The great philosophers of the world say that there is more to learn in difficult times than when everything is going well.  But they are not the ones who wake up every morning and face the business challenges many CEOs, company presidents and business owners are facing due to the ongoing economic crisis.  There is no question that business is bad.  For some business people it’s worse than for others.  It’s easy to preach about positive mental attitude and how to visualize your way to success.  But when the world is falling down around your ears sometimes it’s hard to put yourself in the right frame of mind.  This is when you have to stop and reflect on all the things that are right in the world.  You may have a great marriage, beautiful, healthy children, and a nice house to live in a good neighborhood.  You may even take a vacation once in a while or go out to eat.  You have to ask yourself:  Is it worth getting up in the morning, throwing off the negativity you encounter as well as fighting the negative thoughts in your mind, to get back on the road to financial business success?  You have a lot of responsibility and there is no question you have a tough road ahead as the recession lingers on, bottoms out and then as the economy, and your business, begins to rebound.  But the struggle you have to go through to maintain your chosen lifestyle is more than worthwhile.  So work on that positive mental attitude and keep thinking about how to get through this recession.  You need to believe that you can do this.  Use all of your will and determination to get you through.  Don’t give up.  And if you have a moment when you want to give up or things just aren’t going right, step away for a while to refocus.  Then come back, start all over again and don’t stop.