I don’t know if you were around in the 70’s or remember the Doors singing “Been down so long, that it seems like up to me”   That may sound like a cold comfort, but whilst I’m sure that we still a have a few unpleasant surprises to come, for most people, most of the bad news is on the table, and globally the stock markets etc can really only go up here.  This isn’t financial advice so much as the recognition that now is the time to invest; invest your time, invest your energy, invest your creativity to dare to be hopeful!  Flowers grow on bomb sites and someone else’s bad news can be your opportunity to break through.

People need / want to save money now so they are willing to talk to new, lower cost suppliers; big businesses are suffering too and now are no longer seen as the automatic supplier of choice; there are lots empty properties and god knows interest rates are low!   Don’t listen to the council of fear….!

The song says:

“Well, I’ve been down so Goddamn long
That it looks like up to me
Well, I’ve been down so very damn long
That it looks like up to me
Yeah, why don’t one you people
C’mon and set me free “

I would suggest that no one else can “set me free”…. if it is going to be, it is down to me!

Resources: Listen to it here