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European governments to ensure that the markets’ faith is restored in
sovereign debt and the euro. But ‘the markets’ are run by the
financiers who created the burden on sovereign debt in the first place.
For example, Ireland’s sovereign debt market standing is tarnished to
say the least – ‘the market’ requires it to pay almost three times the
rate of interest on its borrowings that Germany pays. Ireland’s
sovereign debt is burdened by the State’s rescue of Anglo-Irish Bank
– a bank, according to Ireland’s Finance Minister, that is of no
intrinsic worth but is systemically important because of its size. In
the same way that financial powerbrokers the world over cozied up to
the political powerbrokers, so Ireland’s banking and property
development elite were given free rein to create a monster of such
proportions that it has destroyed Ireland’s international financial
standing, destabilized the euro-zone and knocked cents off the
currency’s value on the money markets. Anglo is an Irish story with
European implications – but it’s one of many such stories. Royal
Bank of Scotland, Lehman Brothers and a whole plethora of US
banks. And those banks that are still standing, often as a result of thetaxpayer bailing them out, are not lending to re-ignite the economy
and are, in the words of on consumer watchdog, ‘fleecing’ the
ordinary bank customer with extortionate interest rates and charges.
Now, a quick question. Which has had a greater day-to-day affect on
the ordinary lives or ordinary people, 9/11 or the economic crisis?
With 23m people unemployed in Europe, with double-digitunemployment in the US, Osama Bin-Laden need not have bothered.
The real terrorists are wearing Armani suits and they’ve still got their
hands on the levers of power. Like all terrorists, they are
fundamentalists – driven by a deeply held belief and love. But it’s not
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parliament!), you’re fooling yourself. And, at present, it strikes me
that there are just too many fools around.
Personal development is about making a difference – first in your ownlife but then in the lives of others. Personal development is not about
keeping your focus or your single-mindedness to yourself.
Remember, you’re supposed to love your neighbour as yourself – that
means you first and then them. Personal development is about
making your life better – and the lives of others too. Personal
development needs to be interpersonal. And when it becomes a force
for change in its own right, we may well witness a real and holy war
on terror.
About the Author
Willie Horton has been enabling his clients live their dream since he
launched is now acclaimed two-day Personal Development Seminarsall the way back in 1996. His clients include top leaders in major
corporations such as Pfizer, Deloitte, Nestle, Merrill Lynch, Wyeth,
KPMG, G4S and Allergan Pharmaceuticals together with everyone
from the stay-at-home parent to sports-people. An Irish ex-banker
and ex-accountant, he lives in the French Alps from where he travels
the world as a much sought after motivational speaker and mentor. In
2008 he launched Gurdy.Net where is personal development seminars
are now online. For more information visit Willie Horton’shttp://www.gurdy.net