I think lesson here is that we all have egos. The better way to approach people is to put your ego under theirs. In other words, be willing to lower your status. Don't flaunt your stuff. Instead, show your weakness and ask for help. This nervy fighter might have done better by offering to teach me his new method, not offering to embarrass me with it. This works in your marketing, too.

Rather than boast that you or your business is greatest, focus on how you or your business can make your customer or client greatest.

See difference?

This redirection of focus can trigger a true transformation in your sales.

Take heed.

See you in ring.

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5. "If I'm successful, my friends will be jealous and stop liking me."

Remember that we live in an abundant universe. There IS enough for everyone. People who envy what others have are coming from scarcity and actually are a harmful influence on your Abundant Mind. It's actually critical to your experience of prosperity to only allow positive, supportive and inspiring messages into your brain. (And that especially includes your own thoughts!)

4. "I'm no better than my parents, so I shouldn't make more then they did."

The world was much different when your parents were where you're at. Tools like Internet have made it possible for everyone to make a lot of money doing what they love. Besides, your parents may have struggled precisely to give you a better life than they had. They loved you and would want it no other way.

3. "I might forget what's truly important and not like person I've become."

People who are greedy still come from scarcity and lack. (And if they made lots of money, they will not enjoy it and are more likely to lose it.) Instead, you'll come from Abundance, and you know that encompasses far more than material wealth. In fact, it requires a balance between great health, meaningful relationships, ample time for relaxation and playing, and truly enjoying your financial abundance. You will have an abundance of happiness when you come from an Abundant Mind.

2. "Money is root of all evil."

This is most common error we learn from our parents and religious institutions, and it keeps millions in poverty and a slave to money. That, by way, is only way we may judge money as "evil" - when it controls us. And that only happens when we feel we need it, because we're coming from scarcity and lack. When you come from Abundance, money becomes a tool to enjoy finer things in life and to give you everything you need to fulfill your life purpose. That's why we're here, right?

1. "I'm not worthy."

Did you realize that fully 90 percent of population has an issue with low self-esteem? It's No. 1 thing that holds people back and prevents them from living their dreams. When people feel they don't deserve wealth or abundance in any area, they don't take opportunities they're given and instead do nothing and complain about people who have become abundant. They also make up lots of excuses to justify how life has done them wrong. Instead, please realize that The Abundant Mind is what separates richest person from crowd, and you can choose right now to come from Abundance and take your place among wealthy. You ARE worthy.