I found one of my favorite quotes from Henry Ford today in a book I’m reading called Killing Sacrd Cows. It opens up somehting that is critical for people to understand how to move forward towards happiness in the whirlwind of a “bad economy”.
“If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only REAL security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.”
Have you lost any money or income in the last 18 months in any investment or savings account? Have your rates of retunrn been reduced? Have you lost income that you used to count on?
I know that I have. Credit car rates increase, limits shrink, scores drop, ROI on even a simple money market account have dropped, and I lost a major source of income due to external factors outside of my control.
My business is doing better than it ever has. I have more business, opportunity, sources of income, partnerships and possiblity than I ever have before. It is hard for me to see others strugling while I am so optimistic and looking forward to great things. Well, let me reinforce the strength of that quote with a question.
“How much money have you lost in an investment in yourself? In your skills, abilities, and most of all your network? How much have you lost in an investment in a relationship?”
That is the point. The only investment I know that pays eternal dividends and never looses value is one in yourself. That can mean a lot of things.
The person who wrote Killing Sacred Cows, is Garret Gunderson, and has been a great teacher to me. You may be interested in a video he did recently called the great depression 2.0
So I gues the real question you have to ask yourself is will I focus on security (that is ultimately false security) or will I be free? Every expert on money, economics, and markets I know tells us that cycles always happen and are just as predictable as anything else. History repeats its self. You will see the market go down and up.
The only way I know to be free, is to be more.
AJ
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