Inspiration and Flow More Important Now Than Ever

It would be too easy to give in to the calamities befalling governments around the world and think we are doomed.

What is clear is that the financial melt down of a few years ago continues to ripple or maybe even tear through the structural fabric of our societies.  The more desperate politicians become to salvage our solvency, the more things will be on the table for budget cuts than were ever allowable before.

Some of the stories we do not pay attention to are the individuals and companies that are growing and thriving in the face of unemployment and maybe a double dip recession. Unemployment reports say that the unemployed don’t have the skills necessary for the positions that are available.

My personal opinion about college education is that it is important for teaching the youth how to learn but has become rather irrelevant for giving them skills to earn a living in the current market place unless they go to graduate school.

There are three real camps for income in the current situation. First is the minimum wage employee who has to be the front end or back end of an operation. Secondly are the high skilled employees who fulfill the needs of an organization. Thirdly are the niche players and organizations that can find need that must be filled for organizations or individuals to function which they may not be able to perform themselves economically.

In this niche we can include services like repairs, consulting, coaching, website work, affiliate advertising, internet promotion, and construction to name just a few. As economies trend up or down, there are needs that have to be fulfilled and people who can pay for these services.

One way to look at niche services is innovation. How can a product or service that has become obsolete or irrelevant be changed, revised, or improved to become relevant and necessary.

The most important element in our societal fabric is the human spirit. Everyone has the desire to survive and we can still have the will to thrive. We have to still appreciate our capabilities, our right to happiness, and our ability to adapt. We have strengthen our personal fortitude with more focused care into healthy eating and fitness.

This is no time to degenerate. We have to assess our skills and find a passion that would express who we are. We have to focus on contributing. We have to have gratitude that we are here and help others feel the same.

Flow is the result of engaging in an activity in which we have competence and can pursue without distraction or concern for judgment or reward. It is the highest level of peak performance. It is the highest level emotional intelligence and creates the brain chemicals for happiness.

Yes we have to drive through the sleet, wind, and hail to deliver the mail. We have to pull ourselves up by our boot straps and give it our all. Few athletes condemn themselves when they know they left it all on the floor and they were just beat by a better team.

Fear is common place in times of turmoil, but fear can be managed. There is always fear when there is risk, but the desire and commitment to make a difference can overcome all obstacles.