In view of the tremendous interest a second edition of my book has been published in Windpferd Verlag under the title of "Glaubenssätze & Überzeugungen Von mentaler Selbstsabotage zu innerer Stärke und Ausstrahlung".
An accompanying CD with relaxing meditations and exercises is also available.
The Prosperity Quiz
Would you like to do a quiz? Randy Gage, a US-American motivational trainer, developed the following “Prosperity Quiz” to find out if and to what extent his clients are influenced by sabotaging core beliefs concerning prosperity, wealth and success. Randy Gage has given me permission to publish his quiz here.
Are you ready?
1.
Do you secretly fear that if you became wealthy your family and friends might not like you anymore?
yes
no
2.
When you grew up, were you ever told things like, "We may not be rich, but at least we're honest!"?
yes
no
3.
Did your religious upbringing teach you that it is noble to sacrifice now, and that your reward will come in the afterlife?
yes
no
4.
Did you feel a little guilty when you started to earn more than your parents did?
yes
no
5.
Were you raised to "fit in" and not do anything to stand out?
yes
no
6.
Did you grow up liking shows like Dallas, Dynasty, Gilligan's Island, MASH, and The Beverley Hillbillies -- where rich people were always presented as unscrupulous and conniving, or pretentious and bumbling?
yes
no
7.
Do you have chronic health challenges that doctors can't seem to solve?
yes
no
8.
Did you ever get jealous of people with expensive clothes, cars and houses - which may have led you to develop a "hate the rich" mentality?
yes
no
9.
On some level do you think it is somehow noble, romantic, or spiritual to be poor?
yes
no
10.
Did you ever end a negative relationship - then immediately replace it with another one with a person just like the last one?
yes
no
11.
Have you sometimes used judgmental expressions like "poor as a church mouse," "filthy rich," or "obscenely wealthy"?
yes
no
12.
Do you make excuses for failure by saying things like, "you have to have money to make money," "you have to know someone," or "you have to get in at the top"?
yes
no
13.
Do you relish being the underdog and fighting against the odds all the time?
yes
no
Result: You have a very strong prosperity consciousness. You can probably pass this test along to someone else
Result: you likely have some issues of worthiness on a unconscious level. You may be in a holding pattern, afraid to leave your comfort zone.
Working with a coach on these issues could be very beneficial for you.
Result: you are quite likely in a self-sabotage mode, making small advances in life, but not really breaking through to the real success and happiness you deserve. Working with a coach on these issues could be very beneficial for you.
Result: you are headed toward, or already experiencing a definite downward track toward serious emotional, physical, and financial challenges. Working with a coach on these issues could be very beneficial for you.
Investieren Sie in sich selbst - Sie können nur gewinnen!
How did you get on? Can you see yourself in any of the questions? What is your attitude and approach to money and success? What kind of thoughts did you "inherit" from your family?