No exaggeration, in that small time frame, this is what I heard:  Down Market, Recession, Depression, Negative draw, Failed, Gloomy, Bad, Out-of-control, Problematic, Stalled, Bail-out, Crashed, Horrendous, In trouble, Low, Looks like trouble and Diminished returns.  

Blah, blah, blah, blah blah…

Crucial point:  The environment that you place yourself in (and yes, what you commit your mind’s attention to is an environment) will determine how you think, act and thus, who you eventually will become.  Pay close attention to whom you listen to and with whom you surround yourself with.  They will rub off on you.  The media will rub off on you.  My advice?  Don’t take yours from the news media.

Here is the challenge: Many visionaries, no matter how self-motivated (or whatever), never get their start-up…well…started up!  Blame it on, if your must, a lack of focus.

The new visionary, leader and entrepreneur all know that they can impact their community, city, state, country and world in a drastically positive and unique way.  They know (and believe!) that they can do something great.  They have the initiative, the proper attitude, the enhanced heart, the high flying mind set, the proper hair cut (what?).  In short, they have what it takes to really make a difference through their actions, business and perspective.  Yet for some reason they just can’t put it into MOTION.  Ever been there?

We are all either (1) looking to premiere our first great idea (2) looking to get our next great idea rolled out or (3) looking to improve our current great idea already on the market.  So how do we accomplish one or all of these things?  How do we set into MOTION that potential entrepreneurial energy which is currently stagnantly waisting away, not making money, not changing lives, not making someone else’s life better, in our revved up minds?  You know you possess the power to change lives, now how do you harness it and put it to use behind a great idea or goal?  Here are some questions and points to ponder in your search (Think, for real!):

1.  If you could be the greatest in the world at one thing what would it be?
   
2. If you had complete freedom of time, how would you use it?  
3. If you had all the resources in the world, what would you build, design or work at?
4. Take your answers from 1-3 and solidify them…write them down!
5. Your answers from 1-3 should reveal something deeper about yourself (your passions for example).  So go ahead and work at what your passionate about, what you really desire to do.  Make real plans to take a step toward making these answers a reality.  
6. Don’t take your life for granted.  Do that which you truly believe is worth doing, don’t make excuses.

New realizations are essential for survival.  One of the most important attitude and mind set tweaks a person going through a drought can make is the creation of a new realization.  Those stuck need not stay stuck, rather, they need to climb out of the ditch by creating within their mind a new way of doing whatever task it is they may be trying to accomplish.  This is applicable to the work place, the home, personal relationships and every day life.