Comments on: Ask Erin: Is the desire to make money a bad thing? http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/ Writings about spirituality, the paranormal, and personal development Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:53:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ira http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Ira Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:11:58 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/#comment-135 Peter, I'd go as far as to say that "providing value" will make you money. But "service to others", in itself, doesn't necessarily earn money at all. For example, if you go and volunteer all your time in a homeless shelter, you are undoubtedly doing a great service to some of those who need it the most. You won't acquire enormous wealth, though. In fact, if you volunteer ALL your time, you'll quickly end up in the shelter yourself. Pursuing money is no better or worse than pursuing physical strength. What makes it good or bad is how you do it, and what you do with the result. You can, for example, take steroids and go beat people up. Or, you can learn to design yourself a careful, high-quality training program, and then help your friends get in shape... Peter, I’d go as far as to say that “providing value” will make you money. But “service to others”, in itself, doesn’t necessarily earn money at all. For example, if you go and volunteer all your time in a homeless shelter, you are undoubtedly doing a great service to some of those who need it the most. You won’t acquire enormous wealth, though. In fact, if you volunteer ALL your time, you’ll quickly end up in the shelter yourself.

Pursuing money is no better or worse than pursuing physical strength. What makes it good or bad is how you do it, and what you do with the result. You can, for example, take steroids and go beat people up. Or, you can learn to design yourself a careful, high-quality training program, and then help your friends get in shape…

]]> By: Toias Zimpel http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Toias Zimpel Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:08:22 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/#comment-134 Quite right ;-) Money itself is neither good nor bad - it's the way you get and use it that matters. More than once a friend of mine (or should I say ex-friend...) tried to influence me to earn money by lying to people, pretending to be someone I am not, and so on... He's doing his own business this way, and for some strange reason, he's making a lot of money this way. I'm afraid he'll crash terribly someday and lose everything - he already lost - or pushed away - most of his friends. He's on a terrible ego-trip right now. To use that image again, he had already his wings sprouting to become an eagle, and still they are, but whenever he recognizes a single feather, he's biting it away. Maybe he's planning to become the best bear of all bears. He's always afraid that someone could trick him It's very hard for me to see how he limits not only himself, but also the success of his business (and I happen to be one of his employees - at least till the end of this year)... What I really wanted to say: Making and using money in an unethical manner might lead to quick success at first, but in the long run things money can't buy will matter more. Quite right ;-) Money itself is neither good nor bad – it’s the way you get and use it that matters.

More than once a friend of mine (or should I say ex-friend…) tried to influence me to earn money by lying to people, pretending to be someone I am not, and so on… He’s doing his own business this way, and for some strange reason, he’s making a lot of money this way.

I’m afraid he’ll crash terribly someday and lose everything – he already lost – or pushed away – most of his friends. He’s on a terrible ego-trip right now.

To use that image again, he had already his wings sprouting to become an eagle, and still they are, but whenever he recognizes a single feather, he’s biting it away. Maybe he’s planning to become the best bear of all bears. He’s always afraid that someone could trick him

It’s very hard for me to see how he limits not only himself, but also the success of his business (and I happen to be one of his employees – at least till the end of this year)…

What I really wanted to say: Making and using money in an unethical manner might lead to quick success at first, but in the long run things money can’t buy will matter more.

]]> By: Peter http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Peter Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:05:39 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/04/ask-erin-is-the-desire-to-make-money-a-bad-thing/#comment-133 I think pursuing money is wrong. Pursue service to others and you will become wealthy beyond your wildest dreams. Try to do your job at best your can. Adopt an kaizen attitude (constant improvement) and money will appear as a side-effect. People with a lot of money can do much more good than broke people so there is a real benefit for other in you having more. Make it your goal to help as much people as possible. Spend every day trying to find better ways to serve others and you will acquire enormous wealth. When you think of money you loose site of ways to actually make those money. Think about providing service and you will become both a better human being and a more wealthy one without a shred of regret or remorse. I think pursuing money is wrong. Pursue service to others and you will become wealthy beyond your wildest dreams. Try to do your job at best your can. Adopt an kaizen attitude (constant improvement) and money will appear as a side-effect. People with a lot of money can do much more good than broke people so there is a real benefit for other in you having more. Make it your goal to help as much people as possible. Spend every day trying to find better ways to serve others and you will acquire enormous wealth.
When you think of money you loose site of ways to actually make those money. Think about providing service and you will become both a better human being and a more wealthy one without a shred of regret or remorse.

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