When The Going Gets Tough - The Tough Get Going
Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
by Dorothy M Neddermeyer
Genesis Consultants, Inc.
This old, but poignant cliché applies in every situation when something is going off track-that is going off track from what we currently know it to be.
The news media and politicians want you to belief the 'sky is falling.' Yes, it is tough to be laid off or seeing your friends or family get laid off, or if you own a business to see your products or service in a slump. However, there IS money to be made. You need to think, 'outside the box,' and see the situation in a different light.
If you talked to Warren Buffett, he would tell you to analyze what you can do-versus what you can not do. Buffett did not become the richest person in the world by worrying about a down turn in the economy or doing what everybody else does. He developed and worked a plan to continue to grow his wealth. When everybody else is selling their stock, Buffett is buying.
Yes, he gets 'sweetheart' deals and all that, and you are not Warren Buffett. However, my point is that, in tough times, you have choices, even though they may be few. You can give up or think, 'outside the box.' Instead, of seeing the glass as half empty you can see it as half full. Instead of thinking and focusing on doom and gloom you can develop creative strategies to stay ahead of the 'so-called' trend.
The economy rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put into it. Likewise we have inside ourselves an inner economy that falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible or impossible-positive, negative or neutral.
The degree to which you are willing to challenge your belief system determines the success of your inner economy. Have you ever wondered why some families are particularly talented as musicians or artists? Imagine, for example, if your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was something they lacked. As a member of that group, you would likely create that same belief about yourself. As a result even if you had the desire to pursue musical endeavors, you might hesitate to get behind yourself, fearing that your investment would be for naught. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you inherently lack musical talent would probably be a major obstacle in your investing your energy into your musical dreams.
Conversely, if you knew a way to release your negative beliefs, a great flow of energy would rise within you, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success. The energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various commodities available for trade. In either case, beliefs have a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind anything. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in your inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide you might think. There are other more reliable indicators of success that you can put your faith in, such as passion, gut sense-a.k.a intuition. Some of the most successful investors are the ones who go against the grain, trusting their intuition over the popular opinion about what will work.
When the Going Gets Tough - The Tough Get Going-What are you going to do? What is your strategy to move ahead of the economic times we currently face? The sooner you have a plan the sooner you will be moving ahead of the trend.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Author, "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life." Dr. Dorothy has the unique gift of connecting people with a broad range of profound principles that resonate in the deepest part of their being. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one's daily thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net
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