Come on people, get a grip!
This will be my first and probably last comment about the Wall Street debacle and the failed "bailout."
Yep, it's bad news. Yep, a lot of people lost a lost of money. Yep, things are looking ugly. But ya know what? It's going to get better and you are going to be okay.
Please note that I am not making light of the situation or not being compassionate. I know a lot of people are scared and hurting. But remember this:
What you focus on expands.
And the truth is that all the worrying in the world is not going to change circumstances. It never does. So, you can keep watching the news and reading the newspaper and listening to the doom and gloom. You can keep focusing on the problem and you'll just make yourself feel worse and worse.
Or, you can focus on what you can control. Stephen Covey calls that focusing on your "circle of influence." Spending anytime worrying about things that are outside your circle of influence in counterproductive and a waste of time.
So don't fret over the dee-nero you might have lost but rather focus on how you can make more dee-nero. Now might be the time for you to change your life and catapult yourself to the next level. (You do realize that a whole bunch of folks are going to become VERY wealthy because of this "crisis" don't you? Are you going to be one of them?)
Do I feel that there should have been a bailout or not? I do have an opinion but guess what? It does not matter what my opinion is because that is not going to change anything.
Now, more than ever, you must hunker down and focus your attention on what you can do to improve your business. When times are good, you can be sloppy in your marketing and in your business practices. But when times are tough, sloppiness will kill you.
I was talking to a business owner recently and he actually said, "Yeah, things are going well for me so I'm not doing as much marketing." Huh? Could you imagine a dumber statement than that. When things are not going well for you that's when you should INCREASE your marketing not cut back on it.
It's time to get back to the fundamentals of not only running our businesses but running our lives.
You have a wonderful opportunity. Think about what you really want to do. Try to ignore your past programming about what you "should" do and open your mind to the possibility of making your life and your business exactly like you want it to be.
There is no better time than right now.
(I would love to hear your comments and I do read all of them.)
Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!
~Dave Dee
PS: We are almost there! It's almost time to unveil our new Passion Into Profits business and system. Stay tuned 'cause it's going to be cool!
PPS: If you want to really add a significant profit stream to your life this year (actually more like a roaring river!), then you should check out the new course, "How I Made $77 Million Dollars In Two Years - And You Can Too" by Vincent James. The original course sold for $300 - in fact that's what I bought it for - but I since I bought the publishing rights you can own it for pennies on the dollar.Go to: http://www.77milliondollars.com
Yep, it's bad news. Yep, a lot of people lost a lost of money. Yep, things are looking ugly. But ya know what? It's going to get better and you are going to be okay.
Please note that I am not making light of the situation or not being compassionate. I know a lot of people are scared and hurting. But remember this:
What you focus on expands.
And the truth is that all the worrying in the world is not going to change circumstances. It never does. So, you can keep watching the news and reading the newspaper and listening to the doom and gloom. You can keep focusing on the problem and you'll just make yourself feel worse and worse.
Or, you can focus on what you can control. Stephen Covey calls that focusing on your "circle of influence." Spending anytime worrying about things that are outside your circle of influence in counterproductive and a waste of time.
So don't fret over the dee-nero you might have lost but rather focus on how you can make more dee-nero. Now might be the time for you to change your life and catapult yourself to the next level. (You do realize that a whole bunch of folks are going to become VERY wealthy because of this "crisis" don't you? Are you going to be one of them?)
Do I feel that there should have been a bailout or not? I do have an opinion but guess what? It does not matter what my opinion is because that is not going to change anything.
Now, more than ever, you must hunker down and focus your attention on what you can do to improve your business. When times are good, you can be sloppy in your marketing and in your business practices. But when times are tough, sloppiness will kill you.
I was talking to a business owner recently and he actually said, "Yeah, things are going well for me so I'm not doing as much marketing." Huh? Could you imagine a dumber statement than that. When things are not going well for you that's when you should INCREASE your marketing not cut back on it.
It's time to get back to the fundamentals of not only running our businesses but running our lives.
You have a wonderful opportunity. Think about what you really want to do. Try to ignore your past programming about what you "should" do and open your mind to the possibility of making your life and your business exactly like you want it to be.
There is no better time than right now.
(I would love to hear your comments and I do read all of them.)
Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!
~Dave Dee
PS: We are almost there! It's almost time to unveil our new Passion Into Profits business and system. Stay tuned 'cause it's going to be cool!
PPS: If you want to really add a significant profit stream to your life this year (actually more like a roaring river!), then you should check out the new course, "How I Made $77 Million Dollars In Two Years - And You Can Too" by Vincent James. The original course sold for $300 - in fact that's what I bought it for - but I since I bought the publishing rights you can own it for pennies on the dollar.Go to: http://www.77milliondollars.com
posted by Dave Dee at
10:02 AM
6 Comments:
Come on, dude. It's "dinero". I'm not sure if you will care what I think but this kind of thing bugs me. With all the emails I get I tend to stop reading and unsubscribe from the ones that bug me. Other than that you have a lot of good points. Have a good day.
-A
Three cheers for you, Dave! Once again you cut through the clutter and "tell it like it is."
On Facebook yesterday a high school student (BARELY a high school student - beginning his 9th grade year) ended his message to me saying that he hoped I hadn't been too hurt by the 7% drop on Wall Street. (Wow... wonder what classes he's taking!)
I wrote back that, truthly, I'm much too busy to notice. I don't pick up a newspaper before noon, listen to no radio, have no TV on until after dinner, and don't fret about what I can't control. (I DO, however, listen to motivational and marketing info all the time - while shaving, driving, jogging...)
Oh, sure... I have a good 401(K) in Merrill Lynch (the company was recently sold) and I don't want to see the "paper" value of my portfolio drop, but what can I do to control it in the short run?
Nothing.
So... I stay busy with my Info Products business, keep focusing on helping other people, keep generating new marketing ideas.
And life is good!
Charlie Seymour Jr.
Charlie@LizSeymour.com
Thanks for that, Dave! I think I was letting it get ahold of me yesterday, and this is exactly what I needed to hear! Thanks again!
In answer to the first comment. Um, I do know that the spelling is "dinero." But my last name is DEE - thus the play on the spelling DEEnero.
Hi Dave, Great article.
If you would like a tool to manage your small business activities and Projects, you can use this web aplication:
http://www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage and prioritize your Goals (for business but also in other areas of your life), Projects and Tasks. It has a Checklists section, for the routines and repetitive activities that any business has to do. Also, it features a Schedules section and a Calendar, for scheduling you time and activities.
Some features from GTD are also present, like Contexts and Next Actions.
And it's available on the mobile phone too, so you can access it from anywhere.
Thanks Dave, both for making the choice to pay attention to what you *can* control and for having fun with the word "dinero"...love it!
From someone else who loves to play with words!
Have an awesome day and keep up the great work...I've only recently subscribed and am enjoying what I'm reading!
Lots of light, hugs and blessings
Jerilynne Knight
"igKnighting your passion, power, and possibilities"
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