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When Losing is Winning
Friends of mine decided years ago to stay out of the housing market. They've been avid renters and love the freedom of being able to give notice and move. Recently they were in a lease they wanted to break, but the penalty was prohibitive. They just received a notice their landlord was losing several investment properties to foreclosure, including their rental. And they are happily on the road again.
There's a lot of "losing" right now in our world and our economy. No one is immune. The meetings industry has been hit hard because of Government restrictions on Bailout recipients travel and meetings. Most don't realize that 2.6 million jobs are directly affected by the Meetings Industry, and one estimate is 30+ million people are peripherally affected. (Mom & Pop stores near convention centers and hotels, taxi drivers, bus drivers, Food & Beverage facilities, Linen suppliers, florists, cities and states dependent upon taxes. The list goes on.) So, this topic has been top of mind for me this year. Thought I'd share my strategies. So - how can you turn your Losing into Winning? Use the 5 R's: Reflect: Where are you? How did you get here? Where do you want to be? What matters most? Rethink: What do you really need? What's possible? What can/should you invest in? What can you get rid of? What are your non-negotiables? Be Resourceful: What new avenues can you take? What else can you do? Where might you find the resources you need to make a new idea or venture take hold? Who can help? Renew: Take some time away from the problem to see it in a new light. A walk, working in the garden, a massage, a movie, time with friends ~ all these help give you perspective and renew your creative problem solving skills. Recommit: First of all, recommit to you, to your family unit, to your highest good. Don't worry about "What will other people think?" Most of them aren't thinking about you anyway. They're just as worried as you about their own problems. Make a commitment to do the highest and best good for yourself and your immediate family unit. Write it down, keep it where you can see it, and move towards it one step at a time, one day at a time. These are serious times. There are an abundance of Lessons to be learned and Changes to be made. In the midst of these, you have some opportunities to make critical life decisions. Take a deep breath and be willing to keep working on the solution that is uniquely right for you. All the best to you and yours,
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The Word From Xena!
It IS hot here. Beth has been threatening to give me a "Lion Cut" - whatever that means. We'll see who wins THAT one. If she does, I promise a picture in the next newsletter. Maybe I'll give HER a lion cut! Opportunity. Change. Crisis. I don't know what any of this means. I'm a dog. So I don't know how to help you on this one. >From my perspective on the floor, it looks like LIFE to me. You humans seem to thrive on stirring things up. You buy things you don't need, then fret about how to pay for them. After that you fret about how to get rid of them or how to sell them on something called EEEE BAAAAY. If you were going to get rid of them, why did you get them in the first place? I'm still drinking from the same dish I brought with me from Hawaii. I've had a couple of food dishes because Beth keeps dropping them. I have the same bed I was brought home in. So does Lezard. We've gotten bigger collars, well, cuz we got bigger. But we don't have a closet full of collars we don't wear! Duh. Maybe this is all good. Maybe you can get rid of all the things you don't need, don't want, don't use, and don't like anymore. Let someone else worry about them. And remember the lesson: never kill anything you aren't going to eat, and don't buy things you aren't going to use. Hey Wish me and Lezard a Happy Birthday! Lezard was 12 years old yesterday and I'll be 11 years old on Thursday! I don't look a day over 5. Beth says I'm a PermaPuppy!!! LOL That's the view from the floor anyway. Ooh, gotta go. A grasshopper! I can eat THAT! I tried to catch the Quail in the yard this morning. They are FAST! Hugs, Xena Write to me and tell me what you think about this newsletter! |
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