Credit Crunch and Confidence
Ah, not that old chestnut I hear you cry. Well yes...the more I read about the credit crunch the more I am convinced an increase in confidence will get us out of it faster.
Last night I attended an open evening at Deafblind UK. They were showing us around their conference centre (great facilities, if you need a venue in Peterborough DO give them a try). Their speaker talked about how to avoid participating in the credit crunch and yet again, one clear message was to stay positive.
So what's new? It's a mindset game. I was sitting next to a lady who was talking about a new competitor who was setting up large, modern facilities just down the road from her. "We may go out of business" she said. They will if she thinks like that. After the talk she was much more positive and had identified niches offered by her business that the new, shiny, large competitor would not be able to offer. Namely a small, bespoke personal service. All a change of mindset.
So what are you thinking? Will the Credit Crunch be yet another disaster for you, your business, or your job? Or will it provide opportunities?
Toady the news is talking about Asda opening up new stores, creating 000's of jobs. Then the doom mongers get talking about more job losses.
The opportunities are out there. Change your mindset and go and find them - I know I shall.
Last night I attended an open evening at Deafblind UK. They were showing us around their conference centre (great facilities, if you need a venue in Peterborough DO give them a try). Their speaker talked about how to avoid participating in the credit crunch and yet again, one clear message was to stay positive.
So what's new? It's a mindset game. I was sitting next to a lady who was talking about a new competitor who was setting up large, modern facilities just down the road from her. "We may go out of business" she said. They will if she thinks like that. After the talk she was much more positive and had identified niches offered by her business that the new, shiny, large competitor would not be able to offer. Namely a small, bespoke personal service. All a change of mindset.
So what are you thinking? Will the Credit Crunch be yet another disaster for you, your business, or your job? Or will it provide opportunities?
Toady the news is talking about Asda opening up new stores, creating 000's of jobs. Then the doom mongers get talking about more job losses.
The opportunities are out there. Change your mindset and go and find them - I know I shall.
posted by Kate Atkin at 4:35 am
1 Comments:
Good point - and one I've heard a lot.
For us, the crunch has proved to be something of a boon: we do presentation skills training and quite a few companies are realising the way to fight the crunch is NOT by hunkering down but by coming out fighting and so the demand for that training has actually gone UP recently!
It's an ill wind... as they say!
Simon
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