Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.
Suze OrmanRead
You can never solve a financial problem with money. The only way for you to have a larger net worth is for you to go within to see why you are going without.
Interpretation
Financial issues cannot be resolved simply with more money; introspection is necessary to understand true needs.
This quote emphasizes that financial problems are often rooted in deeper psychological or emotional issues rather than a mere lack of funds. Suze Orman suggests that true wealth comes from understanding oneself and addressing the reasons behind financial struggles, rather than just seeking a quick monetary fix.
In practice
During a financial literacy workshop to encourage deeper understanding of personal finance.
Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.
Bad debt is sacrificing your future day needs for your present day desires.
We are all powerless as children, and money looms so powerfully... we don't grow up to claim our financial power until we look money directly in the eye, face our fears, and claim that power back.
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.
Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.
So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.
The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.
When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up.
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.
There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyways. Either way, nothing happens."
Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves. Forgive, Edward. Forgive...no one is born with anger. And when we die, the soul is freed of it. But now, here, in order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did, and why you no longer need to feel it.' She touched his hand. 'You need to forgive your father.' ~pgs 141-142
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