The economy is bad, the economy is bad, the economy is bad. . . It sounds worse than Chicken Little around here. This is no hit on the many families that have been effected by all the lay offs that Corporate America has been forced to do. It really is the problem with companies living on credit. They say one of the number one factors that have created such a need to cut costs and lay off workers is that companies have been paying its workers for years now with credit!!! How much sense does that make? Hire and maintain employees with money you have not earned yet. . . sounds like unwise household finances to me.
That is what makes an event that occurred last night so amazing and necessary. I was sitting in a room full of 300 plus people listening to a presenter who literally thinks differently than all these large corporations. This gentleman at the age of 28 has over 100,000 in the bank today and has all the time freedom to go with the finances. Must have been raised by wealthy parent’s right? Wrong in fact his mom was in the audience and shared her story of how her son had allowed her to step away from Corporate America. The amazing thing is that he has another leader that he has helped to do the same, with his mom in the room who he personally helped retire from a 25 year nursing career. What makes these individuals different then all the people complaining about the economy?
Difference in opportunity? No. Difference in talent? No. Skill Level? Sort of, but not at first. Difference in activity? Yah but not quite on the mark.
The main difference is in philosophy. One of the first things I believe occurs during layoffs as was the case 4 years ago with last nights presenter, is that their is a sick feeling after going to work giving it your all, only to be laid off because your all isn't enough to warrant the amount of money it takes to cover the bills and like the presenter last night the car is re-possessed and you are not able to make on time one day. As a result the cell phone is shut off and your friends turn away from you because rent is due. Tragic and avoidable, who knows. . .
Many of the people whom I am around today believe in thinking differently. It is like the great Jim Rohn says "The same wind blows on us all; it is the set of the sail that makes the difference." After hard times comes opportunity, then hard times, it is the natural cycle of life's journey. Like the presenter last night who faced incredible adversity, opportunity came knocking. I believe he could have missed it though. Many people, especially those who are not grateful for this land of opportunity would have. These gentlemen didn't miss it and as a result of his decision to become a small business owner he has led to his organization of business owners being paid hundreds of thousand dollars this past four years.
Mark my words it will be the small business owners and the entrepreneurs that help to create a new economy in the next ten years.
Let me sharply contrast this with my neighbor who came over to my house at ten as I was getting back from working out after the meeting last night. He came over wearing his ear muff headset and ranting and raving about the 'sky is falling' mentality. He had gotten so worked up about everything that he admitted to me he was at his job cursing up a storm about all the damages of the government bailout that was just past. If it didn't point out a serious subject it would have been comical. The serious subject is this- what you focus on grows. He was so uptight that he couldn't even sleep, he was predicting doom and gloom so fanatically that if a million dollars was on the ground he would have stomped right past it on his way to spin another unsuspecting worrier.
Listen, the bottom line is that during this time of unsure recession and even maybe depression history has shown those who look for opportunity can actually become wealthier then during the time when the economy is thriving. My message is simple, stop trying to worry about the countries economy, start over if necessary and manage your household’s economy. "The same wind blows on us all; it's the set of the sail. . ."
Joshua Andrus
http://www.hiresite.info/
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