Scarcity Mindset Quotes

“A river of material flows through us. When we share our works and our ideas, they are replenished. If we block the flow by holding them all inside, the river cannot run and new ideas are slow to appear.

In the abundant mindset, the river never runs dry. Ideas are always coming through. And an artist is free to release them with the faith that more will arrive.

If we live in a mindset of scarcity, we hoard great ideas.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“The scarcity mindset in dating often goes hand in hand with the sunk cost fallacy. The sunk cost fallacy says that it is bad to lose something we have invested time, money, energy or emotions into, regardless of whether that something is still actually doing anything for you. Humans are highly risk averse creatures, so we tend to prefer NOT losing something over potentially gaining something, even if we don't like what we would lose.”
― Dr. Liz Powell, Building Open Relationships: Your hands on guide to swinging, polyamory, and beyond!

“It has taken dedicated effort and time to shift my scarcity mindset into empowering energy that uses money as a tool to create momentum and impact.”
― J.J. DiGeronimo, Seeking: 74 Key Findings to Raise Your Energy, Sidestep Your Self-Doubts, and Align with Your Life’s Work

“When we perceive ‘scarcity’, we perceive the Void; when we perceive ‘abundance’, we perceive the TRUTH. Only one of these things can be trusted.”
― Oli Anderson, Trust: A Manual for Becoming the Void, Building Flow, and Finding Peace

“My seed,” she says, as she makes a ritual of rolling it in her braided hair. She will kill it by clutching at it forever. That is the way of seedless. They do not know cycle and seed. The lesson of seed is the illusion of losing. And of having.”
― Jessica Meek, Kayin and Abel: The Genesis of Sacrifice

“Obsessing over what isn’t invites anxiety, fear and more lack. Appreciating what is attracts miracles.”
― Anthon St. Maarten, Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny

“Most of us were not taught about money. We were taught how to work hard, be grateful, and be “good,” but not how to build freedom. Wealth and power may expose our weaknesses, and many of us (including me) absorbed the idea that wanting those things made us selfish and shallow. I grew up hearing that money corrupted people. Perhaps you felt the same tension: desire mixed with fear of what money might do to you. However, not having money is not a virtue; it is a vulnerability. Whether rich or poor, we are responsible for our actions. Money amplifies our capabilities.”
― Edward M. Brady, Awaken Your Financial STAR: A Field Manual for Building Real Wealth in an Uncertain World