Recently, a friend of my mine on Facebook posted a comment asking the question, “At some point, feeling bad ends, right?” He was feeling great frustration within his workplace and his ability to grow both professionally and financially. Within minutes of his posting, 30 of his Facebook friends jumped to his aide by providing him with affirmations that everything in life changes and, yes indeed, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It was a pretty good example of how swiftly social networking can impact a life, and also a great example of how one life can act as a symbol for the masses.
At a time when unemployment has reached just over 9 percent, and as Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a New York-based industry consultant and investment bank, recently stated in the Forbes article, “Still No One Shopping:” “As long as the consumer has no job growth and no income growth, he [effectively] has a salary cut.” With job dissatisfaction and financial stress being top causes of depression in this nation, a simple reality exists—times are tough for everyone. While some are certainly feeling it more than others, there is a wash of hopelessness over our abilities to guide our own destinies, grow our careers, grow our salaries and make any headway in rebuilding our personal fiscal houses.
- People:
- Forbes
- Howard Davidowitz
- Places:
- New York