Economy Schmonomy

So this is my first blog entry, and instead of writing about the industry, per se, I decided to write about freaking out, and then calming down.

I went to a women’s conference recently where a very amazing speaker spoke of all of the things happening in the world-ozone layer depleting, war, poverty, political figures rising and falling, some of whom threaten to use this or that bomb… and honestly, it’s become a bit overwhelming. For our industry, it’s CPSC or CPSIA or market trends and stocks rising/falling. Watching the 11pm news is taking a toll on the anxiety button in our heads, and causing many people to surrender to medications (or uhm hum… margaritas, wine… oh, maybe that’s just me?) to calm down. It all seems like it’s a bit over our heads…

What was she talking about anyway??

No need to be driven by fear to get over a bump in the road

Well, as Billy Joel sang-We didn’t start the fire-it was always burning since the world’s been turning. He was talking about a catalog of events that happened during his lifetime-a lot of things happened (have you ever been able to fully sing the lyrics to that song??) But we survived then, and we’ll survive now. The past 20 years have been good to us-not too much to freak out about, stable economy, and we were living pretty comfortably here in the US. But living comfortably doesn’t necessarily mean we were living well… and now we have a little bump in the road. Beyond the fact that media amplifies everything, bumps in the road happen, and we just need to relax. Being so fear driven is not good for our bodies or our minds, and change is actually a good thing. Empowering businesses to make better decisions, being accountable for their actions, becoming more than environmentally aware-but living organic/environmentally friendly, learning to be frugile, cooking at home, exercising more, etc… these are amazing things!!!

Little changes can make a big impact

Each of us has but a vapor of time (in the grand scheme of things-don’t freak out and look at your watch), to do what we’re meant to do, and be who we’re supposed to be. Yes we’re all in this together, but being globally aware is a great thing. Instead of being driven by fear, we should be motivated by each achievement & how our little changes now will make a bigger impact in the future. Instead of negative thoughts, we need to be focusing on positive ways to move forward. Success is imminent-and we have to make sure we’re ready for it!

So… while next time I’ll write about the showroom, my dogs, then wedding planning, & lighter subjects, I had to share this one.

Ciao for now,

Brandi
Thea Showroom
Maternity & Baby
California Market Center B698
http://thegiggleguide.com/sales-rep/thea-showroom