A Few Thoughts on Perception

I spend a good deal of my day hearing people say things like "well in this economy" or "in this market" with nothing but negative connotations.  The economy and market we are in is completely out of our control, what we can control is our approach to it. There are boundless opportunities offered by every situation the difference is how we perceive it. I realize it is cliché but what people believe really makes the reality they live in. The ideas of lost value and home deprecation are stamped into people's minds by an overactive media that let a brief period of over inflation define actual market value.  Value is defined by what people are willing to pay and is a very fluid commodity, and like anything liquid will find its own level even after being sloshed. I am by no means suggesting we must all wait for calm water but simply step outside the negative and embrace the opportunity that is today.