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There’s No Owner’s Manual for Life, But Here’s One Strategy for Getting Through

August 30, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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You can feel the tension building up in my house as we head into Labor Day Weekend. Because for us, school hasn’t started, so the harsh, cold reality of the end of summer hasn’t hit us yet.

But it will.

Like a ton of bricks.

At 6:00 am Thursday.

That’s when my daughter begins her senior year of high school, and my son will be a sophomore. I’ve been singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” like the guy happily shopping for school supplies in the Staples commercial.

They tell me to “just stop.”

It’s hard knowing that at this time next year, my daughter will be off to college.

The anxious feelings in my gut from knowing that her leaving is right around the corner are like those people feel when facing any new chapter in life.

I don’t think I’m going to love this feeling. But somehow, we’ll get through it.

And yes, there are times when I’m ready to see her off on a new adventure, like, “right now!” for her sake, and I guess mine too.

We all must venture out into the world someday.

There isn’t an owner’s manual for many of the important stages in life. For example, retirement is tougher than it sounds.

The best strategy for getting through all of it is to surround yourself, your LIFE, with those you love.

And even if they’re not there all the time, they’ll always be with you.

Are you in pain? Does your body ache?

Well, it’s called life. But there’s something you can do about it. If you are in pain, this may help. It helped me.

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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. 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. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart 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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