Cabo San Lucas 2008

If you were reading my blog few days ago, you know that I went on a cruise trip to Mexico and visited one of the best vacation heaven- Cabo San Lucas (photos) - The land’s end where the journey begins!

My wife was set free after her company went under.  We decided to take a week break to the place we visited 2 years ago in 2006. Why we decided to visit the same place again? Cabo San Lucas is the place that inspired me to quit my job two years ago. Now, I want to get more inspiration and continue my journey at the same place.

Cabo San Lucas - The Land's End

The first photo was taken few days ago. It looks a lot of different than the second one, which was taken in April 2006. You can see the little tiny beach (Lover’s beach) has changed. There are a lot of stuff changed at Cabo San Lucas in the past two years. So did my journey.

First of all, I had great time! That’s the most important thing for this trip. I enjoyed. We all enjoyed. If you really like to take a cruise vacation at west coast, I totally recommends CARNIVAL PRIDE. It will take you from Long Beach, CA to the following beautiful places.

I also saw so many dolphins and whale at horizon line. It makes this trip even more valuable. So what have inspired me on this trip?

Let’s face it!

We all know that economy is very slow now. Many of my friends just recently got laid off or lost their job. Regardless what their financial conditions are, they have to face one fact that they are still living in much better condition than the rest of the people on earth.

On the ship, there are over 900 crew members from 57 countries. Most of them are making only US$600 a month. They work about 14 hours a day, 7 days a week and straight 7 months without a day off. If they get sick on the ship, they will stay at their room without any pay.

Carnival Pride cruise crews

Photo: The crew members on stage. The captain is speaking.

Stop complaining!

Comparing to the crew members on the ship, our living conditions are much better. They try to save every pennies to feed their families, while we are waiting for government to bail out our own mistakes. When we were in Mexico, we saw many poor people begging for money by selling US$1.00 souvenirs. They took their young children with them. The kid was leaning how to make living on the street, while our kids were playing XBox and watching DVD.

Local vendors

Photo: A little kid is learning how to sell the $1.00 toys to make living.

Shade under the sun at Cabo San Lucas

Photo: Hiding under the shade. A family making living on the street.

Take off your shoes!

If you are someone like me, you put yourself into other people’s shoes. You try to think the the way they think. I say that we take off our shoes and think with your bare foot. Pretend that you have nothing left. What will you do to start from scratch? The best part is that you have nothing. So you have nothing to lose.

Appreciation!

Although we spent money on vacation, we are still normal human-beings. We appreciate all the crew members, who work so hard to make our vacation memorable. We should appreciate that the bad economy give us a new opportunity to change our life style, change the way we spend money and change the way we predict our future. We should appreciate everything that not many people in other countries have the same fortune.

First thing first!

As far as economy goes, I don’t think we will see DOT COM era anytime soon. So the first priority is to save money before making money! Let’s assume that we will spend less as part of our life style improvement. We will eat healthier and eat less. If you are not sure how to get start, you should take a look at Justin’s experiment - 7 Days Without Spending A Dime and read my comment there.

When we have extra left, we will start helping the people around us. By helping other, it gives us chance to appreciate what other people did to help us.

Move on!

My journey is to help other people improve their business and create win-win situation for business owners and consumers. I think I am on the right track. I love helping other people, which is my passion. I truly believe that money will come after that. So let’s move forward on our journey and make the best changes in our life!

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