A Small Business Owner’s Prayer For Obama

President Obama:

As you take power for what is the most remarkable statement our country has made in ages and having run the best campaign ever, we know you are taking over what will be the worst job in the world.

• We want your optimism to be contagious and your can-do-attitude to inspire us
  
• We are terrified you will tax us and hold us up as scapegoats, while we are survivors
  
• We are hopeful you will see us as family leaders not large corporate thieves
  
• We are one-third democrats, one-third republicans and one-third independents*
  
• We love your dreaming but worry we are not included in those dreams
  
• We care little about NAFTA but worry more about being virtual
  
• We want to give people jobs but aren’t sure we can carry them
  
• We believe we give service to society by virtue of the value we provide to customers, the people we hire and the young that we train
  
• Lastly, it’s always been lonesome as a small business owner and we have no expectations that government will help us. We love our country and want to see it, and you, succeed.

While the entire world is holding their breath as to what an Obama victory really means to them, fear, uncertainty and doubt have already gripped most small business owners. From losing or maxing out their credit lines, to fearing that consumer demand will simply dry up, entrepreneurship is in upheaval. On one hand, it is still the American dream for so many; on the other, it is a grim reality for so many who depend on it.

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What's Your Best & Highest Use?

To achieve professional and business growth we are told that if we: follow our passion; find our focus; and have fun that success will follow.

Yet many intelligent and driven executives, consultants or companies are frustrated with this. How can something so simple be so unobtainable and so hard to execute? It is understandable that most people react with avoidance or anger when given simple advice and no way to take it. Personally, the next time I hear "Pursue your dream" coming out of the mouth of a motivational speaker, I am going to chase that speaker out of the room! Read more.

More Articles About Best & Highest Use.

• Finding Your Best & Highest Use, "Entrepreneur Magazine" book excerpt reprint from The 5 Catalysts of Seven Figure Growth
  
  
• I Didn't Know You Do That!
  
  
• If You’re Stale, You’ll Fail: Recharge Your Best And Highest Use!

Recession-Proof Your Business

With all the media talk that we’re in a down economy, the weakening dollar, mortgage crisis, collapse of financial institutions, your fears are increasing that your business will take a bad turn. What should you do?

Your business isn’t dependent upon the consumer confidence index. First, you just need a few more ideal customers, and second, you should do the same thing you do in a rockin’ economy - target, differentiate and raise your prices.

Here are more tips and strategies to Recession-Proof Your Business.

• 12 Tactics To Ensure Your Business Does Well During A Slow Economy
  
  
• Change, Acceptance & Knowledge
  
  
• Exploiting Your Recession - Finding Opportunities Within Decline
  
  
• Five Tips For Growing Your Business Profitably During A Recession
  
  
• Golden Nugget Regarding Recession
  
  
• Surviving the Recession: Five Ways to Snatch Victory from Defeat

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