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Originally Posted by Shamou  Many poor people are held back because they believe that somehow rich people had to do something bad go acquire money... and that thought hold them back from even trying to succeed... |
I *know* I'm held back, not because I believe rich people had to do something bad, but because I believe I'll somehow *become* bad if I have money. I'm afraid my priorities would change. Whereas now, community and connection are important, I'm worried property values and stock options would take priority. This was a message I got over and over again... I remember vividly if someone had a new car, rather than being happy for them, my mom would say, "Well! Don't they think *they're* something special!" I know it's time for me to drop this - but this was recently reinforced by a friend's changing attitudes when she married into money.