Maybe to beat recession we must use less of the “r” word in the media these days. The newspapers are depressing, the news online on tech and business is overflowing with the news on layoffs and recession. I know that they are reporting what is actually happening around and running away from the truth does not turn things around, but could things be made slightly better if we read some positive news and stories daily?
Today in the Business section of the newspaper, there is a positive news on the Gaming Industry (Gaming industry sees record year – people are still looking for ways to have fun), my husband was quite inspired and immediately remarked – should we buy a Wii now?
I smiled; had the news been towards negative aspect- “gaming industry hit hard by recession”, I am sure his comments would not have been the same.
Yesterday, I was outside enjoying the gorgeous sunny day – another golden sunshiny day in California, and happened to greet the PG&E guy who checks on the meter. “How’s PG&E doing?” I asked the guy (instead of a polite how are you, I was not surprised to hear myself greeting him thus – the “r” word being always on the mind).
“Oh well, just OK, maybe like everyone else.” He said. But what he said next set me thinking and the reason for today’s short post.
“At least there was some good news, all the passengers on the US Airways flight survived. It started my day off well.”
What do you say? Do you think to beat the downturn we must read and do things that are more motivating? Could it turn the tide?
A good post with a positive feel and message. Well done.
VERY good message. I was just watching CNN yesterday, and they did a segment on the "recession". First, they went into a segment about how getting a college degree is not the ticket for becoming successful. They had one man on there saying, "I have a bachelors degree from a four year college and I work at a call center making $10 an hour. I feel like a loser." How do you think this is going to make people feel who have NO job? That will only make them feel depressed and worthless, especially since most of the people don't have a job or college degree. The teenagers can't even find a job because the adults have taken all of the Mcdonalds jobs. It is just pure sadness. Then, they did a segment on the wealthiest men in the world. if this isn't a pyschological ploy to make people feel like crap, I don't know what is! Good blog.
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Great post.
You need to know what’s going on in the news and marketplace in order to find opportunites and make good career choices. But you need to keep a watchful eye on how much negative news your take in.
Constantly listening to stories about layoffs and talking about ‘how bad things are’ instils a level of fear and anxiety in you – which effectively stops you taking action, reduces your level of creativity and ensures you develop a “whats the point anyway” attitude. All of which sets you up to fail.
So it’s important to limit your ‘diet’ of bad news and replace it with information, ideas and knowledge that make you feel good and more likely to take action.
It’s about developing some better habits that are better for the health of your career – reading blogs and articles focussed on solutions (not just problems), watching You Tube clips that inspire you, hanging out with positive people, excercising and listening to music are habits.
All of which are much more likely to help you deal with the challenges in economy and job market much more than the constant chatter about the ‘r’…
Thanks you Sara and Sital for your comments.
Sital your suggestion on positive inspiration is a good one. We all need it from time ot time and especially when everyone is telling you the bad news it becomes difficult to focus on the good ones. But there is always a way if we know what to do and what to read …
Thanks again!