The Self-employment paradigm shift – Surviving today’s economy
It has been a tough year for many of us including the small business folk. As I look around my local neighborhoods I see many empty buildings and lots once occupied by startups and local residents turning their dreams into reality. It saddens me to see this as I know firsthand how difficult it is to maintain a business. Many of these small stores were built on entrepreneurial visions of a brighter future for their communities and families.
The recession has affected us globally and has trickled down into the fibers of our country. The places where big ideas started out in small garages have been challenged with the overbearing need for survival. At some point the economy needs to turn around and with this turn around will come new ideas and business innovations as people move from just being employed to being self-employed.
There are two sides to the recent economic challenges. As we have all seen the downward spiral it is essential that we look to the positive side. There has been a new spurt in small business startups. With many people unemployed job seekers are turning into job creators. A lot of us including myself have sought other means besides being subjected to the corporate windfall to survive. Turning an idea into reality is never an easy task but with the right amount of persistence and motivation anything is possible.
It is always hard to take the first step as many of us don’t know which direction to go in. Take things in stride, do something you love, and do it well. Cultivate something you enjoy into something that can sustain a business. Make the New Year a new tomorrow for your life and career.
Categories: Education and Learning Principles, Making Money Online Tags: Economy, Job Search, jobs, Making Money Online, self-employment
Economic Turbulence – How to keep your Head Above Water with a New Venture.
It’s been a while since we last posted here at Foilball. Personal responsibilities have taken over for the last few months. As I am sure many of you can relate, we have felt under the gun over the last year with the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs, economic crisis, and more often than not just the little things in life that slow you down.
It has been a challenging time for American and global economies. We have pushed and pulled ourselves in every direction looking for change and the promise of a new tomorrow. Many of us have taken to the solo route, using our skills and abilities to push forward during these turbulent times.
What can you do to stay afloat in today’s kill or be killed atmosphere? We read a ton about people popping up with home business, get rich quick schemes, infomercials, “as seen on TV” ads, etc. How do we decipher what really works and what is just another scam hitting the ever growing e-shelf of business.
Here are a few steps to protect you against the arsenal of rip-offs, internet scams, and get rich quick methods.
1. Use your head – Nothing beats common sense. If it feels too good to be true it probably is. I was watching an infomercial on Internet Millions the other day and I said there has to be a catch here. First off, if these guys are making so much why are they selling their secrets, even more so, why are they selling them for $30 on TV? Most of these skits are selling a product that is making these people the millions they are talking about!
2. Hard Work – The sound of making millions at the press of a button is quite alluring. I press plenty of buttons every day and I can attest that there is no easy way to get rich. All the people I know that are well off or have above average incomes worked damn hard to get there. Nothing beats hard work and persistence. Find something you love and stick with it! Many people turn their dreams into reality.
3. Research – Watch out for people asking you for your hard earned money whether it is a small or large investment. Most reputable business ideas have proven business practices that got them there in the first place. Think twice when these websites and salesman are doing just that selling you! Is it hard to believe that you can buy your financial freedom for a small purchase of an e-book? Sounds too good to be true… usually it is. Do your research and if you are genuinely interested in a new business take the time to dig deep and find the right methods that have worked for other people.
You may have notices that this post doesn’t tell you what to do but rather how to approach a new business. Having the right mindset in your next venture might just save you a long drawn out headache in the end. As with any business using common sense, hard work, and doing your research can indeed yield you better results than jumping off the bridge into a new project you know nothing about until you make an investment.
Categories: Making Money Online Tags: common sense, Economy, Entrepreneur, get rich, get rich quick schemes, hard work, internet scams, Making Money Online, research
New Season of Entourage – Episode 68 and 69
New Season of Entourage
Have you seen the last two episodes of Entourage? Scorsese has played a role in getting Vince back on the list. I noticed one take of Scorsese standing near a railing but nothing with the other Entourage stars yet as we watch the latest episode.
E and Sloan are mixed up in some love triangle with E’s new interest Ashley. Lloyd is on the fence with some aggressive behavior toward Ari while asking for a raise. Ari gave him 100 days to ‘prove’ himself. We get to see the premier of Vince’s new move Gatsby where more of the Drama unfolds. Without giving too much else away, if you missed the episodes then its time to sign up for On Demand. The writers have built up a few season long stories early on in the first two episodes. It will be interesting to see how they play out.
Check out some preview clips from the next episode.
Categories: Movie and Dining Reviews Tags: Ari Gold, Entourage, episode 68, episode 69 gatsby, scorsese, vincent chase
Flight 447 Air France – Brazil to France 228 lost
Most of you have probably heard by now about the Air France Flight 447 flying from Brazil to France was reported missing earlier. With 228 aboard including 216 passengers and 12 crew members the Airbus A330-200 left Rio de Janeiro airport at 7pm yesterday (May31st). Recent reports have not yet confirmed that flight 446 has crashed in the Atlantic Ocean although they are presuming it to be a loss at sea.
Last week I was on two flights using Air France on an Airbus flying from New York to Paris. The Airbus is a large capacity plane a large body and center aisle seating of 4 in coach. The plane is a Extended-range Twin-engine plane that falls under the ETOP standard of long distance flyers competing with such aircraft as the Boeing 767-300ER. The A330 has had a good safety records with no passenger deaths until now. 7 crew members died during test flights during the 1990’s.
You can find a video clip of a news briefing from a UK website here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/01/air-france-crash-a330-brazil
We would like to send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of flight 447 and pray for any survivors. Please feel free to leave any comments.
Categories: News and Events Tags: 228 lost, airbus safety, airfrance, airfrance flight 447, atlantic ocean, brazil to paris, flight 447
