Bet You’re Not Grabbing Every Opportunity in “This Economy”

If I hear the words “this economy” one more time, I think I’m truly going to scream.  I’m not one to scream at the television – or talk back to the television when they are saying something I think is utter BS, but THIS…this passive victim thing we are doing to ourselves is really making me insane.

I’m here to tell you that there are people out there that are making an absolute killing in “this economy.”  You can be one of them – if you get caught up in the inertia of action rather than victimization.

If you haven’t heard of it yet, there’s an entrepreneurial movement out there led by “Toilet Paper Entrepreneur” Mike Michalowicz who is flipping his finger at the economic trend with his company Obsidian Launch and his latest book “Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.”   Obsidian Launch partners with young entrepreneurs to help them take their unique offering to market and succeed.  Of course, he uses the “Toilet Paper”  bootstrapping principles he outlines in his book to get them there.

The other thing Mike does is consistently feature the companies and individuals who are refusing to participate in the victimization game.  Strategy Stew was featured one of his posts recently (Thanks Mike).  And this is where my story really begins.

Mike featured 17 blogs for TPEs (Toilet Paper Entrepreneurs).  I just about fell off my chair when I saw who was on the list and that I was there too.  But that’s not what’s important.  Here’s what happened next.

A day or so after the post went live, I got an e-mail from David Garland.  See, his blog “Rise to the Top” was listed as well.  David just “reached out” to every single person on that list of 17!  He contacted everyone, and wanted to get to know them better.  Of course, we were all looking for ways to help each other grow and become everything we want our business to be in “this economy.”

David is not short on opportunity.  In fact, he can’t see straight from the meteoric rise to success he’s had in the last year.  He went from a hair-brained idea in a coffee shop, to a hit show on ABC.  When I asked him how he did it.  The answer was predictable.  He got the idea, then he told everyone he could connect with that he wanted a show, that he was going to feature young and young-at-heart entrepreneurs.  He met with tons of people every single week until he got the connections he was looking for.  He got corporate sponsors before the darn show was even ready.

David did the one thing we all need to do in “This Economy.”  He had an idea and he worked it every single day.  He didn’t stop.  He didn’t whine.  He had optimistic energy that everyone wants and needs made him a magnet for new opportunity and more and more people who wanted to be a part of what he’s creating.

“This Economy” is what you make it.  All you need is the idea and the energy to move yourself toward your goal every single day.

Take a lesson from the Toilet Paper Gang and join the movement to make “This Economy” your best year yet!