The Psychology of Wealth: Understand Your Relationship with Money and Achieve Prosperity

CONCLUSIONThe Whole Elephant

As I drove away from Dr. Harold Black’s office, I thought about his metaphor of the elephant. For me, writing this book has been a way to try to see the “whole elephant” of prosperity—not just the parts that are visible from my individual perspective and experience. The image of the elephant reminds us to recognize that we can’t necessarily see the big picture from our own point of view. An elephant is a magnificent, if unlikely, creature. I was grateful for the opportunities I’d had to step back and get a glimpse. Through dialogues and discourses, I had come to a more complete understanding of the countless paths to prosperity and the rich nature of the psychology of wealth. I also remembered that in many cultures, ...