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Available
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Publication
W. W. Norton & Company (2006), Edition: Reprint, 305 pages
Description
Business. Finance. Nonfiction. HTML: "A life-changing read. With warmth, honesty, and storytelling, Lynne turns everything we think we know about money upside down...It's the book we all need right now." �??Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rising Strong This liberating book shows us that examining our attitudes toward money�??earning it, spending it, and giving it away�??offers surprising insight into our lives. Through personal stories and practical advice, Lynne Twist asks us to discover our relationship with money, understand how we use it, and by assessing our core human values, align our relationship with it to our desired goals. In doing so, we can transform our lives. The Soul of Money now includes a foreword from Jack Canfield and a new introduction by Lynne Twist, in which she explores the effects of the Great Recession and environmental concerns about our monetary needs and… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member ElizabethAndrew
"Sufficiency resides inside each of us, and we can call it forward. It is a consciousness, an attention, an intentional choosing of the way we think about our circumstances. In our relationship with money, it is using money in a way that expresses our integrity; using it in a way that EXPRESSES
I'm profoundly grateful for Twist's philosophy around money--we need more alternatives to contemporary economics like this! I wished Twist had worked with a good editor (half of the book repeats itself) and I wished for more practical applications of her ideas. Nonetheless, I close this book only to face the welcome challenge of reforming my relationship with money.
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value rather than DETERMINES value." --Lynne TwistI'm profoundly grateful for Twist's philosophy around money--we need more alternatives to contemporary economics like this! I wished Twist had worked with a good editor (half of the book repeats itself) and I wished for more practical applications of her ideas. Nonetheless, I close this book only to face the welcome challenge of reforming my relationship with money.
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LibraryThing member SaraD63
This is the book that started it all for me. Lynne's description of sufficiency - "enough to meet our needs and then some" started me on a journey of discovery. I looked around and saw how much we already have that we don't notice. I started wondering what would a truly prosperous society look like?
LibraryThing member mrstreme
Summary: Money has soul. While it’s a human creation, money has amazing properties to heal and transform. And if we want peace in our lives (and in the world), we must transform our relationship with money. That’s the theme of The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist.
Lynn Twist is a global activist and
In addition to her perspective, Twist is an amazing storyteller (similar to Brene’ Brown). Her stories teach life-changing money lessons – from a group of men in Bangladesh who cleared acres of brambled land so their village could begin farming, to the CEO of a food company who donated $50,000 to The Hunger Project – only for Twist to return it because the money didn’t have good energy.
Scarcity is another theme in The Soul of Money. Twist categorizes scarcity into three toxic myths:
1. There’s not enough.
2. More is better.
3. That’s just the way it is.
(How many times have you embraced one of these myths? I know I have.)
This isn’t a Law of Attraction book, though Twist’s lessons line up with Law of Attraction principles. It’s also not a “get rich now” book. Instead, it’s a manifesto on:
• How abundance is everywhere,
• The dangers of a scarcity mindset,
• How to focus on sufficiency versus wealth, and
• How we (as a global society) must change our relationship with money now. If we don’t, there will be grave consequences for Earth and all its inhabitants.
My big takeaways:
#1: Money has energy – positive and negative.
When you infuse positive energy into your money, it multiplies. It does good things. Even paying your electric bill can become a positive experience!
#2: People with money are not happier.
In fact, wealthy people can be more depressed (often becoming addicts, abusers, and criminals). However, if you find a purpose to your wealth, you will be happy (no matter how much money you have in the bank).
#3: We need a worldwide money mindset revolution.
The collective scarcity mindset of accumulation and fear of change is killing our environment, depleting our resources, and making us unhappy.
We must change our mindset about money. Our world truly depends on it.
How The Soul of Money relates to entrepreneurs:
Entrepreneurs have an amazing opportunity to earn lots of money. We are not capped by employers’ wages.
And our money (whatever we earn) can allow us to take a stand – to make the world a better place.
Check out this quote from page 194:
“We can wish for better schools, a clean environment, and world peace; we can even volunteer, but when we also put our money behind those intentions, we become really serious about them.”
Twist further explains that through money and taking a stand, we are opening up our hearts – and the hearts of those around us – and building momentum to clear obstacles away from our intentions. What we take a stand for becomes a reality, thanks to our money.
Remember, money is energy. Wrap it in positivity, use it for the highest good, and you’ll always be wealthy.
Lynn Twist is a global activist and
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professional fundraiser for the non-profit organization, The Hunger Project. Her experiences “asking people for money,” coupled with her travels around the world, give her a unique perspective on money. In addition to her perspective, Twist is an amazing storyteller (similar to Brene’ Brown). Her stories teach life-changing money lessons – from a group of men in Bangladesh who cleared acres of brambled land so their village could begin farming, to the CEO of a food company who donated $50,000 to The Hunger Project – only for Twist to return it because the money didn’t have good energy.
Scarcity is another theme in The Soul of Money. Twist categorizes scarcity into three toxic myths:
1. There’s not enough.
2. More is better.
3. That’s just the way it is.
(How many times have you embraced one of these myths? I know I have.)
This isn’t a Law of Attraction book, though Twist’s lessons line up with Law of Attraction principles. It’s also not a “get rich now” book. Instead, it’s a manifesto on:
• How abundance is everywhere,
• The dangers of a scarcity mindset,
• How to focus on sufficiency versus wealth, and
• How we (as a global society) must change our relationship with money now. If we don’t, there will be grave consequences for Earth and all its inhabitants.
My big takeaways:
#1: Money has energy – positive and negative.
When you infuse positive energy into your money, it multiplies. It does good things. Even paying your electric bill can become a positive experience!
#2: People with money are not happier.
In fact, wealthy people can be more depressed (often becoming addicts, abusers, and criminals). However, if you find a purpose to your wealth, you will be happy (no matter how much money you have in the bank).
#3: We need a worldwide money mindset revolution.
The collective scarcity mindset of accumulation and fear of change is killing our environment, depleting our resources, and making us unhappy.
We must change our mindset about money. Our world truly depends on it.
How The Soul of Money relates to entrepreneurs:
Entrepreneurs have an amazing opportunity to earn lots of money. We are not capped by employers’ wages.
And our money (whatever we earn) can allow us to take a stand – to make the world a better place.
Check out this quote from page 194:
“We can wish for better schools, a clean environment, and world peace; we can even volunteer, but when we also put our money behind those intentions, we become really serious about them.”
Twist further explains that through money and taking a stand, we are opening up our hearts – and the hearts of those around us – and building momentum to clear obstacles away from our intentions. What we take a stand for becomes a reality, thanks to our money.
Remember, money is energy. Wrap it in positivity, use it for the highest good, and you’ll always be wealthy.
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LibraryThing member Cecilturtle
What is money and, more importantly, what is our emotional attachment to it? Does it bind us, free us, hinder us? Twist brings a new lens on how we think about scarcity and sufficiency, how we can apply it in our own lives and how we can change our decision-making. Despite the Polly-Anna style
An easy and inspring read.
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which has a hint of saccharine, it is a worthwhile read to recast our assumptions about wealth and riches, and how to redefine resources.An easy and inspring read.
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Awards
Nautilus Book Award (Grand Prize — 2004)
Language
Pages
336
Original language
English
ISBN
039332950X / 9780393329506