Philosophy and Spirituality

[cosmoworld7]

Social Psychology Experiment - Survey:

For the most part, most people want to have more prosperity in their lives; this is certainly no secret. If you walked up to someone and asked them if they wished they could more money in their lives, 99% of the time the answer will be "Yes". Many people dream of riches so they can have greater control of their lives, help their loved ones and enjoy things like luxury vacations, a nice home and more freedom. However, most of us hold a lot of negative thoughts about wealth and money at the unconscious/subconscious level. This is due to social conditioning, cultural environment and family upbringing. For example, some people feel that money is evil or that rich people are corrupt or greedy.

Research has shown that there are often 2 parts to financial success. One is the 'know how' part. A person has to do something to make money: such as start a business, invest in the stock markets, become an expert in a certain field, marry a rich person, be ambitions enough to move up to a very high level in a corporation, etc. This part is generally accepted. However, there is a second part that is often neglected. That part is their beliefs about wealth and success. What sort of internal beliefs do they hold about money at their innermost 'core' level. This often explains why you can have 2 people in an almost identical situation, and one of them succeeds big time and the other one fails miserably. This survey/experiment will focus on the belief aspect.


Say the following phrase to yourself -

"I deserve to have millions of dollars and enjoy the things that this money can buy"

Does this phrase invoke any negative thoughts or feelings at the unconscious (ie: gut) level? Its really important to contemplate and to be honest in your answer here (for you own sake). Some possible examples are:

-Money is evil/immoral. Since I consider myself a good person I dont want to associate myself with evil things like that.

-Is it right for me to desire millions when so many people are starving to death in the world?

-What if millions of dollars makes me greedy.

-How will I keep that money to myself - what if friends come after me - what kind of problems will that cause in my life?

-Others may deserve such good fortune, but certainly not me, I have never had such luck.

-I am certainly intelligent enough to make money, but maybe it just wasn't my 'destiny' to become rich.

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Survey Questions. Please answer the following 7 questions to the best of your ability.

1. Think about the phrase above and write down some of the negative thoughts/feelings that are invoked at the unconscious level? It can be the same or different as some of the examples listed above - just try to be honest instead of trying to 'look good' or be socially correct:

2. Do you desire to have greater prosperity in your life right now?

3. Which of the following phrases feels the most comfortable for you:
A. "I deserve to be super rich and have TONS of money in the bank and be able to buy any luxury item I want"
B. "I deserve to have wealth and prosperity in my life to do the things I want"
C. "I deserve to have plenty of financial abundance and in my life to live a happy and peaceful life"

4. Which of the following phrases most accurately describes how you feel about yourself:
A. Although I am not perfect, I am a moral person with good values.
B. I am an unethical person who holds corrupt values inside my heart.

5. If you made millions in the stock market, do you think you are they type of person that can handle that sort of money intelligently and responsibly?

6.(optional) What is your gender: Male or Female

7.(optional)When you were a kid growing up, what was the socio-economic class of your family:
A. poor
B. middle class
C. wealthy

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You can reply public or via PM if you want to keep the answers private. Also, even if you dont want to answer the questions to anyone, it can be an interesting exercise to answer these questions to yourself. However, it must be honest otherwise you cannot uncover your limiting beliefs and subsequently modify then.

This is a non-scientific study. However, there will be some analysis done on the collective answers and a short report will be posted (no posters names will be mentioned).

Thanks for participating!

Best Regards,
Cosmo

PS: This type of 'pop psychology' might not be for everyone (I acknowledge that). In that case, please accept my apologies and ignore this survey.