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The smiley face image to the left makes this blog post all the more enjoyable to write.  So, as an entrepreneur, let’s talk about which strategies worked and which failed last week amidst the absolute chaos in the financial markets and subsequently the economy. I was visiting clients and prospects from our NYC office on Mon-Wed last week and media is EVERYWHERE in Manhattan - you cannot escape it. 

However, I was with our NYC Director, Chris Masagatani, who is super talented and hilarious to hang out with while dashing to meetings all over town.  So, my NYC strategy was “Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil” in relation to all the news surrounding the markets crashing continuously.

Then, on the plane flight home to Portland on Wed night, I watched a little of Anderson Cooper and Suze Orman on the Jet Blue flight and Suze said the Dow could easily drop another 1000 points to 8,200 (little did I know that this would actually happen during the day 36 hours later).  This was on top of all the other stuff I had been trying to ignore - and the honest truth is that a lot of anxiety and a little panic set in.  It didn’t last long, but it was there for a brief moment that night.  Failed strategy #2.

I had the most relaxing, peaceful weekend with close friends and all of our families at Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon (where I still managed to get a ton of work done) and I realized that the successful strategy #3 is to be aware of what is going on globally, but focus all of your energy on your own little world - your team, delighting customers, being frugal in how your company operates, stay calm, and exude positivity and optimism.  So, if an anxiety attack hits, remember to be happy dammit!