I was sitting in my big chair this morning with
my boots on the corner of the desk thinking
about money. There have been times in my l
ife when I didn't have much, and times when
my buckets overflowed.
What was it F.Scott Fitzgerald said, "The rich
are different from you and me...they have money."
Well now, I have more money than I used too,
but am I rich? I don't know.
One thing for sure, I don't carry much money,
and I rarely use cash. Almost 99% of all the
transactions I make are done with plastic. So
maybe the question is, instead of how much
money does a person have, is how much
plastic is he or she carrying.
How does one acquire money, or plastic?
Well you can work for it, or you can attract it.
I'm in the latter camp because it's easier to
attract it than work for it. That doesn't mean
I don't do any work, it just means that I can
attract more money than I can work for.
If you want to be truly successful you must
be a money magnet or attractor. You have to
visualize yourself with money, and the money
will come. The best visualization is that money
is coming to you, and when it arrives, you're
happy. And you then visualize more money,
and more money.
If you think that money won't come to you, or
you're not worthy of having money, then you
won't have any. It doesn't matter if you're one
of the world's best artists, like Vincent Van Gogh.
He never sold a painting during his life.
Van Gogh was so depressed he sliced off his
own ear. He wallowed in his depression. He
threw off a heap of bad energy, and so he
was never rewarded for his work. He never
saw himself with any money, so he didn't get any.
Thomas Jefferson was a great thinker except
when it came to money, and consequently he
was a terrible businessman. (Some say he was a
cheat and scoundrel.) Whatever the case, he
didn't honor his debts, and rarely paid anyone
that he owed. When he died he was millions of
dollars in debt.
It's a good thing he didn't stick around to be part
of the credit card age. He most certainly would
have ended up just like many Wall Street firms.
There are those who think money isn't important.
Usually they don't have any, so they think the
words absolve them.
The fact is that money is important, and you
should have some. Enough so that you can
decide what you want to do in life without any
interference. Enough so that you can give some
away. Enough so that you can make changes in
the lives of others.
And here's something that is really important.
There is an infinite supply of money. There is
enough money so that everyone can live a life
of abundance. All you have to is attract your
share. You can start doing that at any time,
and in anyplace.
You can have all you want in your lifetime,
and then it goes to someone else. Someone
who attracts it. Someone who visualizes it.
Someone who makes things happen.
From the big saddle,
Jim Whelan
The Chairman of the Board
P.S. Can the Chicago Cubs break the curse?
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The Cubs? That's a joke... right?
And besides, the ball is the wrong shape, the wrong color and too small by far.
And not made of pigskin either.
Have thoroughly enjoyed your web site-so much so,that I actually read three months worth of your archives and have noted the web address so I can come back again for an infusion of your enthusiasm,uncommon sense and delightful joie de vivre of life and people. Has anyone ever compared you to Mark Twain-please keep sharing your viewpoints with the world.You ended my night with a smile and it was a welcome one, as my dear 10 yr. old dog got herself very sick eating a chrysanthemum plant and have done nothing else but worry the past three days.Thanks--
Interesting article, I'm in a position that I'm not attracting it nor am I working for it, got laid off not too long ago. However, you have me thinking now of how to attract it.
Don't know much about the Cubs .... go Redsox!