OK, so your portfolio has shrunk by 40%, unemployment is jumping and you’re concerned about the future.
Its times like this that keep me grounded. And for my Thanksgiving message, I thought I’d share with you a poem that I wrote some ten years ago, during a particularly depressing time for me.
Yes, this was the house to which I was born in 1956. That’s a pigsty in the front yard and we had a two-holer outhouse. The house was actually a converted chicken coop. There’s plenty of story here that I won’t bore you with, but you’ll get my point. This photo sits by my desk and continually reminds me that, no matter what happens, I’m a pretty lucky guy.
OK, so your portfolio has had a hiccup and you’ve got to work a bit harder then you'd like. But think of from where you’ve come. And think of all of those citizens who can’t afford to put food on their tables this Thanksgiving. Sure, times are tough…or are they?
It’s all about perspective.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Al Cleinman
Al,this truly humbling isn't it. Only in the USA could someone with these beginnings, have the opportunity to do what you have in your life. We all have opportunity, it's what we do with it that counts. God bless you and yours Al!
Posted by: James Trimble | November 26, 2008 at 01:15 AM