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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Resolution for 2009-Be Positive & Realistic

Hi All,

We are two months into 2009. Though things may not look so positive, we have to keep our heads up high and stay positive. You cannot achieve anything by being stressed or being negative. You need to take control and see what you need to do to make things better.

If you sit down and analyse the situation, there are options available to you that you may not have thought about. Talk to a friend if you need to. If "Money is an Issue"-here are somethings you can do :


-you can find a new job, any job e.g. working in MacDonalds, Security Guard, Taxi Driver, Teacher,

-you can find a 2nd job to supplement family income,

-spend less and save more,

-party less or party at home,

-spend only when necessary but don't stop spending totally,

-turn your hobby into a job,

-be less picky about job options,

-keep investing what you earn when the opportunity arises (do your home work),

-recycle things at home (your junk maybe somebody else Gucci or LV or Hugo Boss so have a garage sale),

-sell cookies and cakes, etc.

My cousin sent me the clip below which highlights the crux of the problem facing the world. If you look at the glass as being half full rather than half empty, you will be able to overcome any problem with the right frame of mind.


"Don’t Get Stressed Out By Negative Economic Forecasters.

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:51 PM CST

The 7:30 Report is an ABC Current Affair programme that broadcasts each week night across Australia.

Last night Chris Richardson from Access Economics was on the programme warning that Australia should brace itself for a recession. To quote from the transcript of the programme:
“Recession is infectious and most of the world has already set on very large recessions, that’s true of the US, which will probably have its worst year since 1982, same through Europe. Japan’s economy will shrink even more than the US or Europe.”

Here is a negative economic forecaster in full flight!

Scott Bevan, the interviewer, asked Chris Richardson if he could have ever imagined at the start of 2008 that we would find ourselves in the economic situation we now face. He answered no!

If I had been conducting the interview I would have been tempted at that point to ask Mr Richardson if his predictions for 2008 were so far off the mark why should he be believed now!
Economics is not, nor has it ever claimed to be, an exact science. Yet so many economists are prepared to go out on a limb and predict gloom and doom making no provision for unexpected increases in optimism.

The best stress management tip I can give you for the start of 2009 is to stay optimistic and be alert for good news.

I have very little control over economic swings and roundabouts but I can control my own attitude. If we can persuade enough people to do the same then things will certainly move in the right direction.

Focus on what you can do and achieve and keep working at it."

Don't Worry Be Happy!

Mark Fernandez