We are on the road to recovery according to American and Canadian media. The global economy is shifting rapidly and we are faced with the ‘rattling of the cage’ that has happened to our businesses and our personal lives.
What has the recession done to you?
Was your job affected?
Was your income affected?
Was your family affected?
How?
I think we can all say that we have been and will be forever impacted by the challenges in the last 18 months.
I personally have re-evaluated my business and re-looked at my personal life and have vowed to not go back to old comfortable patterns but rather to really focus on being pliant, adaptable and willing to go outside my comfort zone in order to live according to my values.
I have in the last 18 months looked at my business model and have added joint venture projects, aligned products to my speaking business and have been able to schedule in 2010 for personal activities I always said I wanted to do but haven’t yet done.
In order to remain relevant for the new economy and the rapidly changing attitudes of our planet I think there are 3 questions we need to continue to ask ourselves as we move forward- I have been asking these questions of myself since last November and will continue to do so moving forward. They are:
#1- Is how I am currently doing my business or leading my team going to help us grow?
#2- Why am I attached to this certain ideal, way of doing things, or status quo?
#3- Am I blaming others or situations when I could be looking at creative solutions for this predicament?
These questions are keeping me honest and my clients as well.
The questions we ask ourselves leads us to our next level of growth.
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