I live in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Down here we know that God is a Tarheel fan and that's why he made the sky Carolina Blue. Many years (this year included and unfortunately last year as well) we don't hope for a National Championship, we expect it. So every Heels game in the tournament is a real nervous affair. The famous line for favorites in the tourney is just Survive and Advance. So any way we can get a win and move on is what we're after.

Over the last several months as I've read and written about the challenging times in our industry and we approached tournament time, this saying kept ringing in my head. Survive and Advance. At some point conditions will ease. There's no telling how long it will last. Just Survive and Advance. I have a solid long term plan for my business and I keep that in mind all the time. I also have specific activities that I focus on every day to move towards that goal. Focusing on your daily activity will enable you to weather the storm. It also pays to continually examine which activities are effective and which aren't and then make appropriate adjustments. I've talked to and read posts from people around here who are clearly focused and doing everything they can on a daily basis to survive the times we are dealing with. This thing is going to end at some point and those are the people who are not only going to survive but they will thrive big time on the other side of the downturn. I don't know how long this will last, but I'm just going to keep focus and Survive and Advance. I expect the Heels to do the same.


Todd Kmiec
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