Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

WEALTH PRINCIPLE:
For every giver there must be a receiver,
and for every receiver there must be a giver.
 
Think about it! How could you give if there weren’t 
someone or something there to receive? Both have to be in 
perfect balance to work one to one, fifty-fifty. And since giv-
ing and receiving must always equal each other, they must also 
be equal in importance.
Besides, how does it feel to give? Most of us would agree 
that giving feels wonderful and fulfilling. Conversely, how 
does it feel when you want to give and the other person isn’t 
willing to receive? Most of us would agree that it feels terrible. 
So know this: if you are not willing to receive, then you are “ripping off 
” those who want to give to you.  
You are actually denying them the joy and pleasure that 
comes from giving; instead, they feel lousy. Why? Again, 
everything is energy, and when you want to give but can’t, that 
energy cannot be expressed and gets stuck in you. That 
“stuck” energy then turns into negative emotions.
To make matters worse, when you are not willing to fully 
receive, you are training the universe not to give to you! It’s 
simple: if you aren’t willing to receive your share, it will go to 
someone else who is. That’s one of the reasons the rich get 
richer and the poor get poorer. Not because they’re any more 
worthy, but because they are willing to receive while most 
poor people are not.
I learned this lesson in a big way while camping by myself in 
the forest. In preparation for my two-day sojourn I made 
what’s called a lean-to. This means tying the top part of a tarp 
to a tree and then fastening the bottom to the ground to 

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create a forty-five-degree roof over my head when I slept. 
Thank goodness I prepared this mini-condo because it rained 
all night. When I came out of my shelter that morning, I was 
noticing how dry I and everything else under the tarp was. At 
the same time, however, I couldn’t help but notice this 
unusually deep puddle that had collected at the bottom of the 
tarp. All of a sudden I heard this inner voice say to me, 
“Nature is totally abundant but not discriminating. When the 
rain falls, it has to go somewhere. If one part is dry, another