Archive for December, 2009
Insufficient Funds: The cure for the common cause
By Mike Lake
A serious affliction is infecting a large number of people who aren’t even aware of the affliction, much less that they’ve been carrying it for a very long time. It’s invisible to them, and even though they are vaguely aware of the symptoms, they actually believe that these symptoms are a sign of health. They therefore nurture and justify their affliction with their entire identity.
Sounds serious, doesn’t it? Well, the affliction I am writing about is what I’ll call the Wealth Scarcity Mentality. It also goes by the other name: Starving Artist Syndrom. It affects 1 out of every 3 small business people (I made that up). Exactly how many people it affects, I have no idea, but as you read this think about yourself.
There’s one group of people–a profession–that I see as consistently plagued by the wealth scarcity mentality. And to help address this, my wife, Christine is leading a provocative workshop at 7PM on November 5 at The Nurtured Spirit in Warwick to speak to these professionals on this very topic. Specifically, the group to which I am referring is
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