Good morning, Team! It’s Friday!
What do toilet paper, chicken and gasoline have in common?
Over the last year, we have seen an ugly part of the human condition rear it’s head where people glom on to things, hoard things, stop using things then gorge themselves or fill their pantry or garage or empty space with things that make them feel more secure.
It doesn’t follow logic. It impacts society in ways we don’t understand. It creates ripples in an economic balance that is more sensitive than most recognize. It’s based on scarcity thinking. “There might not be enough [fill in the blank] so I better go stock up”.
I watched a video this week of some woman putting gasoline into plastic bags after the Colonial pipeline hack and ransom ware incident…then on the nightly national news some driver’s car burned up with a large number of gas cans in it. Utter foolishness.
Leaders are abundance thinkers. There will always be more than enough. Growth is a mindset, not an emotion. “We can do more and better” versus “I’m worried we will run out”. “The competition is going to take all of our customers.” “We’re not good enough, big enough, experienced enough…to win that job/contract/business.”
Scarcity thinking becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. So does abundance thinking.
“Whether you think you can or you can’t, -you’re right.” Henry Ford
Based on the latest CDC guidelines, masks are not required for fully vaccinated people, outside or inside. The economy is going to boom again, especially for abundance thinkers. Get out. Live. Thrive. Capture market share. Be optimistic. Practice abundance. There is always more!
Have a blessed weekend!