Comments on: 7 Recession Survival Strategies

By: Survive Economic Recession

Survive Economic Recession — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:22:49 +0000

By 2019, 40% of the population will be self-employed. That is a huge shift. By starting to think about these seven points now, people will be able to prepare for what lies ahead. Let’s face it–the corporation as we know it is a dying breed.
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By: Evlocoo

Evlocoo — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:39:34 +0000

These are extremely useful tips that will help anyone during these tough times. Having a contigency plan and staying productive is the best way to make lemonade out of these economic lemons.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:37:26 +0000

Great post.Dealing with tough times can give us the chance to grow.A crisis is an opportunity so let’s take it. Things that I used were:
Resilience (finding an opportunity in every circumstance)
Gratitude(fr what I have and can achieve)
Support (from the ones I love and people around-empathy can be found anywhere)
Plans (when you have the chance, sometimes impossible to do them)
I’m from Argentina and we had very difficult times in 2001 though hard times started some years before for my family, when we lost our shops.
I found it useful to solve a problem at a time, and laughed whenever I could

Patricias last blog post..Cómo decir las cosas

By: Kaushik

Kaushik — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:23 +0000

Hi Mary, I enjoy your articles, and want to leave comments but for some reason my comments are blocked as spam! This is the comment I was trying leave: Excellent pointers! The financial crisis has caused world-wide anxiety, but it will also bring about much-needed change. It is an opportunity for awakening, for dealing with our basic fears, and for changing the outlook on consumption and materialism. I've been out of job for a year, and though this is uncomfortable at times, I have also found my passion, in writing about Zen. Your pointers are excellent! Thanks. Kaushiks last blog post..The Nature of Attention - Attention is the SpotLight of Awareness

By: Kaushik

Kaushik — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:50:46 +0000

Excellent pointers! The financial crisis has caused world-wide anxiety, but it will also bring about much-needed change. It is an opportunity for awakening, for dealing with our basic fears, and for changing the outlook on consumption and materialism. I've been out of job for a year, and though this is uncomfortable at times, I have also found my passion, in writing about Zen. Your pointers are excellent! Thanks. Kaushiks last blog post..The Nature of Attention - Attention is the SpotLight of Awareness

By: Kaushik

Kaushik — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:51:07 +0000

I haven't found a job for a year...but then again, much good has come out that. I have deepened my awareness. I had a lot of anxiety from my circumstances and I found a release method that works beautifully! I finished the book I had been working on for three years; started a website; and now am about to start three other projects. Money is tight but I worry far less than when I had a paycheck; not to mention that I sleep a lot better... Kaushiks last blog post..The Nature of Attention - Attention is the SpotLight of Awareness

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:51:22 +0000

Hi Janice!
Thanks so much for rewriting this comment a few times. (Janice, though innocent, has been rebuffed twice by my website’s spam filter)

I love your eighth point: gratitude! As soon as I focus on gratitude, I instantly feel happier.

And fun – yes! You say about your children, “They only have one childhood.” True. The same goes for us. Personally, I think that behaving ‘like a grown-up’ is vastly overrated!

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:44:34 +0000

Hi Chris!
You say, “Whenever I become worried about survival I find that I am actually worried about the survival of an image I want to project to others of being perfect or successful.”

That’s a very important point, Chris. When we let go of ideas on how others should see us – we find freedom.
Yeah!

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:41:49 +0000

Hi Karen!
You say something very interesting: “Letting go of the familiar can be scary — even when the familiar has become detrimental.”

I was just reading some research which shows that we are likely to make the same mistake more than once because we cling on the the belief that we didn’t make a mistake the first time – and want to prove ourselves right. Ouch!

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:38:22 +0000

Hi Roger!
I think you’re right. I find that I’m more likely to work on urgent but unimportant tasks, instead of what really moves me forward when I’m a bit anxious. You too?