orion
02-26-09, 08:49 PM
I was in a business meeting today in South America where we were still fine tuning strategy for 2009 now that January was behind us. We were tweaking all those fun decisions (educated guesses??) about pricing, how sales would go , inflation, exchange rates with the US$, etc. I am usually asked about what's new in the US. What I tell them is nothing new to iTulip readers but they are always surprised because the don't get this from MSM or CNN International.
Our crystal ball was looking a little foggy after a few hours and some people were getting tired of the negative vibes. Then one guy stands up and tells this story;
The leader of an Indian tribe was preparing to meet with his people and plan for the coming winter. He knew they had lost their touch reading signals from Mother Nature. He was not sure what was in store for them. So he decided to call the National Weather Service. He was told that they would probably have a cold winter.
That night at the meeting he told his people to start collecting firewood because the winter could be cold.
Two weeks later the leader is uncertain he has given his people good advice so he calls the weather service to confirm their forecast. This time he is told the winter would be very cold. The leader went back to his people and told them to collect all the logs and loose branches they could find because the winter would be very harsh.
As you might have guessed the leader felt he had to confirm this forecast one more time a few weeks later and he again called the weather service. This time they told him it would be an extremely bad winter. Surprised at how the forecast had gotten worse he asked the meteorologist why they decided the winter would be so bad. The forecaster said that they had heard that the Indians are collecting firewood like crazy and that was a very bad sign.
Everyone had a good laugh. We probably didn’t do any better with that crystal ball. Entrepenuership 101, plotting a course in stormy weather.
By the way things here are pretty good, they are noting slow downs in exports which the company does not do. Also they noted credit card use is slacking off. I continuously warn them the US$ is headed down the tubes and they will one day have to decide to go for the ride with us to protect their exports or hunker down. Now I know how Ron Paul feels.
Our crystal ball was looking a little foggy after a few hours and some people were getting tired of the negative vibes. Then one guy stands up and tells this story;
The leader of an Indian tribe was preparing to meet with his people and plan for the coming winter. He knew they had lost their touch reading signals from Mother Nature. He was not sure what was in store for them. So he decided to call the National Weather Service. He was told that they would probably have a cold winter.
That night at the meeting he told his people to start collecting firewood because the winter could be cold.
Two weeks later the leader is uncertain he has given his people good advice so he calls the weather service to confirm their forecast. This time he is told the winter would be very cold. The leader went back to his people and told them to collect all the logs and loose branches they could find because the winter would be very harsh.
As you might have guessed the leader felt he had to confirm this forecast one more time a few weeks later and he again called the weather service. This time they told him it would be an extremely bad winter. Surprised at how the forecast had gotten worse he asked the meteorologist why they decided the winter would be so bad. The forecaster said that they had heard that the Indians are collecting firewood like crazy and that was a very bad sign.
Everyone had a good laugh. We probably didn’t do any better with that crystal ball. Entrepenuership 101, plotting a course in stormy weather.
By the way things here are pretty good, they are noting slow downs in exports which the company does not do. Also they noted credit card use is slacking off. I continuously warn them the US$ is headed down the tubes and they will one day have to decide to go for the ride with us to protect their exports or hunker down. Now I know how Ron Paul feels.