Article contributed by Clive Murphy.
Every day, the news is full of the economic downturn and how it impacts on us.
I often hear people speaking of how much money they have lost in shares, how tough things are in business and how tough they are going to get.
Are you doing it tough with money invested or with your business?
Are you worrying about your future?
Here’s my take on it (for what it is worth!) …
1. You Have a Choice
You may hear yourself say “I don’t need another problem”.
Everyone has problems.
Most people try and ignore them. Others blame the US, government, the economic climate or customers for where they are at.
The result of ignoring and blame: things only get worse.
Or, you can view problems in a productive way.
2. Problem v’s Solution
Every problem has a solution. If you continue to focus on the problem, will it get better or worse?
Worse. What you focus on expands. The more you focus on and talk about how tough things are, the worse they become.
Worrying about it is not going to produce a new result. It will only make you feel emotionally worse – even depressed.
Shift your focus to the solution.
What can you do to “ride out the storm”?
What strategies can you put into place?
What are the thoughts you need to be thinking?
3. A Chance To Grow
Problems give you a chance to grow. It is the time to become more professional and more creative. It is the time to take your business to a whole new level.
When things are tough, the non-professional businesses tend to go out of business while the professional ones take it to the next level by ensuring their customer service is the best it can be and team members are happy and know they have a job.
We were looking to buy a $1050 item from a business who went public in his complaint of how tough things are. While he had three staff talking at the counter, not one acknowledged us in the 15 minutes we were there. Result: we went elsewhere where we were eagerly served. When I rang him to give him some feedback, he didn’t want to know about it!
When a customer deals with you, they can tell whether you are happy and going well or fearful and worried. Your body language and tone of voice give it away. This will play a large part in whether they deal with you.
One of the things we have done is hire a Business Coach. He has made us “look outside the square” to identify new markets, improve what we currently do and put us in contact with others who can help.
What can you do to become more professional and more creative?
4. What You Think Is What You Get
In other words, what you think and feel – you draw to yourself.
If you focus on “loss”, you draw more loss to you. If you focus on how financially tight things are, you attract more financial hardship.
Let me ask you a question: Are you wealthy?
If you do not see yourself as wealthy, you must see yourself as poor. Seeing yourself as “poor” will cause you to think and act as a poor person – thus attracting more of the same!
If you see yourself in this way, it may be time to do a stock-take of your life. What do you own? What are you worth? How much money do you have in the bank and invested? Make a list.
Create a base for what you do have and then find ways to build on this. How can you earn more money? Get creative.
In summary, keep your thinking positive with what you do have and what you can do with what you have. Create a vision of where you would “ideally” like to be in 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. Think BIG. See yourself already in possession of your vision. Feel how good it feels to be achieving with a wealthy mindset.
What are you prepared to do to take it to the next level?
