Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.02 - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T06:29:08Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/digging-into-8?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A488116&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSo, I'll call you. Thanks.
H…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-12:502551:Comment:4889832009-01-12T03:19:22.813ZJohn Sumserhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JohnSumser
So, I'll call you. Thanks.<br />
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Here's tonight's sunset.<br />
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So, I'll call you. Thanks.<br />
<br />
Here's tonight's sunset.<br />
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<a href="http://budurl.com/885p">http://budurl.com/885p</a> John,
The house sounds like a…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-11:502551:Comment:4884182009-01-11T14:14:22.538ZDavid Perryhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/recruitinggorilla
John,<br />
The house sounds like a fantastic place to live and reflect. I'm insanely jealous. Send us all pictures of the view - especially us in Canada - so we can live vicariously through you.<br />
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The media... well what can I say. Until people in general learn to think for themselves [unfortunately I don;t see that happening in my lifetime] instead of allowing the media to interrupt reality for them --- well the economic gyrations will continue like a roller-coaster.<br />
<br />
I still think we need to form an…
John,<br />
The house sounds like a fantastic place to live and reflect. I'm insanely jealous. Send us all pictures of the view - especially us in Canada - so we can live vicariously through you.<br />
<br />
The media... well what can I say. Until people in general learn to think for themselves [unfortunately I don;t see that happening in my lifetime] instead of allowing the media to interrupt reality for them --- well the economic gyrations will continue like a roller-coaster.<br />
<br />
I still think we need to form an independent think tank for the industry - along the lines I suggested. The challenge the media face is that most need to grind out news everyday and there's very little that's more newsworthy than death/destruction AND mayhem. Little else is cause for people to stop and take notice! If only we could organize a national "no news week" no tv, newspaper or radio --- I think people would be cured of most of their neuroses --- a chance to reboot civilization --- but I digress.<br />
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I think 'people' need another source of 'interpretation' for the news. Perhaps I'll try to get something we can integrate with the John Steward or the Colbert Report because I can't see our version of "The Naked News" working for us --- unless we get some better looking spokesperson....<br />
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Call when you have a minute. I've spoken with my editor at Wiley about another 'book idea'. One ypu are uniquely suited to write AND I think you would enjoy.<br />
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All the best for a peaceful new year.<br />
<br />
David<br />
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David The recession is 99% in you h…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4881162009-01-10T23:51:15.828ZJorge Albinagortahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jalbinag
The recession is 99% in you head, I say. Shake it off and replace it with aspirations and delivery capacity.<br />
Have a great '09, trust that you make good use of the golf course<br />
jorge
The recession is 99% in you head, I say. Shake it off and replace it with aspirations and delivery capacity.<br />
Have a great '09, trust that you make good use of the golf course<br />
jorge My wife and I spoke, and we d…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4881042009-01-10T23:31:44.743ZJim Durbinhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jim_durbin
My wife and I spoke, and we decided not to take part in this recession.<br />
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That's what it comes down to. The strategies for doing well in a recession are the same as for working in flush times. It's just that recessions tend to focus our minds, and we're more likely to watch out cash flow, pay more attention to the quality of our hires, work hard, and seek out clients who can pay.<br />
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People who lost their jobs in boom times and struggled to find work were in the same boat as people who lost jobs…
My wife and I spoke, and we decided not to take part in this recession.<br />
<br />
That's what it comes down to. The strategies for doing well in a recession are the same as for working in flush times. It's just that recessions tend to focus our minds, and we're more likely to watch out cash flow, pay more attention to the quality of our hires, work hard, and seek out clients who can pay.<br />
<br />
People who lost their jobs in boom times and struggled to find work were in the same boat as people who lost jobs recently. I don't mean to make light of someone who lost a position, but if you are out of work, you should be spending 8 hours a day looking for work.<br />
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Personally, I'm going to make 2009 my best year ever. I'm going to double what I made in any other year - no matter what it takes to do so. That's my dream - because my wife wants a house on the beach too, though I've told her we'll just rent in Del Mar and live in Texas. Cheaper on the income taxes.<br />
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<cite>John Sumser said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/digging-into-8#502551Comment487973"><div>I don't think it's possible to overestimate the impact that the media is having on perceptions of the Recession. Provoking fear (which requires a load of status updating and reassurrance) is the best way to sell news media.<br/> <br/>
The more scared you are, the more you have to check to see if there's still a reason to be scared.<br/>
<br/>
It's very primal stuff (and very manipulative).<br/>
<br/>
When you consider the fact that the folks in the News Media are all insecure (because their jobs are going away), it's reasonably easy to see the way their fears are amplified. It's a great big echo chamber.<br/>
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Around here, the restaurants have waiting lines and the malls seem reasonably busy. There are a lot of vacant houses (where do those people go?). Since there's no banking or manufacturing, most jobs are reasonably secure.<br/>
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I really like <a href="http://img.skitch.com/20090109-1iu27hke73b4xbe25xix1mc3mn.jpg">this chart (courtesy Brian DeGroodt)</a> . It shows the ups and downs of the stock market (DJIA) since 1928. We aren't even close to the worst it's ever been.<br/>
