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Get Creative During These Interesting Times
According to the Chinese blessing "May you live in interesting times," we certainly live in interesting economic times right now. In fact, I was talking to an associate just yesterday, and the exact words he used to conclude a thought that we had been pursuing were, "How this turns out is going to be interesting."
He's talking about how we, as citizens of the United States, have just recently gotten a new President. We just celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama, outgoing George Bush. And as you well know, if you're a student of History or Current Events, we are in a serious depression.
We've got wars going on, The U.S. economy is bad, and of course it's affecting the whole world, The mortgage market, the credit market, the bail-outs. And people are losing jobs,Citicorp cut 70,000 jobs within two weeks. Company after company. Microsoft recently announced that they're cutting thousands and thousands of jobs because sales are down. It's a domino effect, and it's happening everywhere. And it ain't over yet!
Here's one thing to consider. When you're caught in a storm, maybe that long-term vision you had becomes less important than surviving or thriving in the current environment. Now, that doesn't mean that you turn your ship around and start sailing back home, although that could be, in the short term, what's good for you.
We are masters of our fates, the captains of our ships. And if you are a captain of a ship and you get into a storm, or a typhoon, or a hurricane once you get out on the ocean,hopefully not the perfect storm,the single most important thing to do is to survive as completely as possible.
Of course, it's better to outrun or avoid that storm, and that would be a higher thing, but even if that's what you're looking at,whew, that's the most important thing! And, like I said, if it means turning back around and sailing towards your original port of departure, for a temporary event, yes! Do it!
There are people who are going back and having to do things that they haven't done for six, eight, 10, 12 years. Today is survival. It's more important right now to get through these times. This is the test of you and me, of an individual, of a country, of a company,can we handle that typhoon? Can we make it through the hurricane?
Because brother, we've entered it. It's too late to avoid it. For now, this is the most important thing you can do: be creative. Don't be proud. Do things that you've done before. Recognize that, in fact, it might be a good idea to do the things that made you successful originally. That's what a lot of us are going back and doing.
So I say, get creative,that's where you show your mettle.
I enjoy having you as a partner here, in these interesting times.
About the Author A leader in the human potential movement, Ted Ciuba, writes and presents on harnessing that "HoloMagic c2 Factor" to acquire wealth. He presents a specific 13 point formula which works every time in his best-selling *The NEW Think and Grow Rich*. The book and other bonus learning aids can be found at http://www.HoloMagic.com
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