See the first part of the discussion here.
Some people say: “Don’t you see that there’s a crisis coming? Can’t you see that during a crisis, there’s no money? Jobs are lost, and businesses go bankrupt. What are you talking about? Prosperity during a crisis?”
There is no money? Seriously? Where did it disappear to all of a sudden?
I remember an anecdote at the beginning of the 2008 crisis. It is said that in front of a huge business center made of concrete and glass, a shoeshine man found a steady clientele. Busy businesspeople, employees, and guests all needed final touches before entering the building. And some customer were just passing by and decided to get their shoes polished.
Our shoeshine man worked with all his heart. He used plenty of excellent shoe polish, and he spoke a few kind words to customers. His shoes shined like jewels, and he was pleased with little money for his work.
One day, two of the clients entered the building, and came to our shoeshine. You know the type: They were wearing black suits, white shirts, and glasses. They looked like successful people.
While polishing one man’s shoes, he whispered to the shoeshine man: “My friend, I see you’re working well and asking for little. Be careful, there will be hard times coming soon. The world will have no more money, and you are going to have fewer clients. So you might go bankrupt. Before these hard times come, see what you can do to make sure you get some more money, because it’s not clear how long theses dark days will last.”
Our shoeshine man grew paranoid. He became more expeditious in his daily work, and even worked in a botched manner, in order to have enough time for more customers. He bought cheaper shoe polish, watered it down, and increased his prices. But the customers were getting less and less satisfied, and the revenues were dropping.
One day, the shoeshine man looked into his wallet, and he had very little money put aside. Then he thought, “How happy would I have been if those people had told me sooner that there would be a crisis, and there would be no more money?”
It’s enough to tell people that there will be a crisis, and we will trigger it: Capital is no longer moving. So production falls, and jobs are gone. We no longer pay out bills because of incomplete incomes, and banking institutions fail or become black holes. And the wave spreads to foreign branches, where the effect is similar.
And all because “we were told” that there would be a crisis, so we acted on it.
But what if we decided not to care that “there would be a crisis” because we were prepared and had a tested contingency plans?
Moreover, you will be able to personalize your direction exactly as I will show you throughout this course. But here’s the essential condition for you to succeed: You must put into practice what we are talking about. The simple key is to want. Find time. Act. Don’t delay. If you’ve changed direction without a map, leave the rest for tomorrow. But change the direction today by one single degree!
I’ve studied and put all this system into practice as a legal adviser, then a HR Manager and finally as a business consultant. I`ve polished this system during 19 years (from which 11 I gained experience in HR), and it gave results, including in my company. You can find some of the secrets of the conception That Worked here………………………
