Econimic Crisis Affecting You?

Every where you look, everything you read and see, all talks about the economic state of things. I can't foresee the future in this arena, nor can I advise you how to manage your finances.

What I can do is support you when you feel overwhelmed. How many times have you been through a rough period in your life? How many times did you pull through that rough time?

The proof that you "can" pull through lies within the times you pulled through a situation that could have buried you emotionally, physically and financially. Your key word is COULD have buried you. But, it didn't did it? You made it through. Right?

One thing leads to the other ... if you're emotionally stressed out, you may lose interest in taking care of yourself because your focus is solely on what you don't have financially or what you are afraid you may lose.

Maybe you stop working out, or give into the feelings of helplessness that you may experience. And, make no mistake, we are all human and we all can feel helpless or overwhelmed from external factors.

If you draw on the times that you made it through... and you seek out new ways to manage what's currently going on in your life, you may find that, while it is scary to be confronted with all of these stressors, there is always something different that you can do.

If something you are currently doing, doesn't seem to be working... you can go online and you can type in the words, say ... financial help, budgeting resources, restructuring my budget, etc., and I guarantee you that you are going to find resources and suggestions as to how to restructure your budget and through that, since you are "doing" something and not just giving into your fears... you are going to start feeling more motivated, not as helpless ... not as out of control of your situation.

If you are doing SOMETHING towards restructuring, or refocusing yourself on the possibilities out there and educate yourself on what you can be doing vs. sitting there in fear and doing nothing... SOMETHING good is going to come out of it.

It may not come over night, it may not come a month from now, you may have to cut back a little bit, however if you just sit there and allow all of these emotions to cloud your mind, if you sit and don't LOOK for resources (The internet has a plethura of resources and what's more cost effective than free?) and ask what other people are doing, join an online network designed to provide you with new ideas, you're going to remain in the same position you currently in.

Which may be, stiffled by your own fears and the swirl of overwhelming emotions that come with it.

Aren't you allowed to feel this way? Of course... we are all human beings, we all feel, we all have thoughts and can become afraid or unsettled.

What you need to do is to talk things through with someone, vent, scream into a pillow, take a run, workout to alleviate all those negative feelings and open up room in your mind for new thoughts, new ideas, the desire to say, "HEY! I DON'T HAVE TO BUY INTO THIS MINDSET!"

If you fall, you get up. Right?

Life isn't exactly about a scraped knee, I agree with you. HOWEVER if you view it from the perspective of ... Okay, I fell and scraped my knee, it healed, and now I've learned to avoid that hole over there by going around it, then you've learned a valuable lesson. Haven't you?

So what about your current situation? What things would you be able to do, even if only slightly differently, that would change your current situation?

The other thing that comes to mind for me is for people to NOT worry about what the other guy thinks. Meaning, stop worrying about the Jones', stop assuming that because you're struggling right now, it's something to be ashamed of. IT'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE ASHAMED OF ... Everyone needs a little help and/or guidance at times. Myself included, I'm not different than you or anyone else.

And, yes... I can tell you from experience that when things have gotten bad for me in this arena, I start seeking out solutions. I talk about it, I vent, I see what others around me are doing... I want to know, how to change my current situation to make it better.

What about you? What are some of the things that you focus on to keep up a good perspective on your present situation? I would love to hear from you.

See you soon!