News sources are saying the recession is coming to an end, but last month showed a net loss of over 200,000 jobs in the US. Manufacturing and consumer confidence rose marginally, but don’t send out the invitations for your “The Recession is Over!” party just yet. Recovery, if it has begun, won’t be overnight. Does that mean your business is doomed to fail, or at least flounder?

Babe Didrikson Zaharias played tennis, baseball and softball. She was an expert diver, roller skater, and bowler. She was a three time All-American basketball player in college. She won two Olympic gold medals – one for the javelin throw and one for the 80-meter hurdles. She won an Olympic silver medal for the high jump. She set records in the long jump, shot put and the baseball throw. She then adopted golf as her sport, and went on to win eight two professional and amateur tournaments.

Have you ever heard that more millionaires are made in recession economy’s than at any other time? Is that because some people just seem to get lucky? Or maybe that they’re taking advantage of others’ loss to make it their gain? Well, there may be some elements of that, but for the most part, if [...]