Jason Peatz – Mortgage Associate

Stop whispering, start dreaming

November 19, 2008 9:23 am Jason Uncategorized

Unless you have been in a hole for the past two months I am sure that you have heard about or seen the results of the current financial markets.  People who are retired are losing large amounts of their retirement savings.  People who bought a house within the last few years are seeing the equity that they built up evaporate into nothingness.  There have been big layoffs in the financial sector and maybe the manufacturing sectors will follow.  Even China and India are seeing their growth rates decline. 

Is the sky falling?  No.

Many people throughout the course of history have managed to weather storms as bad if not worse than this one.  In fact, there are hundreds of examples of smart and thoughtful people making their dreams come true at times like these. 

So what can you do during this time to protect yourself and prepare to build for the future? 

• Start thinking about your finances.  Spend less than what you make and save the rest. 
• Read good books on entrepreneurs.  There are thousands of books to choose from.  I have my favourites and would be glad to share them with you but for now just start reading. 
• And lastly start to dream. Dream vividly.  Dream often.  We take actions on the things that are important to us.  If our dreams are important to us we have the ability to make all of them come true.

I write this because I truly believe that many people will use this “crisis” as an opportunity to see their dreams come true.  I sincerely hope you are one of them.