Is it really worth the risk?

Is it really worth the risk?

Would you agree with me if I said everything in life worth having involves taking some kind of risk?

Everything we decide to go after in our lives has some level of risk involved in order to achieve what we want.
Taking risks of course can be scary, but the risk of doing nothing is worse.
The outcome is never certain but the rewards can be great.
Without taking risks we could miss out on so many opportunities and dreams.
Life is a series of calculated risks with no guaranteed outcome.
Some risks that are worth taking include;
The risk of failing
The risk of failing is one of the hardest risks of all for us to take.  Think about it for a moment when we don’t fail we succeed and when we do fail we succeed because we will have to find another way to do it in order to succeed.  Emotions are often what hold’s us back from taking the calculated risk in order to succeed.
The risk of making a mistake
To succeed in life we need to be able to make and admit our mistakes.  If we are not making mistakes we are not trying enough new things in our lives.
The risk of never being good enough
We will either be good enough or we will not.  But without taking the risk we will never find out and the risk of not knowing is greater than the risk of making a mistake.
The risk of love
To risk saying I love you and not to be loved back.  Of course it will hurt if we tell someone we love them and they don’t say it in return but it is better to take the risk and say I love you than wait and miss out on the opportunity of love altogether.

Parents are you back in the routine yet?

Parents are you back in the routine yet?

You know the long awaited routine of back to school.

Summer is fun that we cannot deny.
However after 3 long months of summer break I think parents, grandparents and kids alike are ready to get back to school.
I know that even though my kids love summer there is a part of them that also likes the comfort of being back in their school routine, as well as of course getting back to seeing their friends every day and getting back to their school sports.
What does back to school mean to us as Parents?
Well the first thing I think of is back to the crazy business of all the running around that comes with back to school and all of the other activities that my kids participate in after school.
But another thing that back to school represents is that our kids are another year closer to College.
In the same way that you are another year closer to having to fund you kids college.
As the Parent or Grandparent of children how are you planning to help them with their college expenses?
You need to be smart about the costs of putting yourselves at financial risk in doing so.
Do not forget the importance of creating a sound overall financial plan.
What does this mean and how do you go about doing that?

Sometimes It Is Okay Not To Be In Control

Today was one of those days!

One of those days when you are just not in control!
You know the kind when nothing is going quite right, and things are not going the way you want them to go.
No matter how hard you try and turn it around you just can’t.
No matter what you just can’t seem to get through everything that needs to be done.
There are complaints…..
Big ones….ugh….unintentional mistakes but mistakes nonetheless.

Make it an Extraordinary Year

 

I don’t about you. But 2013 was an amazing year for me. I am so blessed.

I am really looking forward to the year ahead.I know it is going to be an extraordinary year!

No just like you. I have not ended every year on such a high note or even looked forward to every upcoming New Year in this way. I like you have had my share of bad years. I have faced some major challenges in my life. Some things that I thought I would never be able to overcome. But if you knew me, you would know that I am a fighter. I am tough. And I am a very determined person. I am a real go getter. You would know that I love my job. And due to circumstances in my own life I am very passionate about helping others.You would know that I am not afraid of much!

Financial Resolutions for the New Year.

As another year comes to an end it is always a time for reflection.

Reflecting back on 2013 the lessons learned, and things achieved.

It has been a good year a great year in fact.

But it is almost time to welcome 2014, new lessons to be learned and new goals to be achieved for the year that lies ahead of us.

New Year’s resolutions to be made!

Honestly I am not a big fan of New Year resolutions.

Why?

Well resolutions are not supposed to be a wish list; they are not to be taken lightly like a shopping list.

So sometimes it is easier to avoid making them than make them and not be able to keep them.

New Year’s resolutions are decisions we make about what we want to achieve in the year ahead and then we need to follow through with them until we have achieved them.