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Keep Calm and Carry On:
Even — Especially — if You are Worried About the Future
Are you genuinely stressed, worried, or afraid of the future?
Who isn’t? Here’s how to keep going no matter what.
If you are going through something, and who isn’t? And you feel a little confused, like one day, you’re a total rockstar making your dreams come true, and the next, on the verge of tears hiding under the covers, let yourself feel it.
You’re not a mess; it’s normal for your confidence to ebb and flow in the best of times, but with so much change thrust upon us — hello pandemic life and great resignation and market crash — you can feel your feelings without letting them derail you.
Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Stop looking so far out.
Everything seems paralyzing when you take it on all on at once. How can you objectively evaluate your career, for example, if you feel pressure to pay off your mortgage, fully fund three kids’ college savings plans, and your retirement account?
Working harder is the answer to every question when you take financial responsibility for your family for the rest of your life on any given Tuesday.
