102 Ways Poor Minded People Think Completly Differnet Than Rich Minded People

“Do I think like rich people or poor people?”

Every day, thanks to Facebook, I’m able to see more poor minded people than I could ever imagine. From people being over excited that they finally found a mediocre job to those who are extremely depressed because they can’t find one.

Even out in the real world, you see the difference on a daily basis. Yesterday, while at the bank depositing checks, a 60 year old man was somewhat depressed because he couldn’t find a job even though he had worked all his life and had experience with many different things.

It’s a well known fact that poor minded people think completely different from rich minded people but apparently, the poor minded have been misinformed on just how the minds of rich people work.

In fact, many flat out believe rich people suck based on their own ignorant beliefs.

Their beliefs are completely opposite of the truth and they only think alike on 2 occasions which you’ll see in the examples below.

To further back up my statement(s), Steve Siebold, author of “How Rich People Think,” spent nearly three decades interviewing millionaires around the world to find out what separates them from everyone else. You can read his article here on Yahoo finance; which is part of my inspiration to write this post.

Read and find out if you think like rich minded or poor minded people.

1. Poor minded people focus on saving. Rich minded people focus on earning.
2. Poor minded people think about money in linear terms. Rich minded people think about money in non-linear terms.
3. Poor minded people believe hard work creates wealth. Rich minded people believe leverage creates wealth.
4. Poor minded people believe being rich is a privilege. Rich minded people believe being rich is a right.
5. Poor minded people believe money is complicated. Rich minded people believe money is simple.
6. Poor minded people believe rich people are crooks. Rich minded people believe rich people are ambitious.
7. Poor minded people believe building wealth is a solitary effort. Rich minded people believe building wealth is a team effort.
8. Poor minded people worry about money. Rich minded people dream about money.
9. Poor minded people believe money is negative. Rich minded people believe money is positive.
10. Poor minded people believe rich people are shallow. Rich minded people believe they are strategic.
11. Poor minded people believe the road to riches is paved with formal education. Rich minded people believe the road to riches is paved with specific knowledge.
12. Poor minded people believe money is earned through labor. Rich minded people believe money is earned through thought.
13. Poor minded people worries about running out of money. Rich minded people think about how to make more money.
14. Poor minded people think about spending. Rich minded people think about investing.
15. Poor minded people see money through the eyes of emotion. Rich minded people see money through the eyes of logic.
16. Poor minded people underestimate the wealth building power of referral marketing. Rich minded people know referral marketing creates millionaires.
17. Poor minded people focus on pleasurable activities. Rich minded people focus on money making activities.
18. Poor minded people see money as a finite resource. Rich minded people see money as an infinite resource.
19. Poor minded people earn money doing things they don’t like to do. Rich minded people get rich doing what they love.
20. Poor minded people believe rich people are ruthless. Rich minded people believe they are generous.
21. Poor minded people has a lottery mentality. Rich minded people has an action mentality.
22. Poor minded people is waiting to be rescued from financial mediocrity. Rich minded people know no one is coming to the rescue.
23. Poor minded people believe rich people are smarter. Rich minded people believe rich people are more savvy.
24. Poor minded people see money as controlling. Rich minded people see money as liberating.
25. Poor minded people believe money changes people. Rich minded people believe money reveals people.
26. Poor minded people believe in working for money. Rich minded people believe in working for fulfillment.
27. Poor minded people believe you have to do something to get rich. Rich minded people believe you have to be something to get rich.
28. Poor minded people play it safe with money. Rich minded people take calculated risks.
29. Poor minded people believe you have to have money to make money. Rich minded people believe in using other people’s money.
30. Poor minded people believe jobs are the safest way to earn money. Rich minded people believe outstanding performance is the safest way to earn money.
31. Poor minded people believe in financial scarcity. Rich minded people believe in financial abundance.
32. Poor minded people see money as a weapon. Rich minded people see money as a tool.
33. Poor minded people believe they aren’t worthy of great wealth. Rich minded people believe they deserve to be rich.
34. Poor minded people deny the importance of money. Rich minded people know money is a critical component of life.
35. Poor minded people believe money is their enemy. Rich minded people believe money is their friend.
36. Poor minded people wait for their ship to come in. Rich minded people build their own ship.
37. Poor minded people believe financial markets are driven by logic an strategy. Rich minded people believe financial markets are driven by emotion and greed.
38. Poor minded people believe money is about status. Rich minded people believe money is about freedom.
39. Poor minded people live beyond their means. Rich minded people live below their means.
40. Poor minded people believe money brings stress. Rich minded people believe money brings piece of mind.
41. Poor minded people think small. Rich minded people think big.
42. Poor minded people believe people are out to get them. Rich minded people believe the universe is conspiring to help them.
43. Poor minded people believe their thinking is unrelated to their net worth. Rich minded people know thinking is the catalyst of all results.
44. Poor minded people experience good fortune and can’t believe it. Rich minded people experience good fortune and wonders what took so long.
45. Poor minded people believe the more money you earn, the more stress you experience. Rich minded people believe the more money you earn, the less stress you experience.
46. Poor minded people believe the more money you make, the more problems you will have to deal with (sound familiar). Rich minded people believe the more money you make, the fewer problems you will have.
47. Poor minded people believe the rich are obsessed with money. Rich minded people believe the rich are obsessed with success.
48. Poor minded people believe the rich are selfish and self-absorbed. Rich minded people believe the rich are selfish and self-absorbed.
49. Poor minded people dream of having enough money to retire. Rich minded people dreams of having enough money to impact the world.
50. Poor minded people would rather work their entire lives at a “stable” job then retire. Rich minded people would rather retire early and live out their lives doing what they love.
