Dr. Judith Gerhart, CFP
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst 
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Financial Wisdom Success Tips
January 5, 2009
Do not regard your financial difficulties and life perplexities as portentous of ill; by so doing you will make them ill; but regard them as prophetic of good, which, indeed, they are. Do not persuade yourself that you can evade them, you cannot. Do not try to run away from them; this is impossible, for wherever you go they will still be there with you but meet them calmly and bravely; confront them with all the dispassion and dignity which you can command; weigh up their proportions; measure their strength; understand them; attack them, and finally vanquish them. Thus will you develop strength and intelligence; thus will you enter one of those byways of blessedness, which are hidden, from the superficial gaze.
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably flirted around with New Year’s resolutions. You’ve said, “THIS is the year I’m gonna get my finances in shape. Starting January 1st, no more spending unnecessary money. I’m gonna watch what I spend daily. I may even increase my savings deposits.” What happens? By February 1st (the latest) you’re back on the debt wagon, you’ve been to the ATM a total of twenty-five times and you’ve filed that savings deposit slip in the trash. And you’ve concluded, “Resolutions don’t work for me.” (You’ve got a lot of company on that one)
Maybe you need a better approach. Instead of making a mental resolution, create a Mission Statement.
By Earlvin Harris
Posted by Judith Gerhart on January 5, 2009 | Permalink | Post a comment
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