It’s early in the downturn, and I’m already seeing some companies — mostly the new kids on the block — going under.  It’s a shame.  How can you guarantee you won’t be next?  You can’t.  There are no guarantees in business!  But there is one thing you can do — work like a dog.
 
That’s my secret weapon:  I love to work.  It’s my comfort zone.  (Yes, that probably reveals a lot about my psychological ink blot file, but I really don’t care.)  That’s why I’m a survivor.  I have been borderline wealthy and down to my last 17 cents.  But I keep going. 
 
My point?  Want to survive (and maybe even thrive amid) the tough times we’re just heading into?  Cancel that vacation, give up bowling night … and dig in for the long haul.  — JRI
 
Show me an eight-hour man, and I’ll
show you someone just passing
through life, surviving.”
        –    Herve Filion
                The winningest harness racing driver