How much money is too much? When do you reach a point where you say, "Stop, that's enough"? Well, if you're like me, you might believe that the notion of "too much money" is blown out of proportion and another way to make sure some of us don’t get too big for our britches. It seems like a made-up scam designed to discourage people from accumulating more wealth - like enough wealth to challenge the status quo. Let's talk about this and debunk some common myths about that sweet moolah.
Myth 1: There's a Limit to Wealth (no, there ain’t!)
One common misconception is the idea that there's a limit to how much wealth one can or should have - that if you have too much, you’re depriving others. But here's the truth: wealth isn't a finite pie that needs to be divided among everyone. It's more like an abundant source that can keep flowing endlessly. The limits on how much you can have are made-up bullshit.
We carry conditioned reactions and false stories about money, often rooted in a scarcity mindset and inherited from our ancestors and the cultures they grew up in. These make us believe that there's a point where we should stop accumulating - like the point where our friends might notice and start making snarky comments. However, if you think about it, why should we ever stop if we can use that wealth to create positive change?
I’ll dare to say that a wealthy person running around the world doing nothing but experiencing glorious joy everywhere they go IS creating positive change. But do they sound selfish to you? Do you think their experiencing and radiating the energies of joy and pleasure aren’t enough?
Being the most fully expressed, passionate, and joyful person you can be is exactly what the world needs right now. And while you don’t have to have money to pull that off - it helps!
Imagine wealth as a river that flows endlessly. The more you open the floodgates (and begin accumulating wealth), the more resources you have to support your own life and the lives of others. Entrepreneurs who don't stop at one successful business venture can do amazing things. They can continue to invest, expand, and create new opportunities for themselves and others, not because they are greedy but because they understand that their wealth can be a driving force for uplifting others.
Myth 2: More Wealth = More Greed
Wrong. If you’re a greedy bastard, you’ll be that way before, during, and after becoming rich. Most people naturally fall into this perspective: the more you have, the more you can give. When you accumulate wealth, it becomes a tool that allows you to invest in what truly matters to you. You can support innovative and brilliant grassroots programs that often struggle to secure funding. Imagine being able to fund projects that can make a real difference in your community or beyond.
For instance, you could invest in a community garden in a food desert, providing access to fresh, healthy food where there were once only limited options like Dollar General or flipping gas stations that carry junk and overpriced garbage food. Wealth can be a force for good, empowering you to contribute positively to the world in the ways you enjoy.
When you've accumulated substantial wealth - the kind that begins to make money babies - options open wide. Now, you have the means to invest in projects that truly matter to you. You can fund a scholarship program for underprivileged students, ensuring they have access to quality education. You can make sure children learn in creative environments - not those developed to train us to work in factories. These actions transform the lives of these students and have a ripple effect on their families, communities, and future generations.
Myth 3: Authority Folks Will Fix Things…Won’t They?
In many ways, we've been conditioned to look to authority figures to solve our problems from an early age. We rely on teachers, parents, bosses, city officials, county officials, and governments to address issues. While this is important, we often forget our power and sovereignty.
Even when a policy change is desired, it can take years to be written, made into law, and implemented. In the meantime, people suffer unnecessarily.
We can determine how much money we make and how fast we make it - yes, there will be things to learn and overcome, but we are capable. We can accumulate wealth and use it to drive change without waiting for legislation to catch up. Instead of waiting for someone else to save us, we can become the change-makers ourselves.
We need to remember our sovereignty, and we can determine how much money we make. We can bring in as much and as fast as our body can tolerate it. Then we can hire good people to help us manage it, really well-respected people to help us invest in it to find those Grassroots efforts and fund them fully and make sure everybody's making a living wage, better than a living wage, and has health insurance, since our country of refuses to provide it.
We don't have to wait for someone official to come and fix it - no one is going to anyway because the systems are overburdened, and most people in authority with good intentions are hamstrung by processes.
Consider a scenario where you're passionate about environmental conservation. Instead of waiting for government policies to change, you use your wealth to make a difference. You fund a grassroots initiative focused on reforestation in your area. Over time, this project grows, involving local communities and creating a positive impact on the environment, all because you took the initiative rather than relying solely on authority figures.
Embrace Wealth with an Open Heart
We need to be wealthy people with big hearts. The empaths, psychics, mediums, and neurodivergent people with sensitive nervous systems who give a shit about every living thing.
The best thing we can do for ourselves and others is to get comfortable with money in all its forms.
It's time to rethink our relationship with wealth. As individuals with the potential for significant financial resources, we have the power to make a positive impact. Instead of worrying that our wealth will leave others in need, we can view it as an opportunity to uplift those around us - it’s time to be the trailblazers so many of us came here to become.
Don't be afraid to accumulate wealth as long as it aligns with your values and intentions. And remember, you can always use your abundance to help those in need when the time is right.
Say no to the nonsense placed on our relationship to wealth and embrace the idea that more can indeed be better. Accumulate your wealth, invest it wisely, and watch as your resources become a force for positive change in the world.
XO,
LMW
P.S. Train Your Body to Wealth is open for enrollment and starts again in early November