Take It to the Next Level: Dealing with Recession into Recovery

A note: I will write about career change and job search in the next article. The news this week gave me a lot to think about and so I decided to change the focus of this week’s blog article to this topic.


I am sure that you have felt some optimism when you hear that:
• Layoffs have decreased according to the recent figures.
• Realtors say that they have seen an increase in home sales.
• The White House is looking at programs that no longer help us and so decreasing spending.
• Help in Education and Re-Training may be appearing soon.

So what does that mean to those of you who have lost your job, are seeking employment, trying to change to a stronger career, and just keep yourself upbeat and healthy?

What it says to me is:
1. You need to be in charge of your recovery and finding a job that you want to do and have some long term employment opportunities.
2. Figure out your own “system” for recovering yourself financially, being more careful about your spending , understanding what the basics are required to live (food, shelter, good health, medical, keeping friends and family close and maintain your spirituality- religious or non-religious).
3. Try to learn more about our government, current and past (our founding fathers times). Understand what your role should be as a citizen of this country and what you can do to continue to make this the nation that we believe in.
4. Find opportunities to continually learn and grow that are affordable and that benefits your personal and professional/business goals and aspirations.

I have traveled that road to:
• Overcome my financial woes and become more solvent, able to pay off bills each month, have money in the bank at the end of the month, build and save money for our retirement and if needed for emergencies. Be more careful about spending.
• Get help to improve and sustain better health and a good weight and exercise program. Still working on both. Eating out hardly at all, eating in and cooking more naturally and healthily. Putting in a garden again this year with loads of green veggies and herbs with a few fruits.
• Keeping in touch with friends, family and colleagues. It is not just business, but it also helps gain more balance in energy, self-awareness and the comfort of connecting with others.
• Continuously learning and re-evaluating how my business is doing. Creating plans and setting new goals for this coming year that will take my business to the next level of a six digit income. Also learning the new technologies such as social media networking. Still working on that…

Good luck in creating your own personal recovery plan to get out of your recession.


If you want to talk about any of these ideas or need some help working in this current environment, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Bette Novak, Business-Life Coach at bznovak@verizon.net to schedule a 30 minute complimentary coaching session.

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