The First Green Shoots

I think we’ve had enough of talking ourselves down and we should now start anticipating our recovery and working towards that.

I’ve had a very interesting week meeting lots of new people and potential business partners plus having stimulating conversations that generate business ideas. These must be the first green shoots.

It’s really interesting, and I never realised this before I was told today, that October is the month for financial collapse and doom messages being latest news. Now we are in Spring we can expect the news to change and people to start being more optimistic. Some countries are even talking about putting the recession behind them and are starting to talk about their recovery.

I think the quote by Whitney Young Jr. sums up what we need to be doing right now. “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared”.

So what can we do? Well I think the positive side of The Law of Attraction needs to be dusted off and polished up. So what do you want to happen to your business in 2009? What skills would you like to develop this year? Which company would you ideally like to be working with? Start to clarify your thoughts on these questions and then focus on what you want to achieve, preferably with some “sensory acuity” or “see, hear and feel” words to describe it and put it out into the ether. Then start thinking about what you can be doing right now to move towards achieving that goal, you’ll be surprised at the results.

Remember the quote by Henry Ford “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right”.


There are three books I would recommend for reading now, two are very short books, the first is “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne and the second is a very tiny book called “The Precious Present” which is about keeping positively grounded in today or Carpe Diem. The third book is quite uplifting and it is “Chicken Soup for the Soul”.

I’d love to hear your success stories regarding your green shoots or even small shrubs or giant trees.