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Problems and Opportunities

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We live in an unusual time with corporate downsizing, restructuring,

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and the increase in global competition.

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Some view these times as problematic;

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others see the incredible opportunities created by such change.

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In the last decade there has been a huge growth

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in home-based and service-industry businesses.

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These businesses have been started by individuals

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with the courage to pursue their dreams.

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Yet, for every idea that is implemented,

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thousands of ideas never get beyond the conceptual stage -

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from the imagination to a plan of action.

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What holds people back from pursuing their dreams and acting on their great ideas?

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I believe it’s fear of failure.

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Someone once said “there are a lot of ways to become a failure,

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but never taking a chance is the most successful way.”

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I’ve also heard it said that

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“people don’t plan to fail...they fail to plan.”

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Companies these days must be willing and able to change constantly.

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Sometimes companies change course to survive,

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and sometimes they do so because an opportunity is too good to resist.

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I know of a small company that provided a messenger service several years ago.

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A sudden major increase in corporate use of fax machines

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nearly put this small company out of business.

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Fortunately,

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the owner of the company was astute enough to realize other global corporate trends

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happening at the same time.

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The owner shifted gears from offering a messenger service

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to providing an offsite records storage service,

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and soon business was booming once again.

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It all comes down to perspective.

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When there was a downturn in the economy,

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some people could say “This is terrible!

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With the downturn in the economy,

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nobody will have a budget for my service.”

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Or others thought “This is great!

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With the tightening of budgets and the loss of support staff,

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there’s an even greater need for professionals to be effective,

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which is precisely what I’m here to help them do!”