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Originally Posted by Ecce Homo  @Bristol: Is it possible that your objections (if that’s what they are) are more about you feeling defensive about being tagged with the “scarcity mindset” label and less about the actual merits of Steve’s article? I get the sense that your original and subsequent posts stem from you feeling personally insulted in some way. All of the references that I underlined jumped out at me. Being thought of as one of "those people", or being dumped, or being labeled in any way that you interpret as inferior seems to really chap your hide, so to speak.
If I am right, may I humbly suggest that you examine the accuracy of those beliefs and any others that they might be connected to? You already know that empowerment (not to mention ridiculous amounts of joy) are on the other side of inaccurate thoughts.
Disclaimer: I FREELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I COULD BE DEAD WRONG. It wouldn't be the first time!  If so, don’t hesitate to say, “No, that’s the exact opposite of what I was thinking/feeling!” Or words to that effect. Or even better, completely ignore this post! |
And, by the way, I was trying to make two points:
1. Jumping into the scarcity mindset discussion seems to be a fairly common practice when prospects complain about the price and other aspects of a product/service one is piking. I've seen it over and over again. I was presenting my opinions on how such action appears to me - so yes, those points are definitely part of my belief system, as all opinions are.
2. The manner Steve presented the "provide value" concept, it appeared to me like a bloated,convoluted way to present a simple business strategy, one I've mentioned in the earlier posts. It didn't seem to have anything to do with all the rest of the stuff that was presented in his post (money in the wallet, amount of money appearing to be insignificant to certain people etc.