Why is making money and keeping money so easy for some, and yet so difficult for others? I’ve been helping¹ people who struggle with money for almost two decades and I’ve noticed they all have one thing in common. Let me describe it this way --

为什么赚钱、存钱对有些人来说那么容易，对另一些人来说那么难？在这二十年里，我一直都在帮助那些为金钱而奋斗挣扎的人们，我发现他们都有一个共同点，让我细细道来：

Picture a line where one end represents being very creative and the other end represents being very structured. We all sit somewhere on this line. Some people are very creative but unstructured, while others are very structured but not very creative. The closer to the center of the line we are, the easier both money and life become.

想象一下一根线。线的一端代表很有创造性，另一端代表很有条理。所有人都“坐”在这根线的某个位置上。有些人非常有创造性但没有条理；另一些人很有条理却不那么有创造力。越接近线中央，越容易赚钱，生活越轻松。

For example, if a person is at the very structured end of the line, then they may have difficulty thinking outside of the box. So while they may manage what money they have well, they are unable to create a flow of abundance and could live a life which lacks the luster² that spontaneity brings. If they learn skills and techniques that help them become more creative, then it creates new possibilities for them and is beneficial to their financial wellbeing.

例如，如果一个人在这根线的“很有条理”末端，那么也许这人的思维很难跳出条条框框。因此，虽然他们能十分好的管理自己拥有的金钱，但是他们却无法发财，生活也因为缺乏激情而没有光彩。如果他们能够学习一些本领和技术，让自己更有创造力，那就意味着新致富机会。

Conversely, if a person is at the very creative end of the line, then they may have difficulty bringing creative ideas to fruition. So while they may be fun-loving, spontaneous, and visionary people, they never quite put their creative pieces together. If they learn skills and techniques that help them fit their ideas into the more structured format³ of the money system, then it creates new possibilities for them and is beneficial to their financial wellbeing.

相反，如果一个人处于线的“很有创造力”末端，这人也许不容易让他的创造力结出财富的硕果。所以虽然他们是热爱乐趣、有激情、富于想象力的一群人，但是他们从来不能将这些创造性信息整理好。如果他们学习一些技巧，把自己的点子融入更有结构性的财富体系中，那他们很有可能会发财。

Consider where you are on the line. The closer you are towards the center of creative/structured line, the easier making and keeping money becomes. Where we are on this line depends on our habits, patterns, and beliefs. Some of these have been inherited from family and others have been developed over time. We are more balanced individuals when we learn the skills that help us become more centered on this line. For creative-minded people, it means learning how to structure creative ideas. For the more detailed-minded people, it’s a matter of learning techniques to help them think more creatively and outside the box.

考虑一下你在这条线上的位置。越是接近这条“创造性/结构性”线的中央，那么赚钱、存钱就越容易。我们在这条线上的位置取决于我们的习惯、规律、信仰。有一些是遗传的，另一些是长期养成的。当我们学习到帮助我们置中的本领后，我们就能更加平衡。对于创造性人群，意味着学习如何组织想法；对于考虑细节的人群，需要学会一些技巧，让自己进行更有创造性、不拘泥思考。