Another Perspective Post...

In an earlier post Dennis commented on "perspective" and how the view we take makes a dramatic difference in the decisions we make about our business, our life, our daily activities.

Here is some information you may have heard via the media recently:

- Unemployment grew to 4.7%.

- The economy's growth was downgraded 2.1% in the fourth quarter due to the credit crunch.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week at 13, 371, a drop from its quarterly high of over 14, 000.

Here's that same information presented in a different way. I think you will get my drift about how our perspective changes our view when we look at the same data differently. Here we go...

- Employment figures for the U.S. changed slightly last month: Currently 95.3% of eligible workers are gainfully employed.

- The forecast for the national economy indicates that it will continue to grow at a 1.9% rate in the fourth quarter of 2007 with expectations that growth will continue at about a 2.3% rate in 2008.

- The stock market last week maintained its 8.5% annual growth for 2007 , with the Dow Jones average ending the week at 13, 371.

What is your perspective? Are you planning, preparing, seeking success or "waiting for the shoe to drop"?

Think about your perspective today - and change it if it is directed toward the negative.