With all the news of the ‘financial crisis’ people are running scared, worrying about their jobs and futures, and finding ways to cut back on expenses and pare down their lifestyles. While we’re all for being frugal and careful with our resources – as an individual, as a family, as a nation and even globally – we think there’s a better, more life-affirming and empowering way to live.

Think about it. How does cutting back and living with less and being afraid all the time make you feel? Do you feel happy, excited about your future and your prospects and generally enthusiastic about life? My guess is no. Instead, everyone is feeling scared and discouraged, and this feeling spreads as people talk at water coolers and coffee shops about a possible depression and global warming and many other frightening and depressing possibilities.

Instead, how would the world look if we all began to trust in ourselves and our abilities to face and meet challenges? What if, instead of fear mongering, we empower ourselves and our kids with positive talk and encourage everyone to come up with solutions to our financial and environmental and social problems? Now is the time for positive action and creative solutions. Never before has the world so sorely needed our human ingenuity and some truly global, INclusive thinking. We need to embrace and encourage each other when instead we are hoarding things and participating in separation mentality.

For a start, there are many many things an individual and family can do to ensure whatever resources they have are long-lived rather than finite. As Robert and Kim Kiyosaki have been telling us for years, we need to be sure we take care of our individual financial futures instead of relying on corporations or the government to do so. It has become obvious that such entities not only don’t have our best interests at heart but also cannot keep their commitments even if they wanted to. It is important to put our personal power to work, and soon. For every dollar you make, you need to begin thinking about how you can find ways to put it to work for you so that you will always have money coming in instead of being constantly worried. Would that not be a nice feeling?

If this thinking sounds new to you but you feel a spark of hope, try the following recommended resources to start you on your own path to financial and personal empowerment (also be sure and invest in our instantly downloadable e-book ’30 Days to Wealth!’ and ‘Secrets of Saving Money’ - see sidebar!). Once you are not as worried anymore, you’ll find your creative abilities stirring and those solutions to the world’s challenges we all so desperately need may just come from you!