51. Poor minded people put their dreams on hold. Rich minded people take action and turn their dreams into reality.
52. Poor minded people believe it’s shrewd to be cynical. Rich minded people believe it’s shrewd to be optimistic.
53. Poor minded people believe the rich should support the poor. Rich minded people believe in self-reliance.
54. Poor minded people see the wealthy as oppressors. Rich minded people see the wealthy as liberators.
55. Poor minded people believe getting rich is outside their control. Rich minded people know getting rich is an inside job.
56. Poor minded people think the rich believe they are more intelligent. Rich minded people know intelligence has little to do with getting rich.
57. Poor minded people associates with anyone. Rich minded people carefully monitors their associations.
58. Poor minded people embrace advanced degrees. Rich minded people embrace any form of education that makes them wealthier.
59. Poor minded people have loosely defined goals with flexible deadlines. Rich minded people have highly defined goals with do or die deadlines.
60. Poor minded people work as little as possible. Rich minded people work as smart as possible.
61. Poor minded people love to be comfortable. Rich minded people is comfortable being uncomfortable.
62. Poor minded people is timid and scared. Rich minded people is aggressive and bold.
63. Poor minded people long for the gold old days. Rich minded people dream of the future.
64. Poor minded people play not to lose. Rich minded people swing for the fences.
65. Poor minded people set their financial expectation low so they’re never disappointed. Rich minded people set their financial expectations high so they’re always excited.
66. Poor minded people have a financial windfall and worries about losing it. Rich minded people have a windfall and figures out how to leverage it.
67. Poor minded people are externally motivated to make money. Rich minded people are internally motivated to make money.
68. Poor minded people suffers from lack consciousness. Rich minded people enjoy prosperity.
69. Poor minded people believe money will make them happier. Rich minded people know that money has little to do with happiness.
70. Poor minded people believe people seek money for power. Rich minded people believe people seek money for control.
71. Poor minded people never makes the connection between money and health. Rich minded people know money can save your life.
72. Poor minded people believe ambition is a sin. Rich minded people believe ambition is a virtue.
73. Poor minded people believe rich people are snobs. Rich minded people believe rich people are guarding their consciousness.
74. Poor minded people believe rich people are arrogant. Rich minded people believe rich people are confident.
75. Poor minded people believe self-made millionaires have an unfair advantage. Rich minded people know their advantage was hard work.
76. Poor minded people base their beliefs about the rich on the minority. Rich minded people base their beliefs about the rich on the majority.
77. Poor minded people believe they’re missing something. Rich minded people know it’s beliefs that make the difference.
78. Poor minded people believe they lack desire. Rich minded people know we all have everything we need to be rich.
79. Poor minded people believe they must choose between a great family life and being rich. Rich minded people know they can have it all.
80. Poor minded people believe having a job gives them security. Rich minded people know there’s no such thing.
81. Poor minded people believe starting a business is risky. Rich minded people believe starting a business is the fastest road to wealth.
82. Poor minded people believe it’s wrong for a small group of people to possess most of the money. Rich minded people welcome the masses to join them.
83. Poor minded people believe wealth creates dysfunctional families. Rich minded people believe unearned wealth creates dysfunctional families.
84. Poor minded people believe money creates corruption. Rich minded people believe the lack of money creates corruption.
85. Poor minded people believe the rich are spiritually bankrupt. Rich minded people believe the rich are among the most spiritual people in society.
86. Poor minded people believe if they become wealthy, they will lose their friends. Rich minded people believe being wealthy will expand your network.
87. Poor minded people believe you have to sacrifice your health to get rich. Rich minded people believe being rich will make you healthier.
88. Poor minded people hand down their limited beliefs about money to their children. Rich minded people hand down their unlimited beliefs about money to their children.
89. Poor minded people teach their children how to survive. Rich minded people teach their children how to get rich.
90. Poor minded people teach their kids about money by example. Rich minded people does the same thing.
91. Poor minded people teach their kids how to save their pennies. Rich minded people teach their kids how to invest their pennies.
92. Poor minded people encourage their kids to be nice and make friends. Rich minded people encourage their kids to be smart and build a network.
93. Poor minded people teach their kids to be happy with what they have. Rich minded people teach their kids how to go for their dreams.
94. Poor minded people minimize the importance of money with their kids. Rich minded people teach their kids the importance of money.
95. Poor minded people teach their children the games of the masses. Rich minded people teach their children the games of the wealthy.
96. Poor minded people don’t believe in personal development of self help. Rich minded people believe they’re the secret to getting rich.
97. Poor minded people don’t connect travel with wealth. Rich minded people know traveling connects them with the wealthy.
98. Poor minded people have access to the social skills of the masses. Rich minded people have access to the social skills of the most refined among us.
99. Poor minded people would rather be entertained than educated. Rich minded people would rather be educated than entertained.
100. Poor minded people believe rich people are workaholics. Rich minded people know millionaires have a ton of fun.
101. Poor minded people only focus on money when they need it. Rich minded people focus on money all the time.
102. Poor minded people hope for the best and expect the worse. Rich minded people hope for the best and expect the best.

There is nothing wrong with thinking poor minded but don’t expect much in life with that type of thinking.

Depending on corporate America will on keep your head just above water.

Until you can change your thinking, you will 9 times out of 10, be like the 60 year old man I mentioned above.

While he should be living and loving life, he’s looking for work hoping that he can make it until the government says he is able to retire.

For me personally, I strongly agree with numbers 11, 13, 14, 21, 28, 30, 41, 75, 99 and 102. Which numbers, when you read, you see yourself?

Thanks for reading. Have a great day

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