I hear that “times are tough.” People say “the banks
aren’t loaning money” and “unemployment is at record
highs.” People are suffering and things are bad. And
perhaps most insidious of all, I hear, “the Government
ought to do something.”
Well, yes the statistics and the economy are bad. You can
get all the data and “proof” of that you want. If you
look for bad news, it’s easy to find.
But so is good news.
One piece of good news is that in hard times, opportunity
abounds. It always has! When lots of people have lots of
needs, the opportunity to meet those needs is greater
than ever. When things are darkest, the person or
business that holds a lantern quickly becomes the leader.
Remember the old saying that “In the land of the blind,
the one-eyed man is king”? It’s true!
If your business can provide a better product or quicker
service or a lower price, this is your chance to dominate
your market! Fortunes have been made in every recession
and even during the Great Depression of the 1930’s,
people got rich! Find a way.
Second, more people are starting businesses than ever
before. Many people have grown tired of “looking for a
job” and decided to create their own. Some are solo-
preneurs and do what they have always done, but now work
for themselves instead of a corporation. Others launch a
small business and open the firm they’ve always wanted.
And some work with partners and investors to launch
something much, much bigger!
Choose not to “go along” with this recession or the
ordinary wisdom of the masses. Do something remarkable!
Opportunities abound.
Quotes of the Week
"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a
sundial in the shade?" -- Ben Franklin
"In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only
by pressing the limits do you ever find them." -- Dr. Joyce Brothers
“It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the
limits of our abilities do not exist.” -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“The way we live our days, is the way we live our lives.” -- Annie Dillard
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