The table below shows the counties with the highest number of job openings advertised online in North Dakota on January 24, 2012 (Jobs De-duplication Level 1).

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 This is good if you are thinking about starting a business of your own!

Think about it; necessity fosters creativity and where ever you find a problem you will also find opportunity!

 More and more businesses are downsizing and are laying off their employees.  Along with the downsizing many companies are turning to outsourcing many of their tasks in order to cut costs.

 Ask yourself; what tasks and duties are these businesses outsourcing?  How can I capitalize on this opportunity?  What skills are necessary to seize this opportunity?

 If you can use your skills and abilities to meet the needs of many of the small businesses you have a potential business!  Do a little research and you should be able to find a way that you can be the answer to their problems.

 You just need to get creative!  Research and think about all the opportunities that are now available.  You have the skills to offer and those skills that you don’t have; you can learn.  You just need to think and create your business.

 I am going to offer a few ideas to get your creative juices moving:

• Small businesses that need help advertising.  Help them set up a website and create periodic advertising.
• I saw an idea that involved selling peoples’ cars for them on a commission basis.
• A lot of businesses are too small to hire secretarial help so offer to do typing and filing on a part time basis.
• Check out the State agency for “unclaimed money” and find the people that have money coming for a commission.

 Use your creative mind to think about what small businesses need to survive and how you can provide the services that they not only need but would welcome the opportunity to outsource the task to another company that is capable of doing those tasks.

The current government policies are not conducive to businesses growing but this is the perfect climate for a person with a creative mind and an entrepreneurial spirit.

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Most people tend to try to set their goals in a hap hazard manner.  That is they think that they are setting a goal when they are really dreaming and doing some wishful thinking.  I touched upon this in my last article but I am going to review this because it is very important!

Your mind is an amazing thing and once you set it in motion with a serious goal you will achieve it!  That being said; you must utilize your whole being in setting your goal; completely immerse yourself in all the steps that you think must be taken to reach your dream.  Do not set a goal without completely thinking it through to the end.

If you are not careful you might reach your goal but fail in the end!

I am going to share a short story about another friend of mine and his journey in pursuit of success.  His name is Sid and he wanted to be a successful construction contractor.

He told me that he wanted a construction company that targeted government projects.  He reasoned that the money was guaranteed even though he would have to do a lot of paperwork.  He wanted to have estimators, superintendents and secretaries.  He thought by having all the main areas covered that his company should be successful.  One part of his dream was to have a million dollars in the bank with a lot or work on the books.

Sounds like a good substantial goal doesn’t it?

It was; as far as he went in his goal setting plan.  The problem was; he didn’t consider everything that goes into a successful construction company.

There are systems that must be developed and implemented.  A good team needs to be gathered and they all must be sold on the dream.  How far does the business go and what are the plans for the company’s long term growth along what exit plans are established?

Within a short time Sid did have his construction company going and it was successful.  He assembled his basic team; he had a secretary, an estimator and several superintendents along with a core crew that he could count on to enlarge as needed.

He trained his team and while the company was smaller it was very successful, however, as the company grew he found that he was spending most of his time solving issues that occurred in the field.

After a while it became apparent that Sid had lost sight of the where the company was going.  Soon some of his older superintendents left and went to work for other companies and his new superintendents were not as good as his older ones.  They failed to get the training that he had given his original crews.

His company continued to grow but he was spending more and more time on the road because the territory of the company had spread across several states.  Sid found himself on the road visiting the jobsites three (3) to four (4) days a week.  This time should have been used to examine the systems and restructure them as needed.

The money going through his bank account far exceeded the millions of dollars that he had set his sights on but very little was sticking!  Most of the money was going to pay everybody else and very little was accumulating.  He failed to emphasize that in his original plan and goal.

Everybody thought that Sid was extremely successful but he felt like he had a tiger by the tail.  He had to keep hustling because he had no real exit plan!

After a time Sid completely burned himself out.  He closed his business and sold his equipment.  By the time the dust settled he had very little for himself and his family.  During his pursuit of success his wife had divorced him and took the kids.

The last time I saw Sid he left the state and found work somewhere else.  I was sad to see him go because he had put his heart and soul into his company.  He just failed to complete his plan when establishing his goal.

He did reach his goal!  He had a good sized successful company and had all the employees that he had wanted.  There were millions of dollars that were going through the bank account.  As I said before, very little of the money he made went into profit.  He was always one step ahead of the tax man and the bill collectors.

In setting your goals you need to be very thorough and think of all the contingencies.  Then as you are on your journey you must constantly be aware of the changes and you must be flexible enough to meet the changes that you will encounter along the way!

Sid was too busy dealing with issues and didn’t have the time to change his course.  This is an example of somebody working too hard making a living and not having the time to make his fortune.

