What is the most important thing to you right now? More money, more freedom, more security?
When your life goes off the rails, how do you regain your sanity? Einstein describes insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
Success in a tough economy depends on persistence and consistency more than at any other time. Everyone can be successful in a booming economy. Only the determined and resilient survive in a tough economy.
Do you remember when you were a child with your first kite? Your dad said, “I’ve got something new and fun for you. It’s called a kite, and it’s going to fly.” You looked at him a little skeptically. It was just paper and sticks. Your dad helped you put it together, tied the rope and told you to run. You couldn’t imagine that he would fly but you wanted to trust your dad. He told you, “run!” You ran and crawled on the ground after you. You were so bummed but you really wanted to believe your dad. Your friends would laugh at you and your dad would say “run”. You ran as hard as you could and the kite went up 5 feet and then 10 feet and then bounced off the ground. Your dad kept yelling “run, don’t stop or you’ll have to start all over again.” You ran and sent up a few feet and bounced off the ground. Your friends are laughing so hard they’re rolling on the floor. You want to believe, but the kite keeps bouncing off the ground every few meters. Your dad keeps yelling “run.” You keep running and eventually it goes up 10 feet and then 15 feet. You are getting tired, so you slow down and the kite falls back to the ground. You start to run again harder and the kite eventually goes up 15 feet then 20 feet then 50 feet and you release more string and it goes up 100 feet. Finally it is above 200 feet and you stop running and let go of the rope. The kite keeps going up and you do nothing but let go of the string. Your friends finally stop laughing. Your dad pats you on the shoulder as you gasp to catch your breath. The kite is flying. Dad was right. Keep running!
In a tough economy, only the persistent who keep going will get business off the ground. Once you build momentum, the kite really flies.
Regardless of your political views, the American economy is a mess right now. How come we choose between 2 people for president and 50 for Miss America?
In this time of economic turmoil, many people are off the rails in their lives. The diversion depends on how quickly you recognize that there is a problem and take appropriate action. How badly do you want to not only survive but also thrive?
1900-1922 A Shadowed World
1929-1937 Great Depression
1937-1938 Recession –
1973-1979 From crisis to crisis
2008-? Here we go again – down and down
but there is hope
Look who started in a bad economy… 16 of 30 of the companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average started in a bad economy
1902 – 3M
1906 – Kellogg
1906-Honeywell
1907 – Alcoa
1908-General Motors
1916-Boeing
1923-Disney
1925 – Caterpillar
1929 – United Technology
1939 – Hewlett Packard
1975-Microsoft
1970s: Apple computer
1975 – Chile
1976 – Famous Amos Cookies (Kellogg’s division)
1978 – Home Depot
1980 – Applebee’s
1983-AT&T
1983 – SBC Communications
Napoleon Hill said: “Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut off all sources of withdrawal. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win, essential to success.”
The time has come to start running and launch your kite – your own business. More than 69 percent of all new businesses will start this year as home-based businesses. Microsoft started in a garage.
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