Out on the open ocean, if we can see a storm coming we have a chance to prepare. It gives us a chance to “batten the hatches”, a chance to put the ship and crew in a strategic position to respond to nature’s often unforgiving wrath.
The captain assembled us on C deck this morning and shared with us some of his thoughts. It was about facing difficult financial waters.
As sailors, we are accountable for 3 aspects of our stewardship;
1. The course we choose to sail, which waters we choose to sail in and which to avoid.
2. The state of our craft.
3. How we apply our sailing skills while in the financially rough waters.
One aspect of the “state of our ship” (or lack there of) will result in many Canadians (and others in developed economies around the world) having to sound the dreaded “Abandon ship”.
Even without having to take this extreme action, their ship will be in such poor condition after the storm, it will have no sailable value.
This one aspect can make all the difference and it will be shown that:
“Canadians have never before in history allowed their ship to be in such disrepair.”
The “good news” is that we can do something about it.
Let me rephrase that, if we are to weather the oncoming storm,
“It is critical that we, as sailors, start preparing our financial ship”
Having your financial ship sea worthy in this one area (I believe) will be critical.
For as we know;
“The sea can be a harsh mistress.”
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Great blog today! Really appreciating the metaphor. What you're wanting to convey is really clear for me and I love the bit sized pieces.
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Hi Developing Futures, So glad to have you on this voyage and that you are enjoying the blog. I will throw a hook over the side and see what I can catch for the cooking pot. Looking forward to sailing into the future together!!
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