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My Kids are Flying the Coop…But Are They Ready?
I’m taking a departure today and writing about life. Please bear with me as this is every bit as important as any business lesson ever taught.
Normally I write about small business marketing, systems, finances, goal-setting, etc. but today I’m particularly inspired to write about life changes and the need to prepare. Allow me to explain.
This past January, my kids informed my wife and I that they are going to move out of our house.
They assured us their decision had nothing to do with the dictatorial rules that my wife and I have instilled upon them such as picking up after themselves, washing the dishes from time to time, vacuuming a couple of times a week when it’s their turn.. you know – stuff only evil dictators burden upon their subjects.
Remember when you first moved out? I did. I was 17 and knew I could take the world by storm. I joined the US Air Force right out of high school and I reported to Boot Camp exactly 2 weeks to the day after high school graduation.{++++}
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Big Banana Quote of the Day – Sales
“If the Phone Ain’t Ringing in…It Better Be Ringing Out!”
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Big Banana Quote of the Week
“If you are not known for something, you will be known for nothing.”
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PS – might as well be known for something GREAT! 
Surviving and Thriving in a Recession
Last month John Braun from Hitman Advertising did a teleseminar interview with me about surviving and even thriving in a down economy. As you may know, my cleaning and restoration business is located just outside of the Detroit area. This past December, Detroit recorded an incredible 21% unemployment rate! That’s depression-era numbers there, folks.
Despite the bad economic news here locally, we’re holding in there and some of our company service categories are even growing. How? It’s all in the free interview below.
I’ve also included an extensive “mindmap” which shows how to overcome the financial problems and thrive. It’s all organized and easy on the eyes. Please let me know what you think!
John Braun interviews Scott Rendall about thriving in a down economy (.mp3 file)
Thriving in a Down Economy Mindmap (.pdf file)
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Enjoy!
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Big Banana Question of the Day – entrepreneur | success
“Which came first – the entrepreneur or the desire for success?”
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