Recession Blues? Five steps to feel like a million when you haven’t got a dime

Often it’s a near Herculean effort at times to cobble together some self-esteem when you’re broke. But the good news is you can wrestle back control of the microphone in your head and start broadcasting correct information. Follow these five steps to start disconnecting your self esteem from your ego, and tune into your real inner [...]

Zombie Banks, Economic Tsunamis and the Gold at the Bottom of the Ocean

Many are losing their homes and livelihoods now due to an economic tsunami. While this disaster is man-made, its magnitude is sweeping a good many honorable people away in the surging undertow. The broader truth here is certainly the same as in a natural disaster: there is far greater value in the lives being lived than in the possessions [...]

Defeating Saber-Toothed Financial Tigers part 2: Three Steps to Calm Confidence

We are in the middle of a time of great change, no one seems to have the answers, and the future is shaping up to be a lot different than we expected. There’s a lot on our plates. How do we respond to these collapses and revelations?

Below, I touch on three critical steps you can take personally to release some of the fear that can eat away at your energy and throw you into panic [...]

Defeating Saber-Toothed Financial Tigers part 1: Ready for Integrity

What we’re starting to see is the rot at the foundation of our system. We’ll be seeing a lot more rot this year. It’s going to be very disturbing — kind of like seeing a wreck on the highway. Do we stop and try to help? Do we just keep going? Do we get mad at the disruption to our plans? Do we get pissed off at the idiots driving 90 miles an hour while texting who caused the pile [...]

The Receding Tide of Money and What It Reveals

The collapsing of our financial structures began in earnest this week. It will continue as the structures that have ruled our lives for generations dismantle. 

Many people are panicked. They’re anticipating disaster and doom and are either reacting hastily or are frozen in fear. Many others are simply stunned from overwhelm, don’t know what to make [...]