{"id":788,"date":"2011-09-01T10:39:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/?p=788"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:39:02","slug":"repost-are-you-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfinancialfocus.net\/mainsite\/index.php\/repost-are-you-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Repost:  Are You Prepared?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>This post was originally published in September of 2010&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was on my way to a meeting early, before the sun was up, this morning. \u00a0Driving down the interstate, fighting the wonderful Atlanta traffic, the overhead traffice message board flashed the following message &#8211; &#8220;September is National Preparedness Month&#8221;. \u00a0Did you know that? \u00a0Honestly, I was not prepared for that at all.<\/p>\n<p>It is a great reminder that we need to be prepared. \u00a0As I write this, hurricane Earle is churning in the Atlantic. \u00a0Having spent some time on the coast this year, I can only imagine what residents are feeling, watching and anticipating. \u00a0I told my wife last night, &#8220;for the sake of all those who listened to the weather people, I hope those computers are right&#8221;. \u00a0As a side note, weather personalities are the only positions that can get their job deliverables right less than 50% of the time and still keep their job.<\/p>\n<p>What if it was you? \u00a0What if you we facing a hurricane and you had to evacuate? \u00a0What if it was a fire? \u00a0An earthquake? \u00a0What about the death of a loved one? \u00a0Are you prepared? \u00a0Are you ready to move forward with the necessary information you need to get re-established. \u00a0Sadly, most are not.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have all your accounts listed for someone, maybe yourself, to have the information ready for their immediate use? \u00a0Important papers identified and locations known? \u00a0Most do not. \u00a0Are you prepared?<\/p>\n<p>I have a document titled &#8220;Your Love File&#8221;. \u00a0It is a basic list of the things you need to have in place to carry on in the event of \u00a0disaster or your death. \u00a0It is simple, but lists many of the things that we don&#8217;t think about daily and surely not when facing a calamity.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like a copy, please send me an email to\u00a0<a href=\"coach@myfinancialfocus.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coach@myfinancialfocus.net <\/a>. \u00a0I will get that copy to you for you to begin your planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post was originally published in September of 2010&#8230; I was on my way to a meeting early, before the sun was up, this morning. \u00a0Driving down the interstate, fighting the wonderful Atlanta traffic, the overhead traffice message board flashed the following message &#8211; &#8220;September is National Preparedness Month&#8221;. \u00a0Did you know that? 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