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Seek Fulfillment Beyond Your Work

STRATEGY #10 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

When careers and money become questionable foundations in our lives, what’s left? It’s often only in bad economies that we even entertain the question.

In 10 Ways To Survive a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help us deal with the [...]

Cultivate Multiple Income Sources

STRATEGY #5 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

In the dreary job market of the moment, people are having difficulty with two major areas in particular: keeping a steady income flow and increasing that flow. The increasing level of unemployment is not only eliminating jobs, but it’s also putting a lid on raises [...]

Envision a Future Without Debt

STRATEGY #9 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

In the best of times, borrowing seems to be a sensible way to get the things we want but can’t afford to purchase in full right now, but we’re sure we can tackle later with a predictably increasing income stream.

But when economic fortunes shift into low [...]

Savings as a Survival Strategy

STRATEGY #8 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

A robust bank account has traditionally been considered to be a desirable asset to have, even a sign of prosperity. But in the past 20-30 years, with easy credit and almost predictable double digit returns in the stock market, conventional thinking came to view traditional [...]

Reduce Your Cost of Living and Thrive

STRATEGY #7 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

In 10 Ways To Survive a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help you deal with the bad economy. Our topic for today, Strategy #7:

Reduce your cost of living. What ever level you’re at, this effort will be crucial in the [...]

Be Flexible in the Face of Changing Circumstances

STRATEGY #6 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

If there’s ever been a time to adopt flexibility as a strategy, it’s now. The certainty we knew only a few short years ago is currently failing us, and our progress and even our survival may rest on our willingness to adapt to change and [...]

Changing Careers in a Recession

STRATEGY #4 TO SURVIVE A DOWN ECONOMY

By Kevin M

When ever the economy turns sour, there’s a general tendency to stay on current jobs as long as possible, under the belief that it’s better to stay where we’re established than to go to another company where we’ll be the new/low man on the totem pole. [...]

Strategy #3 to Survive a Down Economy: Improve Your Repertoire of Skills Constantly

By Kevin M

In 10 Ways To Survive a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help you deal with the bad economy. Our topic for today, Strategy #3:

“Improve your repertoire of skills constantly. The better you are at what you do the more valuable you will be to your [...]

Strategy #2 to Survive a Down Economy: Network OUTSIDE Your Career Orbit

By Kevin M

In 10 Ways To Survive in a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help you deal with the bad economy. Last week we took a closer look at Strategy #1, now we’ll outline Strategy #2:

2. Move outside your comfort zone. Network outside your career orbit; you never [...]

Strategy #1 to Survive a Down Economy: Assume Perpetual Economic Instability

By Kevin M

In 10 Ways To Survive a Down Economy (published on Christianpf.com June 1) we listed ten strategies to help you deal with the bad economy. Now we’ll begin taking a look at each in greater detail. Strategy #1:

1. Assume perpetual economic instability. You can’t go wrong with this. If that assumption turns [...]