Avoiding Disaster

I am no economist and will readily admit that I do not understand economics at all.  I do, however, know enough to read and listen to those who do understand economics and how it all works.  I can say it does not take a degree in economics to know that the world has been in a real economic crisis for years now.  Not just in America, but all over the world, countries are falling to low employment, high demand for social welfare and an unwillingness to do the hard things to get out of it.

               

My purpose for this blog is not to review the economic conditions of the world, but to talk about us as individuals.  Many people today face their own financial crisis.  We live outside our means, have far too much debt and cannot seem to dig out way out.  The answer to this dilemma comes when we honestly see its cause.  Here is the hard reality: We want more but are not willing to do more to get it.

"Economic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more."

- Jim Rohn

(1930-2009)

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                Our social system has developed thinking that we feel we deserve a better, more abundant life.  It also tells us that this life should be freely given to us.  Somehow, we should be able to gain wealth by winning it (the lottery), taking it from others (redistribution of wealth), or have it given to us (from the government).  None of these ways will bring wealth, but they destroy the very fabric of this great country.

                Wealth, economic freedom, and self-reliance come in one way only, and that is to work for them.  Work is not some lousy word that causes us to shriek like Maynard G. Krebs in the old Dobbie Gillis shows.  Work is a gift that allows us to create our future, lifestyle, and growth.  For those who are willing to work for it, success (which includes wealth) can be yours. 

                I am not saying that we all are to be rich or that we all deserve to be.  What I am saying is that if you want to live in a comfortable lifestyle or even to be wealthy, you have to decide to work for it.  One of the principles the late Napoleon Hill taught was that once you have decided on the amount of money you want to have (yes, you decide that), then you ask yourself a fundamental question:  What am I willing to give in exchange for that money?

                What are you willing to give of value to earn the income you wish?  The more you are willing to do, the more you will receive.  If you think that you can get more by doing less, you will stay in your economic crisis.  If you understand that the value you give is worth the benefit you get back, you will have all you need and more.  It is a law of success. 

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