recession

Business Winners vs. “Losers”

I was in Baltimore last week speaking to members of the CEO Club of Baltimore. I noticed several people in the room were have great sales and profits in 2009. Today’s video explains what these companies had in common and how they were successful in deciding to NOT participate in the Great Recession.

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The Secret to Making Wild Profits in a Recession

As many of you know, I’ve been doing a fair amount of research into the past 12 US recession going back 136 years–looking for what separated the winners from the losers. One of the big secrets from this research is how winning companies profit from new trends that emerge in a recession. The companies that [...]

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How Strong is Your Silver Lining “Muscle”?

I received the following comment from reader David Oliver the other day. He made a really important point that I totally agree with. “You know what I was thinking one day is how so many people need to develop their capacity to find the good/opportunity in situations. It’s really like developing a muscle. It takes [...]

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How to Spot Business Opportunities in a Recession

I received the following comment from reader David Oliver the other day. He made a really important point that I totally agree with. “You know what I was thinking one day is how so many people need to develop their capacity to find the good/opportunity in situations. It’s really like developing a muscle. It takes [...]

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Mental Toughness = Recession Profits (Part 2)

Over the past few years, I’ve become a very reluctant historian. I’ve been drawn to stories of survival.   In particular one really good book that changed my thinking an awful lot is called “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why” by Laurence Gonzales.   It’s a book the chronicles truly incredible (such an [...]

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