Comments on: Are You Using the Economy as an Excuse?

By: 21 Ways to Go Rogue | Christine Kane

21 Ways to Go Rogue | Christine Kane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:02:57 +0000

[...] 3. Stop blaming the economy. [...]

By: Paula G

Paula G — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:57:56 +0000

You’re not kidding! People use the economy as an excuse for everything from why they can’t succeed to a reason to treat people poorly.

The reality is in down economic times lots of good stuff is happening…much like deep in the ground in winter so we can have spring flowers, gardens, and the like. If we throw toxic waste on the garden it will not grow. The toxic waste is all the limiting beliefs and excuses that keep us stuck. It is also the instances like you document here where collaboration, trust, and goodwill gets thrown out the window as a convenient, short-term excuse. My guess is in the long term this promoter won’t have much business to worry about.

By: nicole

nicole — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:41:23 +0000

Christine..you were right (see comments above). I did attract a fabulous job and I start tomorrow. Keep the faith everyone…pray and keep the faith.

And I’m STILL not watching the news. Fooey.

By: Catherine Cantieri, Sorted

Catherine Cantieri, Sorted — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:02:01 +0000

“In this exciting present moment…” is a fantastic mindset. It actually sounds like the approach taken by my mentor, Barbara Hemphill. I’m starting an organizing business that focuses on creative professionals and I’m getting trained by Barbara. She had a teleclass last week called something like “Why NOW is the best time to start an organizing business.” Her reasons made a lot of sense, and so do the reasons for being optimistic right now.

Thus far, I’ve gone for jobs with “security” and “easy money” — only to find that there’s no such thing. Making myself the sole determiner of my future is scary, but compared with the anxiety other folks must feel putting their future in the hands of employers who have the same mindset as that promoter… at least I can depend on myself to have my own best interests at heart, most of the time . And I think I’m gonna borrow some confidence from Christine and Barbara and Laine’s friend (even if that means I have to fake it ’til I make it).

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:31:25 +0000

amen christine! this is the time for change! as i see it, there’s no option. we can’t go backwards. we can only go forward and do our best!

By: Christine Kane

Christine Kane — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:41:35 +0000

Nicole – I’m with you there, my friend! I’ve turned off MSNBC as well. I’m absolutely KNOWING you’ll either find a job or create some new amazing path for yourself as you begin anew!

By: nicole

nicole — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:29:08 +0000

My office is closing at the end of this month and I am faced with the possibility of going on the unemployment rolls if I don’t find a job between now and then, but honestly, I refuse to watch the news anymore. The 24 hour news channels need to fill 24 hours and feel the need to put an Armageddon like title at the bottom of the screen like, “THE ECONOMIC CRISIS”. Yes, the economy is not good. That’s the reality, but the level of fear that the media is cultivating is equally as frightening to me. So, I choose not to watch the news anymore and go about planning my life. And, I’ve had more job interviews in the past three weeks than I did two years ago when the economy was better and I was looking to make a job change out of desire rather than necessity. Go figure. So, I choose to stay positive and not curl up in a ball paralyzed by fear while MSNBC plays in the background.

(And, I voted for Obama and was hoping to hear a Rooselvelt line like “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. I think the country needed that and I was disappointed we didn’t get it.

By: Catrice

Catrice — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:36:37 +0000

Love the post and the comments.

Thank you!

Catrice

By: Thauna

Thauna — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:27:04 +0000

Amen! I refuse to buy into the worry and dread that the media dishes out everyday. This summer when gas prices peaked I got really panicky for a bit…then I decided to turn my energy around. Each time I passed a gas station and saw that exhorberant price I would say to myself “gas prices are coming down” and I would feel better. And guess what they did…you’re all welcome! Haha! I still say it and feel very grateful for the $1.47 a gallon I paid today to fill up.

I am reaping blessing everyday, even financial blessings…work is very busy and getter busier everyday, so my job is secure. It’s all about where you focus. )

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:09:42 +0000

I have stopped reading the paper and watching the news because it instills an under current of fear that is truly contagious and I refuse to give into the sentiment.

The economy still comes into conversation since I know a lot of people who have either been laid off from their jobs (or their spouse/partner has been laid off). My husband was recently spared his job which brought about a sigh of relief, but also a sigh of resignation since the possibility of him being laid off brought about dreams of a different reality for his future (and mine). We had a plan two that almost seems more exciting than than reality – but I am a dreamer.

Spending is down, but… as a people, we also have a real opportunity for change – change in attitude, in addition to how we choose to spend our energy, time and focus, not to mention money. I wish I had paid more attention to micro and macro economics in school – bit, I don’t think that the solution to our society is based on money and shopping.