2010 Opportunities Abound

I remember going into the ‘end of the year’ holiday season of 2008. I vividly remember the economic bloodbath that unfolded during January of 2009.

I was on Christmas vacation (late 2008) in Nashville TN with my family and was mentally gathering my thoughts about my next safety article that had to be at the publishers during the first quarter of 2009.

How the heck to you inspire safety professionals as companies are slaughtering quality control, R&D and safety positions by the thousands? It occurred to me that regardless of the economic situation, there are sound principles that must remain in place.

I believe 2010 can be one of the most productive years in American history. I will be taking several calculated risks this year as a small business owner. I will be paying very close attention to the quality of my work. It pains me to watch companies cut their best employees or opt to send their labor to another Country when we have the means to be profitable in America. There are cases when sending work to an area (Country) closer to the end user makes sense but too often companies are faced with trimming cost internally or just shipping production somewhere else and they choose the easier option…………….they send it out. I contend that we can reduce our ‘life-style’ and be innovative to get ahead. It takes hard work. We seem to have forgotten what hard work is in America. We want fast food, fast service, fast cars and overnight success. This is a fatal view of life.

We are in a new year and opportunities abound. Feel free to add your ideas of what it takes to be successful in 2010.

kml

2010