How The World In Stress Affects Us, How to Win

Riots in Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, and Ireland.

They’re about freedom and economics and dreams.

A report in the NY Times discussed how college freshman admit to having emotional problems and their stress level is the highest ever; girls more than boys. They come to college already stressed from high school. Possible causes are parents under stress, student loans, and concern that with a college degree they will be working for minimum wage, if they can get a job.

There is stress because the capital has been sucked out of the global economy. There is stress because since 1990, consumers in developed countries have financed depreciating goods and over valued assets.

There is stress because the populations of developing countries are getting the manufacturing jobs of the developed countries but they are still living in poverty.

There is stress because governments moved in to save banks in the melt down and now the tax payers have shouldered the burden of a mountain of debt.  The government and the tax payers have to live with the consequences while the businesses and banks that were saved are still looking out for themselves.

On a larger scale, the developed countries have time now to be more productive and generate income and taxes to avoid the austerity measures already levied on Greece and Ireland. Japan has also been given a warning that their national debt is too high to their Gross Domestic Product (ion). (GDP)

This is the battle every country now faces. Government (taxpayer) debt is financed with bonds purchased by domestic and foreign investors. Investors watch the percentage of government debt to the economy’s productivity. When the ratio is too high, the bond buyers want higher interest rates. You know where that spiral goes.

The solution is each countries population has to produce more. In developing countries like the BRICs  (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) this means more hours in the factory. In developed countries like the U.S., we have to create more solutions to existing needs.

We export agriculture, pharmaceuticals, architecture, advertising, and technology, to name a few items. But our economy has been run on 70% consumption of GDP. China is run on 60% production of GDP.  There is the bridge we have to cross.

We have to stop purchasing unnecessary items and create useful items. While the U.S. has been using design to improve things the world doesn’t now want, developing countries have been producing necessities.

We have to get lean. We have to get lean in every sense of the word. We consume too much food that is not healthy. Our medical costs are killing our spendable income. Our health is robbing us of productivity time and energy. We need the stamina of better fitness.

We need to be inspired and operate at our peak performance levels. Our global competitors are driven by a need to survive. That is powerful incentive. We have to get passionate to fight this economic battle.

The Middle East is rioting over freedom. Greece and Ireland rioted over a battle already lost. You can bet there will be more global riots over the austerity caused from debt as populations become frustrated.

The U.S. has more time than any other country to get it right because the world depends on our currency. This gives us time to increase productivity, reduce consumption, save dollars, and export new solutions.

That is each and everyone of our action plans. We can be positive because we can do it. We have to believe in ourselves and our potential. We have to respect our gifts and improve our health and fitness. We have to honor our capabilities and spend more time focusing on our talent and less time wasting energy on non productive activities.

We have to feel our power. Power comes from self discipline. A great path is to control your appetites. Create control over your mind by willing it to consume less, exercise more and connect with community.

The brain produces happiness chemicals when it is engaged in challenging activities which we know we can handle. Flow is the highest level of emotional intelligence. There is a double pop of happiness when you use your talents for a higher good.

We have been becoming more entrepreneurial. Local businesses that serve and support community are increasing and employing more unemployed. Big business that includes serving the less fortunate or educating the untrained are adding a required dimension to their Brand.

It is a global economy in which we live. We are a unit of 300 million people that are rewarded or punished for what we produce. We are individuals but we are an integral part of the whole. A body can only be as strong as the sum of its cells. You can be happy becoming the strongest cell possible.

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