I recently drove to a football game in my hometown with my 4 year old son. Upon arriving I noticed a few things. Areas around the city that used to be fields are now huge buildings and major intersections packed full of people and thriving businesses. These areas wouldn't have supported a business 15 years ago. 30 years ago they were unused fields for us kids to ride bikes 10 miles to the closest fast food restaurant. Getting closer to the stadium I noticed the people. 20-40 year olds dominated the scene. Driving nice cars, throwing huge tail gate parties. The older folks were there also, but the up and comers were abound. Then at the stadium I noticed the spectacle. The big screen was a 1.5 million$ site to be seen. The game was against a smaller school and not very hyped, but the stadium was almost full.
The feeling I got from this trip was "growth and expansion". I am not so worried about the lines on a chart as I was before this ride. The lines on a chart are static- the economy is not. If the lines on the chart always returned then the DOW jones would be at 200 still. I, personally am not scared of heights any more, when it comes to my charts. I was changed. Look around and think about these ideas as well.
