In this series to help you with a new perspective on career change, we continue on with chapter six of Ernie Zelinski’s book, Career Success without a Real Job
The title of the chapter, “Prosperity Comes When You Do The Right Things With Your Life,” looks at money and the concept of prosperity in a different light than most books having to do with wealth or finances.
My favorite part of the chapter is Zelinski’s list of six spiritual rules of money. Some of them may be a wake up call to you; they were to me. They helped me to reprioritize some things, and I am much happier because of it.
1. If money is your primary focus, money is all that you will get.
You will lose out on relationships, developing your gifts and talents and leaving the world a better place than you found it. Money cannot fulfill you in and of itself, so if that’s all you work for, you will live an empty life.
2. Spending a lot of money does not equal prosperity.
A few years ago, when I would see someone driving a newer and/or pricier car than me, I would wonder how much money they made. But now I know better, and I wonder how much debt and stress they will have to deal with before they experience the financial freedom that my husband and I now enjoy.
3. A person with no money is not as poor as the person who has nothing but money.
I would rather live in a shack in the middle of a woods with Jerry and my son than to have a million dollars without them.
4. Prosperity is not a matter of acquiring more money, but being happy with what you presently have.
When you feel perfectly satisfied with your life right now, you can’t help but feel rich. Constantly striving for more money makes you feel like you’re constantly lacking.
5. It’s better to be out of money than out of new creative ideas on how to make money.
Because if you are out of ideas, your current income stream could dry up and you would have nowhere to go.
6. The value of money lies in creative and spiritual uses to which it can be put, not how many possessions it buys.
It is not wrong to have things, but having things does nothing to help you live up to your potential or to help the hurting world around you.
Be sure to grab your own copy of Career Success without a Real Job
