday with a friend who is working on becoming a millionaire: he is at minus lots-of-money, lots of zeros right now.

He is working on course teaching how to invest your money… better said, he has been watching what his teacher is doing to make millions. He hasn’t even opened up an investment account for himself… yet.

When I asked where he was at, on a map of 1 to 100, to actually make money, he said he was 80% on his way. Muscle test had a different opinion, it said 20%.

In the conversation, it dawned on me, that my friend doesn’t respect himself, and doesn’t respect money.

If you don’t respect your partner, spouse, they will first withdraw their support and then they’ll leave… unless, of course, the case when they have no respect for themselves, place no value on their on lives.

Respecting money is respecting value

Respecting money is respecting value. Money is a stand-in for value provided. Not value… but value provided. Exchange value.

My friend puts no value on his own time, on his own life…

He has a filter that is common among people who will never do well: he only respects big money. Millions.