u/abdehakim02

Why Do the Rich Keep Getting Richer… and the Poor Keep Getting Poorer?
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Why Do the Rich Keep Getting Richer… and the Poor Keep Getting Poorer?

(The secret is hidden in the “system,” not in hard work)

Have you ever wondered why poor people often work harder than rich people… yet somehow always end up back at zero?

The truth is: poverty is not only a financial condition — sometimes it’s an old mental program.

Some people were raised with fear:
Money is hard to make.
Taking risks is dangerous.
Success is for other people.

Over time, these beliefs become your self-image.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz explained that your self-image acts like a biological thermostat. If it’s programmed for ‘lack,’ then every opportunity for wealth gets unconsciously sabotaged just to return you to the level your mind considers familiar.

The real problem is not the lack of money…
It’s that inner voice constantly saying:
‘This is not for me.’

That voice rejects new ideas about success and keeps you repeating the same results.

Meanwhile, people with an abundance mindset are mentally programmed to see success as natural.
That’s why they move with less fear, take action, fail, learn, and try again without collapsing emotionally.

Most people try to change their lives using willpower alone.
But real change starts when you change the internal program.

There’s also a moment right before sleep when the mind becomes quieter and more receptive. Watch this Wesley Virgin video.

That’s when you can begin replacing negative inner dialogue with a new identity:
someone confident,
disciplined,
valuable,
and naturally aligned with abundance.

The conclusion:
People tend to attract results that match the identity they believe they are internally.

If you want to become someone who builds instead of someone who only survives,
you have to delete the old script and write a new one tonight.

u/abdehakim02 — 13 days ago

I’ve been experimenting with self-hypnosis and lucid dreaming, and I keep noticing a pattern during the transition into sleep.

As I’m about to fall asleep, there’s a short period where thinking becomes less rigid and more associative. It feels easier to introduce an idea or mental image without the usual internal resistance that’s present during full wakefulness.

My current understanding is simple: as alertness drops, critical evaluation also weakens, which may make suggestions or imagery more likely to carry into early sleep stages.

In practice, I’ve noticed two things:

  • If I passively let my mind drift, it often fills with random thoughts or mild चिंता about the next day.
  • If I hold a single neutral idea or image without forcing it, it sometimes persists longer into the transition.

This is just observation, not a confirmed mechanism.

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