I get so tired of “panic” talk. When you turn on the news today you are bombarded by negativity. This is one reason why I have stopped my newspaper… it’s not a “head in the ground” approach – instead it’s emotion control.

There is a quote I love from Thomas Jefferson that says: “I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.”

I feel happy too because I try to restrict the amount of “hysteria” that I expose myself to.

If you stop paying attention to the media, it ceases to have any impact over your thoughts and actions. You can make plans and take action with an optimistic view toward the future while everyone else is running for cover.

While I understand that many people are losing money right now, it is no time to put your money under a mattress. Inflation will probably eat it away even before the dust mites get to it…

Everyone, regardless of his or her financial situation should be looking for opportunities in the market. Whether it is the stock market, the real estate market or the corn market – there are opportunities to be found.

Now is the time to plan your next move and fly in the face of the crowd. Education is the best thing for you if you have the urge to sit on the sidelines. Get educated about new opportunities so that when things calm down (or you can muster up the courage) you can make your move and seize all of the deals in the marketplace that are going unnoticed because the public has it head in the sand...