Yea, you heard me. HOORAY!

I literally would not be where I am right now were it not for really crappy downtimes.

Yea, like now.

I know you know how bad it is. Turn on the news. Go online. Sit in front of the TV for a few minutes. You’ll get the picture very quickly.

It’s bad. And “they” want to you know how bad it is. And then some.

So what’s with my “Hooray!” then?

You see, while it may be difficult to see the forest for the trees, the truth — the absolute fact — is that during a recession or even a depression is the #1 very best time to prep yourself and your business for total and complete success and domination.

Because after the recession comes the boom. The recession is the spark that fuels the explosion that becomes your business on steroids.

Trust me, I know. My most successful periods of growth have come, without exception, during the times when most other people were so full of doom and gloom that they couldn’t get out of their own ways.

Not me. And not you, either.

What is a recession by the way? The word means different things to different people and your standards for using the word may differ whether you are a business owner, an economist or anything else.

There’s lots of recession criteria. When I use the word, here’s what I am referring to:

• Definitely a time when all the “experts” are dooming and glooming – and expecting you to do the same.
• People are hunkering down and attempting to cut down on what they view as “extras.”
• Prices on many goods and services, large and small, change usually lower, usually significantly. 
• Everywhere you go, people are talking (complaining) about the stock market, gas prices, job layoffs, the real estate market in their area and probably politics too.
• Fear motivates most decisions and actions (inactions).

Guess what? You won’t find any of that here in the Tactic 7 blog.

This blog is all about YOUR SUCCESS not just in spite of but BECAUSE OF this recession. And the crappier the economy, the BETTER your outlook. And the better your outlook, the more wildly successful you and your business will be.

So what can you do today, right now, to get moving in the right direction?
1. Turn off the  gloom and doom. It’s not helping you or your business. It’s not serving you in any way. Dump the negativity.

2. Turn off the bad news. And the bad news people. Surround yourself with good people, good news and good ideas. The bad “stuff” is bad. Bad. Did I say bad?

3. Turn on your “Success Mindset.” See things how you would like them to be. Focus on what works and build on it. Dedicate yourself to taking a step and learning something new every single day.