The power to change lies in our hands.

Many paths lead to success. When a ‘landslide’ closes one of them, all we need is to look for another path.

In a recession, there is a possibility of retrenchment. When it happens, one path to economic improvement may be closed. We can always find another path. How fast you discover another path depends upon your resilience.

Some people who may not be quick enough to jump up again, would sit on the spot they have fallen and allow their minds to look for reasons for the closing of the path, finding none and despairing of ever having that path cleared, eventually going into depression. When a problem has no solution, surrender it to god, put it aside and move on to another path.

Even in a recession, there are people who will be working. They will have to work doubly hard, spending more time and effort on the job. That would mean they have no time for certain things which still need to be done.

They would need good nutritious meals to stay longer at their jobs. With recession eating away at their pay, would they still go to restaurants to enjoy their food? Here is an opportunity to provide clean, cheaper nutritious food and drinks from a home kitchen. You can afford to sell cheaper as you do not have expensive overheads to look after, and buying food from the market in bulk will be cheaper.

The beautiful part about cooked food and drinks supplying is that you get to prepare your meals at the same time and because the bulk buying is cheaper, your own food expenses will be less. You kill two birds with one stone.

People need to have the grass cut, but they are too tired after having to work even harder. If they already have a lawn-mover, all you need are two strong hands and two steady legs. Take reasonable wages and a few lawns a day will be able to see you through this tough period. Perhaps, it might be the beginning of a service business when more people need such a service. What other services do those who have jobs need? Find out and offer your services. God help those who help themselves because He loves people who make use of the abilities He has given them.

Go for some free-lance work. Use whatever expertise you have to offer. Look into places which offer such type of work. You may go into an address such as: http: //elance.com or some other places. However, free-lancing is tough as there are too many experts around.

Can you play the piano, the organ or the harmonica? Lessons can be given for a reasonable fee. Classes can be small at the beginning. Teach well and your students become your advertisers.

Or you could teach some other thing floral arrangements, languages, drawing, painting, some kind of craft such as batik-painting and whatever skills you have.

As you can see, there are many things we can go into. All we need is the knowledge, have it or look for it; apply it and try it out with relatives and friends; advertise our service, work hard at it and soon everything will be in place.