Twitter Fest Friday – Dec 05, 2008

It seems like every time we turn around we are hit with headlines proclaiming doom, gloom, and the near failure of civilization!  There is no doubt the United States has some troubles financially, and really no debating the hole we’ve gotten ourselves into with the housing market, and bailouts, but are things really that bad for you personally as big media would have us believe? I wanted to get to the bottom of it, so today’s Twitter Fest Friday question was pretty simple, and if the answers I had gotten back were “the sky is falling, duck and run!!!” then I would begin to believe the hype. However, as you’ll see in the replies, the outlook for many of us is anything but dour, and on the whole we are overwhelming optimistic about the next 12 months.  Optimism doesn’t surprise me a bit, it’s what many of our businesses were built on, and will continue to be the driving factor going forward.

 

Friday November 14, 2008

Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the next 12 months, and why? What are your biggest challenges in the next 12 months?

 

 glwallace Optomistic! While everyone is freaking out about the economy, there are great deals to be made. http://www.linkedin.com/in/larrywallace

 ajhaveri : pessimistic. Whitney predicts banks will pull $2 trillion+ in credit card based credit out of the system…http://bizjournal.smbzen.com/

 egennicks  fully optimistic..small banks are still lending, anything under $100k initial invest still positive http://www.powerhousefranchising.com/

 boutiquegirl Answer to your question I am Optimistic of cause! Why because I am happy person by nature http://www.atuniqueboutique.com/

 juliaemily Optamistic of course no one is successful while being pessimistic!! http://juliaemily.tumblr.com/

 lynntay  hesitantly optimistic – I believe we(US) are resilient and determined bunch with new leadership. Personally I WILL succeed!

          lynntay we have to decide not to bog down in the gloom and doom and decide to pull ourselves out of this, we can do   it http://www.lifestylebychoice.com/

 kFenolio I’m hopeful, which I suppose makes me optimistic. Where I’ve landed has potential. Now the rest of the world must cooperate. http://www.americasbestcompanies.com/blog/

 vpynchon optimistic b/c it’s a choice: optimistic heart & pessimistic mind; holding breath for new administration . . . .http://www.americasbestcompanies.com/blog/

 belindasanchez  money…money…money http://www.belindasanchezhomes.com/

 

 AnthonyRusso  Optimistic. My industry is growing and my company is working with larger and larger clients. http://www.ganconference.com/

 

 fayans biggest challenges in the next 12 months? “To keep my passion alive in everything I do” http://thoushallblog.com/

 jamieannjohnson  VERY optimistic =)

         jamieannjohnson Growing pains! Scary, exciting & a bit overwhelming at times.

  kanikaseth to lose weight http://seth-happens.blogspot.com/

 Eric_Brantner I’m optimistic for the next 12 months. I guess my biggest challenge will be to find time to market my services daily http://www.ericbrantner.com/

 YourBoot  Cautiously optimistic? I think the work and business is there for people who are flexible and willing to really look for it. http://www.julielenzerkirk.com/

 1davidn Optimistic. If anyone can work out of this mess, Americans can like going to the moon. But, we can’t print money out of mess.

 JulieLinhart Biggest challenge is finding enough time to run current business and follow through on all my new business ideas

         JulieLinhart  it also helps to work a bit more creatively. If you don’t have creative vision get help from someone who does http://www.cgpros.com/

 FlgChamber We r optimistic because hardwork & community unity, like our Buy•Dine•Stay Flagstaff campaign remind all to support local biz.…

          FlgChamber Continue 2 provide optimistic & resourceful assistance 4 our member businesses. In these times, everyone needs a helping hand. http://www.flagstaffchamber.com/

 SherylSchuff Extremely optimistic! Gr8 time 2 B sm biz owner w/complete responsibility 4 my financial future. Eager 2 hlp others do same. http://www.sherylschuff.com/blog

 JenHarris09  Lets not look at them as challenges, rather opportunities to conquer. Optimism will get you through every time. works 4 me.  http://tsheets.com/

 thundertech optimistic-many are looking to us for creative ways to create conversations. Quality & innovation will help us excel http://www.thundertech.com/

 

 JulieLinhart Very optimistic! 1. There are always opportunities if you think outside the box and have a bit of vision. more on next reply

          JulieLinhart Optimistic reason 2: 2: Everything is runs in cycles, if something hits bottom , there is no other way to go but up. http://www.cgpros.com/

 eclewis: my biggest chal – marketing, learning new areas in my field, and trying to find new business niches http://www.eclewis.com/

 susanptatum: I’m highly optimistic. The economy may get worse before it gets better, but it causes us to make much needed changes. http://www.tatummarketing.com/

 

Thanks to all who took part in this weeks Twitter Fest Friday, we’ll see you next week!

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