The “Unfair Advantage” — The Danger of Fairness
It’s not fair. The danger of fairness and the link to money issues.
What are your thoughts on fairness?
The reason I ask is — I was helping someone to overcome money issues, and we discovered a Powerful limiting belief that was holding him back. And because this is a very common one, and it’s a sneaky one (it’s in disguise) — I wanted to share it with you, too.
Is it Fair?
I asked him these three questions:
1. How do you know you have a problem with money?
“I never seem to get beyond a certain point, no matter what I do.”
2. How does that feel?
“It feels unfair.”
3. Where in your childhood did you feel that same feeling?
He told me about how, even though he was several years older than his younger brother and sister, his parents always treated them all exactly the same.
Now, at first, this may seem like a good idea — it’s “fair”. His parents’ intentions were good — they didn’t want any of their children to feel left out, they wanted them to feel they were treated equally, and all equally important.
However… when you think about it from the point of view…