{"id":45,"date":"2009-06-22T15:19:39","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T22:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yesworldwide.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2009-07-07T15:27:21","modified_gmt":"2009-07-07T22:27:21","slug":"positive-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/positive-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-46\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px;\" title=\"aboutred\" src=\"http:\/\/yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/aboutred-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"aboutred\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>By Nancy Fredericks<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Within  chaos, opportunities abound. It\u2019s tough times that  truly define a person and this  is certainly true in today\u2019s business world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">You have two choices.  You can choose to allow current circumstances to obstruct the possibility  of \u2018<em>who you can be tomorrow<\/em>;\u2019 or you can choose to recognize  and respond positively to the opportunities that exist even in the midst  of turmoil. Our tomorrow rises out of the decisions, actions, and thoughts  we have today. <!--more-->For it is the internal work we do that manifests our  future. So, truly the most important question to ask every day is: \u201cWho  do I choose to be?\u201d and then take action to produce that vision into  reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Follow these five thoughts  to shed light on today\u2019s circumstances:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>Live  in hope; not in fear. <\/em><\/strong>Those who make the decision to respond  to life from a vision larger than today will achieve it. Opportunity  driven people, rather than circumstance driven ones achieve significant,  powerful lives and careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>You\u2019re  it; don\u2019t blame others.<\/em><\/strong> By taking charge of what you can,  you will instantly and positively change how you feel about everything  else in your life and how the world responds to you. It is an empowering  lens to view the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>Be solution  driven; not stuck in the problem. <\/em><\/strong> In the midst of turmoil, we\u2019re often overwhelmed by all the trouble  surrounding us. That doesn\u2019t solve anything. To mitigate current circumstances  you must focus on solutions. Then don\u2019t be surprised when one of those  ideas leads you right to your desired future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>Be in  action; others can\u2019t rescue you. <\/em><\/strong> It is futile to wait for others to pick up the pieces\u2014they\u2019re probably  too busy picking up their own pieces to be concerned with yours. The  most dynamic future you can create is one that emerges out of your desires\u2014not  someone else\u2019s.<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>Continue  doing what works; even though it\u2019s tough.<\/em><\/strong> You know in your  heart what you need to be doing and gain confidence by getting back  to basics, which opens your mind to new possibilities. Don\u2019t stop  just because you feel stuck by your current circumstances or you may  lose the opportunity that will make the difference to your career.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Successful careers  develop from the inside out. Without building the appropriate internal  structure, you\u2019re like a house of cards: only a breath away from disaster.   No matter what your current situation or how good or bad the times,  you are the owner of your career. Ultimately the choice is always yours.  Don\u2018t allow circumstances to dictate your future. Be a person who  stands secure in the midst of good times and bad, so \u2018Who do you choose  to be in the future?\u2019 and \u2018How do you choose to get there?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nancy Fredericks Within chaos, opportunities abound. It\u2019s tough times that truly define a person and this is certainly true in today\u2019s business world. You have two choices. You can choose to allow current circumstances to obstruct the possibility of \u2018who you can be tomorrow;\u2019 or you can choose to recognize and respond positively to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.yesworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}