Year End

[Robert J Russell]

List, I wrote an article in the Sept Journal called
Flourishing in a Down Economy. You might want to
reread it to help you this year.
Bob Russell, RPT
--- hubert liverman <hubertliverman@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Andrew,
> 
> I have had a disastrous year. Your insightful post
> eased my panic,reminded me of the realities of my
> situation, gave me hope for the coming year,and
> overcome a very bleak Christmas.
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Hubert Liverman
> Tuner/tech
> Opelika, AL. 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: ANRPiano@aol.com 
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org 
>   Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 9:06 AM
>   Subject: Re: Year End
> 
> 
>   In a message dated 12/25/2004 8:51:14 A.M. Central
> Standard Time, Tvak@aol.com writes:
>     I've weathered the loss of income for this year
> and look forward to what next year will bring, but
> my fear is that I've topped out here, and the totals
> for the last three years represent the upper limit
> of what my business will bring in.  If this is the
> case, I've got a nice part time job here.  
> 
> 
> 
>   Tom,
> 
>   You know I have been around a few years longer
> than you and have kept a log of my revenue, broken
> down by source and being up three years and down one
> is not all that unusual at all.  In fact that is the
> cycle I usually go through.  I have learned not to
> panic on those down years, (this one for example)
> because I have some perspective gained from previous
> cycles.  In everything there are seasons.  We are
> not fearing an impending ice age here in Chicago
> because we have learned spring follows winter and in
> a couple of months we may begin to see the crocus
> poking through the ground near the house.  This
> doesn't mean you don't learn from the hardships of
> your winters.  Take some time over the Christmas
> break and reevaluate your business practices. 
> Change your marketing strategies, determine to learn
> to sell and install some new service or product, or
> tweak your business in some other manner.  Farmers
> use the winter time to plan next year's crop, repair
> and maintain their equipment, and rest some for they
> know than when spring time comes the work will be
> plenty and intense.  
> 
>   Hang in there brother, spring is just around the
> corner.
> 
>   Andrew Remillard