Recently I was speaking with the president of a speaker’s bureau that represents me, and she asked me how things were going. I said, “well in this economy I’m doing a lot of the ‘ings’; praying, writing, calling…” She laughed and said that I should write an article about that, and if I didn’t soon – she would! Yikes, I better get on that right now!

I’m a business consultant and professional speaker, like most jobs and most industries, my field had taken a big hit. Clients just aren’t budgeting for trainings or meetings. They’re putting every kind of project imaginable on the back burner, waiting for something to happen and a sign the economy is improving.

So in the mean timing, I’m spending my efforts on being as productive as possible. Researching and developing new materials is a critical part of any consultant’s workings, and speaker’s offerings, and this is a great time to do it.

So for the pure fun of it I’m taking several verbs and putting my own slant on them.

Networking: the act of trying to determine who really is working and who’s just saying they are.

Meeting: lots of new friends and business colleagues. That’s always cool!

Reading: lots of newspaper and business journal articles that say we’re deep into a recession – and on the next page an article that says things are looking up. Hmmmm.

Planning: a whole lot of projects and joint ventures with business colleagues.

Doing: the projects – yeah!

Coping: everyday. I really think the economy will be well on the road to recovery by 2010.

Bouncing: off the walls on the days where I’m not coping so well.

Praying: because we can all use a little help.

Hoping: that my predictions as right. Don’t you?

Finishing: this little article because I’m learning that done is better than perfect.

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