Are You Scared?

I was talking to my dad yesterday about business.

He owns a small automotive repair shop in
Portsmouth, OH. A town of 21,000 or so.

Portsmouth has an average household income
of 25K.

Yes, you read that right. 25 thousand bucks.

For a household.

So we were discussing how this turbulent
economy is affecting him.

Honestly, I figured I'd get a 'gloom and doom'
speech.

How everything is slow.

Heck, my dad doesn't even accept credit cards - so
he's pretty conservative.

But you know what he said?

I'll loosely quote:

"Business has been really good. I've made a few
changes to make sure my margins were solid,
started offering a few new services and gotten
all my best customers back in here regularly.

Actually, the last two weeks have been the best
I've had in a while."

Then he went on to say that some of the other
business owners he has coffee with in the morning
were doing just the opposite - they we're panicking.

Scared.

Honestly, I was pretty surprised...I figured he'd feel
that same way too.

Nope. He made some changes in his business and
adapted.

In the middle of his best month in 2008.

In a town where everyone is 'broke.'

Make no mistake, you should NOT ignore the
changes our economy is going through.

Ignoring these changes will assuredly lead to
bad things.

Instead - you should adapt.

You should change and improve as needed.

If my 58 year old dad that is as 'set in his ways'
as anyone I've ever met can do it in Portsmouth,
Ohio - you can do it wherever you are.

We want to help you adapt and make the necessary
changes to thrive in this changing economy - so
much so that Jim & I recorded an audio on this
very topic.

If you haven't listened to the audio, go listen to it
now and opt in below it. We've got some great stuff
in store for you over the next few days...stay tuned.

The audio is right here:

http://www.strategicfitnessprofits.com

Have a great weekend!

Pat

P.S. - If you've already listened to the audio, be
sure to head over to the blog and leave your
comments about what we had to say...

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Did it help you clarify what needs to be done?

Have you already thought of a plan to use to thrive
in this changing economy?

Share your thoughts with me on the blog. We really
want to know what you think about the audio, so leave
a comment, okay?

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P.P.S. - A few PTUers will be getting together in
Louisville tomorrow. If you want to meet up with us
just reply to the e-mail and I'll give you directions.

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