I watch the news every day - perhaps differently than most people do.  Mostly I watch the news when I’m at the gym doing my cardio routine.  And, since I’m at the gym 7 days a week I have the chance to watch plenty of news.  So, how do I watch it differently than most?

When I’m at the gym I have two television monitors in front of me - one change is CNN and the other is FOX News.  It’s a fascinating study in media psychology and mindset as you can literally watch the same story unfold on both channels and yet get two viewpoints so diametrically opposed you would think they were worlds apart.

With that being said, there is one common thread on both channels and that is one of dispair.  How many more times do we have to hear that we are “in the worst recession since the great recession”.

I can appreciate that America is struggling.  We have struggled economically in the past and we will struggle again in the future - it’s the ebb and flow of any ecomic cycle.  And it’s fascinating how many people now say they “saw it coming”.  You had to be living under a rock not to have known there was a bubble ready to burst.  The only question was “when” and not “if”.  Heck, you can only blow up a balloon so much before it’s simply going to explode.  And it can take a long time to blow up a balloon…but when it pops it deflates instantaneously.

As I travel around the world and speak to thousands of people a month - teaching them how to make money online using sites like eBay, Amazon, Overstock, Craigslist and Google - I’m noticing now, more than ever that people are serious about making a change in their life.

If there’s one thing the media has done well - it’s scare the heck out of people to cut back on spending and save more. One thing people are not cutting back on though, is making an investment in themselves.  At sold out live 3 day trainings (attendance is way up), people are investing now in themselves more than they ever have because now people understand that it’s critical they take control of their own financial future.

It’s so easy to get caught up in media bias - but with everything you hear and everything you read, remember this.  People made fortunes during the great depression.  While a terrible period in history for so many people, there were others who achieved great prosperity.

Do I believe people are challenged?  Yes, absolutely.  Do I believe this is the worst depression since the great depression?  Categorically no!

I do believe however that we are in the greatest period of prosperity and opportunity in the last 50 years.  People will make fortunes and become millionaires in the next 18-24 months - and I will help many of them to achieve their goals.

Just thinking positively isn’t going to help your financial situation.  Thought without action won’t get you anywhere.  But, change your mindset and believe you can.  If you do, you’ll achieve more than if you think you can’t.  Really, it’s not “why am I in this mess”, it’s “what can I do to take advantage of the situation I’m in to yield the best results.”

You might want to start by changing the channel and watching something other than the news.

Let’s take a stand - let’s make a different in our lives and the world.  It’s time that you take control of your own financial future and the best time to do it is now!

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