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Why Are You Poor? Because of Negative Conditioning

Do you feel powerless when it comes to money? How did you inherit your limiting beliefs about money? What attitudes and ideas about money did your parents model? If you’re not happy with the state of your finances, it’s because you’ve been negatively conditioned to have a poor mindset. This negative conditioning is the main reason you are poor: it impels you to act in ways that move you away from financial success. In this article, we’ll explore how negative conditioning works, and how negative conditioning may have led you to develop a “poor mindset.”

Nudge: Book Review, Context, and Reception

Are you considering reading Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein? Do you want to read a Nudge book review before you make the purchase? In Nudge, the authors explain that people are not the eminently rational beings that appear in most economic theories—so-called homo economicus—but instead, are fallible and often irrational economic actors prone to all sorts of biases. This book was revolutionary and even influenced policymakers when it came out in 2008. Keep reading for a full Nudge review with commentary on its approach and context.

Shame Psychology: What Does Shame Feel Like?

What Does Shame Feel Like? How Do You Deal With It?

What does shame feel like? How do you deal with the effects of shame? Shame feels like a deep negative emotion that reaches your core. It is a painful and really frightening emotion. It tells you that you deserve failure, and that your bad actions are who you inherently are. Recognizing what shame feels like will help you accept it and work through it with a positive mindset. Read on to fully discover what shame feels like, and how it differs from other negative emotions.

The Science Behind Dreams: The Sleeping Brain

What exactly are dreams? What is the science behind dreams? How can scientists research them? In his book Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker discusses dreams from a scientific point of view. He goes over older theories related to dreaming and explains what happens during the REM cycle. Here is what Walker has to say on the science behind dreams.

The 5 Common Biases Discussed in Nudge

What are the most common biases? How do those biases affect your ability to make snap decisions? In the book Nudge, the authors discuss the most common biases which are the anchoring bias, the availability bias, the representativeness bias, the status quo bias, and the loss aversion bias. These biases, whether intentionally or not, can skew your judgments. Continue below to learn about each of the most common biases from Nudge.

Dare to Lead: Book Overview and Key Takeaways

Dare to Lead: Book Overview and Takeaways

What is Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead about? What are the four skills needed for brave leadership? Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead is the bible for brave leadership. The book seeks to get leaders to approach fear and uncertainty head-on, and to teach their subordinates to do the same. Brave leadership requires four skills and they are; facing vulnerability with courage, practicing your values, trust-building, and failure resilience. Below is a brief overview of the key takeaways.

How to Deal With Defensive Behaviors in the Workplace

The 8 Types of Defensive Behavior in the Workplace

Why does defensive behavior in the workplace occur? What are the major types of defensive behaviors? Defensive behavior in the workplace happens when the perception of being threatened pushes someone to develop habits and mechanisms to protect themselves. Perfectionism, suppression of authenticity, negative vices, and the tendency to avoid difficult situations are all common defensive behaviors. Read on to discover the types of defensive behavior in the workplace.

The Difference Between the Rich and the Poor Mentality

What is the difference between the rich and the poor mentality? In what ways do the rich and the poor differ when it comes to handling money? Your thoughts and beliefs about money tend to fall into either a rich mindset (an attitude that moves you toward financial success) or a poor mindset (an attitude that moves you away from financial success). In this article, we’ll explore the difference between the rich and the poor mentality.

The 3 Different Kinds of Decisions in Nudge

What are the three kinds of decisions that warrant nudges? How can you improve your decision-making skills? In the book Nudge, Thaler and Sunstein explain that we make choices without realizing how the way they’re presented affects us. Not all decisions require nudges, but there are three common types that do. Keep reading to learn about the three kinds of decisions that warrant nudges.

How Your Money Mindset Defines Your Level of Wealth

How would you describe your mindset about money? Do you often mismanage your money? More generally, what role does mindset play in financial success? No matter how hard you work to accumulate money, or how many financial books you read or seminars that you attend, your finances cannot improve unless you improve your mindset. This is because your mindset will always find ways to sabotage the way you handle your money if the amount rises above your financial setpoint. In this article, you’ll learn how your money mindset is an accumulation of thoughts and beliefs that you picked up throughout