Weather the Storm Prepare Yourself for Economic Upheaval

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All in all, this negativity causes a troublesome work environment, a challenging social environment and stress for all concerned. Let's face it, it's downright difficult to remain positive and optimistic while at the same time being realistic about our future.

Recognize your own personal strength -- Be honest, you've confronted and handled challenging situations before. You've experienced personal fear, death in the family, the breakup of a relationship, children leaving home and job loss from previous employment. Recognize the emotional pain you went through, recall how you adapted and adjusted and recognize that you do indeed have the strength of working through any situation that you confront.

Confront your fears and anxiety -- Whereas fear and anxiety are emotional elements of our being, in most cases, we don't stop long enough to determine what constitutes that fear and or how to define it. Without definition, we can't effectively deal with it. Take time to examine your fear and assess what elements of this fear you can control. While you can't control this downturn in the economy, you can control how you react to it, how you protect yourself and how you intend to move forward to career success.

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Weather the Storm Prepare Yourself for Economic Upheaval

11Chicken Little was hit on the head with an acorn when walking in the woods and thought immediately that the sky was falling.

She panicked and raced to tell the king. Well, I can tell you that sometimes when I'm listening to the news, the story of Chicken Little often comes to mind.

Frankly, the news is just plain hard to...

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