Beth Terry | January 4, 2009
Wonderful thought from Zane Grey to kickstart your 2009 plan for Success and ride out this weird economy:
“To bear up under loss;
To fight the bitterness of defeat and the weakness of grief;
To be victor over anger;
To smile when tears are close;
To resist disease, evil men, and base instincts;
To hate hate and love Love;
To go on […]
Beth Terry | December 15, 2008
We know how we got here. During the last few decades we’ve been bent on owning everything we can get our hands on; accumulating wealth, debt, and “stuff” at an unprecedented rate. We are inundated daily with ads telling us that we aren’t enough; we don’t have enough; we aren’t beautiful enough; we aren’t skinny […]
Beth Terry | December 11, 2008
We’ve lost ourselves. This economic debacle is only a symptom of the real problem: A lack of Accountability in the halls of Congress, and in the major Boardrooms of America. As we say in Hawaii, The fish rots from the head down. We cannot fix this until the people we entrusted with our governing, our tax dollars, and our finances set greed aside and start being accountable for their actions. Shortsighted greed has been the norm for several decades. This does not belong to one party or one president, although the recent spate of leaders has certainly sped up our trip to hell.
Beth Terry | December 2, 2008
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller
Probably the worst thing we can do right now is dabble in regret and despair. It’s extremely easy to wallow right now. People who were sneering a few months ago at others who had financial issues are now […]
Beth Terry | November 28, 2008
Black Friday - the day retailers hope will put their books “in the Black” - ie - make them profitable. The problem? The nonstop media coverage of impending disaster clashes with the consumer-driven ads this time of year. The result? A sense of Hopelessness and Helplessness. Heaviness of heart.
Whether you are a retailer, a […]
Beth Terry | November 25, 2008
I’m watching the results of this economic hiccup with great interest. I notice there are two types of people - those who are ‘waiting to see what happens’ and those who are making things happen.
Which one are you?
At this juncture, I doubt that one human on the planet can predict accurately what comes next. So […]
Beth Terry | November 5, 2008
The 2008 election is over. The upset is not. Whether you had favorites in the National, State, or Local races, no doubt some of your favorites won and some lost. The hardest part is always the next step: accepting that this is what IS, and figuring out what to do with it.
On the National Election, […]
Beth Terry | November 2, 2008
If there is anything we learned in 2001, it’s don’t quit when the chips are down. That year I’d had my house on the market so long that I finally sold it at a $50,000 loss. Three months later the market popped and, had I waited, I would have made money.
This is a strange time. […]
Beth Terry | October 30, 2008
The controversial Reverend Ike once said, “The best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of them.”
I thought of that as I awoke to my radio playing Emerson Drive’s, “Moments.” Country music is exquisite in its ability to tell poignant stories with a few well chosen words. The song is […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
