Creating Our Own Futures

In today’s society we see firms failing, bank bailouts, housing busted bubble and a mortgage meltdown. In many communities across the U.S. there is an extermination of employment and a crushing of credit, so now, more than ever, people are fearful for their futures.

How do we combat these negatives? How do we save ourselves from drowning in this tempestuous sea of disaster? And how do we find safe ground? When will we be able to awaken from this nightmare and start to dream the American Dream again? These are serious questions being asked all across the states by single mothers, jobless fathers, retirees and veterans.

Many people are going back to school, retooling themselves to become more marketable within different industries and sectors of the society. Others are turning to home businesses, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. A lot of people are being forced to re-locate their families. All are seeking a better life, a way out or a bailout, more opportunities (dwindling they are).

The old adage “the harder you work the more you succeed” just doesn’t hold true in these times, does it? The new adage “work smarter not harder” may hold some truth for us now. More millionaires were made after the 20^th century depression; will that be the case after this 21^st century recession?

How many of us can spot a good opportunity if it slapped us in the face? Many of us sit waiting for an opportunity to come along and we were still not prepared when it finally came along. Let us no longer sit and wait for opportunities, let us begin to create our own for our futures.