Step 2 - Why Hard Work, Doesn't Work.

Most Americans work longer to pay for government entitlement services (120 days) than they do for food, clothing, and housing combined (105 days). Since 1986 more of an employee's paycheck went to government services than basic living expenses.

World famous investor Warren Buffett once compiled a data sheet of his office employees (mostly clerks and secretaries) and he had each of them make a fraction. The numerator was the total they paid in taxes and the denominator was their taxable income. It turned out that -even with his immense income- Buffett paid far less in taxes as a fraction of his income than his employees.

The capitalist society we live in rewards you for being rich, why go against the grain? Popular culture depicts the rich as being snobbish, greedy, or better yet: evil. Just look at how the wealthy are portrayed in movies and television. Subconsciously we change our perception of the rich and avoid joining them despite the desire to become wealthy. When did rich become a dirty word? It started as early as the industrial age when the first modern entrepreneurs (Ford, Carnegie, etc.) took off and created a new elite aside from the aristocracy. Victorian books like Charles Dickins' Christmas Carol are the earliest examples of how culture began to mold the stereotypical view of the rich.

If you strive to become rich, would you turn into a modern Ebenezer Scrooge? No, of course not. But your subconscious mind might fear that prospect. Until you become aware of the beliefs you harbor in that powerful part of your brain, you will subconsciously sabotage yourself. This is the main reason we meet up and play this game: to change your mindset!