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So, like I've been saying, focus on the dream and make room for it to come true. This is a powerful time to get clear about exactly what you want. It's a skill that will serve you in any economic climate.<br/>
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If you believe that your dreams can't be fulfilled, then they won't be. The hardest time to dream is when everyone says not to.</div>
</blockquote> John Sumser - The Dream Merch…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4879982009-01-10T19:41:57.871ZMaureen Sharibhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MaureenSharib
John Sumser - The Dream Merchant.<br />
We need more of this.<br />
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<i>"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."</i> ~ Mark Twain
John Sumser - The Dream Merchant.<br />
We need more of this.<br />
<br />
<i>"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."</i> ~ Mark Twain I don't think it's possible t…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4879732009-01-10T19:00:07.963ZJohn Sumserhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JohnSumser
I don't think it's possible to overestimate the impact that the media is having on perceptions of the Recession. Provoking fear (which requires a load of status updating and reassurrance) is the best way to sell news media.<br />
<br />
The more scared you are, the more you have to check to see if there's still a reason to be scared.<br />
<br />
It's very primal stuff (and very manipulative).<br />
<br />
When you consider the fact that the folks in the News Media are all insecure (because their jobs are going away), it's…
I don't think it's possible to overestimate the impact that the media is having on perceptions of the Recession. Provoking fear (which requires a load of status updating and reassurrance) is the best way to sell news media.<br />
<br />
The more scared you are, the more you have to check to see if there's still a reason to be scared.<br />
<br />
It's very primal stuff (and very manipulative).<br />
<br />
When you consider the fact that the folks in the News Media are all insecure (because their jobs are going away), it's reasonably easy to see the way their fears are amplified. It's a great big echo chamber.<br />
<br />
Around here, the restaurants have waiting lines and the malls seem reasonably busy. There are a lot of vacant houses (where do those people go?). Since there's no banking or manufacturing, most jobs are reasonably secure.<br />
<br />
I really like <a href="http://img.skitch.com/20090109-1iu27hke73b4xbe25xix1mc3mn.jpg">this chart (courtesy Brian DeGroodt)</a> . It shows the ups and downs of the stock market (DJIA) since 1928. We aren't even close to the worst it's ever been.<br />
<br />
So, like I've been saying, focus on the dream and make room for it to come true. This is a powerful time to get clear about exactly what you want. It's a skill that will serve you in any economic climate.<br />
<br />
If you believe that your dreams can't be fulfilled, then they won't be. The hardest time to dream is when everyone says not to. Why do you think the media is…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4878592009-01-10T15:09:26.849ZMaureen Sharibhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MaureenSharib
Why do you think the media is so obsessed with the "end times" scenarios they keep playing...it sells papers.<br />
It brings down eyeballs.<br />
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I am so disappointed in the history channel -for the last coupla' weeks - that's all they have on at night from Armageddon to (last night) 7 things that will end our world to the world is slated to end on Dec 21, 2012 to ...you name it - one histrionic scenario after another.<br />
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I'm sick of it, personally.
Why do you think the media is so obsessed with the "end times" scenarios they keep playing...it sells papers.<br />
It brings down eyeballs.<br />
<br />
I am so disappointed in the history channel -for the last coupla' weeks - that's all they have on at night from Armageddon to (last night) 7 things that will end our world to the world is slated to end on Dec 21, 2012 to ...you name it - one histrionic scenario after another.<br />
<br />
I'm sick of it, personally. Great post. Thanks for it. I…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4878322009-01-10T14:32:09.411Zmattmartonehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jsmmatt
Great post. Thanks for it. I think you're spot on. Ive always wanted to do what I'm doing now. Seeing so many people who played it safe, get beat up this past year by housing and the stock market has inspired me to go out on my own and live for something bigger than monthly wages and a 401k.<br />
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In a recession, it seems much more acceptable to hit rock bottom and for some reason that comforted me enough spark my giving it a go.
Great post. Thanks for it. I think you're spot on. Ive always wanted to do what I'm doing now. Seeing so many people who played it safe, get beat up this past year by housing and the stock market has inspired me to go out on my own and live for something bigger than monthly wages and a 401k.<br />
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In a recession, it seems much more acceptable to hit rock bottom and for some reason that comforted me enough spark my giving it a go. THANK YOU for posting this. I…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-10:502551:Comment:4878142009-01-10T14:25:25.687ZSusan MacDonaldhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SusanMacDonald
THANK YOU for posting this. I worry we are living a self fulling prophecy and are caught up in all of the emotion and media interpretation of what is going on in the economy today. Yes things are bad but why are we putting so much energy into making it mean that the world is going to end?<br />
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU for posting this. I worry we are living a self fulling prophecy and are caught up in all of the emotion and media interpretation of what is going on in the economy today. Yes things are bad but why are we putting so much energy into making it mean that the world is going to end?<br />
THANK YOU! I got a redundancy during the…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-01-09:502551:Comment:4840952009-01-09T04:48:01.497ZDan Nuroohttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DanNuroo
I got a redundancy during the Tech wreck post 2000 ... I was shattered. I took some time, found a way to supplement an income stream and then decided what I wanted to do. IT WORKED OUT... still doing it today. I can look back now and smile (as I hoped I would) and now tell people you will. NOW for the next dream... Thanks John
I got a redundancy during the Tech wreck post 2000 ... I was shattered. I took some time, found a way to supplement an income stream and then decided what I wanted to do. IT WORKED OUT... still doing it today. I can look back now and smile (as I hoped I would) and now tell people you will. NOW for the next dream... Thanks John