Comments on: Recession—or mindset? http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/ Articles, tips, and resources about leadership. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: b5media - Recession? What Recession? http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-826 b5media - Recession? What Recession? Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:50:12 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-826 [...] Leadership Turn, Miki wonders how real the recession is considering that the numbers don’t support the supposed expansion preceding [...] [...] Leadership Turn, Miki wonders how real the recession is considering that the numbers don’t support the supposed expansion preceding [...]

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Miki Saxon Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:56:53 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-892 Darlene, People may be all the things you mention, but I still think lazy plays a role in their willingness to turn the responsibility over to outside forces— whether it's media, religion, family or friends—it's a lot easier to follow others than to blaze our own path. Darlene, People may be all the things you mention, but I still think lazy plays a role in their willingness to turn the responsibility over to outside forces— whether it’s media, religion, family or friends—it’s a lot easier to follow others than to blaze our own path.

]]> By: Darlene http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Darlene Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:15:47 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-920 Very interesting post and perspective. I am a firm believer that there is power in words that we speak about ourselves, our life, our present and our future. If I didn't know this back in 1995, the lesson was brought home, when my Father died in May of 1995. When my mom was going through his stuff, she stopped to read his yearbook. His quote way back when he was a senior in high school was "staying alive until '95". That was a powerful lesson for me. The unfortunate thing is that we as people don't realize that we can create our world by the words we speak and what we believe. Self-fulfilling prophesy. It is a powerful thing. Miki I disagree with you that people are lazy. People are tired, frustrated, and hopeful that life could one day be different. What people miss is that the ability to see life different begins within them. Rather than looking within, we look outside of ourself and we look to who we perceive is successful or powerful and surely they have it all figured out. Not so, but that is typically how we as people behave. Soooo, are we in recession? I refer you back to the hotdog stand you wrote about. It all depends on who you choose to listen to. If the man had enough conviction to trust himself rather than his son, I suspect he would still be as successful as ever. Darlene Interview Guru www.interviewchatter.com Very interesting post and perspective. I am a firm believer that there is power in words that we speak about ourselves, our life, our present and our future. If I didn’t know this back in 1995, the lesson was brought home, when my Father died in May of 1995. When my mom was going through his stuff, she stopped to read his yearbook. His quote way back when he was a senior in high school was “staying alive until ‘95″. That was a powerful lesson for me.

The unfortunate thing is that we as people don’t realize that we can create our world by the words we speak and what we believe. Self-fulfilling prophesy. It is a powerful thing.

Miki I disagree with you that people are lazy. People are tired, frustrated, and hopeful that life could one day be different. What people miss is that the ability to see life different begins within them. Rather than looking within, we look outside of ourself and we look to who we perceive is successful or powerful and surely they have it all figured out. Not so, but that is typically how we as people behave. Soooo, are we in recession? I refer you back to the hotdog stand you wrote about. It all depends on who you choose to listen to. If the man had enough conviction to trust himself rather than his son, I suspect he would still be as successful as ever.

Darlene
Interview Guru
http://www.interviewchatter.com

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Miki Saxon Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-965 Luke, We all seem to agree and that begs the question: If it's mindset can we think ourselves out of it? And if so, how do we go about it? Luke, We all seem to agree and that begs the question: If it’s mindset can we think ourselves out of it? And if so, how do we go about it?

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Miki Saxon Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:35:56 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-964 Casey, Short answer—people are lazy. Long answer—it's far easier to relinquish control and believe your church, newscasts, pundits of all kinds, blogs, etc., than it is to think and reason for yourself. Hey, that takes time and effort away from important stuff like watching TV, surfing, ad playing video games. Going along with the crowd is a variation of keeping up with the Joneses—which is what got most people in trouble on the first place:) People and most of our edifices run on a simple <a href="http://www.rampupsolutions.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/27/corporate-culture-io/" rel="nofollow">I/O relatonship</a>. Casey, Short answer—people are lazy.
Long answer—it’s far easier to relinquish control and believe your church, newscasts, pundits of all kinds, blogs, etc., than it is to think and reason for yourself. Hey, that takes time and effort away from important stuff like watching TV, surfing, ad playing video games.

Going along with the crowd is a variation of keeping up with the Joneses—which is what got most people in trouble on the first place:)

People and most of our edifices run on a simple I/O relatonship.

]]> By: Luke http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Luke Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:22:21 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-963 Our modern economy is arbitrary, so I'd say it's as much mindset as it is anything else. Our modern economy is arbitrary, so I’d say it’s as much mindset as it is anything else.

]]> By: Casey Ross http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Casey Ross Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:38:17 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/recession-or-mindset/#comment-953 Miki, I was just talking about this topic with a couple of friends. Last week, one of them heard one of the three big network news programs talk about how we could be heading towards another Great Depression. Why do people just believe what they're told? I am a firm believer that the media tells us what to believe. Someone (maybe "the man") decides what they want us to believe. And our actions follow our beliefs. It's scary. And it's not just the news. The church can have this power. And so can the guy across the street or the person in the cubicle next to us. People are easily led somewhere. Miki, I was just talking about this topic with a couple of friends. Last week, one of them heard one of the three big network news programs talk about how we could be heading towards another Great Depression.

Why do people just believe what they’re told? I am a firm believer that the media tells us what to believe. Someone (maybe “the man”) decides what they want us to believe. And our actions follow our beliefs. It’s scary.

And it’s not just the news. The church can have this power. And so can the guy across the street or the person in the cubicle next to us. People are easily led somewhere.

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