Last week at the office at my day job, an employee from a popular Pizza chain down the street stopped in. He gave us coupons for special deals for pizza. He was hitting all the business in the neighborhood.
Yesterday, a couple of employees from a not so popular pizza joint walked in with four small pizzas. They told us about their “great deals” and then asked if we wanted to buy some of their pizzas that they said were hot and fresh.
Have You Noticed?
Have you noticed that a number of businesses are doing a lot more to drum up business in these shaky economic times? Many are doing things they never had to do before to stay in business.
Some are offering some really good deals. Others have really kicked their “friendly service” up several notches. Still others are thinking outside of the “nine dots” and finding new ways to reach customers.
Perhaps this is something good coming out of these troubled times. Maybe these are things that people used to do, but just got comfortable and lazy. Business was decent and they didn’t need to put forth those kinds of efforts.
Expanded Thinking
The fact is that many people are realizing in one way or another that they do need to expand their thinking. And, after all, this is America, and thank God we still have some freedom to do some of these things.
There are those who are searching for viable ways to sustain their income by looking into alternate means, such as home businesses. Statistics are showing that working from home is continuing to increase in popularity. With the volatile workplace environment, many are looking at those avenues as a more secure means of earning the income they need.
God, I Need Help!
If you have read the Bible at all, then you know that God is certainly not confined to the “nine dots.” Many times He has provided solutions that no one would have even thought about. Do you believe that asking for His guidance and help in your endeavors can be rewarding?
But, make sure that if you do ask that you are ready to roll up your sleeves and put some effort into what you do. Our loving heavenly Father is always able and willing to do His part. But we must be ready to do our part.
Michael A. Verdicchio
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