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Reviewing My Crystal Ball Part 3
Posted on December 18, 2009 at 09:44 AM
[This is the third in a series reviewing my predictions I made at the beginning of 2009.]
My third prediction for 2009? Third quarter will see business loosening up.
Valid prediction? No.
When I posted this prediction originally at the beginning of second quarter, I thought I was about to see decisions being made by higher-ups that would loosen up some business that had been put on hold. I believed things would slowly—but surely—get better.
Maybe it was just that’s what I wanted to happen, or hoped that’s what would happen. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case. Everyone hoped 2009 would be better, but instead the recession continued to drag on. The stimulus package didn’t turn into increased spending in 2009, and credit opportunities continued to shrink instead of grow.
Third quarter wasn’t all bad, but it was hard. It’s hard to be wrong anytime, but even harder to be wrong when times are tough. If I had predicted that third quarter would be tight but in reality business had poured in from all over, I would have been happy to be wrong!
Thankfully, because we worked hard and made smart business decisions, we were able to come through 2009, regardless of the climate. As we ring in 2010, more and more people are predicting that a recovery will happen. Do I change my predictions on business loosening up again? Stay tuned to find out…
Check back next week when I’ll review my fourth prediction!
