The Bad Economy Meme

I read a lot of feeds every day. From just people I know, I read about 100, there are another 20-30 technology blogs, a dozen or so venture capital blogs, maybe 2 dozen Business blogs, 20 or so blogs about art or blogs by artists. There are even feeds from blogs about blogging.

I try to read feeds from blogs that are outside my immediate sphere of interest. So, there are feeds on Celebrity Gossip, Video blogs (one day I will do one, I think), even fashion. There are blogs on philanthropy.

At last count, there are like 500 feeds that I check daily. Now to be fair, they dont always have new posts. Some have multiple, but lately, they all say the same thing:

The Economy Sucks.

Each category of blogs will write about why the bad economy is either good or bad for what they cover (startups, government, politics, venture capital, even art)

So I am feeling a bit left out.

Here is my take on it. (Take this from a man who didnt need a bad economy to lose all his money)…

People that are good at something will fail. People that are great will fail.

The difference?

Great people take failure and learn from it.

Great people take that learning and build something.

Great people dont stop being great, just because the stock market is down, or they face difficult times.

Take a  breath. Take a look around you.

If you are a great person, you will be great.

If you are not, find a great person to hitch your wagon to. They are easy to spot.

They are doing rather than talking.