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OK. Everyone is tired of hearing about the recession, right? So here's my question: why do people look at me sideways or, in some cases, get really irritated with me when I encourage them to just quit the recession? Here's what I think. I think they hear what I'm saying and interpret it to mean that I think we should all just ignore what's going on in the world around us, pretend like everything is wine and roses and think happy thoughts.

If that's the case, I want to make it really clear: that interpretation is incorrect! When I encourage people to quit the recession, what I'm really doing is reminding them of their own power to effect change, not only in their own lives, but in the world as well. For too long, now, we've been relying on the government, the Federal Reserve, the politicians and pundits or our employers to figure it out for us and come up with a solution. WRONG! When has that ever happened in the history of mankind?

Nothing, and I do mean nothing is going to change unless we, individually and collectively, step up to the plate and take some kind of action every day to move toward our personal and professional goals. And if circumstances seem to be holdng us back or getting in our way, keep moving in spite of them! If we give up, we lose.

One of the best ways I know to keep yourself moving forward is to create what Napoleon Hill called a "burning desire" to acheive your goals. I call this knowing WHY you want to do something. In fact, knowing the WHY (the motivation behind your goals, is the first step in actually achieving them. That's why it comes first in my audio program, "Motivation 101: Five Steps to Activate Your Potential In Any Economy".

If you really want to make a difference in your life, you have to start by uncovering why you want to. You have to engage the part of your brain that runs on auto-pilot, and you have to change the programs and limiting beliefs there before you can ever hope to succeed.

If you'd like to know how, click here to download a free audio that will walk you through the process. And by free, I mean absolutely free, no strings attached. I'm not even asking for an email address. Why? Because I want to see us all get to work on changing, not only our own personal situations, but the course of the entire world economy.

Together, we can not only quit the recession, we can kill it!

Jerry Kennedy

Tags: entrepreneur, goals, motivation, recession, sales

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