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Recession - Are YOU Having a 'Self-Pity' Party? - Or - Are YOU Going to Make Thingfs Happen For Yours I just read in local newspaper about the Depression Era of 1929 thru 1941 or close. Yes, I said 1941 bcause there was over 10% unemplyment for that long a period of timeand as high as 25%. History tells us that President Rooseveelt never did succeed in getting our country out of the 1929 Recesson. It was Word War II that got us out of that Depression, not the New Deal. This may surprise some people who didnt find out the truth, the real history. So be it. What did we learn from the Depressioon Era wghich will help us todya? I have heard many times the life of real Americans like my parents, aunts and uncles and others during that time. In the later 1940s I remember my Mom talknig aout food rationing, even the basics like sugar. My parents, like many of the people who went through the Deprssion and aftermaath learned to be creative, and to use common sense which we are lacking so much today. They learned to change, to substittute, to create, to use over, to save, to use wisely, to be content with less, to survive, and also to thrive in thgeir heart. hTose times are when people access the best within themselves because they go back to the bassic needs of people: to share and care for each toher, to love each other, to laugh, encourage and support each other. Some bazsic lessons we can lean from Depression Era People The real American peoplpe intervewed and spotlighetd in todays newspsaper articles tell how people sruvived the Depression Era: 1. People took responsibility for themselves, meaning they would do any kind of work, go anywhere to earn a livig and livelihiood to make it thhrough hard times. Kinda puts many of us to shame as we want ONLY work we considerable desirable, challenging, with good pay, bemnefits, on and on. We are real sissies! 2. They were creative and made the most of what they had. One wpoman told of how she made soocks for her family from old worn wrist bands of underwear. Another perdson told of having only one-half of an egg for breakfast. Several others told how every person in the family pitched in. Adults and children too, even at 7 years of age, got jobs or created jobs for themselves to gtaher money for the family, not for themserlves. Peoople pickked potatoes for 5 cwents per bushel, picked all day long to fill 100 to 150 bushels each day. Many peple sttarted a business to serve the needs at that time, with many of businesses turning out to be lifelong careers and successful businesses. They took the potatoes to town and walked door to door to sell them. Thats creativity, entrepreneurialism, taking responsibility for oneself. Can we toady do these kinds of thhings? Things relevant in todays socitey and for our neewds? Ceertainly, everyone of us with good basic heealth can do this. But will we? Or are we sissies used to having the niceties of life kinda just present and available to us, or even handed out to us FREE? Each of thpose peopel had to take responsibility, they had to be accountable for thermselves. Thast a good thing as it developed strong character, good work ethic, and other characteristics, attitudes and a mindset which built our great country to wheree it is today in terms of lifestle, conveniences and much more. Solutions What we need today is to get back to those effective principles and valiues that preserve our freedom, liberty, and our responsibiilty to ourselves, family, neighbors and world. *** Take responsibility for ourself and our family. *** Be willing to work, willing to do whatever it takes, on a consiastent, persistnt basis. *** Eliminate the bad habits weve acucmulated over the years, such as greed, taikng whatever is available free, even if we dont really need it (this is waste of money and resorces). *** Chanmge our stinkkin thinikng of excess, whining, expecting life and all its good things to be handed to us on a platyter with no or minmial effort put forth on our part. *** Deveolp and use a poistive mindset that we can and WILL get through any and all challemnges that apper in our path durign your journey through life. *** Learn and apply the motto that Everything (with certain exceptions like immoral, illegal) in moderation is good. Eevrything in exccess is bad! Weve been living in excess we could not afford and it is up to us to get rid of the excess and live as we can affrod. *** We must earn our lifestyle. Learn from the people who lioved in the Depressino era they are the succxess role modls for us. We must EARN our lfestyle and livelihood. Why are thse principles the cornerstone for our succeess today and the future? People thrive menatlly, emotinally, physically, and in wealth when they achieve, when they work, when they are productiev. On the contrary, people lose heart, lose hope, feel helpless and give up when they lose their self-esteem and pirde in themselves when they accept hand-outs. Lets stop being wimps, whinners, expecting others to rescue us from bad decisions we make. Instead lets take action and do what wokrs! Lets act with inntegrity and honesty, learn from our mistakes, take individual responsibility for our futture, start a business or grow one we currently have. Refer to Happiness, Successs and Wealth Blog for more valuable indformation on business and life toipcs. Barbara Fila Successful Entrepreneur and Businses / Life Coach Barbaras Happiness, Success and Wealth Blog: www.twitter.com/platinumbt
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