Comments on: Survivor Guilt http://www.simplerich.com/2009/03/04/survivor-guilt/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:39:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.simplerich.com/2009/03/04/survivor-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-15 admin Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:08:44 +0000 http://www.simplerich.com/?p=39#comment-15 Thank you Rosa. I can't imagine what it's like for the vacation/travel industry right now. I have a file I keep of positive notes and letters and e-mails I get that I remind myself to go through when I get down. This is going in that folder. Thanks again. Thank you Rosa. I can’t imagine what it’s like for the vacation/travel industry right now.

I have a file I keep of positive notes and letters and e-mails I get that I remind myself to go through when I get down. This is going in that folder.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Rosa Say http://www.simplerich.com/2009/03/04/survivor-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Rosa Say Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:03:21 +0000 http://www.simplerich.com/?p=39#comment-14 Aloha Rich, I often think of you when I think about the retail landscape in particular; you have been such an intuitive manager and I am always interested in hearing of your observations. It is increasingly clear that this recession will have a long-lasting effect on our habits as consumers, and I highly doubt this is “just another cycle” business people have to weather-the-storm through; those who survive it best will be those who are nimble in their responsiveness, and brave enough to reinvent themselves through some deep soul-searching about the value they offer. As one of the ‘survivors’ you are one of those in the very best position to do just that: Identify your value, and polish it into the crystal clear, compelling clarity of vision that winning business models (and winning people) are all about. I’ve ‘listened’ to you for quite a while Rich, and you never fail to impress me with your realistic attitude, one that is without any entitlement, whining, or unproductive commiseration. You might not have the answers, but you don’t give up looking for them, and you encourage us to do so too. This is a very painful time for so many of us, and I don’t mean to be a Pollyanna, however those who are survivors can shed the guilt, and know that they survive because they are meant to still serve in some way: They have it in them to lead. And Rich, I know you are one of those people. I have to believe that there are silver linings to these clouds, and we’ll find them. Aloha Rich,
I often think of you when I think about the retail landscape in particular; you have been such an intuitive manager and I am always interested in hearing of your observations. It is increasingly clear that this recession will have a long-lasting effect on our habits as consumers, and I highly doubt this is “just another cycle” business people have to weather-the-storm through; those who survive it best will be those who are nimble in their responsiveness, and brave enough to reinvent themselves through some deep soul-searching about the value they offer.

As one of the ‘survivors’ you are one of those in the very best position to do just that: Identify your value, and polish it into the crystal clear, compelling clarity of vision that winning business models (and winning people) are all about. I’ve ‘listened’ to you for quite a while Rich, and you never fail to impress me with your realistic attitude, one that is without any entitlement, whining, or unproductive commiseration. You might not have the answers, but you don’t give up looking for them, and you encourage us to do so too.

This is a very painful time for so many of us, and I don’t mean to be a Pollyanna, however those who are survivors can shed the guilt, and know that they survive because they are meant to still serve in some way: They have it in them to lead. And Rich, I know you are one of those people. I have to believe that there are silver linings to these clouds, and we’ll find them.

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