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SLOW AND STEADY: A Lesson in Self Reliance

August 19, 2022 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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In my conversations with you, you’re telling me about your food prep for the winter. You’re telling me how you’re boiling green beans and storing potatoes, how you’re drying garlic and canning tomatoes. Is there anything better than garlic and pasta with a crisp white wine or with tomato sauce and a red? Sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it? It’s all in preparation for winter—And it’s a lesson in self-reliance.

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Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had the self-reliance skills of the Amish or our forefathers? In my conversations with you, you tell me how living in an old colonial home gives you the inspiration and motivation to see how well you can prepare for winter. You like thinking about how our Founders did it hundreds of years ago. It’s pretty nice how taking action brings history back to life.

Your Survival Guy loves the stories you tell me. Sure, I have a freezer full of meats and food buckets with 25-year expiration dates. But the sodium levels on the labels might put a fork in me. It’s nice, though, knowing they’re there. It gives me peace of mind. Because in times like these, when basic public safety needs are stretched thin, your survival may come down to you. Buying time is your friend.

And time is free. What you do with it can be costly. But if you commit to living a life as a compounding machine, it eases the pressure. You don’t need to save the world in a weekend. You know from experience that slow and steady wins the race. It’s all about you.

Action Line: Look at the image below and think about how small steps can be a game changer in your life. I believe in you. Let’s do this.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy. 

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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