Be careful before releasing your mind in pursuit of your goal!  Make sure you know what you are going after!  I have found that if you take care of the little things; the big ones will take care of themselves!

Dare to dream but when setting your goals make sure that you do a thorough research about where you intend to go along with what you must learn and how you may have to change!  Be flexible and be willing to change with the times and circumstances.

Whether we end up being successful or a failure is a choice that each of us must make.  Life is a do it yourself adventure, although, you will never hear a failure admit that! 

Some people are born into wealth and certainly have an edge over others in their pursuit of success.  But being born wealthy does not guarantee that a person will be a success; it only means that they were dealt a better hand and have the means to make themselves successful.   The media always has stories of wealthy failures; those people that made poor choices.

The most inspiring stories are those that involve people who have overcame extreme poverty and other obstacles to achieve their success.  As ironic as it sounds; most of these people have used their handicaps as their inspiration to improve themselves and their lives.  They made a conscious choice; to change their lives and to become successful!

There is a common thread in their stories that most have hit a point in their lives where they decided that they would not accept living as a victim.  They made a conscious choice to better themselves!

If you look at it objectively; the only thing in our life that we cannot choose is into what family we are born!  The rest of our lives are filled with choices and we can make those that affect the course of our lives.

So how are you handling those choices?  Are you pushing yourself to succeed or are you kicking back and accepting what others are giving you?  It may be great today but you may not be happy when you hit the finish line!

To succeed you have to set a goal and learn the other components about what it takes to be a success.  This all starts with a basic education, unfortunately, most people think that learning ends upon finishing their basic education.  This is entirely false!  Your real education begins with what you choose to do after the formal education ends

Make a commitment to yourself; never stop learning!  The world is filled with more opportunities than you could ever imagine and success is waiting for you!

A wise man once said “if you want to succeed; do the opposite of what the majority of the people are doing with their lives!”  Remember that you have the power to choose your destiny!  Why not choose the path to success?

We all hear about how the government is doing everything possible to get the economy moving and they are to create jobs, however, the question remains about where the money has gone that has already been appropriated to get the economy jump started.  It appears that most of the money has gone to repay cronies and the unions.

If you look at the record it appears that the government is doing more things to prohibit recovery rather than encouraging it.  Every day congress is cranking out more restrictions that businesses must adhere to if they want to be in compliance with the laws.

Businesses are not hiring because of the uncertainly of the future.  Have you noticed that the majority of businesses that are hiring are those that have received waivers from Obama Care?  Again, most of these are going to Cronies and the unions!

I am going to identify several areas that make me wonder about why the Obama administration seems to be doing things that are prohibiting the economic recovery.

The Gibson Guitar Company Being Attacked by the DOJ:

The Department of Justice has basically shut down the Gibson Guitar Company in what appears to be an extreme abuse of power.

In August the Department of Justice raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Memphis and Nashville, alleging a violation of the so-called Lacey Act, a law which bans the importation of certain kinds of wildlife, plants and wood.  It appears that the DOJ says that Gibson has been using wood that is unlawful to import but according to my research they could use this wood if it was more fully processed.

The DOJ agents recommended that Gibson should relocate to Madagascar.  This contradicts what the Administration has been saying in its effort to help small businesses. 

Doesn’t everybody condemn manufacturers that are relocating to other countries?

The Persecution of Boeing by The NLRB For Opening a Plant In South Carolina:

It is almost inconceivable that the U.S. government would even think about dictating where a business can locate their  manufacturing plant; especially one that plans to hire thousands of people.  Yet this is what the Obama Administration and the NLRB are trying to do!

This is something that you would expect to hear about in Russia but not the United States!

The NLRB has done everything possible to deter Boeing from following their original plan.  It amazes me that Boeing hasn’t changed their minds and moved the business out of the United States!

The EPA And The Drilling Ban in The Gulf of Mexico:

There have been reports that the Gulf area has lost over 70,000 jobs because of the drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico.

Even after the courts ruled against the restrictive actions by the EPA; they continued taking restrictive actions to prevent any more drilling in the Gulf.  This has caused most of the deep drilling rigs to leave and locate where they can work.

It is my understanding that some approvals for permits are now dribbling out of the EPA but this is too little too late!.

The problem is that most of the deep well drilling rigs have pulled out of the Gulf and it may take five (5) to ten (10) years before they return.   This has caused a major blow against the U.S. economy and its recovery!

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The EPA Closed Texas Oil Facilities in Texas:

Luminant, a Texas Oil Facility announced on the first of September 2011 that they had to close their facility to meet new EPA requirements.  They are laying off over 500 people while they install equipment to meet the new requirements.

These are just a few examples of some of the things going on across America.

If the politicians are serious about economic recovery and creating jobs they need to take immediate action that encourages business people to take action but the present Administration is taking actions that discourage most businesses from moving forward.

 WL Reidhead