A local radio station broadcasts a commercial describing an Office Depot® promotional campaign called Survival of the Smartest. The marketing promotion targets small businesses to find out how they are thriving – not just surviving – during economic hard times. We can repurpose this idea and question on a personal level. How will you personally and professionally survive and thrive in these economic currents?

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It was a hard decision for me too. I changed my mind several times in favor of and against spending the time and money to complete a degree. What’s making the decision difficult for you?

I’m sorry – I won’t make the decision for you – but detailing my own experience may help you better consider your own options. The first thing you need to do is to make a long term decision about what your career goal is. College may or may not be a necessary step in achieving that goal, so you must determine direction first and then see if college is an appropriate step on that path or not.

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Seven hours yesterday on Facebook? SEVEN WHOLE HOURS?!? I’m all for signing in for a few minutes every other day to see what people are doing and give an update myself, but seven hours? What is it that you do for that much time? Mafia Wars? What the heck is that? What’s Fishville, some sort of job search service? No? Another Game? You know what I could do if I had an extra seven hours to burn?

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If you’ve survived layoffs at your company then you’re one of the lucky ones who’ve inherited the workloads of two or three people. If you’re unemployed and received a job offer, then you’re also trying to forget that the salary’s only a fraction of what you used to make. If you’ve recently started a business then you now seriously doubt the mantra, “If you build it, they will come!” Just remember that as you consume a steady diet of these circumstances, the food is entirely organic and high in protein.

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One major casualty of the last few years includes a sense of responsibility for our own circumstances. We’ve grown accustomed to blaming “The Economy” for problems that really stem from laziness and fear.

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