<p>Recently, two of my friends got laid off from their jobs within a two week span of one another. There was no explanation given; more like &#8220;Thank you for your service, but it&#8217;s no longer needed.&#8221;</p>
<h2>Creating Your Own Future</h2>
<p>With the economical down turn we are facing, coupled with a progressing lack of job security, there remains a need to create your own future, and do it your way. Some of the greatest and most secure opportunities that you will ever encounter are the ones that you create. The question remains: What will you create? <span class="post-teaser-more"><br /><br />&nbsp;=>> <a href="https://www.getmotivation.com/motivationblog/2009/05/creating-wealth-from-within-by-matthew-c-horne/" title="Permanent Link: Creating Wealth From Within" rel="bookmark">Click to read the full article...</a> <i></span></p>{"id":60,"date":"2009-05-10T10:32:31","date_gmt":"2009-05-10T15:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/motivationblog\/2009\/05\/creating-wealth-from-within-by-matthew-c-horne\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T02:28:12","slug":"creating-wealth-from-within-by-matthew-c-horne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/motivationblog\/2009\/05\/creating-wealth-from-within-by-matthew-c-horne\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Wealth From Within"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, two of my friends got laid off from their jobs within a two week span of one another. 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The question remains: What will you create? <span class=\"post-teaser-more\"><br \/><br \/>&nbsp;=>> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getmotivation.com\/motivationblog\/2009\/05\/creating-wealth-from-within-by-matthew-c-horne\/\" title=\"Permanent Link: Creating Wealth From Within\" rel=\"bookmark\">Click to read the full article...<\/a> 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