Hey America, Knock Off The Pity Party
By Thomas D. Segel
February 26, 2009
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But, this isn't just a Texas story. There are opportunities everywhere. Companies such as FedEx, Google, EBay, Whole Foods, Men's Warehouse, T-Mobile and Nordstrom are doing well, and most of them are still hiring.
Those who follow commodities know that many things are on an upturn. Gold has gone over $1,000. Silver remains stationary. Crude oil, heating oil, and unleaded gas show a steady climb. Cattle corn, lumber and wheat are increasing in value.
There is high demand for personnel to fill jobs in medical services and nursing. Across the computer industry employers are crying out for people who have the skills needed in that technology. Engineering help is needed, as is help in the engineering software field.
The field of education is wide open for those who wish to serve as teachers, administrators, classroom assistants and in other staff positions. It is estimated that almost 40,000 of these jobs will need to be filled in 2009.
Green jobs are everywhere. More and more companies are adding staff members to fill environmentally oriented positions.
But, the mortgage market is horrible some claim. That too is not the entire story. A friend of mine who brokers mortgages claims she has more than thirty lenders who are providing mortgages on a daily basis. There is one catch though...you must have good credit.
Things really are not as bad as those gloom salesmen in Washington proclaim. Just look around and plot yourselves courses that will lead you out of this misery malaise. America needs to knock off its countrywide pity party and become what it always has been...a nation of positive thinkers.
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