Is the economy slow? I hadn't really noticed. Okay, so that may be an exaggeration — but the point is that I haven't let it get to me, and most importantly I've decided not to agree with the "fact" that all businesses are hurting because of the economy.
It's very easy to say "There's nothing I can do, it's the economy."
But as usual, the easy way is not the best way. The easy thing to do would have been to pull back, get smaller, cut jobs and blame it on the economy. No one would have judged me poorly. Some may have even commented on what a shrewd businesswoman I was for making the hard decisions. I disagree with them, and with the "fact" that there is nothing I can do.
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