If you watch the news and the stock market report your emotions will go up and down. Do you watch the bottom line on your bookkeeping? What do you watch?
I remember a story about a man who sold hot dogs by the roadside. He had a good manner and his hot dogs were very tasty. His sales grew and so he bought a bigger cart and more hot dogs and again his business grew. His son was away at unit studying business. When he came home he was horrified. 'Dad haven't you seen the news? We are in a recession. You can't plan to expand anymore.'
His father thought because his son had been to uni he must know what was going on so he started to cut back and sure enough his sales fell. He said 'my son must have been right.' His son was not right and the father listened to the wrong advice. Because he began cutting back his standard dropped and the customers became dissatisfied and went down the road.
Yes you have to be aware but not influenced by the news. Remember the news is based around sales and the news reporters know bad news sells better.
So again I ask you, 'who are you listening to?'
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