Posts Tagged ‘careers’

Kneading Dough

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

I hear the phrase from my executive friends and clients, ‘these are interesting times’ everyday. The working execs and those looking for work share the same fears and anxieties about our future. We are barraged with news snippets about the market negatives and question why our ’friends in D.C.’ are so fixated on punishing business. We will do what we can but the obstacles to business are real and we will deal with them.

The coral in the rough sea is the strongest and brightest.

My first mentor in business taught me that dealing with the rough seas head on makes one stronger, better and that is what is happening to us all. I challenge and invite all to particpate. I don’t like our situation but let’s take the challenges head-on.

Kneading the Dough. Yep, a number of people need work to make money and the numbers may increase. If you need dough - go to work and knead the dough. If you are unemployed, find a problem - anywhere and go to work solving it - knead the dough. Volunteer to non-profits, help your friends, help your church, help your schools, help your community, do what you do - find answers. The money will come. Great companies will start from ideas created and executed on today. This is a great time to work - on everything.

Knead the Dough? Find problems and solve them…the rest will work itself out.