English philosopher James Allen once wrote: “As a man thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.” A poverty mindset refers to a scarcity mindset and focuses on what one doesn’t have, ...
Jim Rohn once said, “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” Most agree there are several potential pathways a community, downtown district, or business might take as they ...
When we discuss the “rich vs. poor mindset,” we often refer to the underlying attitudes, behaviors, and habits that shape our approach to life. These ingrained patterns can pave the way for success or ...
With social media full of teen and 20-something influencers decked out in designer clothes and living the high life on yachts, “I feel poor” might be the mantra of your financial world. It’s certainly ...
Although millions are spent each year on entrepreneurship training that is intended to help alleviate poverty and elevate the quality of life of entrepreneurs in developing nations, these programs ...
Of course, no one wakes up wanting to be poor. For those who have once experienced poverty, their entire identity might be wrapped up in placing as much distance between that experience and themselves ...
This is part 2 of a two-part series on beliefs about poverty that justify inequality. Find part one here. I was a free lunch kid...I do not know whether free lunch made me work harder. I do not know ...
Although millions are spent each year on entrepreneurship training that is intended to help alleviate poverty and elevate the quality of life of entrepreneurs in developing nations, these programs ...
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Poverty of the mind and crisis of consciousness

In the vast and lively landscape of Nigeria, where immense natural wealth coexists with profound human deprivation, a silent crisis is unfolding-one that cannot be fully captured by economic indices ...
(Editor's note: This is one of a package of columns written for The Oklahoman's Sunday Viewpoints section on the important priorities for the state in 2026.) Oklahoma has a poverty problem — but it ...
Patricia Andrews Fearon and Friedrich M. Götz from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge have published an important article entitled “The Zero-Sum Mindset”, in which they present the ...
Although millions are spent each year on entrepreneurship training that is intended to help alleviate poverty and elevate the quality of life of entrepreneurs in developing nations, these programs ...