Take Control of the Future: DON’T BE FOOL AGAIN.

As I write this
Unemployment is still on the rise
By the time you read these words, who knows?
The situation may have changed
Don’t be fooled

When employment and real estate
Values turn around and credit loosens up again
As the inevitably will don’t be lulled
Into that same old sense of false security
That got you and the rest of the world into this mess.

We aren’t just fooled once
We let ourselves be fooled over and over again
We all grew up hearing the fable of the ant and grasshopper
But the overwhelming majority of us
Keep living with the foresight of grasshopper anyway.

Don’t be distracted by the headlines
There is always some idiotic buzz going on
That tries to pull your attention away
From the serious or the latest election cycle scandals
It’s got nothing to do with what you need
To be doing today to build the future.

The economy is not the issue the issue is you
Are you angry at the corruption in the corporate world
In the office and the big banks that let this happen
At the government for not doing enough of the right things
Are you angry at yourself for not taking control sooner?

Life is tough
The question is what you are going to do about it
Moaning and groaning won’t secure your future
Neither will blaming the offices and corporate world
If you want a solid future you need to create it.

You can take charge of your future
Only when you take control of your income source
You need your own business
Don’t be fooled again
Start living smart and get on your thinking cap.

Take Control of the Future: THE RULES HAVE CHANGED

We live in troubled in time
The last few years have brought
Us a steady parade of fear
And panic in the headline
Boardrooms and kitchen table.

Globalization, outsourcing
Downsizing foreclosures
Subprime mortgage and credit default swaps
Ponzi schemes and recession
It’s just one piece of bad news after another.

Unemployment is at 10.2%
And still rising and underemployment
Where your job stay in place
But your hours and pay
Are drastically cut back is even worse.

The rampant decline in gainful employment
Is a ravaging epidemic to which few are immune
From executives and middle managers
To administration employees and blue workers
From bankers to retail clerks all at risk.

Even the healthcare industry
Until recently considered a job safe zone
Is trimming away significant chunks of its workforce
In the fall of 2008 a lot of people’s retirement portfolio
Suddenly lost half their value or more.

Real estate crashed
What people thought were their solid
Reliable asset turned out to be solid as water vapor
Job security gone a thing of the past
The rules has changed.